┬áFor Independent Music Venue Week Jay, better known as Beans on Toast, is back on tour with a gig each night of the week, at his favourite venues around the country. I caught him at Clwb Ifor Bach on 25th January. After two supports Jay arrived on stage perfectly on time, on his own with a guitar in hand and bare foot with his trainers … Continue reading INDEPENDENT MUSIC VENUE WEEK SPECIAL: Beans on Toast
Last week saw┬áIndependent Music Venue Week┬átake to the stages of 120 venues across the┬áUK, with Tim Burgess leading the event as this years ambassador. The week saw artists from the likes of CABBAGE, Richard Hawley ┬áand even Tim Burgess rising to the occasion to support our independent music venues across the UK. Here in Cardiff, we had Beans on Toast, Rhain, Dream Wife and more … Continue reading INDEPENDENT MUSIC VENUE WEEK
By Ellie Philpotts With the rent for independent businesses selling like hot cakes, and the amount of restaurants already calling the city centre home, it could be difficult for another newcomer to figure out what makes them different. But if youÔÇÖve noticed CardiffÔÇÖs previous cubano shortage, youÔÇÖll have a clue at how The Hashery manages to solve this problem… The Hashery is the newest kid … Continue reading Review: The Hashery
By Nadine Pinnock If youÔÇÖre a new student in Cardiff, or just recently getting into a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, you may feel a bit overwhelmed when it comes to finding meat-free eateries. Cardiff has no shortage of wholesome, delicious vegan and vegetarian foodÔÇô the only hurdle is separating the okay from the outstanding. Rounding up the best caf├®s and restaurants across Cardiff – … Continue reading Cardiff’s Best Veggie and Vegan Spots
By Sophie King What did the cheese say when it looked in the mirror? Halloumi. ItÔÇÖs a sensitive topic, one that people can become very defensive over, I mean cheese is an extremely important factor to our everyday diet right? It separates the basics from the well-educated and the introverts from the extroverts. Cheese isÔǪ well Brie-lliant. Cheddar: LetÔÇÖs start with the basic. YouÔÇÖve gone … Continue reading What does your favourite cheese say about you?
La boh├¿me,┬áSaturday 28th January, Wales Millennium Centre. Reviewer:┬áMel Lynch Admittedly, before this week I had never properly visited the Millennium Centre nor attended a live Opera. However, upon experiencing both I am elated to say I was pleasantly surprised on all accounts. From my personal point of view, I was taken aback by how invested I had become in the love story of Mimi and … Continue reading Review: La boh├¿me, Wales Millennium Centre
ÔÇÖFor a Moment, I Was LostÔÇÖ, proves a welcome relief to those with hungry ears and a hankering for raw ingenuity of sound. Holistically, Amber Run do very well at creating an introspective listening experience. The singles released so far, including ÔÇÿFickle GameÔÇÖ, and ÔÇÿHazeÔÇÖ, are a tease to this. Paying homage to their previous works, a cinematic dynamic is maintained in each of the … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Amber Run- ‘For a Moment, I Was Lost’
Decade old rock-quartet Lower Than Atlantis are putting out their fifth album Safe In Sound on the 3rd of February, before heading out on an eight day nationwide tour, which will conclude in our very own Students Union. I was given the (rather nerve wracking) opportunity of speaking with frontman Mike Duce, who had tweeted only a few minutes before our conversation saying ÔÇ£I have … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Lower Than Atlantis
A Regular Little Houdini,┬áFriday 27th January, Chapter Arts Centre. Reviewer: Ellie Philpotts The art of theatre can be a tricky one to master. For many of us, just the concept of performing would be enough to break out into a cold sweat (then maybe into song once we overcame any initial stage fright). And thatÔÇÖs without everything else that goes into it ÔÇô design, choreography, … Continue reading Review: A Regular Little Houdini, Chapter Arts Centre
Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games,┬áSaturday 28th January, St DavidÔÇÖs Hall. Reviewer:┬áHannah Hopkins Admittedly, as an audience member I was completely new to the Lord of the Dance phenomenon, and I wouldnÔÇÖt have thought it would be anything I would ever be invested in. However, seeing Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games last night proved to me more than ever that taking yourself out of … Continue reading Review: Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games, St David’s Hall
