Spectre Review
One of the most anticipated and advertised films of the year has finally made it to our cinema screens. Bond is back. Daniel Craig’s fourth outing as the iconic British…
Subs Review
Opening with a scene in which the audience finds a smartly-dressed woman, later to be known as Rose, parading round the stage confidently and simultaneously independently, it is initially difficult…
Brett Goldstein Review
I didn’t really know what to expect when, in place of the standard “alright” or “you having a good night?” lines, Brett Goldstein jumped onto stage to the sounds of…
Be a Partner in Education
A Partner in Education (APIE) is a non-profit organization registered in 2009 with a vision of establishing a centre of educational excellence in Rwanda. One of the patrons of the…
How art is changing the face of the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Since the 2011 Arab Spring, the situation in Syria has accelerated from bad, to worse, to unthinkable. Torn apart by civil war and dictatorship, gassed by its own government and…
Barbarians Review
The warm welcome I received from all the staff at the Former Central St. Martin’s School of Art, not forgetting the free copy of Barrie Keeffe’s 1977 play Barbarians, was…
Introducing Little Giants…
After hitting the 5 million plays mark for their debut single ‘Lately (Love, Love, Love)’, Little Giants are a band on the rise with their sights set high as they…
Dog is Dead Preview
The eagerly awaited return of Dog is Dead is upon us. At long last the world will be graced with more of the catchy, hearty songs that made their debut…
Ibeyi Preview
French-Cuban twins Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz aka Ibeyi have been drawing critical acclaim for their eccentric, soulful sound, which encompasses their diverse family history; from Afro-Cuban rhythms to Orisha…
If you’re going out, you better Smash It!
“So, where are we going tonight?” Andy Pennick, CEO of Smash Brighton, has a perfect answer to that oh-so-frequent question. Along with colleagues David Attlee and Sam Kirsten (both computer…
Life Found On Mercury
After narrowing it down from over 290 albums, this year’s Mercury Prize shortlist of 12 albums includes 7 debuts, showcasing some of the best artists from the past 12 months.…
Review: Brighton Comedy Festival – Opening Night Gala, Friday 9th October
With a full theatre and a panoply of great acts, the Brighton Comedy Festival’s Opening Night Gala kicked off a month of comedy with a bang. The event, organised by…
Swingin’ on a Saturday
As I listened to Matthew VanKan open his night of celebrating Frank Sinatra with Fly Me to the Moon I was transported to a place of the past in which…
SOAK Preview
Arguably Brighton’s most renowned venue, Concorde 2, plays host to 19-year-old, Irish singer songwriter SOAK on October 29th for the 3rd night of her 9-leg tour. After starting to write…
Foxes preview
It wasn’t long ago that Southampton born Louisa Rose Allen, a.k.a. Foxes, was an unknown artist looking for that breakthrough. All of a sudden she was a Grammy winning artist…
Kimberly Anne gig review
After two sold out shows back to back at Camden Barfly in London, Kimberly Anne came down to Brighton to play a more intimate show in one of Brighton’s newest…
Book Review: The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
In light of Black History Month I was unsure whether to review a book such as Pulitzer Prize winning The Color Purple (by Alice Walker) or the historical Roll of…
Diner: the best movie you’ve never seen?
“Do you ever get the feeling that there’s something going on that we don’t know about?” asks one of the character’s in 1982’s Diner. Centring on six friends hanging out…
Swim Deep Album Review – ‘Mothers’
Picture a long, midnight motorway drive, the window is wide open, the air is fresh and cooling against the skin and the car stereo pulsates with the sound of strong,…
The Waiting Wall
For a week in September, there was the ‘Waiting Wall’. An art instillation by Alan Donohoe and Steven Parker, the Waiting Wall was essentially a large board placed in Brighton…