Tag: Wales
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Das Koolies – Best Mindfuck Yet ft Rhys Ifans
Forever being behind the curve, I somehow missed that the rest of Super Furry Animals bar Gruff Rhys had reformed a few years ago as Das Koolies. Looks like Gruff Rhys is focusing on his solo stuff? Das Koolies was a side-project of Super Furries that never happened in the early days – there was…
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Brexit at Stiffany’s
What can I say? I Went To Glasto with Kirk and All I Got Was A Post-EU Neo-Fascist Mess of a Country. Should’ve got a t-shirt. (Actually on theme I wore my two cowboys Westwood-copy on Saturday, sadly it doesn’t stand up to mud well o.O) Not wanted to post here (I did on my…
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RIP Howard Marks
Partly surprised he lasted this long given his lifestyle, but RIP Howard Marks! Obviously best known for his drug dealing then writing, and also inspiration and later work with Super Furry Animals who featured him on several of their covers, who saw him as a Welsh folk hero.
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Trophic cascades
Although apparently simplified, and also contested by some, the story of how wolves introduced to Yellowstone is a fascinating one, and a reminder that even the less palatable or human-friendly parts of the ecosystem have a surprising role to play, good and bad. Quite often good since humans have taken them out over a short…
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Cynefin Cae Gwyn
Cynefin Cae Gwyn by Cynefin Cae Gwyn Heard a track from this on 6Music a few days ago, and if you like pastoral folk or Welsh music this label compilation from Cynefin Cae Gwyn should be right round your bend. And it’s free!
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The glamour of radio
Everyone thinks radio must be glamorous like this: but it’s actually closer to this: (that’s Pirate Radio Welsh style – first Plaid Cymru broadcasts 1959) with the quality of guests like this 😛 So glamorous! Pics via The Passion of Former Days blog.