Quench at the Cardiff Student Media Awards 2014: The Results

The 17th annual Cardiff Student Media Awards kicked off last weekend, celebrating the contributions of Cardiff Students to gair rhydd, Quench, CUTV and Xpress Radio. CSM has a long and illustrious history, and has been the springboard for a myriad of successful careers in media, publishing, marketing and public relations. The standard of entries this year was one of the highest it’s ever been, and … Continue reading Quench at the Cardiff Student Media Awards 2014: The Results

Live Review: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Great Hall 2, 1.11.12

Upgraded from the Solus to the cavernous Great Hall, the feverishness that surrounds tonightÔÇÖs rare Dillinger Escape Plan UK appearance is palpable. Openers Maybeshewill channel this energy into a gargantuan feast of perfectionist post-rock. Peppered with spoken word samples and strobe lighting, the awed silence that pervades the room somehow speaks volumes. Three Trapped TigersÔÇÖ electronic noise-rock occupies a far different end of the instrumental … Continue reading Live Review: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Great Hall 2, 1.11.12

Interview: letlive.

Heading over the Atlantic for their first UK headline tour, Los Angeles’ self-confessed ‘soul punx’ letlive.┬ácaught up with Tom Connick ahead of their sold out show at Clwb Ifor Bach. How does it feel to be playing a headline show ÔÇô to be able to come over completely off your own back? Jason Aalon Butler (vocals): Dude, we talk about it like every day. ItÔÇÖs … Continue reading Interview: letlive.