Music

Shakedown Festival began and developed much in the same way as Bambi; legs wobbling to start with, but gathering strength as time went on. On first entrance, the welcoming scene…

Formed in 2004 in Los Angeles by Theresa (guitar/vocals), Emily (vocals/guitar) and Jenny Lee (bass/ vocals),Warpaint was graced with the drummer Stella during the late stages of their first album…

The new album Virtue is currently picking up more and more outstanding reviews and Emma-Lee Moss, known as Emmy The Great proclaims the start of an extensive UK tour late…

We lucky Sussex students are already spoilt by our surroundings – a stone’s throw from the sea and surrounded by the beautiful greenery of Stanmer Park – and we just…

After an initial, wonderful moment of realization: ‘We don’t have work tomorrow! Can we get drunk?’, there comes a strong sense that the usual soggy roast and brain-squeezing pub quiz…

Before their gig at Concorde 2, Mayday Parade was previously unchartered territory for me. The band had come straight from their tour in Germany, hitting the UK with their fourth…

A fierce eruption of sound consumed a sold-out Concorde 2 as the mighty Skindred launched their 2011 tour. Their self-dubbed ‘ragga-metal’ style embraces a successful fusion of rock, punk, heavy…

Have you heard of the Waco Siege? A failed rock star from Houston named Vernon Wayne Howell came across a bible opened at Isaiah 34, where he read: “Look in…

Itching to get a festival ticket, but not sure where to choose? Read on for a selection of the best of this summer’s festivals, both local and further afield. Meadowlands…

“The Sick Children’s Trust” (SCT) is a non-profit organization that provides accommodation for families with children in hospital all over the UK – allowing them to receive the specialist treatment…

The Hope was packed and pulsating as the music enveloped the audience. Sporting a head dress and an outfit that co-ordinated with her accompanying band, Glasser’s performance was a performance…

Jamie Woon has got a new sound: he carries intimate emotions of his early sound into a whole new sublime dimension if you wish: a bigger, badder and heavier room.…

Harmless fun. That’s the best way to describe the Saturday’s performance at Brighton Centre. No-one here is trying to claim that what these five girls is fine art or that…

On their previous album, In Rainbows, Radiohead made radical steps in recognition of the new digital landscape of music purchasing by allowing fans to download the album from the band’s…

2011 is certainly a heatwave year for the venue Jam when it comes to club nights. Jam is run by a devoted team bringing not only, the best emerging, but…

Despite taking their name from a song by The Cure, Funeral Party display little of the self-conscious melancholia which characterised those kings of 1980s goth-pop. Rather, they have taken on…

It seems that everything these days is a “YouTube sensation”, from angry babies to sleepy pandas. But one man, Andy McKee, truly deserves the title. With a string of videos…

What are you supposed to do after you graduate? Oh no, do you really have to ask? Yes, I believe I do. It’s a question that many students ask themselves.…

Recently signed trio Esben and the Witch have released their debut album ‘Violet Cries’ this year. Somehow, there is a reason to get excited by their message because this is…

Sussex Live 2011 brought to you by the University of Sussex Students’ Union in association with the National Lottery was all about being yourself, trying something new and showcasing what…