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THE LONGEST JOHNS | INTERVIEW You wouldn’t have believed it a few months ago, and you might not believe it in a few months either, but right now the …
THE LONGEST JOHNS | INTERVIEW You wouldn’t have believed it a few months ago, and you might not believe it in a few months either, but right now the …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE AFRO CLUSTER The Reach (self-released) I know it’s only February, but I’m confident in stating that I have found my album …
RECENT WELSH MUSIC YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | REVIEW Beginning February’s batch with a Swansea group who are touted as having the musical spirit of Andy Warhol and the …
MOGWAI | INTERVIEW A quarter-century since their debut release, would you believe, these Glaswegian creators of sonic atmosphere also hit double figures on the album front this month. Alex …
BRITAIN’S MOST DANGEROUS SONGS | WE’VE BEEN WATCHING Ben Woolhead has his fill of moral panics and censorious broadcasters with this new BBC Four documentary about the pop songs …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE A.A. WILLIAMS Songs From Isolation (Bella Union) A.A. Williams’ recent online cover versions are now collected on Songs From Isolation. It …
PALE WAVES | INTERVIEW On the eve of their second album’s release, Carl Marsh gets the good word from Heather Baron-Gracie, elegantly named lead singer of these Mancunian pop-indie …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE A BRIGHT RAY OF DARKNESS Ethan Hawke (Penguin) For those of us of a certain age, Ethan Hawke will forever be the …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD For The First Time (Ninja Tune) One of the year’s most hotly anticipated debuts does not disappoint. …
DJANGO DJANGO | INTERVIEW John-Paul Davies talks to this London band’s drummer and producer David Maclean about Spotify sell-offs, loving lockdown and collaborating with Charlotte Gainsbourg on latest album …
SWAMP THIEF | ONES TO WATCH John-Paul Davies speaks to a Swansea duo making waves on the scene with their melodic take on sludge-rock. Swamp Thief I is …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE DIVIDE AND DISSOLVE Gas Lit (Invada) A reminder nothing exists in a vacuum, Gas Lit, and the music of Divide And …
IMMERSED! FESTIVAL | INTERVIEW The pandemic hasn’t deterred this Cardiff festival from preparing one hell of a lineup to enjoy at home. Created by University Of South Wales students …
10 THINGS TO DO | JANUARY 2021 Naysayers and sadsacks will tell you that right now, there is “nothing to do”, but there are things. Exactly 10 of them, …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE HERE LIES MAN Ritual Divination (RidingEasy) Here Lies Man, the Los Angeles-based combo made up of members of Antibalas, have been …
CERYS MATTHEWS | INTERVIEW Musician and broadcaster Cerys Matthews tells John-Paul Davies how her passion for the spoken word has helped her find a new way to express her …
TOM JONES: THE DECCA YEARS AND BEYOND | FEATURE Off the back of a newly released boxset containing a decade of the priapic Pontypriddian’s golden-era works, David Nobakht offers …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE CASPER CLAUSEN Better Way (City Slang) Better Way is the debut solo album from Casper Clausen, perhaps best known as the …
THE BEATLES: ILLUSTRATED LYRICS | BOOK REVIEW Welbeck Publishing The 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s untimely death passed last month, just days before Paul McCartney released a new album. …
LET LOVE RULE | BOOK REVIEW Lenny Kravitz with David Ritz (Little, Brown) Here is something to spend those book vouchers on: the multi-talented Lenny Kravitz’s autobiography, whose soul …
R.I.P. STAGGA | FEATURE News of the sudden death of Cardiff DJ and producer Stagga, just before Christmas 2020, was greeted among the local dance music community – and …
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2020 | ONE WRITER’S YEAR IN LOCKDOWN Remember 2020? A remarkable year! In amongst all the remarking, many people suddenly found themselves with extra time to sink …
ALED JONES | INTERVIEW Aled Jones At 50, a documentary that does what it says on the tin, is screened on the BBC tonight. Carl Marsh had a watch …
ALBUMS OF 2020: LABYRINTH RECORDS | FEATURE Tom Morgan, founder of this vinyl emporium which opened in the summer and forms part of the equally new Goodsheds development in …