FESTIVAL LISTING

After the hardest winter since the ice age, ‘summer’ is finally on its way. Actually, let’s rephrase that, the festival season is on its way. With volcanic clouds disrupting foreign travel and the chaos of a hung parliament, what better way to get away from it all than stomping about in a field, getting down to your favourite bands, or sitting in an all night café discovering new grooves and talking crap till the sun comes up. Click here to check out our guide to the best places to hang this summer.

TJS CLOSES DOORS FOR LAST TIME

The world famous music venue, Newport’s TJs, has closed its doors for the final time. Following the death of owner John Sicolo recently, his daughter has decided that it is not financially viable to keep the venue open. Go to news page for more

F ILM REVIEWS

With Jonathon Ross retiring from Film Night, we thought we ought to demonstrate we can also talk about movies! Actually, no, we are not going to atempt to be the next Mark Kermode, we just want to bring to your attention some non-mainstream movies we think you ought to check out. Go to the new film review page.

KILNABOY INTERVIEW

Cardiff's very own anarcho-diddly-punks Kilnaboy talk to us about anarchy, protests and winning over french punks with fiddles and acordians. CLICK HERE INNIT.

Other recent highlights include.......

SONIC BOOM SIX INTERVIEW

Highlights of a chat with Barney Boom of Sonic Boom Six, Manchester’s ska-punk-hip-hop terrorists. They seem to be turning up everywhere, so you have no excuse for not catching them soon to find out what we are raving about. CLICK 'ERE INNIT

POWERSTEPPERS INTERVIEW

The Powersteppers are sending out dub vibrations from the Wild Wild West of Wales. To read what Colin, the man behind the vibes, has to say about 90s London, 21st century Pemobrokeshire and the clash of dub and rave, CLICK HERE

MOLARA INTERVIEW

West Wales' queen of dub talks to us about her roots, her band, her family and much more. CLICK 'ERE INNIT

PEPPERMINT IGUANA ISSUE SEVEN OUT NOW
(On the streets and in the fields from 1st July 2009)

Yes folks, another zine has hit the streets. This issue contains interviews with Dick Lucas (Citizen Fish/Subhumans), The Powersteppers, Molara, Kilnaboy and Sonic Boom Six. There's a shed load of CD reviews stuff about No Borders Wales and the campaign against the new military academy coming to St Athans.

You will be able to catch us selling it at various festivals and gigs in the coming months. It will be going into a few shops (already on sale in All Ages Records in Camden) and if you are really desperate, e-mail us and we will sort you out.