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What's On in Wales - Your Ultimate Guide
Tristan Thomas, singer, guitarist and frontman of Florence Black, tells John-Paul Davies how everything from Abba to Slipknot influenced the making of this Merthyr Tydfil hard rock band’s debut album, Weight Of The World.
Close friends get to call this folk-rocking troubadour Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner, and while Buzz’s Carl Marsh can’t quite claim that status, he had a perfectly pleasant chat with the man you and I call Newton Faulkner ahead of his three Welsh dates in October.
A full year and a half after Manc rave legends 808 State were due to hit Cardiff’s Tramshed – we ran an interview and everything – they’re finally here! Carl Marsh spoke to one half of the duo, Graham Massey.
Chris Andrews profiles the men behind MusicBox – a Cardiff rehearsal studio that’s been a cornerstone of the region’s rock scene for 25 years – and hears from some of the bands to darken its doors too.
CATE LE BON | INTERVIEW Welsh psychedelic pop champion Cate Le Bon recently took to the stage for a behind-closed-doors gig, livestreamed for free in aid of Music Venue …
808 STATE | INTERVIEW Manchester’s acid house pioneers 808 State were due to play a bells-and-whistles live set in Cardiff on Sat 28 Mar… but they’re not, obviously. Nevertheless! …
BLANCK MASS Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Tue 3 Dec It seems hard to believe, but Fuck Buttons’ Tarot Sport – an electronic masterpiece that simultaneously dragged post-rock fans onto …
GHOST | INTERVIEW Carl Marsh talks to Tobias Forge, who as Cardinal Copia fronts Swedish occult rock icons Ghost and who will be in Cardiff on Sun 17 Nov. …
THE STRUTS | INTERVIEW Ahead of their date in Cardiff University’s Great Hall on Thurs 17 Oct, Buzz spoke to Gethin Davies – an Aberystwyth boy in a Derby …
AMYTHYST KIAH | INTERVIEW Rhonda Lee Reali spoke to this Tennessee musician and member of the Our Native Daughters collective ahead of her August appearance in Cardiff. I …
COLIN BLUNSTONE | INTERVIEW Singer-songwriter Colin Blunstone, in addition to being vocalist in The Zombies, is also a successful solo artist, playing Cardiff on Sun 7 Apr. With co-founder …
KRISTIN HERSH | INTERVIEW Any self-respecting alternative rock fan will recognize the name Kristin Hersh, iconic frontwoman of Throwing Muses. Forming as teenagers in early 80s Massachusetts and now synonymous …
