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Are the Pixies recording a new album in Wales?
Whatever Frank Black is recording right now, it’s a project to which he’s given serious thought. In an interview with The Quietus in April, he said the following: I’m writing a lot of songs right now. The next recording session is going to very important. I haven’t made demos like this in years! I’m trying to […]
Pete Williams – the Lexington, London, 13th August 2012
August 17, 2012
Spent Monday night in London after a short trip abroad. By a happy coincidence, Dexys stalwart Pete Williams and his band were playing a show at the Lexington. The set was mainly drawn from his new album ‘See’. It’s a really nice record, and Pete’s assembled a fine band that truly brings the songs […]
This is what they’re like – Dexys, Parc & Dare Theatre, 04/05/2012
May 7, 2012
Kevin Rowland knows how to test the devotion of his fans. Situated in the heart of the Rhondda Valley, Treorchy’s Parc & Dare Theatre isn’t the most like;y venue with which to kick off a UK tour. Regardless of where you’re travelling from, it’ll take you a long time to get there. There’s already a […]
Jonathan Richman – Clwb Ifor Bach
March 14, 2012
Barely three songs into the set, Jonathan Richman has stopped playing. “It feels like… we’re too far away” he says. Briefly deliberating with the only other band member, longtime drummer Tommy Larkins, he sets about rearranging their equipment til the pair are barely two feet away from the audience. It doesn’t take long – there’s […]
“I don’t want to expand my audience… I want to refine it” – an interview with Kristin Hersh
November 22, 2011
This post originally appeared on the ITV Wales blog It’s hard to think of another band quite like Throwing Muses. Fronted by guitarist/singer Kristin Hersh, the Boston quartet released a series of brilliantly mercurial albums from 1986 onwards. The lineup went through a few changes, most notably with guitarist Tanya Donelly leaving in 1991. Today, the […]
“You can be angry and have fun!” – Pris interview
October 31, 2011
This has also appeared on the ITV Wales blog… With perfect pop, DIY videos, and a wonderfully brash Twitter account to their name, Pris have already picked up quite a following. Formed little over a year ago, they’re no strangers to Wales, playing one of their earliest shows supporting the Manic Street Preachers […]
Salem, songwriting, and learning to sing – an interview with Eddie Argos
October 26, 2011
Here’s an interview that originally appeared on the ITV Wales site. It’s always a pleasure to watch Art Brut perform. Once described as “Stephen Fry fronting Guns N’ Roses”, the band is touring in support of their latest album ‘Brilliant Tragic!’, which saw them team up with Pixies legend Frank Black on production duties. […]
Talking Waco, Lloyd Webber and the music industry with Simon Indelicate
May 23, 2011
The Indelicates have never been a predictable band. With their second album, 2010’s ‘Songs for Swinging Lovers‘, founder members Julia and Simon made a radical move – escaping the established record industry to set up their own label. The result? Corporate Records – “a new kind of record company that you can sign to any time it suits […]
September 25, 2012
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