THE RE-WRITE: a reality TV romcom with a serious side
Timely released just in time for Valentine's Day, The Re-Write is British-Nigerian author Lizzie Damilola Blackburn’s second book.
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Timely released just in time for Valentine's Day, The Re-Write is British-Nigerian author Lizzie Damilola Blackburn’s second book.
If this novel's plot took place onscreen, it would probably be close to David Fincher’s Se7en, but on the page it has its own deadly uniqueness.
From Lucent Dreaming, a small press based in Cardiff, comes a title that will hold eye-opening content for anyone who reads it.
After a triumphant Dropkick Murphys outing in Cardiff two years ago, hopes are high for another night of barroom singalongs and Irish jig-inspired moshpits.
Sweden’s Hellacopters released their first single three decades ago, and while there are only faint echoes of those days in their current mode, their classic rock chops are second to none.
The second album from twin brother duo The Ocelots sees them building on the folk-rock sound they established on their debut full-length.
Debut novelist Kelly Frost provides a vivid scene of 1950s north London and its turf wars between gangs of 'teddy girls'.
On their third album, postpunk quintet Squid abandon complex time signatures for more simplistic repetitions and refrains, with haunting results.
Dream Theater's 16th studio album brings their classic and well-loved style, full of atmosphere even if doing little creatively new.
With the eternal talent of the WNO Orchestra and fearless conductor Karem Hasan, we were in very good hands for the evening.
It’s rare to find a double album of sophisticated indie-pop, with such an abundance of earworms to the very end.
Hero is no romance: it’s a story of modern-day love, but it’s dark and depressing, hopeful and tender.
It’s been nearly 25 years since Craig David’s debut album Born To Do It. Now, at 43, he’s hitting the road again, combining his TS5 DJ set with a live band performance.
Written in prose of extraordinary visual and sensory precision, Han Kang faces spectres of Korea’s past in a story of uncommon power and depth.
When you pick up a book by Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk, you know you’re in for one hell of a ride – and so it proves with his latest offering, Shock Induction.
The comedy scene in Wales is buoyant of late, as shown by Isobel Grace Cox's standup roundup for February and March.
Ta-Nehisi Coates' writing has the power to tangibly influence wider conversations, on topics where it feels like those with the most power have imposed omertà.
Carmarthen’s Adwaith have been simmering under the surface for a little while now, and with third album Solas they look set to step into the spotlight. Joshua Williams caught up with the trio.
Emma Way spoke to Joe Woodward, singer and guitarist in lo-fi Cardiff rockers Midding, about their debut 12” Nowhere Near Today.
From drama to comedy to dance to puppetry, there’s lots of theatre sauntering through Wales – theatrically, of course – between February and May.
David Gray has just returned with Dear Life, his first album in four years, and he’s back in Wales for a brace of March gigs. Colin Palmer engaged David in conversation.
Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart are stars of the Scottish folk scene, Carpenter is Americana royalty; their lockdown-project collaboration is an interesting one.
Theatre companies need to create work that reflects growth and change in society. With Byth Bythoedd Amen, Theatr Cymru show they’ve got this message loud and clear.
UK hard rock veterans The Quireboys have evolved into Black Eyed Sons, and their debut under this revised name is jam-packed with incendiary riffs and thunderous drums.