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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

The start of the year can be a bit shit, but it doesn’t have to be. Whilst the bmajority of the country stagnates and collectively moan about how shit January is (and it is a bit shit), venues and musicians plough on, hosting and gigging, providing us with great entertainment.… Read more

Violin ripping, Cajon thumping, sampling rapper Mike Dennis returns with his 4th full length album, Edge In Wordways and it fulfils every promise that the pre-release tasters hinted it would. Astronaut kicks off the album and not to the rest of the album’s detriment, is an early highlight. Dennis is… Read more

Jack Perrett is back with a new single that picks you up, chucks you about and in a little over two and a half minutes leaves you feeling more than a bit dazed…and wanting to hit repeat. First showcased live in April, the frenetic Like a Fever is Jack’s first… Read more