Comedian RACHEL PARRIS on touring, turning 40 & ‘hairy nights out’ in Swansea
British standup comedian and fixture of the raised eyebrow social comment wing of TV Rachel Parris returns to Cardiff with her latest tour - and a quick chat.
Interviews
“I made a filthy song for my friends that everyone loved, so I had to release it” – One to watch: IVOR WOODS
Ivor Woods, the project of Rachel Crabbe, opens up on singing about queerness and alienation, going solo and a future album.
Lady Of Hay: author BARBARA ERSKINE unveils her next historical fantasy epic
We talk to venerable bestseller Barbara Erskine, author of The Lady Of Hay and still going strong on the same theme with her latest novel, The Story Spinner.
WARMDUSCHER frontman Clams Baker Jr. talks post-punk supergroup’s new album
Clams Baker Jr gives Emma Way the lowdown on Warmduscher’s live set and their upcoming new album.
Hay Festival CEO JULIE FINCH on enabling joy, embracing TikTok & empowering audiences
Hay Festival returns this month sporting snazzy new branding, embracing diversity and a rich cultural calendar. CEO Julie Finch talks candidly about her vision.
Man of metal & air: BRUCE DICKINSON on going solo, rejoining Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden's renaissance frontman Bruce Dickinson is full of enthusiasm for his latest solo album – The Mandrake Project – and about taking it on the road.
THE ALMOND & THE SEAHORSE writer Kaite O’Reilly on diversifying Welsh film
Writer Kaite O'Reilly discusses her debut film The Almond And The Seahorse, which marks an exciting time for diversifying of Welsh identity in the arts sector.
“There’s always been a mysterious aspect to Welsh music” – One to watch: WORLDCUB
With their Back To The Beginning album and an appearance at Wrexham’s FOCUS Wales this month, we get to know Eyri-based psych project Worldcub more.
Comedian MORGAN REES: out and about, representing Merthyr
Dashingly-bearded comedian Morgan Rees, a Merthyr Tydfil native scaling the standup ladder, tells us all about his debut UK tour, Turning Thirsty.
“Everyone likes me when I’m when I’m loud and angry” – British pop upstart CAITY BASER on touring, chart success – and the gym
Brash new UK pop upstart Caity Baser answers a few casual questions - in between work outs at the gym - about her debut mixtape and live tour.
“If my EP was a movie, it’s a coming-of-age chick flick” – One to watch: AISHA KIGS
A rising pop/r’n’b experimenter based in Cardiff, Aisha Kigs describes circumstances leading to her writing debut EP Fire Hazard.
KARL JENKINS: the man behind the moustache, at 80
We speak to Welsh musical giant Karl Jenkins, the man behind the moustache, about his 80th birthday tour and his love of jazz.
“I want to be the first Deaf F1 driver”: Team BRIT’s teen racer CALEB MCDUFF
Aged only 16, Pontypool’s Caleb McDuff is making history as the UK’s only male Deaf racing driver. We find out more about him ahead of his Donington debut.
KILL THY NEIGHBOUR: playwright Lucie Lovatt on her dark comedy about holiday homes
We speak to Lucie Lovatt about her new play, Kill Thy Neighbour, where real-life issues with holiday home hoarders provide the basis for some dark comedy.
“Time to bring the pressure again!” Reginald D. Hunter on cultural shifts and comedy post-COVID
Quintessential American comic in Britain Reginald D. Hunter is off on spring tour, The Man Who Could See Through Shit.
Comedian & author SHEENA PATEL on redefining narratives, one fragment at a time
Sheena Patel’s debut novel I’m A Fan took the literary world by storm. Ahead of her appearance at Laugharne, we speak to her about the novel, being creative, and job of writing authentically.
“The band was a sanity project formed in lockdown” – Ones to watch: GOAT MAJOR
Noel Gardner quizzes doom metal Pembrokeshire trio Goat Major ahead of the release of their debut album, Ritual.
“Developing Poirot made me a better listener” – DAVID SUCHET reminisces on how iconic CHRISTIE character changed him
As his conversational show Poirot And More – A Retrospective reaches Wales this month, we sat down with David Suchet to talk about playing the iconic role.
“You don’t have a gameplan when you write songs” – Grant Nicholas of FEEDER on 30 years of music
With a new album and UK tour on the way, Feeder frontman Grant Nicholas talks to us about the Newport's band's evolution.
Theatrical alchemy: Nicola Turner on designing WNO’s DEATH IN VENICE
Designer Nicola Turner makes a welcome return for WNO's take on Death In Venice by Thomas Mann. We pick her artistic brain on her creative process.
“Conversations with the sun”: BOB VYLAN re-energise for new album
We got an audience with Bobby of grime-punk duo Bob Vylan to discuss sonic evolution, personal motivations, social responsibility, meditation and nature.
Things that made me: KATHERINE JENKINS on crying at BARBIE, naked TV shows & her Welsh gin
From watching naked people on telly to Tudor fangirling to producing her own Welsh gin, Cygnet 22, there’s much more to Katherine Jenkins than singing.
How shoegaze pioneers SLOWDIVE recovered from ‘career suicide’
Ahead of a UK tour that takes the regrouped shoegaze originators back to Wales for the first time in over 30 years, Buzz’s Teresa Delfino spoke with Slowdive’s Neil Halstead.
“It’s about new ways to describe people’s existence” – Ones to watch: SILENT FORUM on second album, DOMESTIC MAJESTIC
Artful pop-postpunk outfit Silent Forum tells us how their second album Domestic Majestic was made, with the band collaborating across London, Cardiff and Barcelona.