The Year So Far

JANUARY 2020

02.01.2020 – Ultragold, Orlagh Zurawski play The North, Rhyl
05.01.2020 – The Broken Jukebox radio show was broadcast on TudnoFM (listen)
06.01.2020 – Stephanie Finegan is live in session on Neil Crud’s TudnoFM Show (listen)
06.01.2020 – White Ether release Time For You (listen)
09.01.2020 – Peaness play Vera, Groningen, Holland
10.01.2020 – Peaness self-release 7″ single Kaizen (on red vinyl) (video)
10.01.2020 – Seazoo play The Lexington, London
11.01.2020 – Soul Jacker play live on Phase Radio in Prestatyn
12.01.2020 – Ashley Falls, New Moon play Archies, Prestatyn
12.01.2020 – Melys play Rockaway Beach Festival, Bognor Regis
13.01.2020 – Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies are live in session on Neil Crud’s TudnoFM Show (listen)
15.01.2020 – Soul Jacker play live at All FM radio
16.01.2020 – Seazoo song The Pleasure is played on BBC 6Music
16.01.2020 – Alien Feelings, Soul Shepherd play The North, Rhyl
18.01.2020 – The Broken Jukebox radio show was broadcast on TudnoFM (listen)
20.01.2020 – Mazion release ‘Broken EP’  (preview)
20.01.2020 – Big Unit Agricultural Regime are live in session on Neil Crud’s TudnoFM Show (listen)
23.01.2020 – Heartbeat Wunderbar play The North, Rhyl
23.01.2020 – INME, Haggard Cat, Zebedy play Live Rooms, Chester
25.01.2020 – White Ether play Market Vaults, Llangefni (watch)
25.01.2020 – Cadence Noir, Bad Earth play XS, Wrexham
27.01.2020 – Meilir is live in session on Neil Crud’s TudnoFM Show (listen)
29.01.2020 – Peaness play Boiler Room, Guildford
30.01.2020 – Raging Speedhorn play Live Rooms, Chester (review)
30.01.2020 – Cow play Sound, Liverpool (review)
30.01.2020 – Intelligent Idiots play The North, Rhyl
30.01.2020 – Peaness play Prince Albert, Brighton (watch)
31.01.2020 – Zelyg release EP ‘Sooner Or Later’ (buy)

