Gig Preview: Ani DiFranco
From Buffalo, New York, the little folksinger is back! Playing to an already sold-out show this singer, songwriter, political activist, and alt-folk music legend hits Komedia. Touring in support of…
Ellie Goulding live at the Dome
Ellie Goulding was the headline act at Brighton Dome with support from Bright Light Bright Light and Sunday Girl, who really warmed the crowd up with some 90s dance bleeps.…
Making waves
St George’s Church foresaw a special night, but it was Concorde 2 that received the bossa nova group, Nouvelle Vague. Despite being considerably less spacious and comfortable than the venue…
Grinderman – Grinderman 2 (Mute)
Grinderman are back with their second album, Grinderman 2. Just like the Bad Seeds, their sound is yet again not for the light-hearted. Heavy, dark and raw, Grinderman explores a…
The main event: I Blame Coco
Photo: Andrew Kendall To say that starlet Coco Sumner has risen and shines ever so bright is certainly not an understatement. More appropriately though she grooves, reggae style. Coco of…
Film review: Legend of the Guardians – The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole Zack Snyder US, 90 mins, 2010, PG I straight up love owls. They’ve got everyone fooled. Mortarboard-wearing, book-reading cartoon owls aside, they’re…
University Apparel: The Face of Brighton
Photo: Jim Holden The faces of Brighton and Hove have been crowned. One of the biggest model hunts in the South East has been back for a second year this…
Gauguin: I'd go again
Gauguin Until 16 January 2011 The Tate Reviewing the latest Gauguin exhibition presents an interesting dilemma: to illuminate the exhibition under the harsh spotlight of feminist and post-colonial discourses or…
Film Matters: 22/11/2010
Some may be delighted, some may be disappointed but whether you like it or not, The Hangover 2 is currently in production. The first film, for those four people who…
Live review: Live and Lyrical
Lily Allen, what have thou wrought? Her particular brand of confessional, hook-laden song-writing has cast a long shadow over the last decade of female musicians, more recently adapted by the…
Notes from the underground: The Warehouse Project
Friday nights line up at the Warehouse Project, kindly arranged for us by Resident Advisor was headed up by acts from very different decades of electronic music; representing early nineties…
The music room: Red Kyte
This energetic Brighton five-piece stole the show at the Pav Tav last Wednesday night providing a riotous yet light-hearted support to Hertford band, Proceed. Reminiscent of You Me at Six…
Cine-City: the Badger previews Brighton's Film Festival
There’s no better way to spend a wintry evening than curled up in a comfy chair in Britain’s oldest cinema watching the best that the coming season of films has…
Brighton's best kept secrets
Brighton has a wide range of bands and artists that are working in a multitude of different ways to get their music out there. This year I’ve been equally as…
Defective By Design
It’s dark, raw and hardcore. Defective By Design did it the underground way again. Over the last months, they have been playing a string of acoustic gigs in Brighton. Tonight,…
Nimmo and the Gauntletts
Nimmo and the Gauntletts 28 October The Prince Albert It is often said these days that bands wear their influences too much on their sleeves; that they recycle rather than…
Film review: A Town Called Panic
A Town Called Panic Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar France, 2009, 75mins, PG The creators of the legendary Cravendale milk adverts are back with ‘A Town called Panic’, a hyperactive…
Film matters: The Tunnel
Last year, James Cameron’s second golden egg Avatar was hailed as one of the most important films ever made through its use of pre-existing formats and enormous wads of cash.…
Interview: James Bay
It’s pretty simple. James Bay is a timeless, brilliant and devoted artist, which his music reflects. Listen to ‘Glow’ and ‘No Direction’ and you’ll know what I’m talking about. Go…
Interview: Her And The Colours
Sydney Rae White is a crafty lady with a big fierce voice – a talented musician and an actor. Sydney is the front woman of Her and the Colours together…