They’ve got garage rock and shed rock on offer at Sticky Mike’s in Brighton

Popular Australian trio Skegss are massive back in Oz. The lads are riding a pretty amazing wave as their debut album entitled ‘My Own Mess’ came out in September and hit No.2 on the Australian charts. Skegss are Ben Ben Bograil, Toby Two String and Jonny Layback and...
Posted On 30 Oct 2018 at 1:13 am

Slaughter & The Dogs set for 2019 return

Now this is jolly good news for those that are rather partial to very early punk as the legendary Slaughter & The Dogs are set to return to Sussex next year. On their last outing in the county at the Con Club in Lewes on 12th August, it was an event worthy of missing out on...
Posted On 29 Oct 2018 at 11:46 pm

Folk duo Gilmore and Roberts set to play Komedia, Brighton

‘A Problem Of Our Kind’ is the fifth studio album from award-winning folk/roots duo Gilmore & Roberts – their first release since 2016’s live album ‘In Our History’, which celebrated a decade of performing together and they will be performing in Brighton next month. Katriona...
Posted On 29 Oct 2018 at 11:05 pm
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Absorbing evening at the Theatre Royal as Neil Oliver tells ‘The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places’

It’s been such a long time since I last ventured inside the 200 year old Theatre Royal located on New Road, Brighton. My last visit was an all encompassing affair, as we were lucky to have secured ourselves on one of the backstage tours of this historic grade II listed building....
Posted On 29 Oct 2018 at 9:01 pm

It dozen get any better than The Lovely Eggs

THE LOVELY EGGS + ROB AUTON + MUSH – THE HAUNT, BRIGHTON 27.10.18 Saturday night in Brighton could have provided a musical dilemma for those of a Punk Rock persuasion as the much vaunted IDLES were in town, but as usual I was committed to going to see the wacky and...
Posted On 29 Oct 2018 at 2:22 pm

Former Sussex church hosts night of music and revelry

THE REZILLOS + DEPARTMENT S – ALL SAINTS CENTRE, LEWES 27.10.18 My musical journey this weekend took me on a short train journey to Lewes. The venue was the All Saints Centre along Friars Walk. As the name suggests, it is indeed a former Church and it turned out to be a...
Posted On 28 Oct 2018 at 4:28 pm

Slowdive announce surprise Brighton concert

It seems that leading UK indie shoegaze band Slowdive are once again out to surprise us. Last year (on 5th May to be precise) out of the blue they dropped their fourth studio album. The self titled 46 minute 8 tracker was indeed a breath of fresh air and the band who hail from...
Posted On 28 Oct 2018 at 1:04 pm

IDLES rock Brighton to the core!

IDLES + HEAVY LUNGS – CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON 27.10.18 Epic Bristol 5-piece IDLES were back in Brighton as part of their first world tour, which was in support of their latest Top 5 album ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance.’ The bands lead single from the album is a pro-immigration...
Posted On 28 Oct 2018 at 5:05 am

Enjoyable night of synthpop to hail release of new EP

DIGITALIS + BATTERY OPERATED ORCHESTRA + KID IVY – THE CON CLUB, LEWES 26.10.18 Tonight seems to have been a busy night in the local music calendar as we had a choice of at least three offers from bands and promoters to attend their special nights of music. Sadly, we were...
Posted On 27 Oct 2018 at 4:25 pm

The Richmond – proudly back on the music map of Brighton

P*SSYLIQUOR + SCHOOL DISCO + GLITTER P*SS + YOUNG FRANCIS – THE RICHMOND, BRIGHTON 25.10.18 Since its rebirth on 4th March 2017, this was my first foray back to the legendary Richmond Pub in Brighton for more than 20 years. It was weird entering the establishment again...
Posted On 26 Oct 2018 at 6:16 pm