FEBRUARY 2020

01.02.2020 – Peaness play The Wheatsheaf, Oxford
02.02.2020 – The Broken Jukebox radio show was broadcast on TudnoFM (listen)
03.02.2020 – Klammer have session broadcast on Neil Crud’s TudnoFM Show
05.02.2020 – ‘International Split EP’ is released on link2wales feat Emissaries Of Syn (buy)
06.02.2020 – New Moon play Hoptimist, Abergele
07.02.2020 – Hippies Vs Ghosts release track Camel Storm (bandcamp)
07.02.2020 – Peaness play Soup Kitchen, Manchester (watch)
08.02.2020 – White Ether, The Stash gig at The Goat, Penygroes is cancelled
08.02.2020 – Link2wales publishes archive profile on Cellophane Boys (see)
08.02.2020 – Banda Bacana play Cafe Siabod, Capel Curig
08.02.2020 – Adwaith, Eitha Da, Chroma (& more) play Ty Pawb, Wrexham (poster)
14.02.2020 – The Broken Jukebox radio show was broadcast on TudnoFM (listen)
14.02.2020 – Habits announce that members are to leave after their forthcoming tour
15.02.2020 – Emissaries Of Syn played Blossoms, Stockport
15.02.2020 – Lullaby For A Unicorn play Hard Rock Hell Festival, Birmingham
15.02.2020 – The Montagues play Front Room, Rhyl
17.02.2020 – Red Or Dead play live on Neil Crud’s Tudno FM Show
19.02.2020 – Eitha Da publish video of Supernaturalism (watch)
19.02.2020 – Habits, Bogans, Saltwater Injection play Live Rooms, Chester
20.02.2020 – Habits play The Peacock, Sunderland
20.02.2020 – Zelyg played a Ceg TV gig at Y Castell, Pwllheli
20.02.2020 – Rabo De Toro, Cane Toads, Horse Spookers, Chris Chadwick play Skerries, Bangor (review)
21.02.2020 – Pentrefest starts at Mcleans, Queensferry
21.02.2020 – Henge play Ucheldre, Holyhead (review)
21.02.2020 – Habits play Centrala, Birmingham
23.02.2020 – Habits play Jacaranda, Liverpool
23.02.2020 – Navnlos, Middle Name God + Soul Shepherd played Archies, Prestatyn
24.02.2020 – Emissaries Of Syn play live in session on Neil Crud’s TudnoFM Show (listen)
27.02.2020 – Spam Javelin play Outpost, Liverpool
27.02.2020 – Lolfa Binc play The North, Rhyl
27.02.2020 – A Gathering Of Folk took place at The Royal Oak, Wrexham
27.02.2020 – The Stash play CD launch party at Cavern Club, Liverpool
27.02.2020 – Peaness play Sugarmill, Stoke
28.02.2020 – Omaloma release single Walk The Dog on Recordiau Cae Gwyn (listen)
28.02.2020 – Eitha Da release ‘Fizzy EP’ (bandcamp)
28.02.2020 – Hopewell Ink played The Cold Concert at Bangor Cathedral
28.02.2020 – Zelyg, Scotch Funeral, Dan Williamson play Y Castell, Pwllheli
28.02.2020 – Dogsflesh, Spam Javelin, Krank play The Skerries, Bangor (youtube)
28.02.2020 – Peaness play The Waterfront, Norwich
29.02.2020 – Dogsflesh / Rabo De Toro / Fatalist / Spam Javelin / Entity play Marine-Core (review) (video)
29.02.2020 – Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard played Chaos Theory Festival in Tuffnel Park

MARCH 2020

05.03.2020 – DoOne, Negative Measures, Fatalist, Falaun gig review at Outpost, Liverpool (read)
07.03.2020 – Krank, Leatherback, Thrashatouille, Lullaby for a Unicorn, Winter Hotel play Mcleans, Pentre
07.03.2020 – Cow, Eye Licker, The Good Host, Chain Of Dissent play The Skerries, Bangor
08.03.2020 – The Broken Jukebox radio show was broadcast on TudnoFM (listen)
09.03.2020 – System Of Hate session broadcast on Neil Crud’s TudnoFM Show
10.03.2020 – Spam Javelin play The Jacaranda, Liverpool
11.03.2020 – Gas Hands and Spam Javelin play The Millbank, Rhyl (poster)
13.03.2020 – Emissaries Of Syn, Marw play The Saddle, Chester (Maines pulled out)
17.03.2020 – Neil Crud presents his final show from TudnoFM studio before Covid19 (listen)
20.03.2020 – Kill Trev, Lolfa Binc at The Skerries, Bangor is cancelled due to Covid19 outbreak
20.03.2020 – Goatburner gig at The Marine, Old Old Colwyn is cancelled
24.03.2020 – Lockdown in the UK starts, effectively ending live gigs
24.03.2020 – Neil Crud presents his TudnoFM live on Facebook due to Lockdown (listen)
25.03.2020 – Rhys Mwyn publishes blog on the importance of Welsh Culture (read)
25.03.2020 – Derrero release single Rolling Past Vistas on Recordiau Cae Gwyn
27.03.2020 – Maines release their ‘Spring EP’ (bandcamp)
27.03.2020 – Spam Javelin reissue their album ‘Crack Whores OF Betws Garmon’ on CD (buy)
28.03.2020 – TudnoFM Soultrain DJ Chico sadly died
28.03.2020 – Derrero release the album ‘Time Lapse’ on vinyl on Recordiau Cae Gwyn
30.03.2020 – Emissaries Of Syn issue cover of Human Cull’s To Weep For Unconquered Worlds (listen)
31.03.2020 – Oblong release a lockdown video of Kill Boy, Kill (watch)
31.03.2020 – Neil Crud presents his 2nd radio show during Lockdown (listen)

