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“I wanted to prove I really had it in me”: Jack Valero is doing it for himself

By George Phillips

3 min readNov 24, 2023

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“I wanted to prove I really had it in me”: Jack Valero is doing it for himself

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Epileptic Lizards: “The goal is an hour long song”

Introducing the band, №1:

4 min readApr 24, 2024

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Epileptic Lizards: “The goal is an hour long song”

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Nine great new artists you may have missed at Sŵn Festival on Sunday

By George Phillips

5 min readNov 10, 2023

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Nine great new artists you may have missed at Sŵn Festival on Sunday

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Gavin Allen

Gareth Bale’s retirement isn’t the end of an era, it’s the start of a new one

The children of the Balean age will grow up with a confidence their parents never had; a belief that Wales can win — that they will win

6 min readJan 12, 2023

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Gareth Bale’s retirement isn’t the end of an era, it’s the start of a new one

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Gavin Allen

The Northman review: Do I not entertain you?

Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk and Willem Dafoe

5 min readMay 4, 2022

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The Northman review: Do I not entertain you?

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Live review: Sunshine Sunday celebration of Welsh excellence

As the BBC 6 Music Festival crawled to a chilled close, a last day of chat and music was just what the hangover ordered

3 min readApr 6, 2022

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Live review: Sunshine Sunday celebration of Welsh excellence

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Johnny Marr live review: Rock legend caps off spectacular 6 Music festival

Venue: The Great Hall, Cardiff Students Union

2 min readApr 6, 2022

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Johnny Marr live review: Rock legend caps off spectacular 6 Music festival

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Beabadoobee, Sports Team and Bloc Party: Indie’s old, new and now

Venue: The Great Hall, Cardiff

3 min readApr 4, 2022

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Beabadoobee, Sports Team and Bloc Party: Indie’s old, new and now

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Little Simz live review: The phenomenal stage presence of a ‘sometimes introvert’

Venue: St David’s Hall, Cardiff

2 min readApr 4, 2022

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Little Simz live review: The phenomenal stage presence of a ‘sometimes introvert’

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Review: Ibeyi, Porij, Obongjayar at BBC 6 Music Festival

Venue: Y Plas, 01/04/2022

2 min readApr 4, 2022

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Review: Ibeyi, Porij, Obongjayar at BBC 6 Music Festival

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Gavin Allen

Gavin Allen

Digital Journalism lecturer at Cardiff University. Ex-Associate Editor of Mirror.co.uk and formerly of MailOnline, MSN UK and Wales Online.

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