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Dec 18, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Tony Curtis
My friend Mick (Michael) Felton, who has died aged 67 of cancer, was a publisher, a fierce advocate for literature in Wales and for nearly 40 years worked to promote original poetry, fiction, memoirs, psychogeography and criticism. He joined a fledgling publisher based in south Wales – Seren (star in Welsh) – that was set up by Cary Archard in 1981 as an extension of the magazine Poetry Wales.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
en.news4social.com | Tony Curtis
By Oliver FennellWHOEVER suggests youth is wasted on the young has hardly ever fulfilled Tony Curtis. The teen from Southeast London has currently lived overseas twice, received two amateur boxing titles, been taken on by a legend of the sport, turned professional and fought in a few international locations – all before he was a lawful adult.
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Jul 18, 2023 | 
buzzmag.co.uk | Tony Curtis
Adam England speaks to a Bala-based novelist whose forays into the crime genre, with the exploits of Welsh border police force protagonist DC Morgan, have proved an instant hit. Clare Mackintosh’s new title, A Game Of Lies, looks set to continue that streak. “I became obsessed with Married At First Sight, which is a true guilty pleasure,” Clare Mackintosh tells me.
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Jul 13, 2023 | 
buzzmag.co.uk | Tony Curtis |John Evans
In her debut novel Neon Roses, Rachel Dawson takes readers on a journey through 1980s Wales, exploring themes of identity, activism, and family dynamics against the backdrop of the miners’ strike. John Evans spoke to the Cardiff-based author about it.
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Jul 1, 2023 | 
buzzmag.co.uk | Tony Curtis
As the West End production of Annie prepares to grace Cardiff this month, Amy Wild spoke with Strictly star Craig Revel Horwood about his experience playing its iconic character Miss Hannigan. Having portrayed the role of Miss Hannigan four times, have you changed your interpretation of the role across different adaptations? Craig Revel Horwood: I have, as a matter of fact. I think I learnt a lot more about the role after having finished playing it, and coming back to it.
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Jun 30, 2023 | 
buzzmag.co.uk | Tony Curtis
What started as a pandemic-era online group to get Muslim and people from Asian backgrounds outdoors has blossomed into an international community that’s inspired thousands of miles of exercise, including Muslim Hikers, Muslim Cyclists and Muslim Runners. Elouise Hobbs speaks to the man behind the Active Inclusion Network, Haroon Mota.
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Jun 29, 2023 | 
buzzmag.co.uk | Tony Curtis
Among the six latest collections of new poems uplifted by Mab Jones this June are a trio of fine debuts and a return to the Buzz fray for a favourite of ours, current Children’s Laureate For Wales Connor Allen. Secrets Of The Dictator’s Wife, Katrina Dybzynska (Fly On The Wall Press, price: £6.99/£3.99 Ebook)I don’t think I’ve ever really thought about dictators’ wives… usually, it’s the dictator themselves who looms large in one’s imagination. But, who would the wife of such a one be?
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Jun 29, 2023 | 
buzzmag.co.uk | Tony Curtis
It’s a curious category to be in, that of the novelty band. Yet for the B-52s, their cultural impact and history have been too often overlooked and drowned out instead by the catchy lyrics of some of their biggest and most well-known tracks. At last, here is a critical examination that heads down the Atlanta highway to explore the group’s origins, rise, and legacy.
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Jun 29, 2023 | 
buzzmag.co.uk | Tony Curtis
This ingenious road trip-cum-ghost story with a historical sociopolitical leaning is cult American author Lorrie Moore’s first novel in quite a while. I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home kicks off in 2016, with suspended high school teacher Finn driving to New York to visit his older brother Max, who is in a hospice.
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Jun 28, 2023 | 
buzzmag.co.uk | Tony Curtis
Welsh painter Caitlin Flood-Molyneux’s (a Buzz Culture graduate) recent solo exhibition Suspended In Time, a solo presentation of recent work, offers a personal reflection on how we resonate with memories, in particular with regard to trauma, loss and love. Now showing more work at Cardiff’s Blackwater Gallery, Megan Evans was keen to find out more. You recently had an art show in London: how did you approach the process of collating work and getting the space to exhibit it?
