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Submotion Orchestra Review

Ruth Atkinson Visiting Brighton as part of their third sell out tour, Submotion Orchestra brought their beautifully rich and entrancing sounds to the stage of Concord 2 on Saturday. The…

Coachella Festival: Tupac reborn

Coachella; one of the hottest tickets of the festival season. This year saw established artists such as The Black Keys, Swedish House Mafia and Florence and The Machine play with…

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 featured in my Top 25 Most Played lists in the…

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 nostalgic clip for ‘Video Games’ onto YouTube, leading to a…

Joker

Audio is the perfect venue for dubstep. There is something about being in a smoky underground club with like minded individuals raving to heavy bass. Previous producers and DJs to…

Lacuna Coil Interview

With a promise to come back to the Brighton, Lacuna Coil’s Cristiano Mozzati sat down and talked to the Badger about their ‘Trip to the Darkness Tour’ and their upcoming…

Music preview 2012

2012 has arrived and The Badger has been keeping its ear close to the ground over the past few months to find out the best in new music for early…

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 those) and was instantly hooked by their raw rock and…

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 likes of US hip hop star Nas to the producers…

Alabama 3 interview

The Badger caught up with the Welsh charismatic frontman of Alabama 3, Rob Spragg for a quick chat following their sold out show at Concorde. How did you take such…

Lisa Hannigan Interview

The charming Lisa Hannigan returned to Brighton’s Komedia last week with her new album ‘Passenger’. Her debut album ‘Sea Sew’ created a whirl of attention, and resulted in a nomination…

Hall of Fame: Lady Gaga

The world has gone Gaga. Since her explosion onto the pop scene in 2008 with debut album ‘The Fame’, Lady Gaga has become one of the most influential females in…

They are the resurrection

The week beginning October 17th 2011 saw two new chapters appear in the bible of Mancunian music. The first – centred around the release of Noel Gallagher’s first post-Oasis album…

Ghostpoet

“Brighton-Every time I come back I wish that I could live here.” Obaro ‘Ghostpoet’ Ejimiwe made his feelings about the South East clear on Twitter a few hours before his…

King of new music shines

King Charles adorned the stage at the Green Door Store on Tuesday night with what I can only describe as a powerful look. The man looks somewhat like Captain Hook:…

Benjamin Francis Leftwich at Komedia

You will not be able to go anywhere without hearing the dulcet tones of hot new talent Benjamin Francis Leftwich and his signature song, ‘Atlas Hands’. For those familiar with…

50 Anniversary: Past Gigs at Sussex

Brighton has produced some fine musical talent. In recent years we have been represented in the charts by the likes of Blood Red Shoes, The Kooks and The Maccabees, and…

Earthquakes in London

Mike Bartlett marks a change in his usual minimalist style with ‘Earthquakes in London’; a sprawling and energetic play that explores anxieties about climate change, and the relationships we nurture…

Ben Howard's gig review

My previous encounter with Ben Howard was at the marvelous New Music festival right here in Brighton. The small venue was back to the brim and a intermit session with…

What was the best festival of the summer?

BESTIVAL “Music, food, costumes and booze, Bestival 2011 had something for everyone. Attendees this year had plenty of chances to reminisce with the likes of Fatboy Slim, The Cure and…