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Made in Dagenham at the Abertillery Met

Sewing the Seeds of Change: Made in Dagenham Lights up the Met. If you like your theatre with heart, humour, and a well-earned fist in the air, Made in Dagenham at the Abertillery Met Theatre promises a night that hums with energy and purpose. Perched right in the centre of Abertillery, the Met is one of those venues that feels woven into the town itself. Intimate, welcoming, and full of […]

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The Rogues performing

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New Local Music – 11 April 2026

Here are some of the new local-made tracks played across Newport City Radio this week: Throw It Away - The RoguesRome  - Brook FoxFlesh And The Devil - Adonis MaycryA Series Of Misunderstandings - Tom EmlynCaru Caru - Joey Waronker, Luke Reynolds, Zac Rae & Carwyn EllisIn A Lonely Room - SwoonBe Chi Sefyll Am? - M-Digidol & Mr PhormulaJet Black Heart & Telephonic Radio - Blackwood RediffusionShe Said No […]

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Amber, Dom and Bailey sat in NCR with Kazoos.

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Sydney Fate on the Pure Local Plus Show

Bailey & Dom from Sydney Fate were finally able to come in for a catch up with Kym The last time we got to see them was last year at the Love Live Music Awards when they won the award for best Metal/Punk band.First of all, what has been happening with the band recently? There have been a lot of new songs in the works, the main goal is to […]

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Sponsors & Friends of NCR

Meet Ryan of Roman Taxis… the man driving the beat behind the LLMAs Best Covers Band

Proving that taxi drivers love a chat! This week, Kym caught up with Ryan from Roman Taxis. The Newport and Blackwood-based taxi firm is proudly sponsoring this year’s Love Live Music Best Covers Band Award. A fun Q&A revealed some great insights into Ryan, his experiences, and the story behind Roman Taxis. Q: How long have you been in the taxi business?A: 16 years. My father was a driver at Dragon […]

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Friends Are Evul, Amber and Mali Haf sat in NCR

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Friends Are Evul and Mali Haf on the Pure Local Extra Show

Today Keys caught up with artists Mali Haf and Friends Are Evul Friends Are Evul has been through many different artist personas and making different kinds of music for each. They became bored of making Synth Pop songs, their latest genre is more on the hip hop side. They mentioned that they like building on themselves and evolving.Starting off the show with some original music, we had a listen to […]

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Wildersky with a guitar

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New Local Music – 28th March 2026

Here are some of the new local tracks you may have heard this week: Endless Goodbye - Caitlin Lavagna & Trunky JunoPost Truth - WilderskyLate October - Tom Parryhaunt - a murphyHurricane - Molly RobertsDirty Tiles - Midnight Motion PictureSlither On The Dashboard - Captain AccidentReturning - Spirited FollowersPoison Apple - Act HappyDon't Believe It - ShaleBroken Man - BloodslugsTwo Steps Back - Nia WynNew York - The RoguesSaw The […]

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Top Ten

Our Top Ten Tunes: Ethan Barnes

We believe that you can learn a lot about a person from the music they choose. So we're sharing some of the tunes we love. Here are 10 of our Ethan's top tracks. Pendulum - WatercolourThornhill - In My SkinDeftones - Sex TapeERRA - GungraveDolly Parton ft Kenny Rogers - Islands in the streamFoo fighters - EverlongPhillip Bailey, Phil Collins - Easy LoverScotty Mcreery, Hootie and The Blowfish - BottlerocketsBBNO$ […]

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