APRIL 2020

03.04.2020 – Omaloma release album ‘Swish’ on Recordiau Car Gwyn (listen)
03.04.2020 – Seazoo release album ‘Joy’ (listen)
03.04.2020 – Irma Vep release vinyl album ‘Embarrassed Landscape’ (bandcamp)
03.04.2020 – My Project Ghost release 12″ EP ‘Young, Grieven’ (listen)
05.04.2020 – Rabo De Toro release All I Want as a video/single (watch)
05.04.2020 – The Broken Jukebox radio show was broadcast live on Facebook (listen)
06.04.2020 – Eitha Da are interviewed in Bido Lito (read)
06.04.2020 – Recordiau Prin release CD & Book by David R Edwards (bandcamp)
06.04.2020 – Neil Crud presents his 3rd radio show during Lockdown (listen)
07.04.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his 1st Bedroom Bollocks radio show (listen)
11.04.2020 – Hughie Shaw died (owner of The Marine Hotel, Rhyl venue of Breeding Ground)
12.04.2020 – Emissaries Of Syn gig at Outpost, Liverpool is cancelled due to Coronavirus
13.04.2020 – Neil Crud presents his 4th radio show during Lockdown (listen)
14.04.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Bedroom Bollocks radio show (listen)
17.04.2020 – Red Or Dead album ‘Anarchy Is Liberty’ is released on link2wales recs
17.04.2020 – Notora release their single Stay (watch)
17.04.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his 1st Punk As Fuck radio show (listen)
18.04.2020 – Plastidisc Records release 7″ by The Secret Agent Five (listen)
18.04.2020 – Live video emerges of Crapsons and Spam Javelin jamming live at Crapfest (see)
19.04.2020 – Bogans release eponymous EP and announce that they are going to split up (bandcamp)
19.04.2020 – The Broken Jukebox radio show was broadcast live on Facebook
20.04.2020 – Neil Crud presents his 5th radio show during Lockdown (listen)
21.04.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Bedroom Bollocks radio show (listen)
22.04.2020 – Hopewell Ink played live Lockdown gig on Facebook (watch)
23.04.2020 – Spam Javelin issue their long awaited ‘Crack Whores’ T-shirt (buy here)
24.04.2020 – Kidsmoke release track The Bluest You (bandcamp)
24.04.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Punk As Fuck 2 radio show (listen)
25.04.2020 – Link2wales pays tribute to Bern of Elfyn Presli on 10th anniversary of his death (read)
26.04.2020 – Magic Bullet release their TudnoFM session on bandcamp
26.04.2020 – link2wales publishes Tivoli gigography (link)
26.04.2020 – Armagideon Time by Ninja & Steve is reissued on YouTube (listen)
27.04.2020 – Neil Crud presents his 6th radio show during Lockdown (listen)
28.04.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Bedroom Bollocks radio show (listen)
30.04.2020 – Llyn Y Cwn releases a 1 hour track Cwm Bochlwyd (bandcamp)

