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Talent undercut by brilliant wit and dry humour – JON GOMM | LIVE REVIEW

October 19, 2021

Jon Gomm has taken percussive guitar playing, melodic retuning, two-handed tapping and a host of other techniques to a different level.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: West Wales

Hammers home the bravery of those who live honestly – BABA | FILM REVIEW

October 19, 2021

Baba tells the story of Britannia, a young, queer Libyan man who must retrieve his passport from the home he had been expelled from years before if he hopes to …

Category: Film, Reviews Region: South Wales

Equally immense and intense – FONTAINES D.C. | LIVE REVIEW

October 19, 2021

Postpunk Dublin five-piece Fontaines D.C. arrived promoting second album A Hero’s Death, having had to reschedule, and both crowd and band seemed to revel in each other’s company during this sold-out gig.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

‘People standing motionless with their eyes closed, to me that’s flattering’ – BLACK MARBLE | INTERVIEW

October 19, 2021

For a contemporary take on the early 80s British synthpop sound – slightly wobbly mechanical arrangements, melancholy vocals – you won’t find much better than Chris Stewart’s Black Marble, whose new album Fast Idol is released on the same weekend as his Cardiff debut.

Category: Interviews, Live Region: South Wales

Cardiff’s long-running new music fest returns – SŴN FESTIVAL 2021 | PHOTODIARY

October 19, 2021

Womanby Street bustling all of last weekend. Hannah Nicholson-Tottle got in on the act and captured some of the finest young locals in their element…

Category: Festivals, Photography Region: South Wales

‘Our influences range from Slipknot to Abba’ – FLORENCE BLACK | INTERVIEW

October 19, 2021

Tristan Thomas, singer, guitarist and frontman of Florence Black, tells John-Paul Davies how everything from Abba to Slipknot influenced the making of this Merthyr Tydfil hard rock band’s debut album, Weight Of The World.

Category: Interviews, Music Region: South Wales

A chaotic, erotic B-movie – SAINT-NARCISSE | FILM REVIEW

October 18, 2021

If you enjoy films that make you say “what the fuck did I just watch?” then you need to add Saint-Narcisse to your list.

Category: Culture, Film, Reviews Region: South Wales

A live performance that transcends anticipation – KASABIAN | LIVE REVIEW

October 18, 2021

Every doubt about how well Kasabian will perform in their new incarnation is quickly swept away, As we bustle out of the Great Hall, remarks of “that was amazing” and “what a show” can be heard.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

Utterly captivating, free and full of choice – FOCUS WALES | FESTIVAL REVIEW

October 18, 2021

Laura Fedeli journeyed up to Wrexham, and the return of the town’s regular music industry weekender FOCUS Wales, to do some ‘proper work’ but with the ulterior intention of supporting the south Wales hip-hop-and-more contingent. And that’s just what she did!

Category: Festivals, Reviews Region: North Wales, South Wales

Con7rol return with a double Swansea party – EATS EVERYTHING | CLUB PREVIEW

October 18, 2021

Eats Everything plays two sets in Swansea this Friday, meaning twice as much upfront house chug and techno-adjacent bounce for your buck.

Category: Clubs, Reviews Region: West Wales

I AM BELMAYA | FILM REVIEW

October 15, 2021

A necessary and moving watch, documentary film I Am Belmaya allows a young Nepalese filmmaker to tell her story.

Category: Culture, Film, Reviews

BEST SELLERS | FILM REVIEW

October 15, 2021

A formulaic but enjoyable comedy drama, Best Sellers sees Michael Caine’s cranky author gets a new boost of life thanks to Aubrey Plaza’s struggling young publisher.

Category: Film, Reviews

GOOD LIFE: FOLAMOUR + ELKKA | LIVE REVIEW

October 15, 2021

Good Life's immersive Motel Malice tour stopped at Cardiff’s Tramshed last Friday with headliners Folamour and Elkka.

