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Ural Thomas & The Pain

Louisiana legend URAL THOMAS crafts a soul masterclass on DANCING DIMENSIONS

June 3, 2022

Ural Thomas has graced the same stages as James Brown and Otis Redding, and on Dancing Dimensions, still has a voice to match those two icons.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreLouisiana legend URAL THOMAS crafts a soul masterclass on DANCING DIMENSIONS
Horsegirl - credit: Cheryl Dunn

HORSEGIRL pays homage to the sound of the underground on atmospheric debut

June 3, 2022

Horsegirl have managed to encapsulate their overlapping, likeminded styles and friendship into a carefully crafted postpunk debut, Versions of Modern Performance.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreHORSEGIRL pays homage to the sound of the underground on atmospheric debut
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - credit: Joel Ryan

NICK CAVE & WARREN ELLIS produce an instant classic with latest film score

June 3, 2022

Cave and Ellis' La Panthère Des Neiges soundtrack deserves to resonate for many years to come, the same way as Ry Cooder’s music for Paris, Texas or even Vangelis’ Blade Runner.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreNICK CAVE & WARREN ELLIS produce an instant classic with latest film score

“It’s not a novelty – it’s a living language” – GWENNO on recording new album in Cornish – and in Cornwall

June 1, 2022

Returning this summer with Tresor, Cardiff’s dreampop icon Gwenno found herself pondering issues of language, identity and self-doubt.

Category: Interviews, Music Region: South Wales
Read more“It’s not a novelty – it’s a living language” – GWENNO on recording new album in Cornish – and in Cornwall
My Chemical Romance

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE’s first Welsh gig in 11 years is an emotional triumph

May 31, 2022

Until last Saturday, they’d not visited south Wales in 11 years, but perhaps in My Chemical Romance's case, absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Category: Live, Reviews
Read moreMY CHEMICAL ROMANCE’s first Welsh gig in 11 years is an emotional triumph
The Hollies

“We started in 1963 and worked every year since” – BOBBY ELLIOTT on THE HOLLIES’ 60th anniversary

May 31, 2022

Rhonda Lee Reali talks to a guy whose drumming for Manchester beat group The Hollies powered some of the jauntiest hits to have emerged from the 1960s golden age.

Category: Interviews, Music Region: North Wales, South Wales
Read more“We started in 1963 and worked every year since” – BOBBY ELLIOTT on THE HOLLIES’ 60th anniversary

ED SHEERAN hits the mark in stellar hat-trick of performances at the Principality

May 30, 2022

It can often feel like a fruitless task reviewing an artist with the status of Ed Sheeran, and his Cardiff residency was nothing short of faultless.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales
Read moreED SHEERAN hits the mark in stellar hat-trick of performances at the Principality
C Duncan

“It’s not apocalyptic – it’s about rebirth” – Scottish composer C DUNCAN talks lyrics, harpsichords & endings

May 30, 2022

Rhonda Lee Reali was enraptured recently by Alluvium, the latest album by Scottish musician Christopher ‘C’ Duncan - so much so she had a chat with him about it.

Category: Interviews, Music
Read more“It’s not apocalyptic – it’s about rebirth” – Scottish composer C DUNCAN talks lyrics, harpsichords & endings
Armaan Malik

“This is uncharted territory for an Indian artist” – pop high-climber ARMAAN MALIK sets sights on global stardom

May 29, 2022

Carl Marsh speaks to multilingual Indian pop sensation Armaan Malik with millions of fans, a new single that just dropped, and a hankering to capture more global markets.

Category: Interviews, Music
Read more“This is uncharted territory for an Indian artist” – pop high-climber ARMAAN MALIK sets sights on global stardom
700 Bliss - credit Isha Dipika Walia

700 BLISS: musically & politically radical – and beyond everyone’s comfort zones

May 27, 2022

With Nothing To Declare, 700 Bliss have made something musically and politically radical, and some fine craic to boot.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read more700 BLISS: musically & politically radical – and beyond everyone’s comfort zones
Liz Lamere - credit Jenni Hensler

SUICIDE collaborator LIZ LAMERE channels dark, industrial electro on first album

May 27, 2022

The wife and creative partner of Suicide's Alan Vega, Keep It Alive, Liz Lamere’s debut, has a dark, infectious electro/industrial groove running through it.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreSUICIDE collaborator LIZ LAMERE channels dark, industrial electro on first album
Alfie Templeman

MELLOW MOON: a promising indie-pop debut from ALFIE TEMPLEMAN

May 27, 2022

Mellow Moon is an effervescent, promising debut from Alfie Templeman, cementing his reputation for making breezy indie-pop songs.