MAY 2020

01.05.2020 – Mwstard release Resolution EP on Bandcamp
01.05.2020 – 4th Eden release album ‘Dark Skies; (bandcamp)
01.05.2020 – Golden Fable release album ‘Alchemy – Instrumentals’ (bandcamp)
01.05.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Punk As Fuck 3 radio show (listen)
02.05.2020 – Spam Javelin and link2wales set up Instagram accounts
03.05.2020 – The Broken Jukebox radio show is broadcast live on Facebook
03.05.2020 – Kyle Lee is interviewed on Songs From A Padded Envelope podcast (listen)
04.05.2020 – Neil Crud presents his 7th radio show during Lockdown (listen)
05.05.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Bedroom Bollocks radio show (listen)
06.05.2020 – Nigel Peters guitarist of Terminal turns 60 today
08.05.2020 – Derrero‘s comeback album ‘Time Lapse’ is made digitally available
08.05.2020 – Crapfest is held virtually; feat; Crapsons, Uncle Peanut, Pete Bentham
08.05.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Punk As Fuck 4 radio show (listen)
08.05.2020 – Emmi Manteau (Baby Brave) plays live set from Wrexham on Facebook
10.05.2020 – El Borracho release their ‘Demos’ (bandcamp)
10.05.2020 – Celavi release video for Bite (watch)
11.05.2020 – Neil Crud presents his 8th radio show during Lockdown (listen)
12.05.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Inflammable Material radio show (listen)
14.05.2020 – Yr Eira release album ‘Map Meddwl’ on I Ka Ching (here)
15.05.2020 – Dan Amor releases single Is This Reality? on Recordiau Cae Gwyn
15.05.2020 – Ynys release single Aros Am Byth on Libertino
15.05.2020 – Sons Of Selina vs Psycho Sexual Sex Terrestrials single Creatures Of The Night is reissued on link2wales
15.05.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Punk As Fuck 5 radio show (listen)
16.05.2020 – Paul Hammond presents a 20 Years Of Remixes radio show (listen)
18.05.2020 – Neil Crud presents his 9th radio show during Lockdown
19.05.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Inflammable Material #2 radio show
22.05.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Punk As Fuck 6 radio show
25.05.2020 – Neil Crud presents his 10th radio show during Lockdown (listen)
26.05.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Inflammable Material #3 radio show (listen)
29.05.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Punk As Fuck 7 radio show (listen)
31.05.2020 – Adam Walton / The Immediate release album ‘Citalopramadingdong’ (bandcamp)

JUNE 2020

01.06.2020 – Neil Crud presents his 11th radio show during Lockdown (listen)
01.06.2020 – Pyrrhic Defeat Recs co-release 2 7″ EPs by Disidents, Better Reality, Dad (buy)
02.06.2020 – CrimeOrk releases ‘Crime Warp EP’ (listen)
02.06.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Inflammable Material 4 radio show (listen)
04.06.2020 – Rabo De Toro publish video Bound By Woodbines (youtube)
05.06.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Punk As Fuck 8 radio show (listen)
08.06.2020 – Neil Crud presents his 12th radio show during Lockdown (listen)
09.06.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Inflammable Material 5 radio show (listen)
10.06.2020 – Focus Wales announces it is cancelling this year’s Festival, which had already been moved to October
12.06.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Punk As Fuck 9 radio show (listen)
15.06.2020 – Neil Crud presents his 13th radio show during Lockdown (listen)
15.06.2020 – Colossous releases track Running In The Sand (bandcamp)
16.06.2020 – Llyn Y Cwn releases album ‘Dinorwic’ (bandcamp)
16.06.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Inflammable Material 6 radio show (listen)
17.06.2020 – Emissaries Of Syn premiere video of A Life Less Lethal (watch)
19.06.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Punk As Fuck 10 radio show (listen)
19.06.2020 – Kidsmoke release album ‘A Vision In The Dark’ (bandcamp)
20.06.2020 – Spam Javelin release download single Fuck You / Cogged Off (bandcamp)
22.06.2020 – Neil Crud presents his 14th radio show during Lockdown (listen)
23.06.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Inflammable Material 7 radio show (listen)
26.06.2020 – James PM Phillips releases track Cig Dyn (here)
26.06.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Punk As Fuck 11 radio show (listen)
28.06.2020 – Normal Shed Uses digitally release album ‘On Cat Salt’ (bandcamp)
29.06.2020 – Neil Crud presents his final radio show during Lockdown
30.06.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Inflammable Material 8 radio show (listen)
30.06.2020 – ‘Footnotes To The Adda’ project is digitally released (bandcamp)
30.06.2020 – Normal Shed Uses release album ‘Tact Salon’ (bandcamp)

