Music Archives

LAUREN PRITCHARD | LIVE REVIEW

April 4, 2010

You could be forgiven for thinking you could predict in advance what Lauren Pritchard sounds like. Folksy, low-key, earnest-yet-charming, right? Wrong.

Category: Music, Reviews

RACE HORSES | LIVE REVIEW

March 26, 2010

Singer Meilyr Jones: like the actress from Psycho in a biopic about Os Mutantes

Category: Music, Reviews

RICHMOND FONTAINE | LIVE REVIEW

March 2, 2010

Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff | Mon 1 Mar The Redlands Palomino Company – a somewhat cumbersome name, but one you’d do well to commit to memory, because once you’ve heard …

Category: Music, Reviews

BEACH HOUSE | LIVE REVIEW

February 19, 2010

Beach House Cardiff Arts Institute, Cardiff. Tues 16 Feb Cardiff Arts Institute was flooded with plaid shirts and Christmas jumpers. The hipsters were out in force to see Beach House, …

Category: Music, Reviews

THE GLOBE: A CALL TO ARMS

February 16, 2010

How much is Albany Road's live music venue worth?

Category: Music

PORTICO QUARTET | LIVE PREVIEW

February 12, 2010

PORTICO QUARTET Pontardawe Arts Centre Fri 5 Mar words: Tom Hartrey The Portico Quartet have come a long way since their street busking days. After years of playing to minimal …

Category: Music, Previews

KERRANG! TOUR 2010 | LIVE REVIEW

February 12, 2010

KERRANG! TOUR 2010 Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union Fri 29 Jan words HOLLY MORRIS photos SAM SMITH On arriving at the Students’ Union I was hit by a blast …

Category: Music, Reviews

WILLY VLAUTIN | REVIEW & INTERVIEW

February 11, 2010

Willy Vlautin Cardiff Arts Institute, Cardiff Wed 10 Feb It’s well-established that a large portion of people in possession of a checked shirt and a few American records have a …

Category: Music, Reviews

XBOX REVERB PRESENTS ELLIE GOULDING | LIVE REVIEW

February 8, 2010

Ellie Goulding, Chew Lips and Wolfgang perform at Cardiff Arts Institute to a starry eyed crowd. Photo: Tom Hartrey

Category: Music, Reviews

JOHN HOLT | MUSIC PREVIEW

February 1, 2010

Great Hall, Cardiff University Students’ Union Fri 12 Feb words: WILL STEEN Reggae gets a bad rap, you know. If all you’ve been exposed to is some crusty white loser …

Category: Music, Previews

LOSTPROPHETS CANCEL PORT TALBOT SHOW

January 26, 2010

Fire damage at Afan Lido has forced The Lostprophets to cancel their scheduled show on Mon 1 Mar. Due to availability and scheduling the show has been moved to Cardiff …

Category: Music

LIVE REVIEW: IN CHAPTERS

January 24, 2010

Chapter | Thurs 21 January I like chapters. And Chapter. And stories. And poems. And music. And good nights out. As such new monthly event, In Chapters, featuring unique thematically-linked …

Category: Music, Reviews

PETE LAWRIE: EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD

January 21, 2010

Pete Lawrie has released two tracks exclusively to Buzz ahead of his latest gig at Buffalo: Pete Lawrie – Anna And These Days Jimi Alexander & The Satellites – Burn …

Category: Music, Previews

ISLET IN THE MAINSTREAM

January 18, 2010

Right, the gist of this post is that today a band uploaded some mp3s. I’m aware this happens about once every 0.00005 seconds and isn’t exactly newsworthy in itself. But …

Category: Music

LIVE REVIEW: COMANECHI

January 15, 2010

Comanechi are a noisy two-piece from London. One of them slouches over a guitar and plays sludgy riffs while the other one squawks and fizzes on the drums. Together, they’re …

Category: Music, Reviews

SWN: APPEARING SOON AT THE CARDIFF STORY

January 15, 2010

The fact that Cardiff is, later this year, getting a dedicated ‘city museum’ is not quite new news; of this I am aware. What is new, though, is the fact …

Category: Music

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ART!

