Andy Howells

ONE of Bradford's worst disasters was one of the least reported.

IT’S 13 years since singer/songwriter Joss Stone broke into the charts with her album debut The Soul sessions. 

On the 50th anniversary of Newport’s Dolman Theatre, Andy Howells visits its archive for a brief overview of its history.

TO commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles album, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, ANDY HOWELLS chats to the director of a new Beatles documentary about the making of the album.

THE Woman in Black, which recently celebrated its 28th anniversary in the West End, is touring to Cardiff’s New Theatre for eight haunting performances next week.

CHAKA Khan returns to the UK for a massive nationwide three-city tour this summer including an appearance at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena on June 7.

POP legend Anastacia plays Cardiff’s St David’s Hall as part of her forthcoming The Ultimate Collection tour this weekend.

CITIZENSHIP, civil disturbance, conflict, questioning of authority and experts, anger, ugly scenes on the streets, abuse and tragic consequences may be all part of Britain today but as theatre company Omnidaze will display next week at Wales Millennium Centre, many of these topics have been with us for longer than we care to realise.

Metalcore rockers While She Sleeps recently celebrated their tenth anniversary as a band by becoming totally independent. The band not only self-funded their latest album You Are We with the help of their fans through a PledgeMusic campaign, but also converted an empty warehouse in the heart of their native Sheffield into their own multi-purpose studio. It’s not the first time the band have had their own space, 2010’s debut EP ‘The North Stands For Nothing’ was recorded at a home studio called The Barn.

Hit stage show Big Girls Don’t Cry comes to Blackwood Miners Institute on April 28 featuring the greatest hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.