Preview: Sharon Van Etten, St. Georges Church, 27/11
Post-rock guitars combined with dark, powerful vocals create the simplistic but time-tested formula of Sharon Van Etten’s music. Her most…
Preview: Jon Hopkins, Dome, 4/12
With 2011’s King Creosote collaboration Diamond Mine came haunting yet twee scottish folktronica, with last year’s Immunity came the heft of a Mercury nomination,…
Review: Lutine – St Laurence Church, Falmer, 27/09
St Laurence church in Falmer village was not only the perfect setting for the launch of Lutine’s new album White…
Music: What do Sussex students actually listen to?
Joe Wilson Early Monday morning, feeling lightly toasted, I took myself around campus, with my trusty Dictaphone, to try and…
Delilah
Lucy Anna Gray Young female artists come and go in the music industry, but the singer Delilah is here to…
Bat for Lashes
Grace Cummings On the icy evening of Sunday 4th November, beloved fans, friends and family of London-born Natasha Khan –…
Spector, Swim Deep, Spashh
Freddie Cocker Upon entering Concorde 2, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the support acts of the indie-rock group…
Black History Month – A Retrospect
Ruth Atkinson As October comes to a close, it is a poignant time to reflect on Black History Month. As…
Jessie Ware Concorde2
Amy Bellchambers 12th November As a former Sussex student, this gig was effectively a homecoming gig Jessie Ware and she…
Submotion Orchestra Review
Ruth Atkinson Visiting Brighton as part of their third sell out tour, Submotion Orchestra brought their beautifully rich and…
Coachella Festival: Tupac reborn
Coachella; one of the hottest tickets of the festival season. This year saw established artists such as The Black Keys,…
Thug after-Life
Despite being a hip-hop fan, Tupac’s charm has always eluded me. Not entirely, “California love” and “Do for love” have…
Lana Del Rey: Born to Die
It seems hard to believe that a mere five months have passed since Lana Del Rey put the dreamy, unabashedly…
Joker
Audio is the perfect venue for dubstep. There is something about being in a smoky underground club with like minded…
Lacuna Coil Interview
With a promise to come back to the Brighton, Lacuna Coil’s Cristiano Mozzati sat down and talked to the Badger…
Music preview 2012
2012 has arrived and The Badger has been keeping its ear close to the ground over the past few months…
The Black Keys: El Camino
The first time I heard The Black Keys was on the ‘Twilight: Eclipse’ soundtrack in 2010 (yes, I’m one of…
Alabama 3 Gig review
Fusing the genres of acid house and country blues, Peckham-formed band Alabama 3 returned to Brighton. Inspiring everyone from the…
Alabama 3 interview
The Badger caught up with the Welsh charismatic frontman of Alabama 3, Rob Spragg for a quick chat following their…
Lisa Hannigan Interview
The charming Lisa Hannigan returned to Brighton’s Komedia last week with her new album ‘Passenger’. Her debut album ‘Sea Sew’…