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“I would die if my album didn’t come out in 12 months” – MAHALIA talks new EP & future plans before Cardiff debut

Ahead of her more-than-overdue debut in Cardiff, Carl Marsh speaks to Midlands soul siren Mahalia Burkmar (but just her first name’ll do, cheers) about her plans for ’22.

May 23, 2022 Filed Under: Interviews, Live
Florence and the Machine, Dance Fever

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE mix humour & heavenly inspiration on DANCE FEVER

May 20, 2022 Filed Under: Albums, Reviews
Bob Vylan

Current & vital, BOB VYLAN are at the top of their game live in Cardiff

May 20, 2022 Filed Under: Live, Reviews
Six and SOR Gif
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WHAT’S ON

TV Girl at Tramshed Cardiff

TV GIRL: Californian cult indie greats play Tramshed Cardiff

Roxanne de Bastion live at Tiny Rebel Cardiff

Roxanne De Bastion live at Tiny Rebel in Cardiff

Pet Shop Boys - credit Pelle Crepin

The perennially popular PET SHOP BOYS’ Dreamworld tour arrives after two years of postponements

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If you’re 18-30, live in Wales, and want to get ahead in the Creative and Cultural Industries, this could be what you’re looking for.

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BUZZ PICKS

London rockers PUPPY make every riff count at no-frills Clwb gig

Puppy’s no-frills headline performance at Clwb Ifor Bach was a reminder that, at the end of the day, the music should always take centre stage.

May 23, 2022
Filed Under: Live, Reviews

Father of Welsh photography DAVID HURN: NEWPORT exhibit is an inspirational call

Ffoto Newport is not merely somewhere to call in on when you find yourself in town, but a platform for those following in David Hurn’s footsteps.

May 23, 2022
Filed Under: Uncategorized
Malevolence, Malicious Intent

MALICIOUS INTENT continues Sheffield metallers MALEVOLENCE’s upward swing

Malicious Intent is a giant of an album and represents a massive step on the upward curve that Malevolence find themselves on.

May 20, 2022
Filed Under: Albums, Reviews
Sandi Toksvig

There are worse ways to spend an evening than with “silly and childish” SANDI TOKSVIG

Sandi Toksvig’s post-lockdown tour Next Slide, Please is named after Chris Whitty’s catchphrase from the daily COVID briefings. However, Sandi’s slides were full of joy, silliness and fun.

May 19, 2022
Filed Under: Comedy, Culture, Reviews
Goodsheds

Barry’s GOODSHEDS: a smorgasbord of mouthwatering indie food faves

With Goodsheds delivering both quality and variety, Barry is fast gaining a reputation for more than just fish and chips.

May 19, 2022
Filed Under: Food & Drink, Reviews

Reviews

Subjective - credit: Ollie Grove

SUBJECTIVE: electronica duo GOLDIE & DAVIDSON travel through genres and time on second collab

May 20, 2022
Filed Under: Albums, Reviews
Everything Everything., Raw Data Feel

EVERYTHING EVERYTHING revolutionise modern pop with experimental sixth album

May 20, 2022
Filed Under: Albums, Reviews

ALISON COTTON entrances & unsettles on THE PORTRAIT YOU PAINTED OF ME

May 20, 2022
Filed Under: Albums, Reviews
A Banquet

Dreamlike & disconcerting, horror film A BANQUET is a hard but gripping watch

May 19, 2022
Filed Under: Film, Reviews
Rock of Ages

ROCK OF AGES ain’t nothin’ but a good time… and very little else

May 18, 2022
Filed Under: Culture, Reviews, Theatre

THE FLAMES: Sophie Haydock breathes electrifying life into Egon Schiele – and his muses

May 18, 2022
Filed Under: Books, Reviews

Set in post-nuclear Ukraine, THE HALF-LIFE OF SNAILS is a beautiful yet unsettling story

May 18, 2022
Filed Under: Books, Reviews

Did people foresee Aberfan? THE PREMONITIONS BUREAU investigates psychiatry & the paranormal

May 18, 2022
Filed Under: Books, Reviews

Roundup

Roots Unearthed's May headliner Andy Irvine - credit Julianne Rouquette

ROOTS roundup: Irish folk pioneer ANDY IRVINE graces Cardiff

Irish folk legend Andy Irvine rolls into Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on Tue 17 May as part of the Roots Unearthed series.

May 16, 2022
Filed Under: Live, Previews
Top Gun: Maverick/Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness/Men

May 2022 film highlights: from DOCTOR STRANGE to MEN

From Doctor Strange to Top Gun: Maverick to Men, Keiron Self takes a look at what’s on offer at the cinema this May.

May 2, 2022
Filed Under: Film, Previews
Jac Yarrow as Joseph, 2021 - credit Tristram Kenton

Roll up Cardiff, there’s a new Joseph in town… Jac Yarrow dons the Dreamcoat

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’s current tour brings rising West End star Jac Yarrow back to his old stomping ground at the New Theatre this month.

April 28, 2022
Filed Under: Interviews, Previews, Theatre
Gŵyl Crime Cymru's Mark Ellis

“There was a crying need for this” – Wales’ first crime writing festival GWYL CRIME CYMRU returns

As Wales’ first crime writers’ festival Gwyl Crime Cymru returns this month, Billie Ingram Sofokleous found out what to expect from the cloak and dagger lovers’ event.

