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Carion Wind Quintet

BBC PROMS bring Carion Wind Quintet animated concert to Cardiff

August 16, 2022

The Proms are familiar to concertgoers in Cardiff via a bootleg Welsh version, yet the official BBC Proms have never graced the Welsh capital in all their decades of performing... Until now.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales
Read moreBBC PROMS bring Carion Wind Quintet animated concert to Cardiff
Parador 44

BAR 44 branches into boutique hotels with luxurious Cardiff pad, PARADOR 44

August 16, 2022

Cardiff isn’t Cordoba or Cadiz, and so it’s a bold move to open a Parador in the Welsh capital – but that’s what the Bar 44 group has just done.

Category: Food & Drink, Reviews Region: South Wales
Read moreBAR 44 branches into boutique hotels with luxurious Cardiff pad, PARADOR 44
Hey Way

HER WAY: mother-son drama empathetically explores sex work stigma

August 15, 2022

Her Way, the debut feature from director Cecile Ducrocq, is an absorbing drama with a brilliant central performance from Laure Calamy.

Category: Culture, Film, Reviews
Read moreHER WAY: mother-son drama empathetically explores sex work stigma
Gwledd (The Feast)

GWLEDD (THE FEAST): Welsh-language horror cements a film talent to watch

August 15, 2022

Even in the height of summer, director Lee Haven Jones’ Gwledd (The Feast) is sending chills down Keiron Self’s spine. Allow him to tell you why!

Category: Culture, Film, Reviews
Read moreGWLEDD (THE FEAST): Welsh-language horror cements a film talent to watch
Ceylon Spicy Pot

CEYLON SPICY POT brings crowd-pleasing Sri Lankan food faves to Cardiff

August 14, 2022

Sri Lankan food is having a ‘moment’ in Cardiff right now. A sudden proliferation of pop-ups and brick-and-mortar openings means you have options, with Broadway’s Ceylon Spicy Pot the newest.

Category: Food & Drink, Reviews Region: South Wales
Read moreCEYLON SPICY POT brings crowd-pleasing Sri Lankan food faves to Cardiff

PALE WAVES cement nostalgia-baiting pop-punk sound with UNWANTED

August 13, 2022

The nostalgia of pop-punk is always hard to resist, and while Pale Waves' third album Unwanted doesn't reinvent the wheel, it's a valiant effort to keep it spinning.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read morePALE WAVES cement nostalgia-baiting pop-punk sound with UNWANTED
Danger Mouse & Black Thought

DANGER MOUSE & BLACK THOUGHT: hip-hop heavyweights make effortlessly cool collab

August 12, 2022

After years of speculation, two prolific musical heavyweights have teamed up to release this collaborative effort.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreDANGER MOUSE & BLACK THOUGHT: hip-hop heavyweights make effortlessly cool collab
Arch Enemy

Swedish metal titans ARCH ENEMY don’t let up on triumphant 11th album

August 12, 2022

As melodic death metal goes, Deceivers ticks all the boxes: classical undertones, fast guitars, obligatory solos, heavy basslines and demonic vocals.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreSwedish metal titans ARCH ENEMY don’t let up on triumphant 11th album
Kasabian - credit: Neil Bedford

KASABIAN’s first album post-Meighan plunders new and familiar territory

August 12, 2022

Kasabian’s seventh studio album - The Alchemist's Euphoria - is also their first since the sacking of frontman Tom Meighan for domestic assault.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreKASABIAN’s first album post-Meighan plunders new and familiar territory
Erasure

Almost 20 albums on, ERASURE are as thrillingly inventive as ever

August 12, 2022

Futuristic sci-fi cinematic soundscapes and heart-and-soul-fuelled pop cleverness: not many artists can sound this inventive 19 albums in.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreAlmost 20 albums on, ERASURE are as thrillingly inventive as ever
Dub War

DUB WAR bring out their finest for packed Newport comeback show

August 11, 2022

Suddenly, the penny drops causing a cheer to break forth. Cranking it, the siren wails, and immediately... you know. This is war. Dub War!

Category: Culture, Live, Music, Reviews Region: South Wales
Read moreDUB WAR bring out their finest for packed Newport comeback show
Eiffel

EIFFEL trades historical facts for romantic fiction in so-so story behind the French monument

August 11, 2022

Solid and always watchable, Eiffel never quite reaches the Tower’s actual dramatic heights, and has a Sunday afternoon movie feel.

