Two lifestyle mags enjoyed by Swansea Bay readers share a passion for the arts this month.
Red Handed has much talked-about Welsh-born popster Marina Diamandis on its Spring 2010 cover; May's Swansea Life goes large on the latest Swansea Bay Film Festival - eight pages of news, interviews and listings.
The Marina and the Diamonds cover story is useful for the band as they play Cardiff on May 16.
Her interview with writer James Logan reveals an eclectic mix of musical influences.
They include Alisha's Attic, Dolly Parton, George Michael, Enya, No Doubt, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Juliana Hatfield ... and traditional Greek music.
Red Handed's free and can be picked up in libraries, council premises, hotels and shops. Incidentally, its latest reviews include Wind Street bar Moloko and advertisers include the Quiksilver stores in Llanelli and Carmarthen.
Swansea Life editor Wyn Jenkins got his own fingers inky after deciding to do a film fest feature.
He shares writing credits with Cherie Strawbridge on the glossy's Swansea Bay movie love-in.
The latest Swansea Bay Film Festival runs from May 8-16 and features a vast range of flicks. Media Master's eye was caught particularly by a short directed by Sharron Harris and known as I Can't Strip My Lambretta Down in the Kitchen Blues, a 25-minute American production called Adam Blank Gets a Vasectomy and the full-length feature http://www.zapping-alien.mozart-balls.com/.
It's great that Wyn and his staff, in their capacity as festival sponsors, are being so supportive of this fine left-field institution. And it's encouraging that some events are being staged in Carmarthenshire and Neath Port Talbot this year.
Get yer festival heads on right now, folks.
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How the likes of Lucky can help Swansea's media
Trade shows, wedding fairs, business clubs, fashion spectaculars - all ways in which Swansea Bay's traditional media expands its reach.
Now you can add some hot, sweaty rock gigs to that list - and that can't be a bad thing.
Red Handed is a hot-blooded young men's mag based in Cardiff but with a decent foothold in Swansea. It's a fun read.
There's a new Red Handed Live arm to the business.
The capital's Clwb Ifor Bach will host three acts on Friday March 12 under this banner and, although most of us will be unfamiliar with the line-up, that's nothing to be concerned about.
Red Handed has been writing about Welsh music for nearly seven years so to further its commitment to the live scene they've taken a brave punt.
They plan to scour Wales' music venues to draw up shortlists to put on nights of exceptional music and fun.
The March 12 show features Strange News From Another Star and Lucky Delucci.
Strange News is a band with a new EP, Double Denim: Full Frontal.
Lucky are described as a mix between Belle & Sebastian and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.
Sounds good.
Can we have similar media-backed events in Swansea Bay?
Now you can add some hot, sweaty rock gigs to that list - and that can't be a bad thing.
Red Handed is a hot-blooded young men's mag based in Cardiff but with a decent foothold in Swansea. It's a fun read.
There's a new Red Handed Live arm to the business.
The capital's Clwb Ifor Bach will host three acts on Friday March 12 under this banner and, although most of us will be unfamiliar with the line-up, that's nothing to be concerned about.
Red Handed has been writing about Welsh music for nearly seven years so to further its commitment to the live scene they've taken a brave punt.
They plan to scour Wales' music venues to draw up shortlists to put on nights of exceptional music and fun.
The March 12 show features Strange News From Another Star and Lucky Delucci.
Strange News is a band with a new EP, Double Denim: Full Frontal.
Lucky are described as a mix between Belle & Sebastian and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.
Sounds good.
Can we have similar media-backed events in Swansea Bay?
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