Category: Clubs, Reviews Region: South Wales

SALEM | LIVE REVIEW

October 15, 2021

One of those gigs that will live long in the memory for those in attendance – and where people who didn’t attend will question, in years to come, what could possibly have been more important that night.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

LAURA MARLING | LIVE REVIEW

October 15, 2021

Performing tracks from her Grammy and Mercury nominated album, Song For Our Daughter, Laura Marling stirs up an adoring Cardiff crowd.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

October 15, 2021

An autumnal harvest of new releases by Circuit Des Yeux, Dark Mark Vs Skeleton Joe, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, John Carpenter (with son and godson) and the Melvins.

Category: Albums, Reviews

ERASURE | LIVE REVIEW

October 14, 2021

Erasure hit Cardiff's Motorpoint, and Mab Jones was there to soak up a lively and glittery celebration of queerness from the tuneful duo.

Category: Culture, Live, Music, Reviews

THE SHOW | FILM REVIEW

October 14, 2021

A dense, bizarre neo-metaphysical noir from the mind of Watchmen’s Alan Moore, set in his Northampton home town and which perplexes, frustrates and entertains in equal proportions.

Category: Film, Reviews

AQUILO | INTERVIEW

October 14, 2021

Carl Marsh hits up Ben Fletcher and Tom Higham, aka electro-indie-chill duo Aquilo, ahead of their long-awaited third album A Safe Place To Be.

Category: Culture, Interviews, Music

THE BOOK OF MORMON | STAGE REVIEW

October 14, 2021

Witty, silly, ironic and pushing the boundaries of good taste, The Book of Mormon is everything you'd expect from the minds behind South Park.

Category: Culture, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

DEATH DROP RA’JAH O’HARA | INTERVIEW

October 14, 2021

Life’s such a drag in the theatre world at the moment. No, it is – literally. Everywhere you look there’s a drag show happening, such is the effect RuPaul’s Drag Race has had. One such show is murder mystery Death Drop, featuring Ra’Jah O’Hara. Jamie Rees dropped in to meet her a day after her arrival in Wales from the States.

Category: Interviews, Theatre Region: South Wales

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

October 13, 2021

Crime fiction from Will Dean, picture-heavy rock biography on Joy Division and New Order, musings on music by Kelefa Sanneh, the manifesto of Bernardine Evaristo and Rowan Jacobson's 'Truffle Hound'.

Category: Books, Reviews

ARE YOU STILL WATCHING? | FILM REVIEW

October 13, 2021

Screened at the Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival, Are You Still Watching? is a sharp and witty animated trip.

Category: Culture, Film, Reviews

NOTHING BUT THIEVES | LIVE REVIEW

October 11, 2021

Southend five-piece Nothing But Thieves brought their long-awaited Moral Panic tour to the Motorpoint on a crisp autumn night, with a communal feeling of “it’s good to be back” in the air.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

Talent undercut by brilliant wit and dry humour – JON GOMM | LIVE REVIEW

Hammers home the bravery of those who live honestly – BABA | FILM REVIEW

Equally immense and intense – FONTAINES D.C. | LIVE REVIEW

‘People standing motionless with their eyes closed, to me that’s flattering’ – BLACK MARBLE | INTERVIEW

Cardiff’s long-running new music fest returns – SŴN FESTIVAL 2021 | PHOTODIARY

‘Our influences range from Slipknot to Abba’ – FLORENCE BLACK | INTERVIEW

A chaotic, erotic B-movie – SAINT-NARCISSE | FILM REVIEW

A live performance that transcends anticipation – KASABIAN | LIVE REVIEW

Utterly captivating, free and full of choice – FOCUS WALES | FESTIVAL REVIEW

Con7rol return with a double Swansea party – EATS EVERYTHING | CLUB PREVIEW

I AM BELMAYA | FILM REVIEW

BEST SELLERS | FILM REVIEW

GOOD LIFE: FOLAMOUR + ELKKA | LIVE REVIEW

SALEM | LIVE REVIEW

LAURA MARLING | LIVE REVIEW

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

ERASURE | LIVE REVIEW

THE SHOW | FILM REVIEW

AQUILO | INTERVIEW

THE BOOK OF MORMON | STAGE REVIEW

DEATH DROP RA’JAH O’HARA | INTERVIEW

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

ARE YOU STILL WATCHING? | FILM REVIEW

NOTHING BUT THIEVES | LIVE REVIEW

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