WHITNEY – QUEEN OF THE NIGHT | LIVE REVIEW
WHITNEY – QUEEN OF THE NIGHT | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Sun 17 Sept Whitney Houston was undoubtedly one of the greatest female singers of all time …
WHITNEY – QUEEN OF THE NIGHT | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Sun 17 Sept Whitney Houston was undoubtedly one of the greatest female singers of all time …
NEIL SEDAKA | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wed 20 Sept Neil Sedaka is like the cuddly grandad of classic American rock and pop, and a sell-out audience …
JOHN LEGEND | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Tue 19 Sep Sat almost an arm’s length away from the stage, it was a fantasy-full set for this reviewer, absorbing …
11 Whitchurch Road, Cardiff. 029 2062 3956 / www.facebook.com/thebrassbeetle Food: **** Atmosphere: **** Ah, the joys of serendipity. Had it not been for a recent visit to craft beer and …
Joshua Cohen (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Cultures collide in this ambitious novel, exploring the lives of men seeking a place within foreign lands. After completing a stint of military service for the …
STARCRAFT REMASTERED **** Blizzard, PC This title needs little explanation: it’s essentially just the remastered version of the 1998 classic RTS. While the look has been updated, they’ve been careful …
ADWAITH **** Lipstick Coch / Femme (Libertino) A step up from their more folk-based early singles, this double-A indicates why people are putting Adwaith in the ‘hot tip’ category. Lipstick …
Fleur Jaeggy (And Other Stories) This book won’t be for everyone. As a series of short stories depicting madness, solitude, the artist’s process of creating and experiencing art and the …
THE PITCHFORKS facebook.com/thepitchforksuk Weirdly, just before writing this review I was googling for something else that took me to a regional blogpost about The Pitchforks from four years ago, when …
140 Clifton Street, Cardiff. 029 2132 2829 / Twitter: @CardiffAmazonas Food: **** Atmosphere: *** Nestled in the multicultural clutter at the Broadway end of Clifton Street is Amazonas; an unassuming …
**** Wales Millennium Centre Until Sat 9 Sept Crazy For You follows the story of Bobby Child, the son of a New York banking family with dreams of dancing on …
Lloyd Markham (Parthian Books) An absurdist novella that follows a group of oddball friends, in a town that doesn’t exist. Cassandra, the main focus of the story, is utterly convinced …
DRUNK HISTORY Comedy Central (available on Now TV) Inspired by the award-winning online series, Drunk History’s forays onto television have been every bit as funny as the original – …
The Big Tribute Festival, Aberystwyth Fri 25 – Sun 27 Aug It’s been 10 years since my last festival and, with only hazy memories of portaloo problems and the sound …
“Street Food”. It’s one of those terms that I’ve never entirely trusted. If I can get it on the street, why would I go to a restaurant? Or indeed… a …
HORACE ANDY | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Thurs 31 Aug It’s pay day, football transfer deadline day and a week when Bake Off re-emerges on a different …
AMADOU & MARIAM **** La Confusion (Because) Their first studio album since 2012 – the same year in which Mali erupted in an ongoing civil war – Amadou & Mariam’s …
COCK SPARRER | LIVE REVIEW The Globe, Cardiff, Fri 1 Sept Tricky to put this delicately, but by all good sense a capacity crowd for Cock Sparrer ought …
Yr Hen Lyfrgell, The Old Library, Cardiff. 029 2022 5982 / www.milkandsugarplease.com Food **** Atmosphere **** The latest branch of Milk & Sugar to be opened in Cardiff – this …
TRICOT / FALSE HOPE FOR THE SAVAGE | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Tue 29 Aug Twinkly guitar passages shouldered aside by pure brute force; vocals conspicuous only …
FEEDER | LIVE REVIEW Chepstow Racecourse, Fri 25 Aug Feeder! Feeder! Feeder! Never has an audience been so pleased to see a band and never has a band been …
Joanna Walsh (And Other Stories) A unique collection of short stories, Joanna Walsh’s sharply observed prose provides an immersing and refreshing read. The impactive work of fiction combines different …
WOLF ALICE | LIVE REVIEW Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd, Mon 21 Aug The Muni Arts Centre is a venue where intimacy is key; a hub for entertainment in Pontypridd, …
Brynymor Road, Swansea. 017 9265 3222 / www.nishimura.co.uk Food **** Atmosphere *** I love sushi. My girlfriend thinks I’m a fraud because I don’t love sashimi like true sushi lovers, but …