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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. Without a doubt, Devildriver have now hit their stride, with six studio albums under their belt, and a dedicated following of fans, they are without doubt one of the biggest metal bands to come out of America in the past decade. With an unrelenting, brutal … Continue reading Preview: Devildriver / Sylosis / Bleed From Within, Cardiff Solus, 03.04.14

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Preview: Jungle at The Globe, Cardiff

The word ÔÇÿelusiveÔÇÖ is often thrown about when discussing new, emerging bands, but in the case of Jungle, it couldnÔÇÖt be more appropriate. Despite revealing very little about themselves, the group have built up a large fanbase, including Radio 1ÔÇÖs Huw Stephens who called them, “One of the most intriguing and fresh sounding bands out there”. Further recognition for Jungle came when they found themselves … Continue reading Preview: Jungle at The Globe, Cardiff

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Culture

Festival of Diversity: How Culture Leads to Art

Every year, CardiffÔÇÖs Malaysian Students Society puts on an extravaganza of a show, called Festival of Diversity. MalaysocÔÇÖs FOD director Xue Ying Tan tells us how this meaningful occasion comes to be. Cr: Shermin.T Photography Malaysia, Truly Asia – thatÔÇÖs what they said about this kaleidoscopic country. This is the land of paradise ÔÇô a heartwarming country with the perfect tropical climate and abundance of … Continue reading Festival of Diversity: How Culture Leads to Art

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Preview: London Grammar – Solus – January 28th

Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman, and Dot Major bring their trio London Grammar to Solus on Tuesday 28 January. Their critically acclaimed debut album ÔÇÿIf You WaitÔÇÖ was undoubtedly a musical highlight of 2013, reaching number 2 on the UK Album Charts. ItÔÇÖs a work of art. ReidÔÇÖs vocals are lyrically beautiful, accompanied by a warm tone and eloquent phrasings. It would be more than worth … Continue reading Preview: London Grammar – Solus – January 28th

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Film & TV

Preview: Anchorman 2

Ron Burgundy. Everyone knows his name, everyone loves him, and everyone misses him. San DiegoÔÇÖs favourite Anchorman is returning to the big screen in one of this yearÔÇÖs most anticipated movies. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues sees Ron, Brian, Champ and Brick leave the 70s behind them in an attempt to make it big in the modern news industry. But this is Ron Burgundy, so … Continue reading Preview: Anchorman 2

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Preview: Stereophonics – Motorpoint Arena – 24-26 November

Their first gig in Cardiff since opening the Cardiff City stadium to a sell-out 30,000 crowd, Stereophonics return on Sunday 24 November to begin a 3-night residency at the Motorpoint Arena. These shows will round off the successful worldwide arena tour of their latest album ‘Graffiti on the Train’ before a curtain call in London. While their new album didnÔÇÖt trouble the charts too much, … Continue reading Preview: Stereophonics – Motorpoint Arena – 24-26 November

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Preview: The Darkness – November 17th – Solus

ÔÇ£Come winter time, we will be getting into a bus and setting up equipment in some rooms up and down the British Isles, playing music songs for those who care to listen,ÔÇØ posted The Darkness rather cryptically on their Facebook page in June. The Suffolk band, whose combination of the hard rocking grooves of AC/DC and the multi-layered vocals of Queen took the rock world … Continue reading Preview: The Darkness – November 17th – Solus

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Preview: Dads, Newport Le Pub, 16.11.13

Hailing from the musical hotbed of New Jersey, Dads offer up the kind of twinkly, guitar-based emo thats nonchalance is its greatest asset. Comparing themselves to ÔÇ£the shitty movie you know is crap but put on to forget about everything else going wrong around youÔÇ£, their lo-fi stylings are perfectly suited to Le PubÔÇÖs sweaty, beery confines. Latest EP ÔÇÿPretty GoodÔÇÖ is much more than … Continue reading Preview: Dads, Newport Le Pub, 16.11.13

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Preview: The Feeling & Yellowire, Solus, 3.11.12

Have a guess at who was the most played band on the radio in 2006? Got a Feeling you know this oneÔǪ? It was of course The Feeling, who – after forming in the mid-90s – exploded into the British music mainstream in the mid-2000s with the smash hits, ÔÇ£Fill My Little WorldÔÇØ, ÔÇ£Never Be LonelyÔÇØ, and ÔÇ£I Love It When You CallÔÇØ. But their … Continue reading Preview: The Feeling & Yellowire, Solus, 3.11.12

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Preview: The Twang & Jaws, Solus, 06.10.13

Birmingham was once the home of heavy metal, with Judas Priest and Black Sabbath both calling the midlandsÔÇÖ heart their home back in the 80s. But now, bubbling away amongst the River Rea, a new scene is staking claim to the third most populated urban area in the United Kingdom (seriously, Google it). Dubbed ÔÇÿB-TownÔÇÖ by the musical press, Birmingham is now the home of … Continue reading Preview: The Twang & Jaws, Solus, 06.10.13

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