DEATH IN VENICE: Britten’s final curtain unites WNO & NoFit State in an impassioned fusion
Britten's opera adaptation of Thomas Mann's controversial Death In Venice gets a marvelous mounting by WNO, with help from NoFit State circus.
Britten's opera adaptation of Thomas Mann's controversial Death In Venice gets a marvelous mounting by WNO, with help from NoFit State circus.
While the British weather may always fail us, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band's BRSB is nothing short of a ray of sonic sunshine.
Arguably Pulp's magnum opus, This Is Hardcore gets literary insight from the band's PR agent Jane Savidge, as part of Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 series.
It Lasts Forever And Then It’s Over – a strange, haunting novel by Anne de Marcken, whose acerbic voice breathes new life into the fictional possibilities of the undead.
There’s no disputing that The Collective is a challenging listen, but while Kim Gordon's ex-husband dwells on the past, Gordon has her sights forwards.
Judas Priest have thrown a few curveballs but don’t typically do red herrings: any given LP, Invincible Shield being their 19th, ensnares a sound and nails it.
Set in the Nigerian capital city of the title, The Lagos Wife is an atmospheric, elegant debut novel by Vanessa Walters.
Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast has been one of the most consistently engaging and illuminating shows around. The live Cardiff iteration is no different.
The second UK stop on his Nu King world tour, Jason Derulo brings energy to Cardiff’s Utilita Arena, sweet-talking fans and boogieing the Tuesday evening away.
In latest book Crypt, Alice Roberts looks closely at how burials in Tudor times could educate us about how people lived in that era.
Elvana, the Elvis-fronted Nirvana tribute act, bring a real party atmosphere to a packed out Cardiff University’s Y Plas.
Only two words are needed to describe Where's My Utopia?, and they’re a quote from Yard Act’s own song Dream Job: “It’s ace!”
The potentially crushing existential dread of middle age and a nihilistic worldview are subjects for attack for Pissed Jeans on Half-Divorced.
On Hopiumforthemasses, with its silly title and silly artwork, the topics for vivisection by Ministry include inaction on climate change, white supremacy and incel toxicity.
Liam Gallagher and John Squire: a convergence of two standout talents of their genre crafting a musical storyline that stretches across decades
The meaningless roar of the Kaiser Chiefs reaches fever pitch on their latest album, creatively titled Easy Eighth Album.
The reason punk anthology Sniffin’ Glue has endured is that it successfully made the things it was writing about sound really exciting.
Described by its author Iris Costello as “a love letter to forgotten voices", The Story Collector is a century-swapping, time-hopping historical thriller.
Bora Chung's book Your Utopia could strike a reader as borderline depressing at times, but the collection offers an insightful and fully engaging reading experience.
A spellbinding, spiritual story, Ours by Philip B. Williams is a remarkable achievement for a debut author.
Real Estate have always had movement and light in their songs, painting a picture of places, seasons and times of day. On sixth album Daniel it’s no different.
Floridian alt-punk fave Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! fame releases another catchy, soul-bearing collection of music.
The Body & Dis Fig's Orchards Of A Futile Heaven brings a sense of crushing heaviness and weight without the chains of analogue percussion.
For their Cardiff performance, shoegaze innovators Slowdive painted a landscape of ambience with layered vocals and resonant tones.