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A view of Womanby Street, filled with nightclubs
Social Life

The death of the nightclub

In 2024, three nightclubs shut across the UK every week. Could we be facing a clubbing extinction by 2029?
Young Welsh Musician stands in front of a field
Social Life

 ‘Be a man, talk about your emotions’: Singer-songwriter discusses new EP release

Four years after his first single, Tangerine Peels, was released, Tom Parry’s first EP is set to be released by the end of 2024.
Social Life

‘No, thank you guys’: Meet the man who skipped partying with Oasis for football

Allan Parkins has as many stories as records in stock at Cardiff’s Kellys Records, including anecdotes featuring Oasis and Bruce Springsteen
Social Life

Local musician calls for more investment into small music venues

New podcast Culturally Cardiff explores the importance of small music venues, as a local singer highlights the value of the city's independent music scene
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Social Life

Rising stars given the spotlight this Christmas

Performing her headline show at Acapela Studios this December, Molly Roberts discusses the importance and value of supporting up and coming Welsh talent
new fund set up to help small music venues in Cardiff
Work Life

A new fund to help local music venues may be inaccessible

Cardiff council have announced a new shared prosperity fund, but it may be out of reach for small businesses with limited time and resources
Culture

‘My mind is at 100 miles an hour’ – how ADHD shaped a Cardiff singer’s new music

BBC Radio Cymru regular Mali Hâf talks finishing songs, impatient teachers and the speed of the creative process ahead of...
The front facade of Gwdihŵ is all that remains of the former bar.
Culture

Music venues continue to close despite ‘music city’ status

Five years ago, consultancy began to protect and grow Cardiff’s music scene, but plans to redevelop the site of Porter’s in Harlech Court has brought the strategy into question.
Culture

From putting on 15 events per month to live streaming DJ sets from his bedroom

DJ, promoter and record label owner Luke Priestley took the isolation periods as an opportunity to strengthen his mental health
Culture

Newport band returns to popular city venue for intimate homecoming gig in December

After a couple of years where live music ground to a halt, South Wales quartet Finding Aurora are back with a bang - and a homecoming show in Newport to boot
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