New posthumous collection celebrates the vision of Mark Fisher
k-punk – The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher, edited by Darren Ambrose and with a foreword by music critic Simon Reynolds, is the highly anticipated collection of seminal…
Love Music, Hate Racism – Overcoming Division
Organisation Love Music, Hate Racism spoke about breaking the divide of race within the music industry. Whether that’s rooted in the labels’ influence or how the artists approach the music…
DIY Neu Tour comes to Brighton
Music magazine DIY are bringing their live event to The Hope and Ruin, Brighton on Wednesday 28th November. This will include a series of talks and tips from people in…
Cinecity: Shrödinger’s Ballerina – Girl review
CineCity and Duke of York’s Picturehouse provided us with the opportunity to see Lukas Dhont’s ‘Girl’ before its general release on March 15th, 2019. The film is Belgium’s official selection…
Cinecity – Birds of Passage review
The team behind Embrace of the Serpent has returned with a new work which employs western and gangster film genres in a subversive and clever way. These two iconically Hollywood…
Salem Witch trials retold – Assassination Nation review
Sam Levinson’s Assassination Nation plays a dangerous game of using the language it also satirises. Levinson’s film is a stylistically bold and flashy critique of the contemporary culture of violence…
CINECITY – Shoplifters Review
Fresh from winning the Palme D’or at Cannes, Hirokazu Koreeda’s Manbiki kazoku (or ‘Shoplifters’) arrived at Brighton’s CINECITY Film Festival with a delicately assembled tale of a ‘family’ that exists…
CINECITY This Woman’s Work
This Woman’s Work is a series of short films from female directors, produced in the last twelve months. The event was presented by Channel 4’s Random Acts, a late night…
The Slacker Podcast w/ You Me At Six
Among the warm lights, plants and sofas that looked like they were from the set of Friends, BBC Radio 1 Presenter Phil Taggart conducted a one-off live recording of ‘The…
BBC Introducing Live| Sustainability and Music
If you were to link sustainability with something it’s unlikely to be music. The panelists aimed to prove that wrong, focusing on plastic waste and emissions in the industry. Led…
‘I’m Sick of Singing About My Broken Heart’ – Tom Odell in Concert
‘I’m Sick of Singing About My Broken Heart’ – But, oh boy Tom, we are not. When I was younger I always played covers, and had lessons on the piano.…
Thrilling Feminist Dystopias
The production of dystopian fiction has rapidly expanded over the past twenty years, with young adult dystopian trilogies, such as The Hunger Games, gaining popularity amongst teenagers. The popularity of…
BAME Representation: Darren Chetty and Lacking Representation in Literature
I came across Darren Chetty, a teacher and author based in London, when reading the 2016 Readers Choice Award winner The Good Immigrant. Compiled of a selection of essays and…
Brighton Cinecity: South East Stories Review
The early 19th Century Holy Trinity Church – since 1996 the home of one of Brighton’s leading contemporary arts organisations Fabrica – served as a stunning host to a new…
Widows – Inheriting crime
Steve Mcqueen’s latest film is a bold move from slow-burn dramas with a strolling pace into the department of fast paced blockbuster heist-movie. Regardless of this, Widows still really feels…
CINECITY – Legendary director’s experiment fails: The Image Book
The French New Wave adored video essays as the form of expression. Video essays were the form of expression adored by the French New Wave. It allows using images to…
Brockhampton’s Iridescence Effect
By Kajal Dave Notorious for being ‘The best boyband since One Direction’, BROCKHAMPTON’s ‘IRIDESCENCE’ has revolutionised music production and has changed the image of boybands for good. After the release…
Remakes and Reimaginings: Suspiria (2018)
Suspiria is a surprising and radical reimagining of Dario Argento’s 1977 film. The story is centred around Susie Bannion (Jessica Harper/Dakota Johnson), a young American, who moves to Germany to…
Full Discussion with Little Green Pig
We got the chance to talk to Catherine from Brighton & Hove’s local organisation, Little Green Pig, who work with young people to unlock their imaginations and explore their creativity.…
In Conversation with Penya
By Mariafernanda Chavez There is no denying the irrepressible attraction of British jazz music right now, with Brighton hosting an abundance of talented artists – Penya is one of them.…