HENGE | LIVE REVIEW
HENGE | LIVE REVIEW Nos Da, Cardiff, Sat 3 Nov A hostel is a great place to host these sorts of things. Despite being on international match day in …
HENGE | LIVE REVIEW Nos Da, Cardiff, Sat 3 Nov A hostel is a great place to host these sorts of things. Despite being on international match day in …
[wpdevart_youtube]nN2yBBSRC78[/wpdevart_youtube] Widows **** Dir: Steve McQueen Starring: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez (USA, 15, 2hrs 9mins) A remake of an ITV Lynda LaPlante series from the 80s, excellent though it was, …
BUGZY MALONE | LIVE REVIEW Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union, Sun 4 Nov Bugzy Malone has always been somewhat of an outsider in grime. The Manchester MC’s articulate, …
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY / ORANGE GOBLIN / FIREBALL MINISTRY / BLACK MOTH | LIVE REVIEW Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, Sat 3 Nov With a style owing to …
Rick Astley ***** Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff Fri 2 Nov You know the rules and so does he. Rick Astley and his band brought an evening of elegance, singalongs and laughs …
[wpdevart_youtube]VD6d0xKZNRg[/wpdevart_youtube] Nae Pasaran *** Dir: Felipe Bustos Sierra (Chile/UK, 12A, 1hr 36mins) Nae Pasaran is a documentary focusing on sharing the stories of two very different groups of people in two …
[wpdevart_youtube]JmrQsARMThY[/wpdevart_youtube] Juliet, Naked *** Dir: Jesse Peretz Starring: Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne, Chris O’Dowd (USA/UK, 15, 1hr 37mins) About a Boy and High Fidelity are both Nick Hornby adaptations that …
[wpdevart_youtube]t1Wp37haiG4[/wpdevart_youtube] Peterloo ** Dir: Mike Leigh Starring: Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley (UK, 12A, 2hrs 34mins) Mike Leigh embarks on his biggest, most ambitious project yet, the epic …
ALT-J **** Reduxer (Infectious) Finally, a remix album that’s not just for fans. Acclaimed indie three-piece Alt-J veer way off the beaten track with an imaginative hip hop reworking of …
ROLO TOMASSI / BLOOD COMMAND / CASSUS | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Thurs 1 Nov Norwich might be something of a geographical outpost but the first band …
The Island Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff 27 October 2018 **** Two men, two blankets, a couple of tin cans, some string and scraps, and a scaffold. Some chalk, too. Nowhere …
PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING | LIVE REVIEW The Muni, Pontypridd, Mon 29 Oct Public Service Broadcasting’s current album, Every Valley, is the story of the coalmining industry in south Wales. …
CROCODILE Daniel Shand (Sandstone Press) We meet Chloe, who is sent to live with her grandparents while her mother tries to get her life together. Through flashbacks, we learn of …
SONS OF KEMET | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Sat 27 Oct Most clued-up musos know that every Mercury Prize shortlist always contains just the one token jazz …
DAVID BYRNE | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Sat 27 Oct As a friend’s dad explained to me over a pint before the gig, David Byrne is “the closest …
Passion ** Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Tue 23 Oct Music Theatre Wales and National Dance Company Wales’ staging of Passion is their first co-production and first in association with the …
CARO EMERALD | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wed 24 Oct It was time to get out the hat and gloves because part of the pleasure of experiencing …
THAT SUMMER FEELING Mark Hodkinson (Pomona) That Summer Feeling can quite accurately be labelled as a book of struggle. From girl trouble to family misfortune to a slightly absurd university lecturer, …
A SIMPLE SCALE David Llewellyn (Seren) An intriguing premise: music plagiarism forms the basis for this gripping and fast-paced novel. Spanning three decades and two countries, Welsh writer David Llewellyn’s …
MELVINS / JON SPENCER | LIVE REVIEW Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union, Thurs 25 Oct It’s five years since I’ve seen a gig in this venue, and a …
ROBERT PLANT & THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS | LIVE REVIEW Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Thurs 25 Oct “No Stairway? Denied!” The immortal words, that still ring true for …
MYSTERIOUS MAUD’S CHAMBERS OF FANTASTICAL TRUTH | STAGE REVIEW Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wed 24 Oct When you attend a Caroline Sabin live art event, you know you will …
TURNSTILE | LIVE REVIEW The Globe, Cardiff, Tue 23 Oct One of the best hardcore shows in recent memory occurred last time Turnstile hit Cardiff and having torn the …
OUR GIRL / BUZZARD BUZZARD BUZZARD / BIG THING | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Tue 23 Oct It’s now been a year since Winter Coat changed their …