Lord Apex to headline Platform B celebration
On October 3, join Lord Apex, KEYAH/BLU, and CHUNK as next generation radio station, Platform B celebrate a year since launching on 105.5 FM. Returning this year, in collaboration with…
The Sussex Festival 2019 Headliner is…
The Badger can exclusively reveal that the headliner for the Sussex Festival 2019 is...
Music to Study To
It’s that time of the year again with exams brewing over the next few weeks. From film soundtracks to ambient albums, we pooled together some of our favourite playlists and…
Maisha live at Patterns review: the zenith of contemporary British jazz
If you were to line up the new stardom of British jazz and choose the most iconic artists, you might be forgiven for Maisha having escaped your view. For one,…
In Conversation with Maisha
It is no understatement to say that Maisha are one of the hottest new outfits in Jazz, comprised of some of the most in-demand instrumentalists from the London scene. Before…
The Great Escape – Day 3: Truly impressive weekend comes to an end
The final day at The Great Escape was notably quieter that those that preceded, nevertheless the turn out for most venues came close to capacity. Wrestling with the changing weather…
The Great Escape – Day 2: Foals and Girl In Red take weekend to higher planes
The second day at The Great Escape was hailed in with sun rays beaming down over the city. Buzzing with vibrancy, The Great Escape really found its feet after a…
The Great Escape – Day 1: Brighton’s weekend of new music begins in style
It is that time of year again, as the masses descend on Brighton for festivities, infrequently good weather and the full musical experience the city provides. The Great Escape has…
Cabbage live at The Haunt: Swaggering with youthful audacity
Cabbage enter the stage to Gimme gimme gimme by ABBA and disco lights. They shuffle around, as if to say “this wasn’t what you were expecting was it”, and head…
Mr Bongo 30th anniversary – Moses Boyd leads the way in eclectic celebration of music
It is safe to say Brighton-based record label Mr Bongo has earned its name as the best champions of diverse music in town. Director of Operations Graham Luckhurst asserted that…
Elder Island interview: “We’re always advancing”
Last week I had the privilege of interviewing Katy and Luke of Elder Island, two members of the three-piece band. Elder Island are a special band; a technically advanced group…
MAISHA live at Patterns preview – The exemplary artists of London’s vibrant jazz scene
Combining in equal parts the airy spiritualism of Alice Coltrane and the kind of virtuosic displays now typical of the UK’s prolific jazz scene, Maisha’s music is littered with references…
Punk Nostalgia: The Stranglers at Brighton Dome
For someone who believes that music culture must constantly evolve to stay vital, seeing a treasured band whose heyday was the late 1970s and 1980s is potentially loaded with ambivalence.…
Brighton Festival: 30 Years Of Mr Bongo preview
Back in the heyday of 1989, when Tina Turner and Kylie Minogue dominated the charts, and Prince was is his Batman-score phase, something else was brewing on Berwick Street in…
Rhys Lewis Interview: Love songs and political needs
By Rebecca Spencer: Comment Editor Rhys Lewis is a 28-year-old singer/song-writer with over 27 million Spotify streams on his song ‘No Right To Love You’. His songs are about heartbreak,…
In conversation with Josey Marina: musician, activist, student
Last week I met with musician and second-year Sussex student Josey Marina, who recently released a new climate change-inspired single, ‘Moors’ (available across various streaming platforms.) We sat down to…
London Astrobeat’s Orchestra Performs Talking Heads: Rearranged classics fall out of place
The name alone made me want to see the set. A multicultural entity, the band has been affectionately renamed “African Talking Heads” by fans, transposing the Talking Heads classics in…
Mel Gibson Attached to Direct Jeremy Corbyn Biopic
Jeremy Corbyn’s reputation has grown to the point where the suits at Summit Entertainment have commissioned a biopic on the Labour Leader. Summit alumni Mel Gibson is reported to direct,…
Introducing the ACCA
With the Attenborough Centre right on our doorstep, we are lucky to to have access to year-round, contemporary performances and events. In support of this, I thought that I would…
ELIZA live at Patterns – Returning, repackaged and relaxed
You may have heard of Eliza Doolittle, the young singer behind hits such as: ‘Pack Up’ and ‘Skinny Genes’. 9 years after her debut album, Doolittle has not only changed…