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Welsh rockers CARDINAL BLACK earn a warm Valleys welcome

December 1, 2021

Cardinal Black deliver a superb evening’s entertainment at The Patriot, Crumlin: with the post-lockdown feel-good factor present and correct.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

EXCLUSIVE: Watch new BUZZARD BUZZARD BUZZARD video filmed live at Cardiff Castle

November 30, 2021

Watch the brand new music video for You from Cardiff band Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard right here as a Buzz Mag exclusive.

Category: Albums, Live, Music

THE DARKNESS put on a stadium-worthy, Christmas spectacular in Cardiff

November 30, 2021

Cardiff Students Union isn’t the most inviting venue, but The Darkness made you forget you weren’t in a stadium.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

WILL GREGORY’S MOOG ENSEMBLE fill Cardiff Bay with lush electronica

November 30, 2021

A fleeting, finite live performance by Will Gregory's Moog Ensemble in Cardiff Bay's WMC leaves Adam Williams with much to digest.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

KELLY LEE OWENS bathes in Welsh Music Prize Glory at joyful Cardiff Uni gig

November 29, 2021

The time of recent Welsh Music Prize winner Kelly Lee Owens' gig at Cardiff University Students Union couldn't have been better.

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

SAM FENDER (plus Stormtroopers) electrifies the Motorpoint

November 29, 2021

After an excrutiating wait, Sam Fender produces a lively (Star Wars-themed) performance at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

“I feel very privileged to be doing what I love to do” – GEORGIA reflects on solo tour, second album success

November 29, 2021

Following her Tramshed gig, Sarah Bowdidge caught singer Georgia for a quick chat about (likely) her last Seeking Thrills tour.

Category: Interviews, Music Region: South Wales

Re-seeking thrills: GEORGIA proves versatility at high-energy Cardiff show

November 27, 2021

Inspired by the 80s, Georgia's synthpop anthems fill the Tramshed in Cardiff with a dose of high sonic energy.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

Compilation album SCRAP METAL excavates metal’s infancy – with immature results

November 26, 2021

Scrap Metal takes the listener on a trip back to the late 1970s and early 80s when metal still had a lot of growing up to do.

Category: Albums, Reviews

RITMO FANTASÍA: seriously smooth Spanish synth of the 80s

November 26, 2021

Venezuelan DJ Trujillo has dug deep to unearth some seriously smooth Iberian bangers for Ritmo Fantasia.

Category: Albums, Reviews

Finnish prog metal meets Geordie falsetto on HENKI by RICHARD DAWSON & CIRCLE

November 26, 2021

Finnish prog-metal oddballs Circle combine with Richard Dawson's Geordie falsetto to make weird but great things on Henki.

Category: Albums, Reviews

KATIE MELUA recreates pared-back magic with new acoustic album

November 26, 2021

On Acoustic Album No. 8, Katie Melua’s vocals shine through throughout on songs that retain their original strength when stripped back to the bone.

Category: Albums, Reviews

AMY DUNCAN soars on mellow, electric piano album, COCOON

November 26, 2021

Inspired by falling in love with a new electric piano, Cocoon is a departure from Amy Duncan’s usual acoustic sound world.

Category: Albums, Reviews

Music doc FREAKSCENE is the messy tribute DINOSAUR JR deserves

November 25, 2021

Dinosaur Jr have always been a mass of contradictions - documentary film Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr is the messy, noisy homage they deserve.

Category: Film, Music, Reviews Region: South Wales

THE OFFSPRING rain Cali sunshine on a chilly night at the Motorpoint

November 25, 2021

Bringing a small part of California sunshine to a cold Welsh November night, US punk favourites The Offspring return to Wales for the first time since 1993.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

You won’t want to miss fiddle extraordinaire Sam Sweeney at St. David’s Hall

November 25, 2021

English folk fans are in for a real treat as November's Roots Unearthed at St. David's Hall, Cardiff, brings Sam Sweeney to the Welsh capital.