Category: Culture, Music, Reviews
Read moreMELLOW MOON: a promising indie-pop debut from ALFIE TEMPLEMAN
Coheed And Cambria - credit Alexandra Gavillet

Sci-fi prog metal epic VAXIS continues on COHEED & CAMBRIA’s latest album

May 27, 2022

Claudio Sanchez, the frontman of Coheed & Cambria, has a knack for shrouding personal stories behind ambitious science fiction concepts. New album Vaxis II is no different.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreSci-fi prog metal epic VAXIS continues on COHEED & CAMBRIA’s latest album
Liam Gallagher

C’MON YOU KNOW proves LIAM GALLAGHER only gets better with time

May 27, 2022

Liam Gallagher returns with his third solo album, and he’s getting better and better as time goes on. His first two solo albums combined don’t come close to C’mon You Know.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreC’MON YOU KNOW proves LIAM GALLAGHER only gets better with time
Alice Cooper

ALICE COOPER & THE CULT treat Swansea to shock-rockin’ “festival of nonsense”

May 26, 2022

Monday night saw two rock heavyweights join forces at Swansea Arena for the opening date of a six-night UK tour: Alice Cooper and The Cult.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: West Wales
Read moreALICE COOPER & THE CULT treat Swansea to shock-rockin’ “festival of nonsense”

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL: a captivating glimpse into a mold-breaking musical genius

May 25, 2022

Beautiful is a captivating glimpse into part of American songwriter Carole King’s journey, featuring a tapestry – if you will – of hits.

Category: Music, Reviews, Theatre Region: South Wales
Read moreBEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL: a captivating glimpse into a mold-breaking musical genius

From music hall & jazz to post rock’n’roll: witness the birth of Pop in LET’S DO IT

May 25, 2022

Pre-pop pop, as chronicled in Let's Do It, is a story of systemic racism, sexism and necessarily concealed sexuality - basically all of the last century’s entertainment industry.

Category: Books, Music, Reviews
Read moreFrom music hall & jazz to post rock’n’roll: witness the birth of Pop in LET’S DO IT
Adwaith

“Winning the Welsh Music Prize confirmed we’re doing the right thing” – ADWAITH on their bigger, ‘weirder’ second album

May 25, 2022

With a second album and rash of summer festival gigs on the horizon. Buzz’s Emma Way spoke to
folk punks Adwaith. Read, watch or listen to the interview here.

Category: Interviews, Music Region: West Wales
Read more“Winning the Welsh Music Prize confirmed we’re doing the right thing” – ADWAITH on their bigger, ‘weirder’ second album

Guitarists WILL VARLEY & JACK VALERO create richly poignant live atmosphere

May 24, 2022

Will Varley and Jack Valero invest the audience through gorgeous wordplay and melodic progressions with their sets in Cardiff.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales
Read moreGuitarists WILL VARLEY & JACK VALERO create richly poignant live atmosphere

“I would die if my album didn’t come out in 12 months” – MAHALIA talks new EP & future plans before Cardiff debut

May 23, 2022

Ahead of her more-than-overdue debut in Cardiff, Carl Marsh speaks to Midlands soul siren Mahalia Burkmar (but just her first name’ll do, cheers) about her plans for ’22.

Category: Interviews, Live Region: South Wales
Read more“I would die if my album didn’t come out in 12 months” – MAHALIA talks new EP & future plans before Cardiff debut

London rockers PUPPY make every riff count at no-frills Clwb gig

May 23, 2022

Puppy’s no-frills headline performance at Clwb Ifor Bach was a reminder that, at the end of the day, the music should always take centre stage.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales
Read moreLondon rockers PUPPY make every riff count at no-frills Clwb gig
Bob Vylan

Current & vital, BOB VYLAN are at the top of their game live in Cardiff

May 20, 2022

Formidable pugilists righteously fighting the corner of the maligned and marginalised, Bob Vylan are a product of our times – and a band at the top of their game.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales
Read moreCurrent & vital, BOB VYLAN are at the top of their game live in Cardiff
Subjective - credit: Ollie Grove

SUBJECTIVE: electronica duo GOLDIE & DAVIDSON travel through genres and time on second collab

May 20, 2022

Production duo Subjective, made up of Goldie and James Davidson, weaves in various soulful musicians on their second collaborative album.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreSUBJECTIVE: electronica duo GOLDIE & DAVIDSON travel through genres and time on second collab
Malevolence, Malicious Intent

MALICIOUS INTENT continues Sheffield metallers MALEVOLENCE’s upward swing

May 20, 2022

Malicious Intent is a giant of an album and represents a massive step on the upward curve that Malevolence find themselves on.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreMALICIOUS INTENT continues Sheffield metallers MALEVOLENCE’s upward swing
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