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Faith in my ears: CONAL DODDS on four decades inside the live music machine
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (701+ words) Antonia Le Vay sits down with Conal Dodds, founder of Crosstown Concerts, as the company marks a decade of independence and prepares for their Bristol Sounds series of outdoor gigs this month. A man responsible for promoting some 600 live music…...
I HEAR A NEW WORLD: further adventures in ALAN MOORE's Long London
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (138+ words) Buzz Magazine Whilst this reviewer may be new to the world of Long London, they are not new to the works of Long London's creator, the brilliant Alan Moore. And so it's with giddy excitement that I get to jump…...
If it's gonna be watered down, we won't do it: EMPIRE OF THE SUN on their grand pop ambitions
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (351+ words) Electronic pop maximalists Empire Of The Sun need a suitably grandiose setting to justify their widescreen sound. As Luke Steele, half of the Australian duo, explains to Ellie Evans, that's why they recently had to can their own festival " and…...
From Paris (via Lebanon) with love: IBRAHIM MAALOUF's Cardiff debut
17+ hour, 16+ min ago (152+ words) It's the smiles. As the Lebanese-French trumpet-player and consummate patter merchant is keen to tell us, it's the first time Ibrahim Maalouf has played Cardiff, and the vibe is a positive feedback loop of grins and anticipation between the crowd…...
Come for the food, watch the performance art: 10 years of STREET FOOD CIRCUS
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (436+ words) For many of us growing up, the phrase "don't play with your food" was probably sensible advice; for the team behind Street Food Circus, it became a philosophy. Founder Matt The Hat talks to Antonia Le Vay about the 10 years…...
Palestinian author BASSEM KHANDAQJI's post-prison novel is an astonishing read
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (169+ words) Buzz Magazine Nur, a Palestinian, lives amongst the alleyways of a refugee camp near Ramallah but dreams of becoming an archaeologist and writing a novel about the true origins of Mary Magdalene. With his best friend Murad in prison and…...
What is FLAMBOYANCE? A new book has fun trying to answer
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (162+ words) Ambitious, entertaining and deeply felt, Mighty Real is both a love letter to queer music and a reminder of how LGBTQ culture has shaped modern life. Whether talking about Proust or David Beckham, the depth of his research is imaginatively…...
DERMOT KENNEDY shelters Cardiff from the rain with Celtic warmth and soul
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (368+ words) The first night of June and Cardiff is drenched in summer rain and whipped by restless wind. However, arriving inside the Utilita Arena, beneath a waterfall of amber light cascading from the top of the stage, Dermot Kennedy's'Weight Of The…...
I thought I was the only gay in the village" " One to watch: CATTY
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (413+ words) London-via-Caernarfon pop-rock force Catrin Hopkins, aka Catty, is on a rapid rise following her Bracing For Impact EP and a dream slot supporting Stevie Nicks in London. Ahead of her first UK tour this November, she's headlining a Pride Cymru…...
A quarter-century of the British skateboarding scene is documented by NEIL MACDONALD
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (201+ words) Buzz Magazine Art, culture and the best of what's on in Wales Looking for something in particular? A quarter-century of the British skateboarding scene is documented by NEIL MACDONALD Author Neil Macdonald, a skater himself, also owns one of the…...