Category: Live, Previews Region: South Wales

Catch FABULOUS spinning 60s mod hits in Cathays this Saturday

November 23, 2021

Bourne out of the South Wales mod scene, expect the sounds of 60s from Fabulous' Cathays Sports and Social Club gig.

Category: Clubs, Previews Region: South Wales

BREICHIAU HIR triumph on a triple Clwb bill of Welsh talent

November 23, 2021

There was lot of of love for Breichiau Hir at Cardiff's Clwb Ifor Bach - which the band rewarded in spades, as Hugh Russell reports.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

SLEEP TOKEN: nothing mysterious about anonymous band’s live quality

November 23, 2021

Questions about Sleep Token's mysterious identities are overridden by an emotion at Cardiff University Student Union, writes Chris Andrews.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

“The 80s was a decade of fun and joy for us” – Glenn Gregory on 40 years of HEAVEN 17

November 23, 2021

Glenn Gregory, one half of 80s synthpoppers Heaven 17, sits down to reflect on the last 40 years with Carl Marsh.

Category: Interviews, Live, Previews Region: South Wales

Recent Welsh music you might have missed: heavy rock from Newport + witchy black metal

November 22, 2021

From witchy black metal in Asenath Blake to Newport's Spider Kitten, Noel Gardner sifts through notable and new Welsh music.

Category: Features, Music Region: Wales-Wide

New dance night FAM JAM gets long-awaited launch with TRULY MADLY

November 22, 2021

After a year and a half delay, Fam Jam finally gets a long-overdue launch party at Jacob’s Market in Cardiff with headliner Truly Madly.

Category: Clubs, Previews Region: South Wales

“We were in a place where we could sweat it out” – THE OFFSPRING on covid, touring hacks & their Welsh return

November 19, 2021

In a nearly 40 year career, it's astonishing that punk legends The Offspring's Motorpoint Arena Cardiff show is only their second in the UK.

Category: Interviews, Live, Previews Region: South Wales

Prog legends MARILLION ensure their legacy with note-perfect Cardiff show

November 19, 2021

Taking to St. David's Hall in Cardiff, Marillion deliver two hours of note-perfect sound and an impressive light show.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

Welsh rockers CARDINAL BLACK earn a warm Valleys welcome

EXCLUSIVE: Watch new BUZZARD BUZZARD BUZZARD video filmed live at Cardiff Castle

THE DARKNESS put on a stadium-worthy, Christmas spectacular in Cardiff

WILL GREGORY’S MOOG ENSEMBLE fill Cardiff Bay with lush electronica

KELLY LEE OWENS bathes in Welsh Music Prize Glory at joyful Cardiff Uni gig

SAM FENDER (plus Stormtroopers) electrifies the Motorpoint

“I feel very privileged to be doing what I love to do” – GEORGIA reflects on solo tour, second album success

Re-seeking thrills: GEORGIA proves versatility at high-energy Cardiff show

Compilation album SCRAP METAL excavates metal’s infancy – with immature results

RITMO FANTASÍA: seriously smooth Spanish synth of the 80s

Finnish prog metal meets Geordie falsetto on HENKI by RICHARD DAWSON & CIRCLE

KATIE MELUA recreates pared-back magic with new acoustic album

AMY DUNCAN soars on mellow, electric piano album, COCOON

Music doc FREAKSCENE is the messy tribute DINOSAUR JR deserves

THE OFFSPRING rain Cali sunshine on a chilly night at the Motorpoint

You won’t want to miss fiddle extraordinaire Sam Sweeney at St. David’s Hall

BREICHIAU HIR triumph on a triple Clwb bill of Welsh talent

SLEEP TOKEN: nothing mysterious about anonymous band’s live quality

“The 80s was a decade of fun and joy for us” – Glenn Gregory on 40 years of HEAVEN 17

Recent Welsh music you might have missed: heavy rock from Newport + witchy black metal

New dance night FAM JAM gets long-awaited launch with TRULY MADLY

“We were in a place where we could sweat it out” – THE OFFSPRING on covid, touring hacks & their Welsh return

Prog legends MARILLION ensure their legacy with note-perfect Cardiff show

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