Last week G sat down with Bowling For Soup front-man, and all-round nice guy, Jaret Reddick to talk about his new country album Just Woke Up, BFS UK tour of dreary seaside towns which kicks off next week, and the…
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Evil Scarecrow, The Globe, Cardiff, 26/03/22
Evil Scarecrow at The Globe in Cardiff rates as not only one of the best gigs I’ve been to this year. But one of the best gigs I have ever been to in my twenty-odd years of seeing live music….
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Downcast, Fuse, Cardiff, 10/03/22
There was a glorious time in the early 2000s when it looked like there might be a resurgence of British post-hardcore. Bands like Funeral for a Friend, Hundred Reasons and Hell is For Heroes created a new wave of British…
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Nordic Giants, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, 28/02/22
There’s something ethereal about a Nordic Giants performance. As the two imposing figures of Löki and Rôka take to the stage at Clwb Ifor Bach, the pair, decked out in costumes that make them look like mythical figures from an…
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Nordic Giants release new video Faceless, UK tour kicks off next month
The mysterious Nordic Giants have released a new video for Faceless, the first single from their upcoming album Symbiosis. According to the band, the track and film, featuring Alex Hedley, touches upon the symbology surrounding the mythical ouroboros symbol –…
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Bloxx, Thekla, Bristol, 28/10/21
Sometimes you see an act and know they are going to be huge. After seeing Bloxx hit the stage aboard Bristol’s Thekla on Thursday, it’s undeniable that (if there is any justice in the world) they will be massive. Proceedings…
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Skindred, Tramshed, Cardiff, 7/10/21
It takes some stones to open your set by playing AC/DC and then stomping onto the stage to the Imperial March. Skindred is the kind of band to do something that audacious and then effortlessly top it. At a packed…
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Tech Metallers Sertraline unveil new single Vivid
Rising stars of the UK progressive tech metal scene Sertraline, have just unveiled their brand new single Vivid. The single is also one of the last times fans will hear Lizzie Parry on vocals, as Vivid is one of two…
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Bloxx drop new single ‘Everything I’ve Ever Learned’, Announce UK tour
Bloxx have made a surprise return with new single Everything I’ve Ever Learned. The single is the first new material from the uxbridge quartet, since they released their critically acclaimed debut album Lie Out Loud in August 2020. The track, produced…
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Biffy Clyro, Alexandra Head, Cardiff, 16/09/21
Biffy Clyro were brilliant. There is no denying that. There are plenty of reasons why they are one of the worlds biggest bands, and they were all on display and then some at Alexandra Head in Cardiff last night. However,…
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The Wildhearts, Tramshed, Cardiff, 3/9/21
It’s been about 18 months since I went to a proper gig. Something it seems I have in common with The Wildhearts. Their first gig since the pandemic completely derailed life, the universe and everything; it was clear from the…
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Biffy Clyro announce surprise new album
Scottish rock Gods, Biffy Clyro will release a surprise new project ‘The Myth of the Happily Ever After’ on 22nd October. The record is a homegrown project that represents a reaction to their chart-topping album ‘A Celebration of Endings’ and…
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The Menzingers, SWX Bristol, 7/2/2020
The Menzingers made a triumphant return to Bristol last night. The evening of self-deprecating top draw post punk, at a packed and sweltering SWX, opened with the wonderfully named Mannequin Pussy. Playing tracks from their latest album Patience, the Philadelphia…
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Dave Hause and The Mermaid, Thekla, Bristol, 15/05/19
The first time I saw Dave Hause was at Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms in 2011, he was the opening act of The Revival Tour alongside Chuck Reagan, Dan Andriano and Brian Fallon, a tour he told a packed Thekla on Wednesday…
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Bowling For Soup, 02 Academy, Bristol, 28/11/2018
Christmas came early as Texan pop punks Bowling For Soup brought their ‘Almost Christmas’ tour to the O2 Academy Bristol, on Wednesday night. The festive fun kicked off with Dallas power pop prodigies Not Ur Girlfrenz, wowing the crowd by…
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A, SWX, Bristol, 17/11/18
The collected 30 somethings were partying like it was 2002 at SWX as post-punk rockers A returned to Bristol to play the whole of their seminal album Hi-Fi Serious. An evening of early 00’s rock appreciation kicked off with Essex…
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