BEANS ON TOAST | LIVE REVIEW
The Garage, Swansea, Fri 9 Dec Beans On Toast, real name Jay McAllister, returned to The Garage for his annual Swansea gig. I had barely stepped into the venue …
The Garage, Swansea, Fri 9 Dec Beans On Toast, real name Jay McAllister, returned to The Garage for his annual Swansea gig. I had barely stepped into the venue …
Comeback Special 1 November Kissing The Shotgun Goodnight 2 November Chapter Arts It’s rare that one gets to see work of such vivid, searing intensity as the double header of …
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff Mon 31 Oct With their second album Wild World topping the charts, Dan Smith and co. are an enormous draw in their own right. In fact, …
THE PRODIGIOUS PHYSICIAN Jorge De Sena (Dedalus) Translated by Margaret Jull Costa, this novella holds the classic foundations of a medieval fairy tale yet told in a modern voice. Three …
INVESTIGATING MR WAKEFIELD Rob Gittins (Y Lolfa) If the cult hit Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn left boyfriends and husbands across the globe sleeping with one eye open, Investigating Mr Wakefield by …
Someone erasing their internet presence is not news. In January of this year, I decided to erase my Facebook profile. I was sick and weary of spending so much time …
BRET EASTON ELLIS AND THE OTHER DOGS Lina Wolff (And Other Stories) It’s not often that you come across a novel as wonderful, alluring and surreal as Lina Wolff’s Bret …
PRETENTIOUSNESS: WHY IT MATTERS Dan Fox (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Arguably relevant anecdote: the other day, I went into a shop while carrying this book, put it in my basket and instinctively, …
BLACK APPLES OF GOWER Iain Sinclair (Little Toller Books) Iain Sinclair’s latest foray into the labyrinthine workings of memory and landscape is many things: an exceptional portrait of a much …
COUNTER NARRATIVES John Keene (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Counter Narratives is a fascinating read where the mode of storytelling is as integral as the stories themselves. Keene’s able command of language means at times …
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Once in a while a piece of theatre comes along that brings honesty to the fore putting truth and not artistic license centre-stage. Belonging is …
ALUN, GWENO AND FREDA John Pikoulis (Seren Books) Published to mark the centenary of Alun Lewis himself, this new re-working features a variety of unknown material sheds new light on …