In RARE SINGLES, BENJAMIN MYERS explores music & redemption in a new light
Former music journalist Benjamin Myers' latest novel, Rare Singles explores music's unique capacity to unlock memory, unite and heal.
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70s rock revival and Zambian groove: WITCH’s energetic live comeback
As WITCH keyboardist Patrick Mwondela told Buzz, “a lot of people come to shows to experience the energy and warmth”. On that measure, no one leaves their Cardiff show disappointed.
PONTY IS IT? takes you on a personal, affectionate tour of Pontypridd’s local attractions
Local historian, biographer and self-styled “flaneur of Ponty” Daryl Leeworthy proves a keen-eyed, engaging and informative tour guide to Pontypridd in his new book
THE RAVEONETTES’ covers album falls short of its influences
As an exhibition of the Raveonettes’ impeccable influences, covers collection Sing… is a largely pointless exercise.
Cardiff’s new fine dining joint GORSE: immaculately delicious
Impeccable presentation and delicate flavours make Tom Waters' Gorse a culinary force to be reckoned with in Cardiff.
1984: THE YEAR POP WENT QUEER charts an iconic year in music
While pop music had been covertly queer, as Ian Wade's book When Pop Went Queer suggests in its title, 1984 was the year it finally came out.
Stoner rock bastions FU MANCHU are back with THE RETURN OF TOMORROW
All hail the triumphant return of the AC/DC of stoner rock: Fu Manchu are back with The Return Of Tomorrow.
THE CRAZY TRUTH: Gemma June Howell’s dark coming-of-age tale of pungent prose
Gemma June Howell's The Crazy Truth is a warts‘n’all, coming-of-age tale encompassing drink, drugs, and tough love verging on neglect.
FAT WHITE FAMILY & JOHN FRANCIS FLYNN are bright and brilliant at Cardiff’s Globe
Fat White Family's famed combustible volatility isn't on the menu at Cardiff's Globe: instead, the controversial band are bright and brilliant.
PETER SERAFINOWICZ returns to Cardiff with entrepreneurial wisdom as alter ego BRIAN BUTTERFIELD
Peter Serafinowicz's self-styled “businessman, entrepreneur and businessman”, Brian Butterfield is as larger-than-life as ever at the New Theatre.
BEAK>: experience profound psychedelia with their fourth LP
Beak>’s fourth LP delivers a genuinely psychedelic experience that’s both Can-nily mesmeric and profoundly mind-mangling.
GOAT GIRL return with BELOW THE WASTE: from serene ballads to heady stews
Once your palate gets used to the variety of flavours and textures, Below The Waste stands as ample evidence of the capability of the Goat Girl.