Album Review: From The Pyre by The Last Dinner Party
Everyone’s favourite baroque-pop band is back with their second studio album, and they sound as decadent as ever. After winning the Brit Rising Star award in 2024 and the BRIT…
Of Mice and Moderation: Interview with Pale Wave’s lead singer Heather Baron-Gracie
Fans of Paramore and the 1975 will be familiar with Pale Waves’ pop-rock take on 80s synth. Appearing on the scene in 2017 with debut track “There’s a Honey”, Pale…
Virgin by Lorde: Album Review
As someone who has grown up listening to Lorde, the release of her fourth studio album, Virgin, was one I was highly anticipating. Lorde has a special talent for articulating…
Interview with Lonnie Gunn
Lonnie Gunn is an emerging, Brighton-based musician who subverts the imagined innocence of girlhood. I had a chance to talk to her about queerness, body horror, and maturing as an…
Long Fling
Long Fling is the collaborative project of Willem Smit, frontman of Personal Trainer, and Pip Blom of, predictably, Pip Blom. Across ten years in their relationship, they wrote and recorded…
Good for the Soul: Gans Gig Review
The day I saw Gans, the wind was biting and the rain was indecisive, so to hide for a while in the sanctuary under the station was a relief. There,…
Kymara at Casablanca: 22nd August 2025
Congratulations to Kymara, who just started her first residency at Casablanca. I had the privilege of attending her opening night, and it quickly became clear to me that this was…
Luuk Van Dijk at Patterns: In Defense of House Music
Luuk Van Dijk appeared onstage at one a.m., having just arrived from a house festival in East London. That must have been where his most loyal crowd was, because in…
Album Review: The Clearing by Wolf Alice
When a mysterious man going by the name of ‘Cheek’, promises you a link to the new Wolf Alice album, it’s a bit like a man appearing on your doorstep…
Addison Rae and her Meticulous Masterplan to Pop Stardom
Addison Rae is a household name among Gen Z. Since the beginning of doom scrolling, Rae has been promoting herself on TikTok by lip-syncing and dancing to trending songs. To…
An interview with Kevin Atwater: Vulnerability, Songwriting & Achilles
By Sophie Martin Known for his gentle indie-folk style mixed with some of the most disgustingly heart wrenching lyrics I’ve ever heard, Kevin Atwater first found fame with his song…
Exploring Mac Miller’s Posthumous Album ‘Balloonerism’
A lost piece of a bigger picture 4/5 Stars Following his tragic death in 2018, aged only 26, it has proven difficult to convey the true impact of his music…
Why are so many arts venues shutting down?
While music may be the food of love, unfortunately, the public requires real consistent nourishment. Due to the cost-of-living crisis, people are frequenting food banks rather than NatWest. Understandably, it’s…
Trashy, Fierce and Feminist – This is Slut Pop!
A history of sexually explicit music Despite what your Grandma might say, sexually suggestive music has been around for well over 100 years now. Beginning in the 1920s with the…
Spotlight Events: The Brighton-Based DJ Collective Mixing It Up
Words by Jessie Smith If you’re like me when it comes to Brighton nightlife, you’re ready for something different— something other than the roves of indie boys chucking their beer…
The Case Against Diddy is Undeniable. Why Are We So Obsessed with Separating the Art from the Artist?
Words by Jess Smith Three Decades For three decades, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been altering the hip-hop landscape through his patronage and collaborations with some of the biggest stars in…
That’s a Wrap: The Phenomenon of Spotify’s Yearly Recap
Words by Finn Norris and Harry Turnbull An Ageing Tradition Nine Decembers ago, Spotify launched a surprise feature that allowed users to reflect simply on their ‘year in music’. Since…
I Owe My Life to Amateur Dramatics
When people think of the Am Drams, the consensus stems from the assumption of drab and dull acting, vocals comparable to X-Factor auditions, and dancing that would make Bruce Forsyth…
Brighton’s Hidden Classics
A musical rocket ship to the moon launched way back in the early 20th century, with genres like Jazz, Swing, Latin and Blues showing us what spring is like on…
Review: A Complete Unknown
The biopic genre claims another victim. The legacy of Bob Dylan has been told to audiences countless times over the star’s 60+ years in music. From Martin Scorsese’s documentary No…