Buzz Magazine Wales

14/01/2025

Our monthly poetry column from Mab Jones features Len Pennie, Patrick Jones through and the late Refaat Alareer

Mab Jones' 2025 account is opened with titles from Len Pennie, Patrick Jones and a posthumous collection by Palestinian Refaat Alareer.

13/01/2025

Collecting performances from across the US, UK, Europe and Australia, live album Live Drugs Again (Encore Edition) captures The War On Drugs at their very best

Live Drugs Again (Encore Edition) captures Philadelphian rockers The War On Drugs at their exhilarating, euphoric and energetic best.

13/01/2025

Italian sung, period-set opera The Marriage of Figaro comes to Wales Millennium Centre - Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru showcasing Mozart’s brilliance. The co-production with Grand Théâtre de Genève depicts a courtship with elegant sets and costumes. Dates include Thu 6 | Fri 8 Feb + Wed 9 | Sat 12 Aprwno.org.uk

12/01/2025

UK three-piece Saint Etienne Official release a tranquil 12th studio album, each subsequent song a meditation in its own right

All 14 songs on Saint Etienne’s 12th studio album are meditations in their own right, but feel like tasters and leave you wanting more.

12/01/2025

Live Drugs Again (Encore Edition) captures The War On Drugs at their exhilarating, euphoric and energetic best

Live Drugs Again (Encore Edition) captures Philadelphian rockers The War On Drugs at their exhilarating, euphoric and energetic best.

11/01/2025

Like an alternate version of the Midnight Cowboy soundtrack, Ringo Starr teams up with longstanding friend T-Bone Burnett to co-write the country-styled Look Up

Ringo Starr's admiration for country music runs deep, and here he hooks up with longstanding friend T-Bone Burnett to co-write Look Up.

11/01/2025

10/01/2025

Yesterday a familiar face in Ed Sheeran made a surprise visit to Cardiff visiting lead organisation Sound Progression Fitzalan High School, as well as MOL Education, Cardiff Youth Service / Gwasanaeth Ieuenctid Caerdydd youth project Grassroots Cardiff and Sound Progression who provide free music education, launching his new foundation to support youth music education, The Ed Sheeran Foundation.

He was joined on his surprise tour by longtime songwriting partner and Aloud Ambassador, Wales-based Amy Wadge. There was even time for Ed to perform two songs and gave pupils the chance to ask him questions during a lively Q&A.

“Music education has shaped who I am. I’ve always enjoyed playing music, and it’s led to some of the best moments of my life" - E

https://edsheeranfoundation.com/

10/01/2025

A royal flush, The National release 21-song double live album Rome after mesmerising summer performance at Auditorium Parco Della Musica Ennio Morricon

The National change their setlist every time they play, and on Live In Rome they pull all of their aces for the Italian audience.

10/01/2025

Their first album in seven years, Franz Ferdinand’s The Human Fear is a playful yet defiant addition to their discography

Back with their first album in seven years. The Human Fear is a playful yet defiant addition to Franz Ferdinand's discography.

09/01/2025

Now a Netflix series, Karsten Dusse’s crime thriller Murder Mindfully is positive and peaceful, yet twisted and violent

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Now a Netflix series, Karsten Dusse’s international hit crime thriller Murder Mindfully is positive and peaceful, yet twisted and violent.

09/01/2025

Between the Trees is a unique festival in South Wales with a brilliant mix of live music, art, science and nature in the middle of the woods!

09/01/2025

Dr. Allan Ropper and Brian Burrell’s Reaching Down The Rabbit Hole is a stunning reminder that the human mind is more complex than we could ever imagine

Dr. Allan Ropper and Brian Burrell’s Reaching Down The Rabbit Hole is a reminder that the mind is more complex than we could ever imagine.

08/01/2025

Fred Vermorel’s The Secret History Of Kate Bush (& The Strange Art Of Pop) should have stayed in the past as a superfan artefact

The Secret History Of Kate Bush reads like end-of-party soliloquies by a drunk relative, not a serious work about a serious artist.

07/01/2025

Italian sung, period-set opera The Marriage of Figaro comes to Wales Millennium Centre - Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru showcasing Mozart’s brilliance. The co-production with Grand Théâtre de Genève depicts a courtship with elegant sets and costumes.

Dates include Thu 6 | Fri 8 Feb + Wed 9 | Sat 12 Apr

https://wno.org.uk/whats-on/figaro -and-tickets

07/01/2025

Poetry reviewer Mab Jones signs off for 2024 with new poem collections from Wendy Allen, Betty Doyle, Samatar Elmi and Philip Gross.

07/01/2025

You've still got time to enter our competition to win Hamilton tickets for Tue 21 Jan at Wales Millennium Centre - Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru

https://www.buzzmag.co.uk/buzz-competitions/

07/01/2025

A mix of community spirit and heartwarming tradition, The Riverfront’ seasonal panto Dick Whittington sees discounted tickets being handed out to local schools and OAPs. It’s theatre that brings everyone together.

Newport Riverfront's Welsh spin on Dick Whittington comes from the minds of producer Jamie Anderson and director/writer Richard Gauntlett.