JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT | STAGE REVIEW
Buzz reviews Joseph at the New Theatre, Cardiff.
Buzz reviews Joseph at the New Theatre, Cardiff.
Sam Haysom reviews Carnival Comedy at The Yard, Cardiff.
The hoards of geezers clutching cans of Strongbow as they give it the Liam Gallagher swagger towards the Motorpoint Arena is a fair indicator of the Arctic Monkeys’ fanbase...
If Bob Dylan has a “voice like sand and glue”, then “anti-folk” musician Jeffrey Lewis could reasonably be described as having a voice like Scotch tape and sawdust.
The lyrics “Enjoy yourself – it’s later than you think,” couldn’t really hold much more resonance than when played to a packed Cardiff arena of boots-and-braces-clad forty-somethings...
Swn Festival, which is now five years old, once again enjoyed packed crowds and a cavalcade of live music across four days and numerous Cardiff venues from Thurs 20-Sun 23 Oct. Throughout the weekend, Buzz sent out a few of its intrepid reporters to capture the best of Swn’s bustling programme.
"The sweat and self-loathing pulsating from Clwb’s stage and the awkwardness of Art Brut are reasons to love again."
Amy Pay samples the best of Bombay Bicycle Club at Cardiff's Students Union.
Amelia Forsbrook reviews the latest production from Living Pictures
The D-O-double-G’s arrival was hailed in Cardiff through the medium of sportswear: hats, trackies and oversized basketball tops were everywhere to be seen.
Michael Mills roundsup the third annual Festival Of British Cinema in Hay-on-Wye.
Ghostpoet impresses on the first night of his first UK-wide headline tour.
Dolly Parton danced onto the stage at the Motorpoint Arena to a sell out audience on the second night of world tour in Cardiff.
Setting the Mozart/da Ponte opera Don Giovanni against a backdrop of sculpture by Auguste Rodin, in particular his monumental The Gates of Hell, is such a good idea that you wonder why no-one had thought of it before.
...For a man with a messed up plectrum and last minute sticky tape in his hands, Willy Mason walked a strong, modest performance with clear skill and love of his craft...
Laura Johnson roundsup the best of the inaugural Merthyr Rock festival.
Half Man Half Biscuit moshpits are something else. I mean, they don’t feature ‘moshing’ in any sense that implies either danger or acrobatics, but neither could it reasonably be called ‘dancing’ either. It’s a load of men – none of them look under 35 – gently knocking into each other to a soundtrack of loosely punky or rockabilly-ish guitar music