LIMMY | COMEDY INTERVIEW
Limmy “Standup changes your brain into thinking that anything is possible within reason, even if you’re scared.” Brain Limond, or more familiarly known as Limmy, is bringing his Vines Tour …
Interviews
BRIDGET CHRISTIE | INTERVIEW
BRIDGET CHRISTIE With a critically acclaimed book, an international Netflix special and touring a new standup show What Now?, Bridget Christie is a woman in demand and busier than …
ROB WARD: GYPSY QUEEN | INTERVIEW
GYPSY QUEEN, various venues from Fri 18 – Fri 25 May Tickets: £10/£9/£8. Info: www.gypsyqueentour.com Liverpool-born, Manchester-based actor and writer Rob Ward’s 2016 play Gypsy Queen tours Wales …
SIMON REEVES: OTHERLIFE THEATRE | INTERVIEW
This month sees the first stage performance of a new theatre company in Wales. The OtherLife Theatre Company’s stated remit is to take some of the most interesting and storied …
INK. | INTERVIEW
INK. | INTERVIEW words AMY FARRER With their initial presence, and music, emerging online in mid-March, UK alternative rock trio INK. brings three friends together for a new venture: vocalist/guitarist Todd …
DON MCLEAN | INTERVIEW
Don McLean The legendary singer-songwriter talks to John-Paul Davies about the trials of performing solo, social media and of course American Pie, ahead of his Cardiff show. Don McLean could …
DERREN BROWN | INTERVIEW
This month, Derren Brown brings his ‘best show yet’ to the Wales Millennium Centre. He’s made a career of exploring other’s minds, so Stuart Fagg put the shoe on the …
BILL BAILEY | INTERVIEW
As his five-month tour winds round to Swansea, Bill Bailey chats to Carl Marsh about the creative process, Idris Elba’s comedy chops, and social media sensitivity. You have toured many, …
MY DAD WROTE A PORNO | UPFRONT
MY DAD WROTE A PORNO Not many people would believe that it was a dramatic reading over dinner with friends that led to the creation of the My Dad Wrote a …
FOR CARDIFF | SECRET SPACES
You might have seen FOR Cardiff’s ambassadors roaming the streets of Cardiff and wondered what they’re up to in recent months. Emily Newsham had a chat with the executive director of FOR …
BETH HART | MUSIC INTERVIEW
Beth Hart With her smoky, fiery vocals, Beth Hart has been an overlooked but steadfast figure amongst blues fans for two decades. She remains a down-to-earth and humble being, as …
PLASTIC FREE ABERPORTH
Since going entirely plastic-free, the Ceredigion town of Aberporth has been making waves in the news. Emily Newsham caught up with one of the leading members of the town’s plastic …
ANDREW WK | MUSIC INTERVIEW
ANDREW W.K. With new album You’re Not Alone out now and a UK tour on the cards, Chris Andrews finds the motivational rocker in typically positive mood. Andrew Fetterly Wilkes-Krier, better known …
CHRIS DIFFORD | MUSIC INTERVIEW
CHRIS DIFFORD “I wanted to just share my experiences and I hope, give strength to other people.” Legendary lyricist and music producer Chris Difford has used his way with words …
SHAPPI KHORSANDI | INTERVIEW
SHAPPI KHORSANDI | INTERVIEW “This show isn’t a history lesson… it’s vengeance!” declares comedian Shappi Khorsande of her lastest touring show, Mistress and Misfit. Since using the tale of her own family …
THE YOUNG’UNS | MUSIC INTERVIEW
The Young’Uns | Music Interview For their latest musical project, Teeside’s The Young’uns recall the adventures of a Stockton-on-Tees-born lad born into abject poverty, who saw British history be made …
GWENNO | MUSIC PREVIEW
GWENNO Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth Sun 25 Mar Gwenno Saunders has never been afraid of pursuing her own path. After releasing Y Dydd Olaf, her Welsh-language debut album in 2014, it …
STORM.2: THINGS COME APART | INTERVIEW
Though race rioting had occurred earlier in the 20th century, 1919 was the year that saw it erupt in British port cities and towns: Glasgow, South Shields, Salford, London, Liverpool, …
DENIS O’REGAN: PUNK’S PREMIER PHOTOGRAPHER | INTERVIEW
DENIS O’REGAN | INTERVIEW In Zillah Minx’s 2010 documentary film She’s A Punk Rocker UK, Julie Burchill points out a fundamental irony: in God Save The Queen, the signature song …
KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN | COMEDY INTERVIEW
KIRI PRITCHARD MCLEAN | COMEDY INTERVIEW One of four brains behind the acclaimed sketch group Gein’s Family Giftshop, plus runner of serial killer podcat All Killa No Filla and a solo …
MARCO PIERRE WHITE | INTERVIEW
MARCO PIERRE WHITE | INTERVIEW A man of numerous paradoxes and contradictions, superstar chef Marco Pierre White is a unique interviewee, as Fedor Tot finds out. On a soggy, rain-drenched day, one …
CHRIS LLOYD | SPORTS INTERVIEW
Before Pontypridd-based Paralympic skier Chris Lloyd flies out to the Winter Paralympic Games in South Korea, Carl Marsh speaks to him about his journey since the rally accident that left …
THE STRANGLERS | MUSIC INTERVIEW
THE STRANGLERS | MUSIC INTERVIEW Carl Marsh speaks to The Stranglers frontman and guitarist Baz Warne as the British rock veterans embark on their upcoming UK tour. You’ve got …
HUW THOMAS | INTERVIEW
With the future of Womanby Street looking secure for the time being, Fedor Tot chats to Cardiff City Council Leader Huw Thomas about his vision for the city as a …