January 12, 2010

Many of you may still be recovering from one recent ‘celebrity’ birthday but for those of you not suffering with the tiresome Tourette’s of spitting out words like detox, diet …

Category: Art, Music, Previews

ELLIE GOULDING INSTITUTIONALISED

January 11, 2010

Cardiff Arts Institute have clinched victory in the battle for ownership of Ellie Goulding on Feb 4. Xbox Reverb posted this about an hour ago: OK, it’s the moment you’ve …

Category: Music

ELLIE GOULDING: AT A HUNGRY VENUE NEAR YOU

January 11, 2010

And there you were thinking that the only connection Xbox had with music was kidding musical dunces everywhere that, thanks to Rock Band, they really are a great guitarist/bassist/drummer. But …

Category: Music

CLIMBING UP THE WALLS | SHOOT

January 7, 2010

The Christmas fashion shoot, featuring DJs Bethan Elfyn and The Vinyl Vendettas, Wolfy Pie Hands and TommyB. Photos by Jake Morley, styling by Dena Mohammed and Ella Walker.

Category: Music, Style

LIVE REVIEW: TWO FISTED TALES (AKA HIGH CONTRAST)

December 17, 2009

Buffalo Bar, Cardiff | Thurs 10 Dec Much is made of Lincoln Barrett’s abstinence from narcotics, usually by drug-addled bores, so it’s strangely appealing to watch him DJ to a …

Category: Music, Reviews

LILY AND THE VALLEYS

December 1, 2009

PREVIEW: LILY ALLEN Cardiff International Arena Fri 12 Dec words: NOEL GARDNER This year has been largely fruitful for Lily Allen, featuring the release and subsequent high sales of her …

Category: Music, Previews

TURIN BRAKES PLAY BUFFALO

November 11, 2009

LIVE REVIEW: TURIN BRAKES Buffalo Bar, Cardiff Thurs 29 Oct words: ANGHARAD BROWN photo: JAKE MORLEY Turin Brakes: a band who, a few years ago, I would have stepped on …

Category: Music, Reviews

AN INSTITUTION, NOT AN INSTITUTE

November 9, 2009

REVIEW: CARDIFF ARTS INSTITUTE It was the launch of Cardiff Arts Institute this weekend. So how did they do? There’s been a lot of hype around Cardiff Arts Institute. Seen …

Category: Food & Drink, Music, Reviews

LAUREN PRITCHARD | LIVE REVIEW

RACE HORSES | LIVE REVIEW

RICHMOND FONTAINE | LIVE REVIEW

BEACH HOUSE | LIVE REVIEW

THE GLOBE: A CALL TO ARMS

PORTICO QUARTET | LIVE PREVIEW

KERRANG! TOUR 2010 | LIVE REVIEW

WILLY VLAUTIN | REVIEW & INTERVIEW

XBOX REVERB PRESENTS ELLIE GOULDING | LIVE REVIEW

JOHN HOLT | MUSIC PREVIEW

LOSTPROPHETS CANCEL PORT TALBOT SHOW

LIVE REVIEW: IN CHAPTERS

PETE LAWRIE: EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD

ISLET IN THE MAINSTREAM

LIVE REVIEW: COMANECHI

SWN: APPEARING SOON AT THE CARDIFF STORY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ART!

ELLIE GOULDING INSTITUTIONALISED

ELLIE GOULDING: AT A HUNGRY VENUE NEAR YOU

CLIMBING UP THE WALLS | SHOOT

LIVE REVIEW: TWO FISTED TALES (AKA HIGH CONTRAST)

LILY AND THE VALLEYS

TURIN BRAKES PLAY BUFFALO

AN INSTITUTION, NOT AN INSTITUTE

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