LABEL BANDS
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 […]
MUSIC REVIEWS
LABEL BANDS
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 […]
BY BAND
BLACK WESKER – ECO PUNK, NO JUNK
Black Wesker comprise a fusion of punk, indie and jazz with improvisation and stylistic changes that subvert the expecations of audiences and regular viewers. The band has developed a reputation for playing their songs in […]
ALBUM REVIEWS
POP DONE RIGHT BUT WITH A WINKY FACE – THE VANITY PROJECT
Once in a blue moon we stumble across an album that makes us sit up right, pay attention and think ‘fuck this is how it should be done’ – a flawless collection of hits that […]
BY BAND
PERIPHERAL OBSERVATIONS OF A FRESHLY-SHAVEN CYNIC
One of the many things the scribe gets off on when attending a ‘cultural event’ is watching from the side lines the secondary features outside of the reason he payed a lot of money to […]
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. […]