JULY 2020

01.07.2020 – Turquoise Coal label launch Bandcamp page (read)
01.07.2020 – 87tilpresent releases EP ‘Live At Archies’ (bandcamp)
06.07.2020 – Neil Crud broadcast radio show from The Bunker (listen)
09.07.2020 – Article on 4Q published in Rock Lynx magazine (read)
13.07.2020 – Neil Crud presents his radio show from The Bunker (listen)
19.07.2020 – Skinflick release EP ‘The Year Of Fuck’ (bandcamp)
22.07.2020 – Celavi release video Du Hast (watch)
24.07.2020 – Recordiau Noddfa release compilation album ‘Cofi 19’ (bandcamp)
24.07.2020 – Paul Hammond presents his Punk AF #15 Radio Show (listen)
26.07.2020 – Bleed To The Red release video Nitro (watch)
27.07.2020 – Dan Amor has session on Neil Crud’s TudnoFM Show (listen)

AUGUST 2020

03.08.2020 – Luke Gallagher is live in session on Neil Crud’s TudnoFM Show (listen)
03.08.2020 – The Mystic Ship releases a DJ Set on Mixcloud (listen)
07.08.2020 – Keys release single Phases on Libertino (listen)
07.08.2020 – Plastidisc Records release 7″ by The Loose Capacitor (listen)
10.08.2020 – WanWeird have session on Neil Crud’s TudnoFM Show (listen)
11.08.2020 – The Werewolf Orchestra Of North Wales release album ‘Where the Werewolves Live’ (bandcamp)
11.08.2020 – Irma Vep & Jon Collin release cassette album ‘Washing Machine’ (bandcamp)
14.08.2020 – Sera releases album ‘When I Wake Up’ (bandcamp)
14.08.2020 – R.Seiliog releases track Polar Hex (bandcamp)
14.08.2020 – Hamer release ‘Imaginary State Of Hell EP’ on link2wales records (buy now)
17.08.2020 – Neil Crud on TudnoFM Show #192 is broadcast (listen)
31.08.2020 – Kopek Millionaires in session on Neil Crud’s TudnoFM Show (listen)

SEPTEMBER 2020

04.09.2020 – Efa Supertramp releases 7″ single All My Friends Are Freedom Fighters (bandcamp)
07.09.2020 – Neil Crud Show #195 on TudnoFM (listen)
10.09.2020 – Mudshark Records of Bangor reopens after closing due to Lockdown
11.09.2020 – Rabo De Toro announced they have split up (read)
18.09.2020 – Spam Javelin have God Bless America released on Spirit Of DIY compilation LP
18.09.2020 – R.Seiliog release track Reducing Valve (bandcamp)
19.09.2020 – Cult Of Free Love release album ‘Visions’ (review)
20.09.2020 – Hippies Vs Ghosts release ‘Dry Earth EP’ (bandcamp)
28.09.2020 – Neil Crud presents his final show on TudnoFM (listen)
29.09.2020 – TudnoFM announce they are closing down indefinitely

OCTOBER 2020

02.10.2020 – Efa Supertramp releases her album Apocalipstick Blues (bandcamp)
04.10.2020 – Scotch Funeral release an ant-drinking drinking song (listen)
07.10.2020 – Recordiau Anhrefn digitally release a ‘Best Of…’ compilation (read)
12.10.2020 – Neil Crud relaunches radio show as a podcast (listen)
14.10.2020 – Anhrefn reissue debut single on bandcamp (listen)
15.10.2020 – Irma Vep publishes book ‘Seagulls’ (immediately sold out)

NOVEMBER 2020
02.11.2020 – Wnco Mwnco release album Disjecta Membra (review)
11.11.2020 – Abi Sofia & Alan Holmes release Something You Might Lichen (review)
24.11.2020 – 20 Racine The Album is released on link2wales (review)
28.11.2020 – DFA release ‘Dead Elvis EP’ (review)

DECEMBER 2020 
02.12.2020 – Carpet The Album is released by link2wales (review)
10.12.2020 – Notora release single Silverscreen (review)
14.12.2020 – Martyn Peters releases single More Than This (review)
18.12.2020 – David Hopewell releases ‘Dinosaurs Among Us EP’ on Cae Gwyn (review)
12.12.2020 – Telefair releases new album ‘The Dimensions That Seperate Us’ (review)
14.12.2020 – Spam Javelin issue archive live video (watch)
14.12.2020 – Sons of Selina live in 1994 video is published (watch)

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