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St Vincent Review

Who would’ve thought that Annie Clark, more commonly known as St. Vincent, would be found playing a tour date in Eastbourne and not Brighton? The train from Brighton to Ashford…

Fear of Men Review

Thanks to the lovely warm up performance by The Hundredth Anniversary, Fear of Men were greeted by claps and cheers at The Hope. Following a busy Summer of touring and…

Still The Enemy Within + Q&A Review

The fact that this documentary had won the Audience Award at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest was an instant giveaway of what to expect from this fantastic piece of cinema. With…

Preview: Sharon Van Etten, St. Georges Church, 27/11

Post-rock guitars combined with dark, powerful vocals create the simplistic but time-tested formula of Sharon Van Etten’s music. Her most recent and first self-produced album, Are We There, was received…

Preview: Jon Hopkins, Dome, 4/12

With 2011’s King Creosote collaboration Diamond Mine came haunting yet twee scottish folktronica, with last year’s Immunity came the heft of a Mercury nomination, an artist reaching the peak of…

Little Dragon – Brighton Dome, 17/11

If you put aside acts like Robyn, The Knife and Swedish House Mafia, Little Dragon are probably the hottest export to have left Scandinavia in recent years. Having just toured…

The Imitation Game Review

This year’s BFI London Film Festival had the honour of opening its diverse array of film screenings and events with the European premiere of Morten Tyldum’s highly anticipated biopic The…

Review: Lutine – St Laurence Church, Falmer, 27/09

St Laurence church in Falmer village was not only the perfect setting for the launch of Lutine’s new album White Flowers, but it also conveyed the duo’s ‘folky’ image to…

The master of suspense: why is Alfred Hitchcock still the most fascinating director of the twentieth century?

Sarah Betts Alfred Hitchcock. ‘Hitch’ to those he honoured with his regard. An icon of the world of cinema and a man of many names; ‘Master of Suspense’ and ‘genius’…

An alternative Christmas: Santa overseas

Sarah Bunce One holiday season many years ago, I woke up on Christmas Day to blazing sun, high humidity, and extreme temperatures. This may be normal if you’re an extremely…

Recipes: Gingerbread Tree Decorations

Samantha Fennessy These Gingerbread tree decorations are delicious and easy to make. It’s a chance to embrace the festive spirit and make your Christmas tree look spectacular! Or simply gobble…

Fifty Shades of Grey nominated for National Book Award

Abby Faires Fruitful work of fan fiction or dumbed-down BDSM? E.L. James’ erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey will be one of six contenders for this year’s Popular Fiction Book…

Girls, girls, girls: what is it about American TV imports that we just can't get enough?

Jack Stockdale HBO’s new show, Girls, finally reached British television sets this October, but what has its hype got to do with the increasing British hunger for American TV? We…

Music: What do Sussex students actually listen to?

Joe Wilson Early Monday morning, feeling lightly toasted, I took myself around campus, with my trusty Dictaphone, to try and find out what Sussex students actually listen to. You’ve seen…

The Seven Psychopaths – CINECITY

Christos Papadogeorgopoulos Brighton’s 10th Cine-City festival opened with a screening of the much anticipated ‘The Seven Psychopaths’. Although the showing was not the films debut, it hasn’t been out long…

Shoot The Wrx: Jeff Keen

Ruth Atkinson Brighton Museum and Art Gallery have JUST opened a new exhibition, “Shoot the Wrx”. The show is a collection of renowned experimental film-maker and artist Jeff Keen’s work.…

Big Keen Screen

Marie Hawkins Jeff Keen. This name may not ring a bell, but if you see his explosive, energetic and eccentric short films you won’t forget it. Four of his best-known…

Corrine Silva – Screening + Q&A

Holly Nash Landscape photography can be a limiting artistic medium. The photographer cannot shape or mould natural landscape, and the scope for representation is only as wide as the camera…

Dolores Sanchez Calvo – A Shadow Is…

“It’s the first time I am exhibiting at Brighton PhotoFringe and I am delighted to be part of a festival that is now so renowned.” – Dolores Sanchez Calvo Born…

Delilah

Lucy Anna Gray Young female artists come and go in the music industry, but the singer Delilah is here to stay. With a sound that she describes as “Massive Attack…