By Indigo Jones
The music of The 1975 creates a sense of nostalgia...
Live Review: The 1975 at Motorpoint Arena – 14/01/19
“Nothing is mundane in the eyes of a song. `That’s the beauty of it.” – A Interview with Beans on Toast
By Max Modell
You recorded “A Bird in the Hand” at the legendary...
Interview: Ruel
By Max Modell
I got the chance to chat with teenage sensation Ruel...
Introducing Milgi Sessions: a live music experience alike no other in Cardiff
by Dylan Graham
Monday 3rd of December saw the launch of Milgi...
Category - Music
By Max Modell and Victoria Maria
Can you tell me a bit about your new single “Midnight Blue”?
“Midnight Blue” is the odd one out in the recent songs...
By Alys Hewitt
Twentytwo in Blue, the second record by New York natives Sunflower Bean, cherry-picks its influences with effortless ease, pairing breezy yet...
by Alex Payne
As a part of their Christmas marketing push, streaming platform Spotify has released their third iteration of “Wrapped”, the annual...
by Alex Payne
Ragga-Punk legends Skindred descended on Cardiff’s Tramshed this Saturday, almost slap bang in the centre of their That’s My Jam tour. With...
By Laura Dazon
It’s an agitated melting pot of people queuing around the Mortorpoint Arena of Cardiff that. People of all ages, and, without bad wordplay...
By Alex Payne
★★★
Nathan Warnes is back with a brief four track foray into the world of Christmas music, reimagining some of the nation’s most...
By Ellis Garamszegi
I hadn’t heard much of Katie Melua for many years but vaguely remembered two of her big hits – “The Closest Thing to Crazy”...
Jordan Allen by Kate Waldock
Shimmer Sounds welcomed Jordan Allen on stage at 8:00. The crowd’s anticipation was palpable as we waited for the Manchester...
By Josh Ong
Now I should probably preface this article by stating that I’ve been a fan of the Courteeners for quite some time now. I’ve been fortunate to...
by Kiana Stevens
As someone that has previously seen Slaves live this year, I was thrilled to see them again at Cardiff’s own Tramshed. I had never visited...
By Alex Payne
If you’d like to introduce yourself
I’m Conrad, I’m one of the singers in the band, and I play trumpet and acoustic guitar, and I was in...
By Alex Payne
While Folk in the mainstream has seemed to have found itself in an awkward spot in the last couple of years, it seems to have missed Newcastle...
By Jeni Gough
The first thing that I noticed about the event was the variety of age groups attending, considering that it took place Cardiff University’s...
Soul is long overdue a revival. Its sister genre funk has come back into fashion with Bruno Mars, Pharrell Williams and Draft Punk all of whom have...
by Rhiannon Humphreys
Shimmer Sounds Festival 2018 – November 17th
At Tramshed. Full line up: Peace, Fickle Friends, The Night Café, Anteros, The Howl &...
By Izzy Boulton
Nottingham boy Callum Burrows, known better as Saint Raymond, returned to Cardiff for the first time for a number of years on Tuesday night. It...
Part 1 – by Alex Payne
2018 has proven itself to be incredibly fruitful for hip hop fans, and the last few weeks have been no exception, with a wide...
by Ashley Sterio
Like many people in the early 2000’s, I was a huge fan of wrestling. Specifically, WWE’s ruthless aggression era. I’d tune in to every...
By Zhang Mengyang (Eva)
Not just known as a performer, rising pop star Emma Blackery is also known as a songwriter, youtube vlogger, and author. She released...
By Jeni Gough
It was almost cathartic to see Car Seat Headrest perform live, an American indie/rock group currently on tour with their supporting act Naked...
