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Gig Review: Sahara and Cavaliers

Sahara and Cavaliers are two vibrant young bands that have captured the attention of artists in supporting slots with Don Broco, King Charles, and Fickle Friends. However, it was their…

An Interview with Howland

How do you find inspiration for your songs? L: We copy other great musicians T: No…It starts out one of us has a great idea L: Me or Tyler T:…

Hannah Jones: The Future of This Country

Who are you? I’m Hannah Jones. Second year neuroscience student, station manager of URF, a bit naughty but generally quite nice. What the fridge-magnet is URF? URF is the best…

The B-Town Venues You Need To Visit

Brighton is a compact and modern city that hardly needs to prove its credentials when it comes to the live music scene. Alternative and independent music venues continue to thrive…

From MP to MC

The Reform Club’s debut album received critical acclaim when they released it back in 2013, alongside a barrage of media attention; not least because the band’s frontman Norman Baker was…

Spot On Spotify

Taylor Swift, Adele and Neil Young. These are just a handful of high profile artists that have chosen to remove all, or parts, of their discography from music streaming services…

Buzzworthy-Brighton

Brighton is renowned for boasting a stellar local line-up of musicians with talent by the bucket-load. It’s one of the reasons why the city plays hot to the UK’s biggest…

The Sherlocks – Gig Review

Fresh from supporting The Libertines on a string of UK dates, Yorkshire-based band The Sherlocks breeze into Brighton’s Patterns for a headline set. Support comes from local heroes FUR and…

How Music Became Free

The evolution of the way we consume music has been driven by society’s expectation to have free content. The days of the Compact Disc are numbered, as new releases from…

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David Bowie: From Brixton to Berlin – A Tribute

David Bowie has been an inescapable presence within music for decades, demonstrating his eclectic range of talents to the world. His pervasive cultural presence allowed him to be the symbol…

Smash Brighton Needs You!

Introducing Little Giants…

After hitting the 5 million plays mark for their debut single ‘Lately (Love, Love, Love)’, Little Giants are a band on the rise with their sights set high as they…

Dog is Dead Preview

The eagerly awaited return of Dog is Dead is upon us. At long last the world will be graced with more of the catchy, hearty songs that made their debut…

Ibeyi Preview

French-Cuban twins Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz aka Ibeyi have been drawing critical acclaim for their eccentric, soulful sound, which encompasses their diverse family history; from Afro-Cuban rhythms to Orisha…

Life Found On Mercury

After narrowing it down from over 290 albums, this year’s Mercury Prize shortlist of 12 albums includes 7 debuts, showcasing some of the best artists from the past 12 months.…

SOAK Preview

Arguably Brighton’s most renowned venue, Concorde 2, plays host to 19-year-old, Irish singer songwriter SOAK on October 29th for the 3rd night of her 9-leg tour. After starting to write…

Foxes preview

It wasn’t long ago that Southampton born Louisa Rose Allen, a.k.a. Foxes, was an unknown artist looking for that breakthrough. All of a sudden she was a Grammy winning artist…

Kimberly Anne gig review

After two sold out shows back to back at Camden Barfly in London, Kimberly Anne came down to Brighton to play a more intimate show in one of Brighton’s newest…

Swim Deep Album Review – ‘Mothers’

Picture a long, midnight motorway drive, the window is wide open, the air is fresh and cooling against the skin and the car stereo pulsates with the sound of strong,…