April 27, 2022
Filed Under: Books, Interviews, Previews
Hot Club Of Cowtown

ROOTS roundup: US folk extraordinaires HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN come to Cardiff

Hot Club Of Cowtown will be dropping into Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on Tue 26 Apr as part of the ongoing Roots Unearthed series. Miss them at your peril. 

April 18, 2022
Filed Under: Live, Previews

This Week

Renewed Welsh Women’s Classic SPRING’S GREEN SHADOW remains a magnificent read

May 18, 2022
Filed Under: Books, Reviews
Exit Stage Left

EXIT STAGE LEFT entertainingly explores life after fame for pop stars

May 18, 2022
Filed Under: Books, Reviews
Illuminati Hotties

ILLUMINATI HOTTIES fizz and wither under millennial snarkiness

May 17, 2022
Filed Under: Live, Reviews
The Innocents

Superpowered kids have never been more unsettling than THE INNOCENTS

May 17, 2022
Filed Under: Film, Reviews
Carwyn Ellis, Blue Amber, Yxngxr1

New Welsh music you may have missed: jazzy post-rock from BLUE AMBER + Soundcloud indie rap from YXNGXR1

May 17, 2022
Filed Under: Music, Reviews, Uncategorized
La Cuina

LA CUINA: Cardiff’s Catalan hotspot is a local tapas treat

May 17, 2022
Filed Under: Food & Drink, Reviews
GREGORY PORTER

Masterful and uplifting, GREGORY PORTER brings Cardiff to its feet

May 16, 2022
Filed Under: Live, Reviews, Uncategorized

“I’m buzzing to come back to Cardiff” – MILES KANE on taking his new vintage sound on tour

May 16, 2022
Filed Under: Interviews, Live

Features

Ludacity Festival

Wales Festival Guide 2022: every major, unmissable event

With festival season now underway in Wales, Buzz presents our comprehensive guide to the array of weekenders, all-dayers and general rave-ups across Wales in 2022.

May 7, 2022
Filed Under: Features, Festivals, Life
May TV: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Stranger Things, The Flight Attendant

This May in TV + streaming: it’s Disney vs. Netflix with OBI-WAN & STRANGER THINGS

With Stranger Things and Obi-Wan Kenobi releasing on the same day, it’s battle of the streamers this May in TV world. Hannah Collins reports from the frontlines.

May 3, 2022
Filed Under: Culture, Features, TV
Queen Zee play a 2019 Record Store Day gig in Le Public Space, Newport - credit Theodore Swaddling

Wales’ grassroots music venues reflect two years after lockdown – in their own words

Laura Fedeli speaks to the people who’ve kept small Welsh venues running, through the good and bad times, and finds out how they did it as restrictions took over.

April 2, 2022
Filed Under: Community, Features, Music
Esports Wales

The future of esports in Wales – from the Welsh Masters to the Commonwealth Games

Ahead of the Welsh Masters, Hannah Collins spoke to Esports Wales’ Founder John Jackson about the tournament, as well as the future of competitive gaming in Wales.

March 31, 2022
Filed Under: Features, Gaming, Sport
Slow Horses/Russian Doll

This April in TV + streaming: from Gary Oldman’s SLOW HORSES to another loop for RUSSIAN DOLL

From Gary Oldman’s espionage series Slow Horses to the hotly-awaited second season of Russian Doll, here’s the best in TV and streaming for April.

March 31, 2022
Filed Under: Culture, Features, TV

interviews

Waitress, Wendy Mae Brown 'Becky', Chelsea Halfpenny 'Jenna' and Evelyn Hoskins 'Dawn' - credit: Johan Persson

“I’ve been obsessed with WAITRESS since it opened” – Chelsea Halfpenny on bringing her “dream” musical to Cardiff

May 13, 2022
Filed Under: Culture, Interviews, Theatre
Kae Tempest - credit: Wolfgang Tillmans

“Spotify never knows what category my music is” – KAE TEMPEST on chart success, connecting with listeners

May 12, 2022
Filed Under: Interviews, Live

“Representation is often unfairly reserved for minor characters” – Welsh novelist Caryl Lewis on debut kids book SEED

May 12, 2022
Filed Under: Books, Interviews
The Twin

“The twists utterly changed my perspective on the film” – STEVEN CREE on Scandi-horror THE TWIN

May 11, 2022
Filed Under: Film, Interviews
The Adventures of Maid Marian

The creators of THE ADVENTURES OF MAID MARIAN on making their female-led Robin Hood film

May 10, 2022
Filed Under: Film, Interviews
Al Murray

“The Pub Landlord thought it was a lock-in, not lockdown” – how AL MURRAY weathered COVID

May 10, 2022
Filed Under: Comedy, Interviews
The Matsena Brothers

SHADES OF BLUE dance duo THE MATSENA BROTHERS on difficult conversations & commissions

May 9, 2022
Filed Under: Dance, Interviews
The article's author, dressed to the nines...

“Embody the character, craftsmanship comes later” – Swansea cosplayers geek out over their art

April 26, 2022
Filed Under: Culture, Interviews
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