SMUTS PRESENTS: CABARET!
The Badger’s Theatre Editor, Ollie Lugg, has a chat with Joshua Clayton, Director of the upcoming Sussex Music and Theatre Society’s Cabaret! Check your diaries at the beginning of March…
The Importance of Harper Lee: The Literary Legend
On Friday the world lost the renowned and iconic author Harper Lee, who passed away at age 89. The author, despite being the recipient of many literary awards – the…
Spot On Spotify
Taylor Swift, Adele and Neil Young. These are just a handful of high profile artists that have chosen to remove all, or parts, of their discography from music streaming services…
Empty Lot – Tate Modern
At a first glance, the instillation sculpture appears as an abstract collection of meaningless triangular shapes. The instillation in London’s Tate Modern – which sees a collection of triangular lots…
Buzzworthy-Brighton
Brighton is renowned for boasting a stellar local line-up of musicians with talent by the bucket-load. It’s one of the reasons why the city plays hot to the UK’s biggest…
Pundek’s Pick of the Week
So, we’re in that shoulder season between Winter and Spring where the days are getting longer, but not much warmer. It’s all very confusing. However, here are two TV shows…
The Sherlocks – Gig Review
Fresh from supporting The Libertines on a string of UK dates, Yorkshire-based band The Sherlocks breeze into Brighton’s Patterns for a headline set. Support comes from local heroes FUR and…
How Music Became Free
The evolution of the way we consume music has been driven by society’s expectation to have free content. The days of the Compact Disc are numbered, as new releases from…
Shake Your Tail Feather – The Albatross 3rd and Main
Oliver Young When Simon David Eden’s directorial debut, The Albatross 3rd and Main, opened its world premiere in Brighton’s very own Emporium Theatre, I was not entirely sure about the…
Sussex Sour Apples – the Oscars
A few weeks ago one could have been forgiven for thinking this years awards season was fairly light-weight. In the previous two or three years we’ve seen a strong group…
David Bowie: From Brixton to Berlin – A Tribute
David Bowie has been an inescapable presence within music for decades, demonstrating his eclectic range of talents to the world. His pervasive cultural presence allowed him to be the symbol…
Diversity and Representation: This Year’s #LilyWhiteOscar
Lucy Anna Gray Entering its 86th year, the annual Academy Awards has yet again been shrouded in controversy. The ongoing issue of lack of diversity in the film industry has…
Big Band Christmas at East Slope Bar
Chris Charles Following a successful and eventful appearance at Montreux Jazz Festival last summer Sussex Universities Big Band (SUBB) took East Slope bar by storm in its first appearance of…
A Cultural Perspective on Another Form of Terrorism
When I first started writing this article, I originally doubted if girls, who’ve grown up in Britain, would find a strong relation to it. However, I’m sure that many girls…
Grey Skies Review
Saving the best for last, Grey Skies was hands-down one the best SUDS performance this term. An original play written and directed by Gabriel Owen — who is no stranger…
Making Mankind Poetry Night Review
The Making Mankind Poetry Night curated by Louie Louié took place on Thursday 26th November at the Emporium Theatre and Café Bar on London Road. The main theme of the…
Old Times Review
Last week the Sussex University Drama Society performed Old Times, a 1970s play by Harold Pinter. Leading up to the performance I had been slightly sceptical at such an ambitious…