“When the mountain calls, we answer” – STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL 2023: Wales’ peak live music experience
Still the highest and friendliest rock festival, Steelhouse Festival 2023 in Ebbw Vale is also at its most impressive this year.
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THOSE DAMN CROWS: chart-topping local lads end live tour in Swansea
Following Those Damn Crows’ third album Inhale/Exhale announced as being No. 3 in the official UK album charts, they played the last show of their biggest headling tour in Swansea - essentially, a homecoming show.
Bridgend’s THOSE DAMN CROWS bring the bangers on INHALE/EXHALE
Inhale/Exhale is an album that sounds great blasted out on a car stereo but has the potential to fill festivals across the country. Business as usual, then, for Those Damn Crows.
MUSICBOX | INTERVIEW FEATURE
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.
STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL | LIVE REVIEW
Hats off to every band who performed, reports Owen Scvourfield, and a huge round of applause to everyone involved at Steelhouse for putting on a safe and friendly event amidst continuing COVID-related stress and disruption.
THOSE DAMN CROWS ON BRINGING BACK LIVE MUSIC | INTERVIEW
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