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The Great Escape Festival 2016 Preview

Next month sees the return of The Great Escape – Europe’s leading festival for new music. From Thursday 19th – Saturday 21st May, Brighton city centre will be taken over…

Brighton Buzz: Artists to watch this summer

Swedish sensation Tilda Allie dropped her first single this weekend, and she looks set to make waves within Brighton and beyond with her luscious brand of dreamy, atmospheric, electro pop.…

Visual \/ Vocal

Visual V Vocal was Rhys Baker and Emma Phillips’s first in a series of events which bring together local artists in a fusion of sound and image. This event focused…

Is Country Music Just for Americans?

Could you see yourself loving music that celebrates riding around in a pick-up truck, partying in cornfields and drinking whisky? Maybe not, if you, like me, grew up in London,…

An interview with Lisbon

You’ve played in Brighton before, do you like it here or are there other cities you prefer to play in? M: I like Brighton because it’s a unique city and…

The Coral – Distance Inbetween

It’s been thirteen years since Wirral quintet The Coral dropped their self-titled debut and blew us all away. At the peak of their fame, it was their unique and technical…

Jamie Woon @ Concorde 2

Undoubtedly, Jamie Woon is a great artist to listen to recorded. With the attention to detail in the production of his songs, the blend of genres that his music encompasses…

Bevan Interview

The Badger caught up with elusive beat maker Bevan to discuss his new EP, the art of remixing and summer plans. You’ve just released your second EP, Together & Alone,…

DIY Heroes Lux Lisbon Hit Brighton

Lux Lisbon are a band who do things their own way. Fiercely independent, and rightly cynical about the businesslike nature of the music industry, they have gone DIY with unprecedented…

World-class hip-hop comes to Patterns: A$AP Nast and Sporting Life + Wiki of RATKING perform in May

Brighton hosts the forefront of hip-hop’s post-modern revival on the 1st of May, with A$AP Nast and Sporting Life + Wiki of RATKING co-headlining a night of slick production and…

Wild Life Festival – Preview

Wild Life Festival is back! Disclosure’s and Rudimental’s brainchild comes into its second installment after last year’s success. With an eclectic and innovative lineup, featuring new blood and musical legends…

The Last Shadow Puppets @ The Dome

“Brighton, baby – you’re insatiable,” declares Alex Turner, one half of the duo known as The Last Shadow Puppets, at the start of the encore at their eagerly-awaited Brighton Dome…

Wolf Alice Take Brighton

North London quartet, Wolf Alice have been on the rise for the past few years but it’s only within the last twelve months or so that they’ve really exploded and…

Kesha and Dr Luke: The Court Case That Everyone’s Talking About

Content warning: Rape, Abuse, Sexual Violence, Eating Disorders. On Friday 19th February it was ruled in court what singer Kesha would not be able to leave her Sony contract with…

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…