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sept2013 46reviews Once again, Sam Easterbrook is the only person coming with the low, low star ratings this month. if you’ve never met him, imagine the critic in that episode of Malcolm In The Middle who gives everything a bad review, until Francis kicks his head in buzz... 04roundup 10upfront 51lifestyle “Tapping into young people’s love of colour and excitement” publisher EMMA CLARK editor HEATHER ARNOLD listings/music editor NOEL GARDNER administration TERESA CLARK designer www.scissorspaperstonedesign.co.uk contributors RYAN HEEGER (CLUBS), JON DOYLE, SAM EASTERBROOK, JUSTIN EVANS, STEVEN GIDDEY, DAVID GRIFFITHS, JAMES DE GRUYTHER, RHIANON HOLLEY, KATIE HOPKINS, BETTI HUNTER, DAN JONES, LUKE JOHN, BILL KNOWLES, SION LIDSTER, GARETH LUDKIN, IAN MANN, PETER MARSHALL, MARGARET MAUND, ROB MCGOVERN, MARIA-LUISA MEREDITH, MICHAEL MILLS, GARETH MOULE, ASHLEY MOULTON, DAVID NOBAKHT, AMY PAY CHRIS PEACH, RACHAEL PHILLIPS, ANDREW PAUL REGAN, LIAM RICHARDS, LAURA RILEY, IAN ROGERS, CHRIS SEAL, KEIRON SELF, JIM SWIDENBANK, PHOEBE THOMAS, MARK TIMLIN, ADRIENNE WALKERARRY SMITH, JIM SWIDENBANK, ROSIE WILDS general enquiries 029 2023 6885 / [email protected] editorial 029 2022 7677 / [email protected] listings 029 2022 7677 / [email protected] advertising 029 2023 6885 / [email protected] accounts 029 2023 6885 / [email protected] BUZZ MAGAZINE suite 3, 2nd floor, 1-7 castle street, cardiff cf10 1bs published EAC PUBLISHING contents WORLD STAGE DESIGN cover FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL The Iris Prize is back for another year! We are so excited we’ve written about it a month before it actually starts, but until then brace yourself for the pastry rollercoaster of Barry’s Bespoke Bakery, among other revealing shorts. Plus Welsh National Opera, the Elvies and Festival Number 6 I had a classic contents entry ready to go here, where I pretended to think that the Bae Fest, bringing water-based sports and other activities to Swansea Bay late this month, was actually about Spurs defender Benoît Assou-Ekotto, or BAE. Sadly it was denounced as “too close to banter” 54sport 26film Before my eagle eye sprouted legs and stepped in, Keiron Self had spelled Niki Lauda’s first name ‘Nikki’. If that had remained I could never again have looked my friend James – who recently produced a radio documentary, Hunt/Lauda, which is probably far better than the movie on the same theme reviewed here, Rush – in the legless eye The Cardiff Half Marathon is happening on the first weekend of October and we’re giving you the lowdown, so if – just supposing – you signed up for it months ago and haven’t done any training yet, and don’t want to be mentioned for the second time on this month’s contents page, crack on now 56travel 28food&drink Rob McGovern visits the compact Chinese region of Macau and does nothing to help Welsh-Macanese relations by stating that its revenue-generating casinos are rubbish (paraphrasing). Ruh roh! Er, he also mentions its “very plush Holiday Inn”. [sound of missile retreating into its silo] If you’re a fan of spearing tiny portions of things with cocktail sticks, nodding politely as if you have an especially strong opinion about their taste, then running away to get more free food, you’ll love our double-page food festival roundup 57listings 38previews My housemate’s cat has been missing since Sun 18 Aug. He is called Mew, is black and white with green eyes, and about two years old. If you are in the Cardiff district of Canton please look out for him Think the photos on the clubs page might have scaled a new peak of uniformity this month. Can’t one of you bastards have a press pic that’s an outline of your face made out of drugs or something? 78competitions Q. What is the term used for a group of pigs? A. Men, amirite? [looks towards you desperately seeking your approval] www.buzzmag.co.uk • www.twitter.com/buzz_magazine • www.facebook.com/buzzsouthwales BUZZ 03