If you’re on the internet (and you are, right?) and live in South Wales it would’ve been impossible not to have seen the recent WalesOnline article publishing a list of exciting artists in and around Newport right now. It’s great to see an article promoting the artists we have on our doorstep and we’re really… Read more

A lot can happen in a decade. 10 years ago, to most people, Donald Trump was that billionaire guy from America who made a cameo appearance in Home Alone 2, Brexit was but a twinkle in Nigel Farage’s myopic brain and Rusty Shackle, from Caldicot, were a bunch of mates writing music and having a… Read more

Some artists are everywhere, a seemingly perpetual presence at every turn on social media. And that’s fine, it’s a dog eat dog world out there, everyone clambering over everyone else for hits ‘n’ views and the attention of an audience being increasingly swayed away by streaming services, podcasts and taking endless selfies with filters that… Read more

Of the current crop of young guitar bands making their way in South Wales at the moment, The Rotanas are certainly in the upper echelon, particularly when it comes to creating rousing, swaggering tunes with ear wormy choruses. New single “Scores on the Doors” exhibit A. Their first single of the year is instantly memorable,… Read more

I’ll be honest, when this one came through, I was a little tentative and now I’ve listened to this five track ep a few times…I’m more than a little tentative. What do I know about piano jazz? The answer to that question could be written on half a leaf of one of those yellow sticky… Read more