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LIVE IN BRIGHTON 1975: CAN’s musical hotpot doesn’t quite hit the spot

December 10, 2021

On Can's Live In Brighton 1975 – the second in an apparently ongoing album series – the flavour is somewhat muddied.

Category: Albums, Reviews

PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING collaborator EERA flies free on SPEAK

December 10, 2021

New album Speak is the sound of the Norwegian EERA seizing her solo opportunity in the spotlight with both hands.

Category: Albums, Reviews

NEW FLESH: too few sparks in LOVE OBJECT’s Russian spin on electro-pop

December 10, 2021

Is electroclash back? Did it never end in Russia? Love Object's New Flesh poses many questions but provides few fresh answers.

Category: Albums, Reviews

Folk pioneers THE FURROW COLLECTIVE headed to Bangor

December 10, 2021

Previous winners of a BBC Folk Award, The Furrow Collective are bringing their innovative sound to Pontio in Bangor this December.

Category: Live, Previews Region: North Wales

OLD HABITS takes TREETOP FLYERS back to British rock’s stylish 70s

December 10, 2021

Old Habits, the fourth album from Treetop Flyers, takes inspiration from 70s British rock - and there's a lot to like.

Category: Albums, Reviews

“We realised there was a common itch to scratch” – Ones to watch: JAMES AND THE COLD GUN

December 9, 2021

Chris Andrews talks to south Wales duo James and the Cold Gun who, ahead of their UK tour, are making waves with their 00s-influenced rock.

Category: Interviews, Music Region: South Wales

Special Cardiff Uni talks and concert ‘unmask’ prolific composer, Peter Maxwell Davies

December 9, 2021

Cardiff Uni recently paid tribute to composer Peter Davies Maxwell with Unmasking Max - and James Ellis was in attendance for the packed day of music and talks.

Category: Culture, Live, Music, Reviews Region: South Wales

Move over Motorhead: PART CHIMP / SEX SWING whip up impressive racket

December 7, 2021

How Part Chimp remains a cult concern is a mystery to Ben Woolhead, who caught them along with Sex Swing at Clwb in Cardiff.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

“This has been one of the biggest blessings” – What TV’s Dexter did next: PRINCESS GOES TO THE BUTTERFLY MUSEUM

December 4, 2021

Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum, playing in Swansea this weekend, are notable being fronted by Michael C. Hall. But they come as a trio, as Carl Marsh found out.

Category: Interviews, Music Region: West Wales

Dreamy Americana drifts through TOWN CALLED NOTHING by LAURA-MARY CARTER

December 3, 2021

Taking a road trip deep into Americana-land, Laura-Mary Carter's Town Called Nothing is filled with dreamy vistas but lacks narrative punch.

Category: Albums, Reviews

YOUNG KNIVES + WESLEY GONZALEZ are pleasantly eclectic double-bill at Cardiff’s Clwb

December 3, 2021

Young Knives and Wesley Gonzalez take to Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff for an eclectic double act - complete with illuminated tyre.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales

LEO ABRAHAMS returns with more hypnotic soundscapes on SCENE MEMORY 2

December 3, 2021

Leo Abrahams' Scene Memory 2 is an adventurously made selection of soundscapes, racked in a hypnotic kind of spellbinding beauty.

Category: Albums, Reviews

RIVAL CONSOLES’ sonic social commentary fails to take off on OVERFLOW

December 3, 2021

Overflow, Ryan Lee West’s seventh album as Rival Consoles, doesn't manage to make sweet music out of toxic web practices.

Category: Albums, Reviews

NOOSE ALMIGHTY from SWAMP COFFIN is UK sludge at its thickest

December 3, 2021

From the dreary confines of Rotherham come yet another miserable sludge contender in Swamp Coffin, with Noose Almighty.

Category: Albums, Reviews

ESSIEBONS SPECIAL 1973-1984 digs up more vintage grooves from Africa

December 3, 2021

Essiebons Special 1973-1984 is number 33 in Analog Africa’s compilations and re-releases, and they’re not showing any sign of stopping.

Category: Albums, Reviews

End 2021 with a banger: DJ TURNO headlines d’n’b nights in Swansea & Cardiff

December 2, 2021

UK drum'n'bass mainstay Turno makes two Welsh appearences this December: The Attic in Swansea and The Vaults in Cardiff Bay.

Category: Clubs, Previews Region: South Wales, West Wales

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

LIVE IN BRIGHTON 1975: CAN’s musical hotpot doesn’t quite hit the spot

PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING collaborator EERA flies free on SPEAK

NEW FLESH: too few sparks in LOVE OBJECT’s Russian spin on electro-pop

Folk pioneers THE FURROW COLLECTIVE headed to Bangor

OLD HABITS takes TREETOP FLYERS back to British rock’s stylish 70s

“We realised there was a common itch to scratch” – Ones to watch: JAMES AND THE COLD GUN

Special Cardiff Uni talks and concert ‘unmask’ prolific composer, Peter Maxwell Davies

Move over Motorhead: PART CHIMP / SEX SWING whip up impressive racket

“This has been one of the biggest blessings” – What TV’s Dexter did next: PRINCESS GOES TO THE BUTTERFLY MUSEUM

Dreamy Americana drifts through TOWN CALLED NOTHING by LAURA-MARY CARTER

YOUNG KNIVES + WESLEY GONZALEZ are pleasantly eclectic double-bill at Cardiff’s Clwb

LEO ABRAHAMS returns with more hypnotic soundscapes on SCENE MEMORY 2

RIVAL CONSOLES’ sonic social commentary fails to take off on OVERFLOW

NOOSE ALMIGHTY from SWAMP COFFIN is UK sludge at its thickest

ESSIEBONS SPECIAL 1973-1984 digs up more vintage grooves from Africa

End 2021 with a banger: DJ TURNO headlines d’n’b nights in Swansea & Cardiff

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

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