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…
Andy McKee
It seems that everything these days is a “YouTube sensation”, from angry babies to sleepy pandas. But one man, Andy McKee, truly deserves the…
Notes from the underground: YE YE Fever
You have the feeling and you can’t shake it off. You absolutely want to boogie to the rhythms of Africa. It can happen.…
Review: James Blake – James Blake (Atlas/A&M)
He was an idiosyncratic dubstep producer, getting a bit of a reputation for his hauntingly sparse productions. Then he took…
Centre Stage: Komedia Krater Club
Komedia is perhaps one of the most versatile venues in Brighton, which is an impressive accomplishment considering its competition. Its…
Ani DiFranco thrills crowd at Komedia
Ani diFranco’s musical appearance in our coastal, cool and radical city of Brighton had been long anticipated. On the night…
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…
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…
Film review: Mr. Nice
Mr. Nice Bernard Rose UK, 2010, 121 mins, 18 In typically astute fashion, renowned raconteur Howard Marks will be gracing…
Brighton's Best Kept Secrets
We lift the lid on the best up and coming musicians to emerge from your university town Brighton has a…
Pappy's Sketches
Pappy’s are hard to define. They effortlessly blend the surreal and the sublime with visual, musical and physical comedy. There…
Twisted Folks: Stornoway meet their public
Stornoway are on the cusp of big things. The Badger chatted to Brian Briggs, the Oxford group’s lead singer, before…
Short Fiction
Short Fuse, is marketed as ‘a night of short stories’, that takes place monthly at Komedia Downstairs. This marketing is…
John Cooper Clarke
Like those nut-revealing jeans, the odd myth of the ever despairing Salford born ‘punk poet’ sticks. But with his set…
Camera Obscura showcase their maudlin career
I’m torn. On one hand, I’m wondering whether I’m supposed to report that my experience of Camera Obscura was…
School for Gifted Children
Fans of Ricky Gervais will no doubt have heard of Robin Ince. Despite being one of Gervais’ best mates though…
Tongue tied
Hammer and Tongue is a monthly poetry slam and performance, showcasing local spoken word talent at Komedia. This, however, was…
Terry Alderton
After the mediocre warm-up act, (jokes about how men and woman’s brains are wired differently? Couldn’t think of some fresh…
Pick of the Week 05/10/09- Music
Annie Mac: Presents Thursday 8th: Digital Annie Mac returns to Digital – for fresher’s: provider of one of the best…