Live Review: Deaf Havana, The Great Hall
“Mike’s on daytime radio, and John played Reading + Leeds, and I’m still playing the Purple Turtle on New Year’s […]
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Live Review: Chvrches, Cardiff Solus
It’s hard to know what to expect from a band like CHVRCHES. When the band consists of essentially two guys
Interview: Of Mice and Men
Alec Evans chatted to bassist/vocalist Aaron Pauley from Californian metallers Of Mice & Men, ahead of their sold out GB
Live Review: Bombay Bicycle Club, The Great Hall – Cardiff
Spring is finally descending, the sun is beginning to shine; that means one thing, it’s time for everyone to realise
Live Review: Howl and Birth of Joy, The Moon Club, 27.03.14
Eerie blue stage lights illuminate the Moon Club. The floor is sticky with its carpet of spilled lager. An audience clad
Live Review: Straight Lines, Solus, 09.03.14
Solus is busy before Falling With Style even start.┬á Their sound is powerful, vocal driven, heavy rock ÔÇô not unlike
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Preview: Devildriver / Sylosis / Bleed From Within, Cardiff Solus, 03.04.14
The California-based groove metal band return to the UK in support of their new album, Winter Kills, released last summer.
Preview: Jungle at The Globe, Cardiff
The word ÔÇÿelusive’ is often thrown about when discussing new, emerging bands, but in the case of Jungle, it couldn’t
Feature: And The Beat Goes On – Cardiff and Underground Dance
It is truly remarkable that in a matter of years, Cardiff’s electronic music community has grown from one or two
Student-Friendly Beauty – Powders
Kirsty Fardell talks us through the best powders on the market for a student budget.  Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder
LFW 2014: Best Collection
Julien Macdonald’s Autumn/ Winter and Spring/Summer 2014 collections both featured many standout pieces. Unlike many other collections, which stuck to
Live Review: Royal Blood, The Globe, 14.02.14
The misery of a wet and windy Friday night in Cardiff is lost as you walk into The Globe, a
Interview: George Ezra
Eleanor Wilson chats to upcoming singer-songwriter George Ezra about what 2014 holds for him. You’re currently in the middle of
Interview: The 1975
Louis Browne & Jack Glasscock spoke to Matt Healy of rising indie-pop sensations The 1975 before their sellout Cardiff show.
Feature: Going It Alone
In the light of Independent Venue Week, Hannah Embleton-Smith finds out from industry insiders how Cardiff fares with small-time success
Communication Problems
With the image of heads buried in their hand-held screens surrounding us, Andy Love examines the way smart phones have
Fear and Self Loathing
If the grass is perpetually greener on the other side, maybe it’s time to build a fence and shield gloating
The Internet Confessional
Can blogging improve your mental health? Sophie Lodge┬áinvestigates in ‘The Internet Confessional’.┬á In October 2012 15 year old Tallulah Wilson
#OCDPROBLEMS
Toby Mott┬ádiscusses Channel 4’s ‘Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners’ and the perception of OCD as a cute quirk.┬á “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” isn’t
Morgan Arcade Studios
As one of Cardiff’s biggest hubs for freelance artists closes, Culture editor Amy Pay documents┬áMorgan Arcade Studios’ short history and