Byrne baby Byrne!
Ed Byrne, Different Class, Corn Exchange, 17/10/08. Ed Byrne’s latest show ‘Different Class’ is an energetic and engaging romp through his unique brand of everyday observational humour, which picks apart…
Cox endears but doesn’t impress
Chris Cox, Control Freak, Pavilion Theatre, 17/10/08 If Derren Brown is the magical community’s pretentious twit, then Chris Cox is their lovable geek.
Nell Bryden – Second Time Around (157 Records)
One accusation which could never be levelled at Nell Bryden is that she lacks versatility. The talented New Yorker somehow manages to mix 40s and 50s style jazz, blues and…
Does it offend me? Definitely not!
The teaming up of two bands that make dance music using angular guitars, screaming electro sounds and the occasional shouted chorus would lead most to believe this to be a…
Meeting discusses critical state of Studentification in Brighton
On Friday 17 October students, established residents and council officials debated the issue of studentification in Brighton. The initial meeting was an opportunity for those living in Brighton to voice…
UNITE for the future
Last Friday 17 October saw UNITE’s second day of strike action. UNITE members include university technical, computing and estates staff. The union have been forced out on strike to protect…
Eubank JNR. packs a punch!
Self-proclaimed Chris ‘thimply the bethst’ Eubank is hoping that his 19 year-old son Chris Eubank Jnr. is about to follow in his footsteps and embark on an illustrious boxing career.…
Keane – Perfect Symmetry (Universal)
Say what you will, but ‘Spiralling’ – the first single taken from Keane’s third album – sounds like it should be a classic 80s anthem. I believe this fervently. I…
Can you keep a secret?
They’ve shown Funny Face at the Royal Academy of Art with a mini orchestra, and premiered Paranoid Park under disused railway arches in Bermondsey, with extra entertainment from DJs and…
Introducing… South Central
The Badger was fortunate enough to catch South Central at Concorde2 last Monday just before they went on stage to support Does It Offend You, Yeah?. Nick Blumsom pitched some…
UK Garage: a full service history
At the turn of the millennium, I was thirteen years old. I was, in all probability, still in mourning following the Spice Girls’ drawn out demise. Embarrassingly preoccupied by flavourless…
The wonderful world of Whirling
I’m not really a very religious person. Sometimes it occurs to me that I ought to adopt one of the world’s faiths; you know, just in case – all that…
Burn After Reading (15)
Director: Ethan and Joel Coen Starring : John Malkovich, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, George ClooneyCan Last week saw the return of the Coen brothers with a distinctly average…
Where Grandad’s flat cap meets Stella McCartney sportswear
They have their own smell which some might describe as musty. The rails are stuffed with stained second hand cardigans and pre-war nighties donated by the relatives of a belated…
Cambridge condom confusion
Cambridge University Student Union (CUSU) are being forced to recall free condoms given out during fresher’s week after it was realised that they didn’t bear the British Standards Institution, or…
Virgin Media adverts misleading
Lately, the public appear to have been bombarded with a series of Virgin Media advertisements. In fact, even as a student it seems difficult to escape Richard Branson. The Virgin…
Sussex’s £3 million frozen in Iceland
The University of Sussex had £3 million frozen last week as news emerged that the University is one of the twelve UK establishments with money invested in one of the…
Does aid to the third world do more harm than good?
Has any country developed by holding out a begging bowl? Has aid succeeded in bringing one single country out of the ‘third world’? It is true that individual projects have…
Feminism is nothing less than common sense
Plenty of people think that feminism today is verging on irrelevance. The waves of political agitation that saw women gain the right to vote and to work alongside men in…
AMEX and Sussex success
The University of Sussex and American Express came together last month to celebrate five years of an extremely successful Masters programme sponsored by American Express.