Go a phone call late afternoon off my mate Greg to see if I fancied spinning some vinyl up at the Rogiet Rave which is just the next village up from Caldicot. There’s been a few of these go off
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Ben The Hat @ Hive Mind Brewery / Wye Valley Meadery, Caldicot 24.06.2023
Hive Mind Brewery / Wye Valley Meadery is a new venue to me in Caldicot. It is located on the Severnbridge Industrial Estate, not far from the back entrance to Caldicot Castle, near the Mitel Roundabout. It is open as
Continue readingSluggish Schizophrenia
I got (mis)diagnosed with Schizophrenia on 02.04.1997 and I’ve had 26 years of hell in the mental health system here in South Wales ever since. Initially the psychiatrist said it was ‘mild schizophrenia’ whatever that is. I have had over
Continue readingChatham House: How Effective Are The United States’ Sanctions? 19.06.2023
Chatham House is the Royal Institute ofInternational Affairs. It is based in St. James’ Square, Mayfair, London, a short walk from Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square. I have been a member of Chatham House for several months but with me being based
Continue readingReview: Queens of the Crusades – by Alison Weir
I had previously read Alison Weir’s most excellent book specifically on Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine many years ago so the author was familiar to me. I chanced upon this title in my local library (Caldicot) and thought I’d give it
Continue readingReview: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich – by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Under the premiership of Nikita Khrushchev there was a post-Stalin easing of oppression emerging from the Kremlin and a Cold War ‘Victorian’ Ice Age thaw for writers allowed this remarkable, unique, little tale to unbelievably evade the censor and make
Continue readingReview: Asylum – by Eric Ngalle Charles
This is a play / docudrama written by my Cameroonian asylum-seeker friend. The drama tracks the progress of migrants and asylum seekers as they set themselves up in Wales. One feels the struggle to cope with the system without speaking
Continue readingReview: Chav Punk Hobbit – The Quest to The End Of The World – by Jason Phillips
Jason is a Welsh Musician, and in this short book, he details his most recent Camino de Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage experience. He takes the Camino Portugués from Porto, a follow up to his previous encounter with the more traditional,
Continue readingITI Cymru Wales Christmas Dinner
ITI Cymru Wales hosted a Christmas event at Zizzi Italian restaurant in Cardiff – as you can see from the photo a good time was had by all!
Continue reading100000 Soundcloud Plays!
Well, I’ve hit a real milestone here. 100000 plays of my material on Soundcloud. I’ve been on there from the start and have seen this site grow into probably the most influential music site in the world. I’ve been
Continue readingShuffle Show – Xpress Radio – WEEK 1 – 02.11.14
The Shuffle Show with Wez G – WEEK 1 – 02.11.14 – XPress Radio The inaugural Shuffle Show on Xpress Radio has some nice cuts of house served up by Wez G plus an interview with Time Flies promoter,
Continue readingReview: The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World’s Most Endangered Languages – by K. David Harrison
The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World’s Most Endangered Languages by K. David Harrison My rating: 5 of 5 stars I found this an absolutely fascinating, inspiring tale that truly opened my eyes to one of the planet’s
Continue readingReview: The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World’s Most Endangered Languages
The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World’s Most Endangered Languages by K. David Harrison My rating: 5 of 5 stars I found this an absolutely fascinating, inspiring tale that truly opened my eyes to one of the planet’s
Continue readingBlast From The Past: The Sandwich Show featuring Wez G
Here is a rare bit of video footage of DJ Wez G in action (back in 2010)… Filmed for the legendary (now defunct) Cardiff radio programme, The Sandwich Show, DJ Wez G lays down some grooves in the company of
Continue readingSurfing The Waves Of Creativity
Teahupo’o (Tahiti)… pronounced ‘cho-pu’, .. I’ve been asked by my good friend, Johan Flapsandwich, to do a guest blog on his website. Flaps and I met 20 odd years ago and have grown up together as DJs and more recently,
Continue readingNo Ordinary Joe by Joe Calzaghe
I was fortunate enough to get to watch Calzaghe fight live, against Mikkel Kessler, in Cardiff Millenium Stadium. I followed him throughout his career and can honestly say he was the most amazing fighter. I believe that his record places
Continue readingFloating Thoughts
Blissful thinking, a mind of changing images, this floaty deep house and bassy mix will have your head bouncing around as it whisks you on a journey of the freshest house cuts. I’ve aimed for funk and groove, perfect for
Continue readingOfficial Wez G website is revamped and relaunched
I spent a hectic three days at the end of last week rebuilding my main website. The old one looked rather dated and was a bit of a nightmare to update. It didn’t perform particularly well SEO wise and was
Continue readingMegman vs Wez G
I’m pleased to announce that after a long studio break, I’m back making some tunes for you. I’ve teamed up with the mighty Megman, a very talented acoustic guitarist. Megman is local to Caldicot and currently plays in The
Continue readingCaldicot Radio relaunches
Caldicot Radio has been relaunched and is at http://caldicotradio.com Wez G will be running the station for his local area and hopes that Caldicot Radio will be able to showcase all the musical talent in South East Wales. The station
Continue readingLive @ Mi Casa, Journeys, Cardiff 11.06.04
I said I’d pepper the podshow with the occasional mix from the vaults. This is a rare occasion when I dug out the minidisc player and managed to record a Wez G live set. The venue is Journeys, Cardiff, the
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