A Regular Little Houdini,┬áFriday 27th January, Chapter Arts Centre. Reviewer:┬áHannah Hopkins A Regular Little Houdini encapsulates perfectly the art and power of storytelling. The performance of A Regular Little Houdini followed the official launch of the Welsh Theatre Awards at Chapter Arts Centre. The one-man play set in Newport is a vibrant coming of age story about the son of a dockworker, who wishes to … Continue reading Review: A Regular Little Houdini, Chapter Arts
By Becca Moody (Photography by Giles Smith) Scheduled dates for stand up comedian Josie LongÔÇÖs tour dates at Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff have been moved from February to May. You may have heard of Josie Long from her recent Radio 4 sitcom, Romance and Adventure, which she wrote and starred in, as well as from appearances on 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown … Continue reading Preview: Josie Long, Clwb Ifor Bach
By Emily Murray ┬áWith the overwhelming array of supplements out there, itÔÇÖs hard to know where to start when it comes to protein. Different celebs are promoting different brands – which one do you choose? IÔÇÖve chosen to follow the fitness guru Joe Wicks, aka The Body Coach for his tips, advice and recipes from his 3 best selling Lean in 15 cookbooks to give … Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to Protein
ItÔÇÖs hard to believe itÔÇÖs been more than three years since Deaf Havana released ÔÇÿOld SoulsÔÇÖ. Having owned the NME Stage at Reading and secured support slots with Muse and Springsteen, the stage was set for the East Coast rockers to step up to rockÔÇÖs A-list. As it turned out, behind the scenes problems with management and finances resulted in the band nearly calling it … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Deaf Havana- ‘All These Countless Nights’
Enough is Enough,┬áTuesday 24th January, Barnabas Arts House Newport . Reviewer:┬áEmma Hotchkiss The best way I can think to describe Enough is Enough is as an audiovisual companion to Laura Bates’ Everyday Sexism.┬áAs I wandered into a packed church basement on a freezing Monday for the first night of Beaware Production’s newest show, Enough is Enough, I didn’t know quite what to expect. However, the … Continue reading Review: Enough is Enough, Barnabas Arts House, Newport
Grime king pin Wiley is heading to Cardiff on the 5th February fresh of the back of his new album ÔÇÿGodfatherÔÇÖ; which has been lauded in the press and reached number 9 in the UK album chart, his highest charting album to date. Joining him is President T of Meridian Crew fame and CardiffÔÇÖs own Astroid Boys. Expect to see a mix from WileyÔÇÖs back … Continue reading Cardiff’s biggest grime night… WILEY
January is nearly over and the excitement of the new year has faded. Whilst the January blues set in, the new gym kits lie screwed in a heap underneath the boxes of yesterdayÔÇÖs DominoÔÇÖs pizza . Quench writer, Rachel tells us about her 2016 revelation and how sheÔÇÖs managed to keep the up her goal into the late stages of January. You go girl! New … Continue reading New Year’s Resolution Inspiration
Walter IuzzolinoÔÇÖs series on Channel 4 ÔÇô Walter Presents ÔÇô selects the most popular, critically acclaimed television dramas from around the world, allowing anyone with a laptop and Wi-Fi in Britain to falsely feel like they are cultured through watching handpicked shows (such as SpainÔÇÖs Locked Up to Belgian black-comedy thriller The Out-Laws) for free on Channel 4ÔÇÖs streaming service All 4. Each week Sinead … Continue reading Foreign TV Review: Acquitted
Tom Morris has his say on the divisive Nintendo Switch Conference. Nintendo fans have been watching cringe-worthy conferences for years, every single one searing a fresh wound. 2008: Wii Music sees a ÔÇ£bandÔÇØ waggle Wiimotes for a few minutes, to an audience hoping for something that might actually improve on Wii Sports. 2009: someone who has never played Mario before is now in head of … Continue reading Nintendo Switchmas: Opinions
Sunny Afternoon is the hit musical about the rise of The Kinks with music and lyrics by frontman Ray Davies and book by screenwriter Joe Penhall. It depicts The KinksÔÇÖ early years as a band and the story behind their biggest hits, as well as exploring the DaviesÔÇÖ brothers rivalry, the bandÔÇÖs banning from the USA and management issues. The set and design for the … Continue reading Review: Sunny Afternoon, Wales Millennium Centre
