CENTRE STAGE Shows offer a sound reaction chance for your dog to take lead Love dogs?We’ve sniffed out some of the many great dog shows taking place throughout Wales over the coming months

Anew charity Welsh music compilation album is released this week showcasing a diverse selection of independent music makers.

TIDY is the brainchild of Scottie and Nick who run the South Wales valleysbased All Systems Go Records.

The pair, who describe themselves as “two old fat bald punk rockers”, both played in bands in the ’80s – Scottie as frontman of Symbol of Freedom and Nick as singer with The Abnormal.

They decided to launch the label six years ago after “many drunken discussions about the DIY ethics of punk”, and to set up a non-profit label to promote local bands.

“We kept packaging as basic as possible for two reasons – to retain a DIY feel and and more importantly because they had no money,” said Scottie.

“Our first release was by a mod band called This Working Way, quickly followed by a release by solo artist Skalett, the former selling out and reissue, which also sold out. Plenty of mistakes and changes were made over the following years, which saw us releasing CDs by The Oppressed,The Evil Turkeys and more.

“After a while we got into the swing of things a bit better and have released CDs by up and coming bands and artists including very talented Welsh musicians Chris Phillips and The Riff.

“Funnily enough, though, our most successful release was by the only English band we have worked with so far, The Stiff Joints, whose limited edition EP sold out in three days.”

Now the label is focusing on the release of TIDY, a 21-track compilation featuring the likes of The Lost And Found, The Tinmen, Local Enemy, The Riff, Chris Phillips, Rebecca Riot and Dodgem X, that Scottie said has “been put together to show the talent and diversity of Welsh music that sometimes goes unheard”.

“As the label became more well known we got requests from lots of bands to release their CDs, 90% of which were tidy. Obviously we couldn’t release them all but we did think they deserved to be heard.

“Going back to our own brief brush with rock ’n’ roll stardom we remembered a tape that my band, Symbol of Freedom, had appeared on called There Is More To Wales Than Male Voice Choirs.

“It featured a very varied mixture of music but it worked. Not only in sales but by the bands on the tape getting to know each other and doing joint gigs The beauty of that was you would get a hardcore anarchist band doing a gig with a new romantic band and lots of other combinations So we set about trying to recreate this type of CD using the bands that had contacted us and putting feelers out for other genres “The result is TIDY.” And if you were wondering about the choice of TIDY as the title of the album...

“When one of us asked the other what we thought of a track they would answer ‘tidy’,” said Scottie.

“I’m sure the next comp we do will be TIDY TOO.”

TIDY – a showcase of Welsh Independent music is available via eBay priced £5.

Missing Crufts already? Well, if you love your pooch and think it’s the best thing on four legs, there are actually plenty of opportunities to show off your four-legged friend whether it’s competitively or just for fun.

Or perhaps you just love going to a dog show anyway to see the cute pets take to the podium.

Here is our guide to some of the dog shows happening in the coming months... There will be plenty of opportunities to see some cute pooches at this event as well as a chance for junior handlers to show off their skills. When: Sunday, March 19. Where: Rhondda Fach Sports Centre, Tylerstown, Rhondda, CF43 3HR. How do I enter? Entries are now closed. The show opens at 9am. If you’re a fan of the Queen’s favourite breed this is the show for you.

There are categories for Pembroke Corgis and Cardigan corgis. When: Saturday, March 25. Where: Graig Community Hall, Caerphilly Road, Basseleg, Newport, NP10 8LJ. How do I enter? Unfortunately entries have now closed but you can still go along to watch. Judging begins at 10am. If your idea of being in heaven is being surrounded by long-haired lovelies or you want to show off your cocker spaniel, this show will award many different prizes for dogs, bitches and different colours. When: Saturday, March 25 Where: Monmouth Leisure Centre, Old Dixton Road, Monmouth, NP25 3DP. How do I enter? Unfortunately entries have now closed but you can still go along to watch. Judging begins at 10am. bull terriers which will be judged by expert Tony Maccann. When: Sunday, March 26 Where: Mount Pleasant Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, NP44 1AN. How do I enter? You can enter online at http://www.onlineshowentry.com until midnight on Sunday. Staffordshire bull terrier Blake shows off his jumping technique Bacon, a Staffordshire bull terrier, shows off her skills by pushing a shopping trolley at the launch of this year’s Crufts 2017 The winner of this show won’t just have the luxury of being called Best in Show – but a prize of Welsh crystal for its owner too. When: Sunday, March 26. Where: Chepstow Leisure Centre, Welsh Street, Chepstow, Gwent, NP16 5LR. How do I enter? Unfortunately entries have now closed but you can still go to watch. Judging begins at 10.30am. This is a limited open show with 73 different classes. When: Saturday, April 1. Where: Tredegar Leisure Centre, Stable Lane, Tredegar, Gwent, NP22 4BH. How do I enter? You have until mid-