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28/05/2025

The first video for the Rugged Revival Podcast with Josh Mitcham: Music and Art Check it out.

Welcome to Rugged Revival’s "Grit Sessions" where we record raw, intimate live performances from some of the most exciting voices in Country, Americana, and ...

12/04/2025

Amazing that they’re still able to play those size shows over there in Mexico, USA and Canada. I definitely thought their popularity had dropped a lot by now over that side of the pond. Great to see they’re still going strong.

I’m going on a holiday with the family next week to South Wales and one of the days, we’re popping up to Aberdare and Cwmaman to see some of the places I went to when I was a kid, when my dad took us up there for meetings with the band.

I’ll always remember the first time I went to Cwmaman, back in 1996. We were parked up outside Kelly’s parents house, waiting for him to come home from work. It was hot, it was summertime. So Kelly’s mum invited us in to get changed, so we could go and play in the swimming pool opposite their house. I was only 11 at the time and my brother was 8. We got changed in the bathroom and left our clothes all over the floor. My dad was so embarrassed and called us back in to clear them all up. Beryl said, no, don’t worry about it, she knew what it was like bringing up young boys! Ha. A nice little village Cwmaman, it’s been so long since I last went there, so will be nice to see the place again. Let’s hope the sun holds out and we all Have A Nice Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

04/04/2025

A great day up in Cannock Chase, near Wolverhampton filming Kentucky country singer, for podcast - a long old walk to the filming location, but it looked great! We recorded a few of his songs, so now time to head back and edit it all together!

02/04/2025

RIP Val Kilmer – A Legend On and Off the Screen

Sad news about Val Kilmer. My first memory of him was as Batman in the '90s. Top Gun was a little before my time - I didn’t actually get around to watching it until a few years ago. I saw bits of Tombstone over the years, but it wasn’t until recently that I sat down and truly appreciated it from start to finish.

When we visited Tombstone this February, the only bar open was Doc Holliday’s Saloon - a really cool place with local character and Tombstone memorabilia. In fact, there were probably more pictures of Val Kilmer in there than of Doc Holliday himself. That says everything about the impact of his performance.

He was incredible in every role he played, but Tombstone was on another level - no one could have embodied Doc Holliday the way he did. "I'm your huckleberry"!

A legend was lost today. Rest in peace, Val Kilmer.

A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.

02/04/2025

🎥🎙️ Lights, camera, country! Gearing up for an exciting recording session this Friday with the Rugged Revival Podcast. A music podcast dedicated to all things country, Southern, and Americana music! 🤠🎶

They’ve got some incredible artists lined up, and if all goes well, they’ll be bringing top talent from the USA to the UK! Stay tuned for more details soon. 🇺🇸➡️🇬🇧

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27/03/2025

🎥🤠 From Behind the Camera to the Wild West…

When I’m not knee-deep in video production / editing, I’m diving headfirst into another obsession — all things Wild West. I remember watching the occasional Western as a kid, but it wasn’t until my 20s that I truly appreciated the genre. Beyond the cliché of gunslingers, saloons, and Native Americans, I started to see the heart of these films — the raw drama that drives them.

Westerns have been a cornerstone of American cinema since the very beginning, riding waves of popularity over the decades. And in the last 10 years, we’ve seen a resurgence, thanks in large part to my all-time favourite writer/director — Taylor Sheridan. I mean, what a genius that man is!

Over the years, I’ve also written several movie and TV treatments and scripts, many set in the contemporary Western genre. What draws me to it is how it blends the old with the new, tackling timeless themes of justice, survival, and morality against a modern backdrop. It’s a genre that strips everything down to the core of the human condition.

So, getting the chance to visit my dad in Phoenix, AZ last month and explore iconic places like Tombstone and the Old Tucson Film Studio was absolutely incredible! If you’re into Westerns and southwestern US history, I thoroughly recommend it. Modern-day Phoenix also has a lot to offer too — the Musical Instrument Museum was amazing!

Another cool moment was having the incredible surprise of seeing George R. R. Martin himself in Tombstone, watching the gunfight show at the OK Corral, sitting a few seats away from me! As a big fan of his work, seeing such a legendary storyteller soaking up the Wild West vibes was very inspiring.

And as Wyatt Earp once said — a line that applies as much to filmmaking as it does to gunfights —

“Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.” 🎯

21/01/2025

If you’ve not seen my video that I edited for Dub Juniors featuring Theo Somolu talking about his role in the Mufasa Lion King movie, you must be one of the few! At nearly 30,000 views in less than a month, I think this is probably one of my most viral videos! Pretty cool! Thanks to Kelly from Dub Juniors for continuing to ask me to edit your podcasts!

Our very own Dub Junior Theo Somolu chats with his mate Ollie B all about his role as 'Young Taka' in the new 'Mufasa' movie out December 20th. We find out w...