Are you aged 16-30 and facing a barrier to getting into work, education or volunteering? The Prince’s Trust are offering up to £250 Development Awards in order to help you…

Ceri Dawn Jackson, the BBC journalist behind hit podcast Shreds: Murder in the Dock, talks to us about what went on behind the scenes. Shreds: Murder in the Dock is…

In a few days, a new independent British film Burning Men will be screening in cinemas around the UK. It’s a rock ‘n’ roll road trip through an eerie England,…

Angela Barnes is a down-to-earth, personable stand-up comedian who has been going from strength to strength in recent years. She has hosted the Radio 4 series NewsJack, as well being…

Paul McCaffrey is a stand up comedian with an abundance of live circuit experience, having performed all over the UK. He has also appeared on TV as one of the…

How does living in Cardiff affect you? Does it make you a different person than living in Brecon, Oxford, or even the Valleys? Psychogeographer Peter Finch says there’s a simple…

I have recently started a new series on my Radio Platfform show, Meaningless Culture Drop, called Spotlight. The purpose of this series is to interview many of the new artists…

Will Varley, from open mic to venues. On February 7th it was Cardiff’s turn, for one of the stages of his first tour with the band around the UK and…

Twitter, Buddha and placenta all feature in this interview with stand-up comedian and writer Chris Thayer. Chris Thayer is a man that I have deeply admired since 2012. He is…

Kieran Stowell interviews Roddy Woomble, Idlewild frontman, ahead of his solo show at The Globe in Cardiff on 22nd October 2017. It has been over 11 years since Roddy Woomble…

Jake Griffiths interviews Dan from Bristol duo Meadowlark ahead of their show at The Moon, Cardiff on October 10th. In my swollen-faced, vulnerable and sleep deprived state I made a phone call…

Jake Griffiths talks to Christopher Hamblin (Pianist and Executive Personal Assistant to Latrice Royale) about gender and sexuality and music. The main worry that seems to follow duos is the…

I woke up with a fever, my belly in a knot as my alarm went off. I was going to interview Half Blind, a local band who have two eps….

Undefeated boxing legend Joe Calzaghe is back in front of a Cardiff crowd for one night only. Starting at 8.30pm boxing icon, known as ‘The Pride of Wales’ will share…

Most cities in the UK have their own musical histories, arguably the most diverse being London and Manchester, but Jake Bugg is taking Nottingham to the next level musically by…

Beth Granville is a comedy writer and performer from Cardiff whose new show Foiled is going to the Edinburgh Fringe this August.  Staged in a real working hair salon on…

Interview by Anya Jenkins. Festival of Voice’s website @FOV Festival of Voice’s Facebook Festival of Voice’s Instagram Related: See all FOV reviews on theSprout here. Preview: Festival of Voice –…

This series is being run by a young Brit who lived in Belgium for 19 years and now resides in Cardiff, known on theSprout as Ironfoot. The aim? To inform…

This series is being run by a young Brit who lived in Belgium for 19 years and now resides in Cardiff, known on theSprout as Ironfoot. The aim? To inform…

This series is being run by a young Brit who lived in Belgium for 19 years and now resides in Cardiff, known on theSprout as Ironfoot. The aim? To inform…