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Carly Rae Jepsen performs at The Brighton Dome – Live Review

Words by Lucy Hoffer Valentine’s Day kicked off early with Carly Rae Jepsen’s incredible performance at The Dome, Brighton on February 13th, filled to the brim with her outstanding portfolio…

Interview with Akin Soul  

Words by Tom Gregory “There is magic in music and I don’t know if it’s ever meant to be figured out” I have the great privilege of being friends with…

In Conversation with Dylan

Words by Music Editor, Dylan Bryant Music Editor Dylan Bryant catches up with rising popstar Dylan about new music, tour and playing Wembley Stadium with Ed Sheeran. Although this was…

Stealing Genius: Examining the Exploitation of Black Artistry in the Arts

Words by Blaise Peters The issue of black authorship and ownership in the arts is a long-standing one that has affected countless black artists and writers throughout history. From the…

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch: “I Can Safely Say That Cello Saved Not Only my Life but my Sister’s Life as Well.”

Words by Amélie Bodnar-Tunnell Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was the youngest daughter born into a Jewish family in Breslau, Germany – now Wroclaw, Poland – in July 1925. Her father was a…

Review of ‘Jews Don’t Count’ by David Baddiel

Words by book editor, Angelika Skora This book has been around for a few years now, and when it first hit the shelves, it wasn’t easy to miss. The black…

The 1975 At Their Very Best – Frontman, Matty Healy leads stunning performance at the Brighton Centre (Live Review)

‘Band of the Decade’ turn The Brighton Centre into Broadway on UK Tour Words by Dylan Bryant (Music Editor) Formed in Manchester in 2002, The 1975 have established themselves as…

Review: Glyndebourne’s Autumn Concert

Words by Amélie Bodnar-Tunnell The Glyndebourne Autumn concert was made up of two parts; the first was the narrative and music from Joseph Bologne, Cavalier de Saint-Georges’ opera The Anonymous…

Beabadoobee Live at CHALK Review

Words by Orla Donoghue After waiting in line for two hours for CHALK to open the doors next to Brighton’s windy seafront in mid-October without sufficient layers, it’s safe to…

The Aces Live at The Brighton Centre

Words by Emma Scrace On Friday 25th November 2022, The Aces played at the Brighton Centre supporting The Vamps on their UK 10-year anniversary tour. The alternative indie-pop band is…

British Lion announce tour to help us celebrate the New Year

Words by Simon Edwards Less than three months after stepping off stage in front of over 20,000 fans in Tampa, USA, legendary Iron Maiden bassist and icon of British music…

Blondes Live Review 

Words by George Handyside On the 15th October 2022, Blondes took to Brighton and played a spellbinding show at the Green Door Store, an intimate venue famed for promoting rapidly…

Live Review – The Lightning Seeds dazzle in London & Brighton on See You in the Stars tour

By Dylan Bryant (Music Editor) It’s not often I rate a band highly enough to see them twice on the same tour, but The Lightning Seeds definitely pass that test.…

The Snuts Live at CHALK, Brighton – Review 

By Dylan Bryant (Music Editor) Armed with fierce guitars, indie rock choruses to sing your hearts out to, and frontman Jack Cochrane’s powerful and instantly recognisable vocals, The Snuts played…

10 films I’ve watched this spooky season

Tis the season to judge Disney+, Netflix and all streaming site's Halloween movie sections! As well as streaming sites I have been going through the dusty DVD archives in my…

“Ace” Review and Interview

Ace is a performance piece about sex. Kind of, it’s about a lot of things. Sex is just the instrument to explore those things.

Artist Focus: Naomie Kremer Interview

For my last article, I had contacted several Sussex alumni who had gone on to become successful artists. In doing so, I got more responses than I expected. One of…

In Review – At Home in the Water, and the joy of local art

At Home in the Water, a new exhibition at Fabrica Gallery by artist Vanessa Daws, invites individuals to immerse themselves in the physical sensations of sea swimming; visitors walk into…

Learning to Love Reading Again

Despite having a degree in English Literature, I spent much of my undergraduate time holding a love-hate relationship with the very concept of reading.

Survivor By Octavia E. Butler

Survivor was the third novel that was successfully sold and published by African American science-fiction writer Octavia E. Butler.