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Black Wesker
Black Wesker is Wales’ premier jazz-rock band, manic energy, niche vibes, they’re a party band – Rhys D on drums is an absolute railway train, his trad style inspired by Mitch Mitchell takes no prisoners […]
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Bands on the Shonkphonics Record Label
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ALBUM REVIEWS
No Wave Bliss, Chef’s Kiss Sensor Ghost Irritation on Demand
Hooked by the playful guffaw of the title track, Irritation on Demand I sought the album. Between September and Christmas it shot its way up the list of ‘most listened albums of 2025’ here at […]
ALBUM REVIEWS
Egg Spectrum’s Stinky Sketchbook 2025
Responding to someone’s request on Facebook to ‘review their latest album’ can be dangerous territory. I vowed never to do it again, since most of the stuff I hear, I can’t articulate words for, holistic […]
LIVE REVIEWS
His Name is Jim E. Brown and the name of this article is ‘Jim E Brown might be this generation’s Gerard Hoffnung
Rising to the surface like a fart in the bathtub, ‘Beans on Toast’ by Jim E Brown started playing on one of the weekly playlists we cycle through – I remember exactly where I was, […]
ALBUM REVIEWS
LC Pumpkin & The Joy of Diegesis
I’m at the 2025 Skynet LAN event and due to requiring an update the software that I use that strips ads from my Facebook feed isn’t working properly. As a result, certain adverts are creeping […]
Know Your Newport
EXPLORING NEW NEWPORT’S NEW MARKET
Following a soft opening, Newport Market officially re-opened on 19 March 2022. Boasting a full occupancy, new businesses, eateries as well as a total overhaul on the building costing between five and six million pounds. […]
LIVE REVIEWS
BAKING THE NIGHT AWAY
First published 21 May 2018: There’s a place hidden in plain sight, an innocuous venue seamlessly disguised as something as beige and bland as a doctor’s waiting room. A place where the uninhabited can sneak […]
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CALVA LOUISE
Whether it’s age, COVID or a combination of the two, something that I have found difficult to muster over recent months is getting excited by gigs. During these long periods of isolation I’ve caught many […]