The Future Review
Perhaps the quirkiest film you will see this year, Miranda July’s ‘The Future’ is an exploration into the human desire to seek security in a routine and the dangers of…
The Rum Diary released
The Rum Diary, so the story goes, was found in manuscript form in the attic of Hunter S. Thompson by Johnny Depp, some 30-odd years after first being written by…
King of new music shines
King Charles adorned the stage at the Green Door Store on Tuesday night with what I can only describe as a powerful look. The man looks somewhat like Captain Hook:…
Benjamin Francis Leftwich at Komedia
You will not be able to go anywhere without hearing the dulcet tones of hot new talent Benjamin Francis Leftwich and his signature song, ‘Atlas Hands’. For those familiar with…
50 Anniversary: Past Gigs at Sussex
Brighton has produced some fine musical talent. In recent years we have been represented in the charts by the likes of Blood Red Shoes, The Kooks and The Maccabees, and…
Earthquakes in London
Mike Bartlett marks a change in his usual minimalist style with ‘Earthquakes in London’; a sprawling and energetic play that explores anxieties about climate change, and the relationships we nurture…
Ben Howard's gig review
My previous encounter with Ben Howard was at the marvelous New Music festival right here in Brighton. The small venue was back to the brim and a intermit session with…
On the big screen: Melancholia
The last couple of years haven’t exactly been the most understated for Lars Von Trier, director of ‘Melancholia’. With his last film ‘Antichrist’ deemed controversial over its graphic violence against…
Riot in a Jam Jar
There’s a new Banksy in town…but this guy works in jam jars. Former KLF rocker turned artist James Cauty is up to his old, extreme tricks. ‘Riot in a Jam…
What was the best festival of the summer?
BESTIVAL “Music, food, costumes and booze, Bestival 2011 had something for everyone. Attendees this year had plenty of chances to reminisce with the likes of Fatboy Slim, The Cure and…
Shakedown Festival
Shakedown Festival began and developed much in the same way as Bambi; legs wobbling to start with, but gathering strength as time went on. On first entrance, the welcoming scene…
A chat with: Warpaint
Formed in 2004 in Los Angeles by Theresa (guitar/vocals), Emily (vocals/guitar) and Jenny Lee (bass/ vocals),Warpaint was graced with the drummer Stella during the late stages of their first album…
Interview with Emmy the Great
The new album Virtue is currently picking up more and more outstanding reviews and Emma-Lee Moss, known as Emmy The Great proclaims the start of an extensive UK tour late…
Shakedown Festival at Stanmer Park – 17th September, 2011
We lucky Sussex students are already spoilt by our surroundings – a stone’s throw from the sea and surrounded by the beautiful greenery of Stanmer Park – and we just…
London Boulevard
‘London Boulevard,’ starring Colin Farrell and Keira Knightley, tells the dark and debauched tale of a South London gangster recently released from prison after serving time for GBH. Based on…
Dress for Excess: Regency Fashion
The breath-taking ‘pleasure palace’ of King George IV, the Royal Pavilion, is a sight that Brighton residents become accustomed to, but one step inside its door and the splendour within…
The Adjustment Bureau
After a flurry of films that aim to boggle our minds and invert the world we are used to, such as ‘Inception’ and ‘Shutter Island’, comes ‘The Adjustment Bureau’. Based…
Another Year
It is not often that a film offers us a window into the lives of people so ordinary and like ourselves that we feel almost as though we are eavesdropping…
Notes from the Underground: Hot Wuk at Life
After an initial, wonderful moment of realization: ‘We don’t have work tomorrow! Can we get drunk?’, there comes a strong sense that the usual soggy roast and brain-squeezing pub quiz…