IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD: 1967 AND THE HIPPIE IDEA | BOOK REVIEW
Danny Goldberg (Icon Books Ltd) Ronald Regan once said: “A hippie is someone who looks like Tarzan, walks like Jane and smells like Cheetah.” But there was so much more …
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DEATH ANGEL / WARBRINGER | LIVE REVIEW
DEATH ANGEL / WARBRINGER | LIVE REVIEW Hobos, Bridgend, Thurs 10 Aug After the success of the gig by fellow 80s thrashers Acid Reign last year, Hobos in Bridgend …
DANIEL ROBINSON | BOOKS INTERVIEW
Cardiff born author Daniel Robinson has just written his first novel Marvin 9T5. A gritty but humorous coming of age story set in mid nineties South Wales. Chris Andrews sat …
STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL 2017 | LIVE REVIEW
STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL 2017 | LIVE REVIEW Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm, nr Ebbw Vale, Sat 29 + Sun 20 July “Just drop me here, I can walk the rest of the way …
SKATING POLLY | LIVE REVIEW
SKATING POLLY | LIVE REVIEW The Moon, Cardiff, Thurs 27 July Being old enough to remember grunge in its first incarnation, I find myself in comfortable territory tonight at a …
BLINK 182 | LIVE REVIEW
BLINK 182 | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Mon 3 July There are kids here, there are teenagers here and there are middle aged people dressed as teenagers here. …
ROBBIE WILLIAMS / ERASURE | LIVE REVIEW
ROBBIE WILLIAMS / ERASURE | LIVE REVIEW Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wed 21 June It’s lucky that we are not in the middle of a heatwave in Cardiff tonight, as …
IRON MAIDEN / SHINEDOWN | LIVE REVIEW
IRON MAIDEN / SHINEDOWN | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Wed 24 May Defiance is very much the word for tonight. After the terrible events that took place in …
THE WYTCHES / WEIRDS | LIVE REVIEW
THE WYTCHES / WEIRDS | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Mon 24 Apr Given the recent problems surrounding the future of Womanby Street, it’s comforting to see that …
THUNDER / CATS IN SPACE | LIVE REVIEW
THUNDER / CATS IN SPACE | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Fri 24 Mar It’s a testimony to Thunder that they can still pack an arena out, nearly 30 …
BLACK STAR RIDERS | LIVE REVIEW
BLACK STAR RIDERS | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Thurs 2 Mar A godawful rainy Cardiff night has not stopped a gathering of loyal rock fans converging on The Tramshed …
AVENGED SEVENFOLD / DISTURBED | LIVE REVIEW
AVENGED SEVENFOLD / DISTURBED | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Thurs 19 Jan Following on from Korn and Limp Bizkit’s triumphant return to the capital in December, tonight Cardiff …