Category: Culture, Film, Reviews, Uncategorized
Read moreEIFFEL trades historical facts for romantic fiction in so-so story behind the French monument
Land Of Change

LAND OF CHANGE champions working-class resistance & creativity in Wales

August 10, 2022

Intended as a “record of resistance”, Land Of Change offers up a plethora of voices and views, with some central themes and threads being those of injustice, power, and politics.

Category: Books, Reviews Region: Wales-Wide
Read moreLAND OF CHANGE champions working-class resistance & creativity in Wales
Animal Joy, Nuar Alsadir

Intellectual yet accessible, ANIMAL JOY is a juicy, joyful read

August 10, 2022

Intellectual, accessible, and stylishly bound, Nuar Alsadir's Animal Joy is another clever, meaty, unpatronising book from Fitzcarraldo Editions.

Category: Books, Reviews
Read moreIntellectual yet accessible, ANIMAL JOY is a juicy, joyful read
The Passengers, Will Ashton

THE PASSENGERS strips away our differences to explore our common urges

August 10, 2022

The Passengers is an intimate and incredibly relatable look at what drives, moves and worries us as both individuals and a species. 

Category: Books, Reviews
Read moreTHE PASSENGERS strips away our differences to explore our common urges
The Man Who Sold Air In The Holy Land, Omer Friedlander

Dazzling short story collection from Omer Friedlander focuses on Middle East

August 10, 2022

A magnificent debut short story collection from Omer Friedlander, The Man Who Sold Air In The Holy Land is just one of the many intriguing titles featured herein.

Category: Books, Reviews
Read moreDazzling short story collection from Omer Friedlander focuses on Middle East

“When did you know?” – NONE OF THE ABOVE explores life beyond the gender-binary

August 10, 2022

Travis Alabanza's book is both an empowering and enriching read for those that are treated like outsiders on this confusing and cluttered planet.

Category: Books, Reviews
Read more“When did you know?” – NONE OF THE ABOVE explores life beyond the gender-binary
The Movers

Analog Africa unearths laidback grooves from overlooked band THE MOVERS

August 5, 2022

The overall vibe here is one of laidback good times, with almost ska-like propulsion to tracks like Hot Coffee, while other tracks could be mistaken for lost Northern Soul classics.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreAnalog Africa unearths laidback grooves from overlooked band THE MOVERS
James Taylor Quartet

JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET: playful big-band jazz with sublime substance

August 5, 2022

Man In The Hot Seat, recorded with amazing clarity at Abbey Road, is a satisfying, convincing blend of JTQ’s acid jazz roots and the predominant influence of ‘70s soundtracks.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreJAMES TAYLOR QUARTET: playful big-band jazz with sublime substance
Dub War - credit Ania Shrimpton

DUB WAR: Welsh rap-rock group return with relentless political heft

August 5, 2022

Political, discordant and relentless, Dub War’s return ought to both delight older followers and attract new ones to their message-laden, Welsh-infused take on the genre.

Category: Albums, Reviews Region: South Wales
Read moreDUB WAR: Welsh rap-rock group return with relentless political heft
Neil Young

NOISE & FLOWERS: live album from NEIL YOUNG beautifully crystallises an artist of extremes

August 5, 2022

Noise & Flowers is both a brilliant introduction to Young’s music with modern production and a treat for completists.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreNOISE & FLOWERS: live album from NEIL YOUNG beautifully crystallises an artist of extremes

DC GORE takes Orwellian sideswipe at modern humanity on ALL THESE THINGS

August 5, 2022

Like the novels of Orwell that have inspired the imagery of DC Gore's debut release, there is something chilling and affecting that stays with you after listening.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreDC GORE takes Orwellian sideswipe at modern humanity on ALL THESE THINGS

THE LAST PARTY: multi-layered mystery thriller from chart-topper Clare Mackintosh

August 4, 2022

In Clare Mackintosh's The Last Party, we find ourselves on the Wales/England border – under Pen y Ddraig mountain – on the morning after a raucous NYE party.

Category: Books, Reviews Region: North Wales
Read moreTHE LAST PARTY: multi-layered mystery thriller from chart-topper Clare Mackintosh
Paul Weller

PAUL WELLER: coming up on 50 years in music, the mod icon isn’t resting on laurels

August 4, 2022

After almost 50 years in the business, Paul Weller is still moving forward, and for that, he can be commended.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: West Wales
Read morePAUL WELLER: coming up on 50 years in music, the mod icon isn’t resting on laurels
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