Queerness, Music, and Church Dominations: An Interview with Bella Artois
Bella Artois is a five-piece made up of Bella (rhythm guitar, singer), Vi (bass), James (saxophone), Daniel (guitar), and Olly (drums). We interviewed the band just before they played a…
Nostalgic Indie Rock Finds a Modern Vessel in Florentenes
Florentenes Live Review – Patterns – 09/04/2026 Florentenes leapt onto the scene in 2023, when they released their debut single ‘Gone’, and have already supported big names like Jamie Webster…
How Covid has Impacted Music’s Sound
When you ask someone about music and Coronavirus, they might recall awkward celebrity covers of ‘Imagine’, or trendy TikTok audios like ‘Say So’. But the true effects of an isolating…
Gorillaz – The Mountain Review
After a few projects that felt deliberately loose, Gorillaz return to form with The Mountain. The opener, ‘The Mountain’, is instantly captivating. Bouncing percussion and a droning sitar line pull…
We’re Not Having a Wuthering Heights Spring
Charli XCX might be the busiest person in pop music. Following the success of arguably the most iconic album of the 2020s so far, BRAT, she dropped a full remix…
Drinking From the Cup Of Ambition: 9 To 5 at the Attenborough Centre
The Sussex Musical Theatre Society (SMuTS) delivered an exceptionally skilled and high-energy production of 9 To 5: The Musical at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, proving just how…
Ticket Resales? No Thanks.
If you’ve ever been to a gig, then you are probably familiar with this- your favourite band just released a new album and announced that they’re going on tour. Great!…
50 Years of University Radio Falmer
It has been 50 years since University Radio Falmer (URF) was founded. To celebrate, URF is doing various events, including a celebratory gig at the Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts…
Making Change: What is an Artist’s Financial Responsibility?
In late January, the British food bank charity Bankuet announced that £41,969 was raised during their most recent collaboration with alternative indie artists: The Last Dinner Party. Bankuet is a…
Ireland vs Britain: Backing Bands or Battling Them?
The United Kingdom likes to think of itself as a natural-born music nation, as if great bands simply emerge from our culture alone. From The Beatles to Bowie, British music…
The Brightonian Home of Northern Soul : An Introduction
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…
‘Save The Badger’ Fundraising Event – In Review
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…
Britainicana Comes to Brighton: Westside Cowboy at The Hope & Ruin
” 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…
Joy Crookes’ Juniper: Album Review
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…
Best Albums of 2025
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…
Cabaret Voltaire: On the Frontiers of the Experimental
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…
Pulp: Different Class, 30 Years Later
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…
Here’s The Thing: I love Sports Team
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…
Jazz in the Box x Liberation Live – Review
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…
On West End Girl, Lily Allen Lays Herself Bare
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…