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Six months after the success of their debut single “Moore Lane”, Chepstow alt pop/rock four piece Oceans return with the release of their first extended play, “Romance Isn’t Dead, It’s Only Sleeping”. If you enjoyed their debut then you will no doubt love what is essentially a continuation from their… Read more

You would surely need to have something intrinsically wrong with you not to love this latest release by Ynys (pronounced un-iss), the new project led by former Racehorses/Radio Luxembourg guitarist Dylan Hughes. “Mae’n Hawdd” (which translates to “It’s Easy”) picks up where debut single “Caneuon” left off, with a glut… Read more

Who the fuck are “We’ve Come to Steal Your Energy”? I’ve no idea. Sounds like a threat, or maybe a promise; perhaps it’s just a name created with the purpose of creating intrigue, something the band clearly enjoy. I received this limited copy demo CD a few weeks ago (ok,… Read more

I’ll level with you, I’m not a massive film head. I like films, but I’m not great at following storylines, often don’t get to the end and it’s not unusual for me to Wikipedia search the film after it’s finished to find out what actually happened. It’s not my fault,… Read more

Following the success of the inaugural festival in 2018, Portstock returns for a second year. The day event, boasting talent from around the country as well as some of South Wales’ finest has changed location and month, moving to Rodney Parade from Tredegar Park and from August to June with… Read more

Devauden Festival has long been the traditional opener to festival season in South Wales and the West and 2019 is a particularly special year for the “small festival with big ideas” as they celebrate their 10th anniversary with a line-up that, as usual, offers an eclectic mix of astounding talent… Read more

It has to be said, a new release from Joe Kelly and his ever-expanding Royal Pharmacy has been well overdue, but if one wants to take a five-month jaunt around New Zealand, evading the worst of the British months, what can you do? Musicians, eh? On this three track ep,… Read more

People. Everywhere. Beautiful, amazing, music fan people supporting wonderfully talented, mostly Welsh artists. Before the event started I counted 25 artists across the five venues, I knew watching them all was impossible, but I made a bit of a plan, which of course I was never going to completely stick… Read more

In a little under a week, five independent venues all located on High Street (Le Pub, Slipping Jimmy’s, McCann’s, Tiny Rebel and The Murenger), will play host to over 25 artists, ranging from Punk to Americana to spoken word, from places as far as Adelaide (yes, the one in Australia)… Read more

Three years may have passed since Rusty Shackle released their last album, “DUSK”, but it’s fair to say they have been kept pretty busy in the intervening period. From line-up changes (guitarist James departed and incoming drummer George replaced the outgoing Owen), a homecoming gig in front of 2000 fans… Read more