Archive: Jan 2017
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Review: The Sleeper Society @ Chapter
The Sleeper Society Chapter Arts Centre Monday 23rd January 2017 The night before the event, I was extremely pleased to see something like The Sleeper Society on Chapter‘s website. Local…
by Weeping Tudor | 26/01/2017 at 2:37pm
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Best Way To End Independent Venue Week? Nominate Your Favourite Local Venue, Artist, DJ & More For A Cardiff Music Award!
With Independent Venue Week happening around Cardiff week, there is certainly no shortage of musical talent in and around the Welsh Capital. From an array of artists, bands, DJs, promoters…
by Sammy Sprout | 26/01/2017 at 11:00am
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Review: The Moot Virginity of Catherine of Aragon @ Sherman Cymru
The Belfast Ensemble – The Moot Virginity of Catherine of Aragon Sherman Cymru Tuesday 24th January 2017 Many of us recall Catherine of Aragon as the first wife of Henry…
by Weeping Tudor | 25/01/2017 at 12:56pm
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Review: BBC NOW – Mahler’s 6th Symphony @ St. David’s Hall
BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales – Mahler’s 6th Symphony St. David’s Hall Friday 20th January 2017 Shoeing away the awful memories of 2016, we plunge head first into…
by Weeping Tudor | 25/01/2017 at 11:00am
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Review: Teaching my Mother How to Give Birth
Warsan Shire is a Kenyan-born Somali writer, poet and author of poetry collection “Teaching my Mother how to Give Birth”. She has read her work internationally, with the collection having…
by Noorjehan | 24/01/2017 at 12:00pm
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Preview: Wiley @ Y Plas
This February 5th kicks off the first date of grime trailblazer Wiley’s 2017 tour at Y Plas, Cardiff presented by Clwb Ifor Bach. 2016 was a big year for grime music:…
by Noorjehan | 23/01/2017 at 12:00pm
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Independent Venue Week: It’s All About The Music… Business!
Music organisations PRS for Music and the British Academy of Songwriters Composers & Authors are to host an exclusive music business panel in Cardiff next Wednesday (25th of January) as…
by Sammy Sprout | 21/01/2017 at 8:00pm
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Independent Venue Week Is About To Kick Off In Cardiff!
With the announcement that Newport’s Le Pub was to relocate and close for the foreseeable future last week (Le Pub will forever be one of my favourite ever venues… ever!)…
by Sammy Sprout | 20/01/2017 at 2:00pm
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All My Strength – One Year On | #ThrowbackThursday
Article by AllMyStrength. Originally published on May 16th 2016 at 11:15, republished today for throwback Thursday… During 2015’s Mental Health Awareness Week I brought my youth mental health awareness campaign, All…
by Sprout Editor | 19/01/2017 at 1:00pm
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Review: Sunny Afternoon @ WMC
It was a riot of a performance (not literally of course), when the new musical based on the early career and music of The Kinks, Sunny Afternoon, arrived at the…
by dan45ist | 19/01/2017 at 12:02pm
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Review: BBC NOW – Greats Brits #1st Concert @ Hoddinott Hall
BBC National Orchestra of Wales – Greats Brits #1st Concert BBC Hoddinott Hall, Wales Millennium Centre Friday 13th January 2017 British composers should always be something to celebrate, especially those…
by Weeping Tudor | 17/01/2017 at 12:50pm
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Preview: Avenged Sevenfold & Disturbed @ Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
Ever since I can remember I was quite besotted with Avenged Sevenfold, I thought the tones of music they used was quite mesmerising and I loved the controversial lyrics and…
by Sprout Editor | 17/01/2017 at 11:21am
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Tommy Emmanuel Supported By Clive Carroll @ St David’s Hall
Tommy Emmanuel supported by Clive Carroll | St David’s Hall | 14th January 2017 This isn’t Tommy Emmanuel’s first trip to Wales, as evident from the crowd-calling and his own recollections of playing…
by wooquay | 16/01/2017 at 3:46pm
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Satirical Self-Service Checkouts
I’m sure you’ve all seen them by now. They’re everywhere you look; in our supermarkets, in our newsagents and in our cinemas. I am, of course, talking about hidden government…
by jeffthefridge | 16/01/2017 at 11:00am
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Preview: Sunny Afternoon @ WMC
“A blazing triumph.” “Stormingly Successful.” “A belter! Funny, stylish and well-performed.” These are just some of the words used to describe Sunny Afternoon, the new musical based upon both the…
by dan45ist | 13/01/2017 at 1:00pm
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1 In 3 Young People In Wales Don’t Feel In Control Of Their Life
The Prince’s Trust Macquarie Youth Index released this week warns that almost a third of young people in Wales don’t feel in control of their lives, with concerns about job…
by Sammy Sprout | 13/01/2017 at 11:00am
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Applying for University? Here’s some tips from someone who has already done it.
Originally posted on sincerelysammyjay.wordpress.com. Republished for our University Application series. Applying for University can be the most stressful aspect of it all (even more stressful than the grades surprisingly!), especially…
by Sammy Sprout | 12/01/2017 at 10:06am
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#MYSTORY: A Normal Day
I remember it as though it were only yesterday. It was a normal day during the middle of the summer holidays over fifteen years ago now. We were having a…
by dan45ist | 11/01/2017 at 12:00pm
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Review: Astroid Boys @ Clwb Ifor Bach
Astroid Boys Clwb Ifor Bach Monday 12th December 2016 Although grime originated in London during the 2000s, this has not faltered its growth throughout the country. Previously the genre was…
by delianna | 10/01/2017 at 9:53am