“Call it Joke Division if you like!” – PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT | INTERVIEW
One of the most influential bassists of all time, Peter Hook is now keeping the flame of Joy Division and New Order alive with his new band The Light. He speaks …
One of the most influential bassists of all time, Peter Hook is now keeping the flame of Joy Division and New Order alive with his new band The Light. He speaks …
The music industry has never been the easiest of places to make a living, as Vernon Hopkins tells Szofi Zekov ahead of the publication of Just Help Yourself, detailing his time in …
The former wildman of Dirty Sanchez is now a vegan endurance athlete with a BBC cookery show. Ruth Seavers and Josh Rees find out about the drastic changes in the life …
YES IS MORE! Ahead of a tasty gig aiming to instigate debate about the possibility of Welsh independence, Mared Gruffydd talks to one of its instigatiors, Super Furry Animals’ …
KULLY THIARAI After the contentious end to 2018 in the Welsh theatre scene, Fedor Tot chats to National Theatre Wales’ Artistic Director Kully Thiarai about the year ahead. What were …
Odes to Atari arcade games, Chelsea Manning and the art of seducing newly-divorced dads – American singer-songwriter John Grant is set to electrify Cardiff. He and Eleri Crossland discuss modern technology, …
DAN SNOW “The world doesn’t need any more gangly posh blokes walking around telling everybody how they are going to fix their problems!” The History Guy, or Dan Snow as he’s …
One of the UK’s longest-standing club nights, Time Flies celebrates 25 years in the game this month. Fedor Tot chats to head honcho Henry Blunt about the milestone. So it’s Time Flies’ …
THE VACCINES The Vaccines are a tough band to second-guess. Having risen to swift success with their first album, What Did you Expect From The Vaccines?, they followed up with …
2018 was a hell of a year for Amy Wadge, as the Wales-based singer-songwriter and hitmaker for the stars explains to Megan Potterton. Congratulations on your recent BAFTA for …
As Hugh Bonneville launches a new fund aiming to increase access to the arts across the UK, Tim Dodd has the opportunity to chat to the Downton Abbey and W1A star. Why are …
LE GATEAU CHOCOLAT In his two new shows, Icons and Duckie, Le Gateau Chocolat invigorates his audience with the essence of what it means to be yourself, in a world that …
Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert Aidan Moffat has been purveying his brand of uniquely Scottish lyricism for over 20 years now, whilst his compatriot RM ‘Hubby’ Hubbert honed his particular …
Geraint Thomas Buzz’s Carl Marsh shoots the breeze with 2018’s Tour De France supremo and newly crowned Welsh Sports Personality Of The Year. When you were younger, did anyone ever …
One of the leading proponents of the Pop Art movement in the 1950s and 60s, Sir Peter Blake talks to Jaydon Martin ahead of an exhibition launch in Swansea. Best-known for his …
BLACK STONE CHERRY “It’s one of my personal favourite places to go,” claims Jon Lawhon, the man responsible for the low end in Black Stone Cherry, in his unmistakable Southern …
MABEL | INTERVIEW Buzz talks to Anglo-Swedish avant-pop upstart Mabel about motivation, industry machinations and her musical heritage. Is it true that you kept it a secret from …
MATILDA THE MUSICAL Inspired by Roald Dahl’s children’s novel, Matilda The Musical takes to the stage at Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre for over a month. Brought to us by the Royal …
SIR BRYN TERFEL With his new record Dreams & Songs just released, Sir Bryn Terfel chats with Jake Andrews about what inspired him and how an album of collaborations came to be. There’s …
Mogwai Glasgow’s finest noisemakers Mogwai are pitching up in Cardiff in November. Kristian Dando talks to Stuart Braithwaite about the toilet circuit, Gruff Rhys and drinking cider for lunch. Twenty-two years have passed …
Hay’s Winter Weekend is a cosy flip-side to the hectic summer centrepiece of the Hay Literature Festival, as the cold, long nights draw in. Jake Andrews chats to Peter Florence, the …
St Fagans has recently completed a £30m redevelopment project. Ellie Wainwright chats to National Museum Wales Director General David Anderson about what to expect. This is the most ambitious redevelopment …
Sir Bradley Wiggins Britain’s coolest cyclist…ok, maybe second-coolest cyclist now that Geraint Thomas has won the yellow jersey stops by in St. David’s Hall this week. Sir Bradley Wiggins talks …
Courtney Barnett How does rising star Courtney Barnett really feel? Buzz’s resident Aussie Jaydon Martin chats to his countrywoman about local underground scenes, indie record labels and her friendship with Kurt Vile. …