Posts Tagged ‘wales’
The Brilliant, Bruised Sound Of Badfinger
From Swansea hopefuls to power-pop saints, the Badfinger legacy remains a bittersweet map of melody, ambition, exploitation, and endurance. There are bands whose legends are written in noise, spectacle, and myth. Badfinger’s was written in hooks. Listen closely to ‘No Matter What’, ‘Day After Day’, ‘Baby Blue’, or the wounded grandeur of ‘Without You’, and…
Read MoreBlood, Steel, And Belonging: ‘The Darke Secrets Of A Steel Town’
In his debut novel, Welsh author AJ Coonan explores the darkness that dwells within the heart of every man in a thrilling and disturbing love letter to his hometown of Port Talbot. ‘The Darke Secrets of a Steel Town’ follows the story of protagonist Sean Darke, who began life as a sinister alter ego for…
Read MoreThe Secrets Of South Wales
The ancient land of Cymru holds many secrets; a place echoing with the ghosts of its storied past, where history and myth align. A country born of kings and conquest, Wales is home to a wealth of hidden historical artefacts and ruins that hold great significance in the development of Western civilisation. In Port Talbot,…
Read MoreNew Music: ‘Doom Beats Boom’ Hoskins Phenomenon (ft. 505 Collective)
It didn’t take long for the villainous dimension hopping entity known as Hoskins to strike again, this time targeting the creative heart of Hoskins Phenomenon. During lockdown, members of Hoskins Phenomenon collaborated with Port Talbot based 505 Collective to produce a new track, ‘Doom Beats Boom’. It was a project designed to unite the local…
Read MoreStephen Morris on Welsh Coast Radio
On his annual end-of-year pilgrimage home to Cymru, MADCAP Global Managing Director Stephen Morris sat down for an on-air interview with Welsh Coast Radio broadcaster Mike Kennedy. Mike Kennedy is a well-known voice on WCR 106.5 FM, waking up Swansea in South Wales every morning with his popular breakfast show. In a wide-ranging interview, Stephen…
Read MorePorted Sound: Balsamo Collins Riley And The Swansea-Liverpool Connection
The Swansea-Liverpool connection lives strong in the recent success of Balsamo Collins Riley, as the trio sees their latest single ‘Three Ring Circus’ climb the local UK radio charts. “Response has been all positive, it’s been incredible,” Andy Collins says. “The amount of radio stations taking it on over here has been wonderful. People have…
Read MoreNew Music: ‘Three Ring Circus’, Balsamo Collins Riley
Hoop-la! The circus is back in town, as Swansea-Liverpool trio Balsamo Collins Riley release their new single ‘Three Ring Circus’. ‘Three Ring Circus’ is the new single from Balsamo Collins Riley, a trio comprised of Welsh singer-songwriters Steve Balsamo and Andy Collins, and Liverpool’s own Pete Riley in a meeting of three formidable musical minds.…
Read MoreMike Kennedy: The Man Behind The Mic
For the people of Swansea on the south coast of Wales, Mike Kennedy is a familiar name and voice. Each morning, the people of Swansea wake up to ‘Breakfast with Mike Kennedy’, the programme he hosts on local station Welsh Coast Radio 106.5 FM. Broadcasting from the Tircoed Village in Swansea, WCR is an independent…
Read MoreNew Music: ‘Hoskins The He-Pee’ Hoskins Phenomenon
Take a deep dive into the weirdly wonderful and beautifully chaotic sonic world of Welsh indie collective Hoskins Phenomenon on their new interstellar EP, ‘Hoskins The He-Pee’. Audio wizardry and strange tales align to whisk listeners across the stars on another mission to thwart the greatest threat ever posed to intelligent lifeforms – a nefarious…
Read MoreNew Music: ‘Extended Pleasures’ by Aubrey Straw
‘Extended Pleasures’ is the latest release from Welsh indie collective Aubrey Straw, serving as the final album in their long-running conservation series as the band refocus on new material. ‘Extended Pleasures’ is a reworked version of ‘The Aubrey Straw EP’. The first five songs were recorded in 1999 and released in CD format. The new…
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