Reviews

Le Band Extraordinaire supporting the Icy Demons at the Freebutt on 11th May. Le Band Extraordinaire are currently on the hunt for management, I suggest anybody with the power to do so should snap them up. The rest of us can catch the next showing at The Fiddler’s Elbow on 4th June.

Photo by Martina Woerz
Their self titled 2008 debut album is full of funky tunes inspired by disco and Brazilian music (whilst occasionally sounding a bit 80s in a good way), as well as floaty daydreamer songs with electro-synth elements; pretty much something for everyone. The crowd were quite a good reflection of this what with [...]

If you enjoy music that features the same three words repeated over and over and over, and at times resembles the monotonous buzz of an electric toothbrush. Then this place will put the schizzzle in your nizzle, and you may well meet your very own footballer, and who knows, become his wife?

Beachdown 2008 was a rocket-fuelled good time, big names, local bands and plenty of outdoor shenanigans. If only I could remember more about it… Tickets for Beachdown 2009 are still on sale (just about). Call the box office on 01273 666363 or book online.

This is clubbing with its best intentions – no stupid VIP queues, not paying a grand for a drink and not having to deal with some coked up promoters on an extra high from their own inflated egos. It’s quite the contrary – great people, free entry, good music and no bullshit. You won’t find any attitudes here.

It’s not often that I find myself and assorted friends assembled on the seafront waiting for a repeat performance from a band we saw, in almost identical circumstances, one year previously, but last Sunday we were thus positioned, shivering none too slightly in the fading not-quite-summer sun; drinking cider from plastic glasses on the terrace outside Coalition, watching nearby Digital fill up with Whitest Boy Alive fans.

I’ve not walked down Audio’s stairs for what seems like ages, and being there again, I can safely say that I’ve missed the place. It did, after all, used to feel like a second home. Stompa Phunk ruled and every weekend was a sure hotspot for quality music with a likeminded crowd. But like all good things, it had to come to an end.

Photo by Nadia Lloyd
Don’t Upset the Rhythm!
London trio The Noisettes  returned to Brighton to play a sold out show downstairs at Komedia for their first gig in Brighton since 2007 when they were promoting debut album What’s the Time Mr Wolf? This time, they returned with a mixture of old and new songs from their [...]

Photo taken from Adam Kidd's Myspace
Brighton’s Penflick Podcast, a monthly online showcase for Brighton ’s vast array of unsigned musical talent, came to life last Friday with their first Live Session.  The whole show was transplanted from it’s usual basement studio to the Belushis Below nightclub where 3 bands performed live sets to a lively [...]

Photos by Mary Pryce
Plump DJs, Zinc and Brighton’s hardcore give 2 fingers to the detox – Concorde 2 16/01/09
A visit from the Plumps to Brighton is always greeted with an air of great expectation, excitement and a warm welcome. Brighton has been at the forefront of pioneering breaks, artists and DJs for years with [...]