3+ hour, 52+ min ago   (125+ words) From Black Sabbath riots to vegetal pongs, Resonant Places is a tribute to a selection of the live music venues which lit up Cardiff back in the day. But there remains a danger of imposing interpretations and reading too much…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (109+ words) Hazell Ward’s debut The Game Is Murder is an experimental, metafictional crime novel, inspired by one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in British history: the 1974 disappearance of Lord Lucan. If you thought every plot consideration had been covered within the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (153+ words) A just-published chronicle of the Scottish indie scene of the 90s – a collection of tiny acorns which grew larger in the form of bands like Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai and Franz Ferdinand – tickles the fancy of Ben Woolhead. Rachel Helena Walsh is…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (239+ words) Cardiff-based poet and performer Rachel Helena Walsh is once again bringing Buzz some typewritten excellence! (Read her review of 2025’s Sŵn Festival here and an interview with Spit Hood here.) Below is the results of her meetup with Ellis Acton-Dyer…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (198+ words) Based on a true story about the first Nazi war criminal to be extradited from America, The Mare by Angharad Hampshire is a powerful historical portrayal – one which starts with a holiday. That’s the setting for Russell Ryan meeting, then…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1001+ words) The last 12 months have seen Canadian pop-metal four-piece Spiritbox reach new heights, from touring North America with Evanescence to big-time industry recognition with a Grammy nomination and performance. Ross Peacey spoke to lead singer Courtney LaPlante about their recent success…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (80+ words) Buzz Magazine Following his son’s bizarre experience in an American castle, Jon Ronson visits it himself, initiating a fascinating foray into the fringes of modern masculinity. Marion Gibson’s Witchland focuses on the English Civil War, and what uncertainty, poverty and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (71+ words) Jamie Fisher’s Nobody Broke Your Heart is the latest biography to document Elliott Smith’s 34 years on Earth, and is forensic in telling his story. This 1990s nostalgia-fest is perfect for Xennials – that most blessed mini-generation who were taught analogue but later…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (271+ words) To celebrate their new album, Mayfield, Rusty Shackle have been joined by their family, friends, and Cardiff locals in the Tramshed. From start to finish, I felt like I needed to be hoisted onto a pub bench with a stein…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (626+ words) From Black Sabbath riots to vegetal pongs, Resonant Places is a tribute to a selection of the live music rooms which lit up Cardiff back in the day. Don’t look for them, they’re not there anymore… pop down to the…...