This is Neath punk band The Tunnelrunners with a song from 1980 called Plastic Land. They were around for about four years but only ever recorded ten songs at a recording session for Swansea Sound… The Tunnelrunners – Plastic Land
It’s 1876 and some art critic from The Spectator magazine has been sent from their London office to cover an exhibition in a scary and far-off land called…Wrexham. This was the town’s attempt to puff… Art Ponce Slags Off Wrexham Hunchback
Live performance by Gruff Rhys and Neon Neon of Hoops With Fidel. This was part of Praxis Makes Perfect; the story of left wing activist and publisher Giangiacomo Feltrinelli.
Nice bit of oddness by a collective of Welsh creative types, calling themselves Short & Curlies. This includes Euros Childs, Robin Edwards (R.Seiliog), Stephen Black (Sweet Baboo), Laura J Martin and Huw Evans (H.Hawkline). The… Short & Curlies – Nun Rain
This is Cwmbran born singer Mal Ryder performing on a cherry picker for Italian telly – not enough heavy lifting machinery in music these days. He was born in the village of Llanfrechfa in 1944… The Famous Welsh Crooner You’ve Never Heard Of
It may be too early to start putting a blue plaque outside this Cardiff sex shop but it has certainly earnt a place in the annals of Welsh pop culture. This is the shop in… The Inspiration for SFA’s Love Kraft
It’s a question often being asked of the Monmouth MP – a burden he has to carry on his rugged shoulders. Because wherever he goes, he leaves behind a trail of people questioning his sexuality… Is David Davies the Straightest Man in Wales?
Sweet Baboo is Bethesda born and Colwyn Bay bred, Stephen Black. He does stuff in both Welsh and English. This is from the album, Ships. More about him here Sweet Baboo
Film from 1973 of Welsh rugby coach Carwyn James singing a Russian folk song. Two years before, he had led the British Lions to their only ever series win against the All Blacks. He was… Carwyn James – Stanochek
Ach, nothing to get excited about here. It’s just Gruff Rhys and Neon Neon doing another one of them multimedia concept albums which tell the story of a left-wing Italian publisher who died in mysterious… Neon Neon – Hammer & Sickle
What is it with the people of Llandrillo – why do they hate camels so much? Because if you’re a camel and you’re thinking of touring north Wales, this village, between Bala and Corwen, is… The Llandrillo Camel Ripper
It’s best known as that jingly jangly song by The Byrds and has become a folk rock standard, recorded hundreds of times by everyone from Cher to The Alarm. But if it wasn’t for American… Idris Davies: The Bells of Rhymney
Tune by North Walian producer Ifan Dafydd which features on the Y Record Las compilation by Recordiau Lliwgar.
Ace bit of drum and bass by Bangor based DJ/Producer Phil Jones aka WOWZER aka WUW. Facebook
It’s often said that Port Talbot steelworks was the inspiration for the brutal industrial landscapes featured in Blade Runner – but it probably wasn’t. At least, it’s hard to find any evidence that it influenced… Do Androids Dream of Welsh Sheep?