Cath Holland

Birkenhead

Features Editor at God is in the tv zine

Writer of fiction. Mslexia, NFFD, Dead Ink, Fictive Dream. Features ed @godisinthetv Infrequent DJ. Was trophy wife now Andy's widow cathbore@gmail(.)com.

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IN CAMERA: Ynys At The Cavern Club, Liverpool Pop Overthrow 2025

2 days ago | godisinthetvzine.co.uk | Cath Holland
NEWS: Liverpool Venue QUARRY To Relocate To Legendary Former Magnet & Sink Club Site

5 days ago | godisinthetvzine.co.uk | Cath Holland

QUARRY, one of the Liverpool's leading independent music and arts venues, announces its relocation to 45 Hardman Street, the former home of the legendary Magnet & Sink Club. Following the closure of its original premises in May, the move marks an exciting new chapter for QUARRY, allowing it to expand its programming, enhance its live music offering, and continue supporting grassroots artists in a space with deep musical heritage.
God Is In The TV

1 week ago | godisinthetvzine.co.uk | Cath Holland

It's a matter of established record how much love there is for Glaswegian indie pop band Spinning Coin at this end. Managing just two albums, the pandemic killed off a tour for the second release, but a sure fondness remains fixed anyway. Guitarist and co-singer and songwriter Jack Mellin active in his home city with a myriad of projects before and since, is the epitome of grassroots creativity and what an absolute joy it was therefore to get his debut album in the God Is In The TV inbox.
Review: FOCUS Wales 2025

2 weeks ago | godisinthetvzine.co.uk | Cath Holland

There must have been some sort of arrangement made at a crossroads somewhere and several years ago at that, because FOCUS Wales once again bathed under sunshine and the bluest of skies the entire weekend. God Is In The TV were not there to top up a non existent tan, however. Bill Cummings (BC) and Cath Holland (CH) hit the venues and clubs of Wrexham to check out the top talent at this year's extravaganza to hand you an overwhelming sense of FOMO.
Michael Pedersen On Debut Novel Muckle Flugga : "I Was Not Finished Talking About Friendship"

3 weeks ago | godisinthetvzine.co.uk | Cath Holland

Writer in Residence at The University of Edinburgh and current Edinburgh Makar Michael Pedersen is of bloody course much loved for his colourful, physical and heart-tugging poetry. His CV lists prize wins and high-end shortlistings aplenty, no time to share them all here. The wonderful collection Oyster, a collaboration with his dear friend Scott Hutchison is an affectionate highlight along with the more recent The Cat Prince and Other Poems.
God Is In The TV

1 month ago | godisinthetvzine.co.uk | Cath Holland

Back in 2019, 9Bach, Andy Gangadeen and actress Maxine Peake collaborated as the YN DY LAIS - IN YOUR VOICE project, premiered at Focus Wales. The band and Gangadeen, an artist with extensive experience working with leading bands among them Chase & Status and Lava La Rue, have come together once more to release a new single 'Llaw 101 Mix'. This marks the first opportunity to hear their exciting musical partnership, bringing 'powerful big beats and up-tempo grooves' to 9Bach's unique sound.
NEWS: Tara Bandito Goes Marginally Mad

1 month ago | godisinthetvzine.co.uk | Cath Holland

'So you think I'm crazy?' enquires Welsh artist Tara Bandito on her brand new single. 'Let me show you fucking crazy, baby...' Bandito - who combines Welsh, English and Sanskrit lyrics mixed with sitar, harp, synths, beats, and a coffin called Colin at her live shows - is a force of nature with bold theatrical performances and strong, uncompromising songwriting. ' Marginally Mad' marks a new creative direction for this rising force. In true Bandito style, the messaging is raw and direct.
Welsh Label Libertino Double Album Compilation SWIGOD! Vol. 1

1 month ago | godisinthetvzine.co.uk | Cath Holland

Carmarthen-based record label strode into 2025 with the release of , the highly acclaimed double album from . It seems they got enough of a kick out of the experience to go with that format once again, this time in the form of a compilation album marking the first phase of the label's journey.
FOCUS Wales 2025 Full Conference Schedule Announced

1 month ago | godisinthetvzine.co.uk | Cath Holland

FOCUS Wales once again this May returns to Wrexham brings together over 400 industry professionals and more than 250 showcasing artists from across the globe. Celebrating the festival's 15th edition, this year's FOCUS Wales Conference programme is dedicated to a healthy and sustainable future for music, with a focus on evolving best practices, equitable opportunities, and strengthening connections between artists and professionals.
Tom Emlyn : The Names Of The Streetcorners

2 months ago | godisinthetvzine.co.uk | Cath Holland

's initial albums built and solidified his reputation as a skilful and observant storyteller within the classic songwriter genre. On his fifth, The Names of the Streetcorners, Wales' surely most prolific musician snatches up the oddities and curiosities quietly toyed with previously and forms them into an expression of spoken word, lo-fi atmospheres and instrumentals. The work is curated from fragments Tom has made note of over a number of years, and saved stored for later. Well, the time is now.