Your guide to live music in Brighton this week. Farewell Jubilee weekend, we hardly knew ye. Four days of revelry have passed us all by in a flash and here we are, sat at the cusp of a whole entire new week once more. Mercifully, we can shun all notions of rational reality and cram ourselves into dark rooms all week and pretend that we’re … Continue reading Brighton gig guide 6-12 June
Your guide to live music in Brighton this week The entire nation is in the bin. From the top to the bottom, the British people are seemingly dead set on showing their worst selves for all to see. Enter stage left: Garbage patriotism for a nonce-enabling monarch. You do really hate to see it. Within this tidal wave of destitution hardy souls remain. We scratch … Continue reading Brighton gig guide 30 May – 5 June
Your guide to live music in Brighton this week The dust has settled on The Great Escape weekend, the horrible end of Fringe is drawing into focus, but there is still a whole mess of merriment to be had in this city by the sea. In gig news this week, we have Fringe comedy as far as the eye can see, flamenco hitting The Brunswick, … Continue reading Brighton gig guide 23 – 29 May
Your guide to live music in Brighton this week Undercurrent is back from a Euro weekender and subsequent bank holiday revelry to bring you the best live music in town this week. There is former Big Brother contestants getting hot at The Hope, wonderful soul stylings at Green Door and a Tarantino-approved Japanese garage rock sensation at Patterns. Love, just bloody absolutely love it we … Continue reading Brighton gig guide 19 – 24 April
Your guide to live music in Brighton this week. It is A-L-L kicking off as we rattle through the worst of the winter. This week there are international indie pop bands ripping through town, a former Spice Girl smashing it up on a Sunday night, and the most packed Saturday I have seen since before the world went to absolute shite. MONDAY 14 BRUNSWICK – … Continue reading Brighton gig guide 14-20 February
Brighton electronic/folk duo have released a brilliant new single, Frontline. Nierra Creek are back with their most heart wrenching offering to date ‘Frontline’. An explosive electronic rock ballad that is both beautiful and breathtakingly sad. In delivering a new found love for thunderous guitars and scorching synths, Nierra Creek have transformed their intimate sound into something Herculean. Speaking about the new track, front-man Ryan Deag … Continue reading Nierra Creek releases Frontline
Poems by Post is an independent poetry subscription service running straight out of Brighton. Each month subscribers receive a hand-curated package of writing and artwork from a new artists. We got into it with Alex from Poems by Post to discuss the ethos of the project, the highs, the lows, and the value of tangible art in a modern world. UC: Can you give an … Continue reading Poems by Post interview: Support creativity in hard times
Life is crawling back to normal, so we are back bringing you the best and brashest gigs happening in Brighton this coming week. MONDAY 7 HOPE AND RUIN – PEEPING DREXELS + SUPPORTS Art pop / £6 / Adv tickets THE PRINCE ALBERT – KNIFE BRIDE Punk, metal, glitter / £5 / Adv tickets TUESDAY 8 CHALK – GLASVEGAS Indie / £18 / Adv tickets … Continue reading Brighton gig guide: 7-13 February
As the city edges closer to this year’s Brighton Fringe the festival has locked in 100 new events, taking the total to a weighty 350. Better yet, tickets are now on sale, folks. The second release showcases the likes of Brighton’s Singing Barber, Peter Joannou, with a timeless repertoire of swing classics, live and direct from his golden window in The Laines, and the exciting and … Continue reading Fringe 2022: Second batch of tickets on sale now
As the Omicron variant rips through the city, bosses at The Walrus pub on Ship Street are reportedly forcing unwell staff to work public-facing shifts Header image from Jim Linwood on Flickr A weighty claim has emerged that bosses at The Walrus pub are attempting to force staff to work public-facing shifts despite presenting with Covid symptoms. One staff member shared the details on Twitter. … Continue reading The Walrus pub accused of forcing staff to work through Covid symptoms
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