In Conversation with Maisha
It is no understatement to say that Maisha are one of the hottest new outfits in Jazz, comprised of some…
The Great Escape – Day 3: Truly impressive weekend comes to an end
The final day at The Great Escape was notably quieter that those that preceded, nevertheless the turn out for most…
The Great Escape – Day 2: Foals and Girl In Red take weekend to higher planes
The second day at The Great Escape was hailed in with sun rays beaming down over the city. Buzzing with…
Mr Bongo 30th anniversary – Moses Boyd leads the way in eclectic celebration of music
It is safe to say Brighton-based record label Mr Bongo has earned its name as the best champions of diverse…
Brighton Festival: 30 Years Of Mr Bongo preview
Back in the heyday of 1989, when Tina Turner and Kylie Minogue dominated the charts, and Prince was is his…
Hyphenated Identities: Internationality in the ‘Hostile Environment’
If there is anything the last three years of political near-phantasmagoria has proven, it is that British society, whatever or…
Nubya Garcia live at Komedia: Encapsulating, undulating tones
Before the band has come on, I survey the crowd. As with most jazz gigs the crowd resembles a loaf…
Fyre Festival: What can the music industry learn?
Last month, Netflix released its latest original documentary, ‘Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened’. It interrogates the story of…
James Blake – Assume Form review
Arriving in to Brighton’s The Islingword on Queens Park Road, as I ordered a pint and briefly squinted to see…
Oscar Jerome at The Hope and Ruin
The young star is often a tricky title to navigate. There are the big names, who explode into the world…
Stand Up & Slam review
Sometimes the best experiences are those you initially question. Stand Up & Slam is one such idea, for it is…
Stand Up and Slam preview
It is the nature of recent times that many things no longer exist solely in the categories we give them.…
Arts Podcast: On “Jekyll and Hyde” the musical, Brighton Fringe lineup and more
This week, Alex is joined by our theatre editor Georgia to discuss the SMUTS upcoming musical performance and other events…
The Badger’s guide to Brighton’s alive and thriving Jazz scene: Day by day
Brighton, more than our university community gives it credit for, has its kind of town and gown divide. On campus,…
GoGo Penguin at Concorde 2: Jazz in the mainstream?
Jazz music today exists in a peculiar space of seemingly both simultaneous loss and revival. The not-original-but-now-renewed crossover of jazz…
Arts Podcast: A chat about the upcoming Oscars
This week our Arts editor sits down with the Sophie, our in house film expert, to chat about the upcoming…
Wolf Alice review: A band of quiet confidence at the Dome
The state of indie rock today presents a densely packed field of artists, each one trying to make more noise…
Our Writers’ Guide to Brighton Arts
According to research commissioned by the Brighton and Hove city council, near 10 million people a year visit the city…
Grammys 2017: Judges keep on defying the critics
Last week the elusive Frank Ocean took to his Tumblr account to criticise the Grammys for both the seeming exclusion…