Ani Glass

Festival No. 6 takes place in Portmeirion ("The Village" in 'The Prisoner'): lineup/tix

Most people go to festivals because of the lineup, but here’s one where some might go just because of its location. Festival No. 6 happens September 7-10 in Portmeirion, the Welsh tourist village made famous at “The Village” in trippy’60s spy show The Prisoner. The Flaming Lips, Mogwai, Arab Strap, Kate Tempest, Jarvis Cocker and more…

noisy UK band Spectres release unofficial Bond theme; Ramesh, Darren Hayman & more on new indiepop 007 tribute

Spectres hail from Bristol, UK and make the kind of hazy, dark din that’s not too far off from what Ride or Swervedriver did in their early days…

Gwenno (ex-Pipettes) released all-Welsh sci-fi concept LP which is being reissued (listen); sister Ani Glass released debut single

You may remember Gwenno Saunders from kitschy UK group The Pipettes. Having gone solo under her first name, Gwenno released her debut album, Y DYDD OLAF, on small Welsh label Peski last year…