WORLD BOG SNORKELLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 @ Llanwtryd Wells (28/0822)
A trip to the middle of Wales, for the mythical Bog Snorkelling Championships. Yes, it really is a thing. With our boot lock repaired (thank […]
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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Landed 2022, Rhayader (29th to 31st August 2022)
Landed. A hidden gem of a festival held in the heart of Mid Wales FRIDAY Day one of a ten-day adventure in festival land My […]
LIVE REVIEW: Goldie Looking Chain @ Le Pub, Newport (27/08/22)
Goldie Lookin’ Chain, in Le Pub. You can’t get much more Newport than that. *Having read through this ‘gig review’, I realise that a lot […]
Gwen Gwen Fest 2022 – Kidwelly
The Carmarthenshire town of Kidwelly has a go a putting it’s name on the cultural map with Gwen Gwen, it’s first festival of music, art […]
LANDED FESTIVAL 2022: Who to see and what to do in the area
Landed festival is just around the corner – so we thought we would touch base with the crew to find out if they are as […]
LIVE REVIEW: Primal Scream @ Cardiff Castle (22/07/22)
Primal Scream and friends celebrate thirty years since the release of their seminal album, Screamadelica. When tickets first went on sale it was a no […]
LIVE REVIEW: Hayseed Dixie @Theatr Brycheiniog (05/07/22)
Blue Grass shin kickers Hayseed Dixie, kick some shins in the heart of the Brecon Beacons The town of Brecon sits in the heart of […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 311 (28/06/22)
Peppermint Iguana Radio show number 311 was knocked together in the studio of Peppermint Iguana HQ on the evening of Tuesday 28th June 2022. It […]
LIVE REVIEW: Roughneck Riot: Live @ The Llanarth Club, Pontllanfraith (18/06/22)
Roughneck Riot trudge all the way down from Wakefield for a one-off gig in the South Wales valleys. That’s dedication to the cause. And we […]
SEVEN GO MILD IN WROCLAW: Poland v Wales part one.
Day one of a trip to Poland to watch Wales away. *All names changed to protect the guilty Flying at 7am doesn’t sound too bad. […]
PASSPORTS, BUCKET HATS AND BROWN ENVELOPES: Wales Away in 2022
A blog about football, football business, travel and war. Setting the scene for Poland v Wales, June 2022. The pandemic is petering out and the […]
TARANTISM: Live in Newport and Lampeter (12+13/05/22)
One hundred and sixty miles, fourteen musicians, six months of planning, five bands, two venues, one review. A mash up blog post about Tarantism playing […]
ALL ROADS FESTIVAL: The King Arthur, Glastonbury (29/04 to 01/05/22)
All Roads lead to Glastonbury for the Beltane weekend. All Roads Festival was a late comer to our party, but was the final piece in […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 309 (06/04/22)
Peppermint Iguana Radio show #309 was recorded live in Peppermint Iguana HQ on 6th April 2022. Of the twenty-nine tunes on the play list only […]
DACTYL TERRA: Dactyl Terra EP (Self released 2022)
Dactyl Terra‘s debut EP finally hits the decks. These guys have been mooching around for three years now, quietly building a bit of a reputation […]
IGUANA GIG! Tarantism, Dactyl Terra and Taffy Twp @Le Pub on 12/05/22
TARANTISM Stop off in LE PUB, NEWPORT on 12TH MAY as they hit the road to promote their new album, ‘A Pill to Purge All Melancholy’ – […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 306 The Tommy Davies Tribute Show (15/02/22)
Our Peppermint Iguana Radio Show on 15th February was a special tribute to our mate Tommy ‘the socks’ Davies, who sadly went to the great […]
TARANTISM: A Pill to Purge all Melancholy (self released, 2022)
Long awaited Tarantism seventh studio album is locked and loaded, ready for release in May. Tarantism have been creating dust clouds and mud baths in […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show #303 (25/01/22)
Our Burns night radio show happened to be our 303rd show, so there was loads of 303 music, and loads of burns music and loads […]
LISTEN AGAIN: peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 301 (11/01/22)
Sadly, our second Peppermint Iguana Radio Show of 2022, went out live, the day after welsh rock legend Burke Shelley went to the great gig […]
BURKE SHELLEY Goes to Great Gig in the Sky
Burke Shelly, bassist and vocalist with legendary Welsh power trio Budgie, has gone to the great gig in the sky. News reached us last night […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show #300 (04/01/22)
The first Peppermint Iguana Radio Show of 2022, just happened to be our 300th ever radio show. As usual, we had no real plan, not […]
LIVE REVIEW: Dub War @ Lost Horizon Bristol (16/12/21)
Dub War hit the road for a mini Christmas tour, kicking off in Bristol. Dub War split in 1999, but have been twitching intermittently since […]
2021: The Year in Gigs.
A reflection on 2021 in gigs. As I type, I’m sat on a bus heading down the M4, returning from a slightly different weekend in […]
LIVE REVIEW: Cartoon Violence, The Oppressed, Evil Turkeys @Jacs Aberdare 09/10/21
An evening of Skinhead Moonstomping to raise money for The Specialized Project in Jacs Aberdare. The Specialized Project celebrates ten years of fundraising this year. […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 282 Jacs Showcase for GTFM
We have something a little different here for you – a showcase reflecting music from across the board of Jacs Radio. It was recorded to […]
LIVE REVIEW: South London Punx Picnic, New Cross Inn (21/08/21)
Inner Terrestrials headline a feast of punk rock in the New Cross Inn. The last time we set foot in Fordham Park was for the […]
LIVE REVIEW: Milk + Pigeon Wigs – Loop, Cardiff (14/08/21)
Cardiff’s Supreme Riffmeisters return for first gig in two and a half years, to play Cardiff’s newest grassroots venue. After eighteen months of lockdown, I’d […]
GIG REVIEW: Landed Festival 2021
Landed returns after a Covid hiatus and reminds us why festivals are good for your heads, hearts and feets. Landed used to kick off the […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 276 – Valleys Retro Special (13/07/21)
We went all retro for this shows play list, with Nyle Bevan-Clark in the studio to talk about the history of music in the valleys […]