Arts

My first experience and introduction to Northern Soul was at the Underdog Soul Club, hosted in Kemptown’s Sidewinder pub. Used to the stereotypical university night-out experiences, Y2K nights and chalk…

Last year, I wrote about the relevance and importance of the Academy Awards in terms of whether or not we should take the Academy’s decisions as gospel as to what…

A Night To Remember The 8th of December saw Mandela Hall transformed into a buzzing live music venue, as four brilliant local Brighton bands came together to support independent student…

” Westsiiiiiide Cowboy ” Westside Cowboy’s music has snuck up on me, seemingly from nowhere, in the past couple of months. Either every other indie band fan has known something…

The momentum of South London artist Joy Crookes in recent years has been all too well deserved. Her retro-pop/modern soul style has captured listeners with chart-toppers including ‘When You Were…

2025 has come to an end, and what a year it was for music! I’d been eagerly anticipating a few releases from some of my favourite artists who were making…

It has been a really exciting year for cinema, with a variety of great releases, from blockbusters to independent films to exports from overseas. The following list is compiled of…

It has proved incredibly hard to be online in these past few months and not have heard of Marty Supreme at least once. This is a telling sign of how…

As we edge ever closer towards awards season, the films hitting cinema screens move away from blockbuster hits and towards new targets. Critical success comes in March. However, one film…

“You have to choose your battles” is what my friend said to me, as we spoke about the environmental impact of our respective lifestyles. “I agree,” I replied, “and reading…

Cabaret Voltaire (or the Cab for short) were continuously at the forefront of electronic music, pioneering genres such as industrial, synth-pop, acid house and techno. They performed at the Attenborough…

Whether we want to admit it or not, we are all influenced by the media we consume in our day-to-day lives. The shows and movies we watch shape the world…

As the term winds down and the evenings grow darker, many of us find ourselves reaching for books that feel familiar. After weeks of deadlines and late nights, there’s something…

An album with the status of Pulp’s Different Class deserves recognition, especially on its 30th anniversary. On the same day the record turned 30, 400 fans attended an exclusive event…

It is an undeniable truth that books hold an immense amount of power, especially when their subject matter contains controversial topics such as questioning authority, ‘inappropriate’ content, or uncensored historical…

Sports Team live at Patterns, Brighton – 12 November 2025. It’s a rainy Wednesday night in Brighton, light glistens off the puddles on the pavement, and late-night shoppers disperse through…

On 27 November, Jazz in the Box partnered with Liberation Live for an evening that felt like it had slipped straight out of a downtown New York jazz club. With…

The finale of The Celebrity Traitors aired on the 6th November on the BBC, drawing over 12 million viewers and ending with talk show host Alan Carr’s shock win as…

Listening to West End Girl is a bit like watching a surgeon during an operation. Equal parts brutal and revealing, Lily Allen dissects the collapse of her relationship with Stranger…

Ash went out of this world with their album launch show! It has been 30 years and nine studio albums since rock band Ash first formed, and this tour shows…