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06roundup
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BUZZ MAGAZINE
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cover by BUZZ MAGAZINE
“Actually I’m a lot more comfortable working behind
than I am in front”
12upfront
Terry Jones off of Monty Python is in Cardiff to stage
Silly Kings, a story what he wrote for the kidlings.
We spoke to him about two days before Monty Python
announced their reunion, so that will probably be
the last Silly Kings interview for a while where
he doesn’t have to keep impatiently changing the
subject. Doctor Who, Julian Clary and Candi Staton
also feature Upfront
26film
Not sure if you’ve ever noticed, but Anchorman was
a popular movie that spawned quite a lot of hilarious
catchphrases. Several of them have been used by
Keiron Self to flesh out his overview of Anchorman
2. “I love light”, “Sex Partner”, the bit where he plays
a solo on the jazz mag – they’re all there
28food&drink
It’s time for Buzz magazine, with help of roving
reporter Aled Singleton, to report on the upswing of
microbreweries in south Wales. By my estimates, that
should mean that the trend pendulum or ‘trendulum’
has swung around again, and the cool thing to be
seen drinking is Breakers lager, out of a can
38previews
“The lads have put 150% effort into the night,” chirps
techno DJ A.P. about Swansea promoters Subversion.
No doubt his Redknapp-esque gruff phraseology is
an appropriate match for their night of pounding
kickdrums, but some of this section’s other contents
deserve slightly more high-minded analysis. And
some are pantos
46reviews
Featuring pithy musings on Beans On Toast,
Caravan Palace, The Correspondents and also some
acts who you wouldn’t expect to find playing the first
Boomtown festival held after nuclear armageddon
54gift guide
Sensing a new stirring in our demographic, this
three-page bonanza of press shots and prices
includes a page dedicated to pets for the first time
ever. If you are a dog, or know one, step this way. No,
THIS WAY. Over HERE! Come ON
58travel
Five nice hotels down Swansea and west Wales
way offer a way for you to hang with your fantastic
mates, or escape your horrible family, during the
festive close season
60sport
More Aled Singleton action, as he finds himself
wielding power tools in order to sculpt things from
blocks of ice. A lot of you will be saying to each other,
“ice sculpture isn’t a sport.” Others will wonder if
Lord Leveson toiled for nothing, if things like this
are slipping through the net
61listings
Thanks to everyone who has sent Buzz their listings
throughout 2013, even the gallery that refused to
continue doing so unless we promised to reprint
their lengthy press releases in full. Sadly we don’t
have the space or indeed the inclination to do that,
but will struggle on somehow
86competitions
Q. What was the name of Van Morrison’s first album?
A. Tokyo Anal Dynamite
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