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It was a hot sultry Saturday night in Brighton as I headed for Concorde 2. Walking past the screen on the beach showing the Wales Euro football match, I was heading for a gig rich in punk history, Angelic Upstarts, Sham 69 and Brighton’s own Dirt Royal. Into Concorde 2 […]

Review: Hurry Up Harry – Sham 69

A cold and chilly April evening I set out with my camera etc and headed off into Brighton, destination The Haunt. I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had heard of Shonen Knife – a Japanese, 3 female, bubblegum punk outfit. The band are definitely led by Naoko, controlling the […]

Review: A slice of Shonen Knife

While She Sleeps - live at The Haunt, Brighton.
The While She Sleeps videos on this page contain flashing lights and Rock n Roll language! There’s no doubt that While She Sleeps or WSS is a group of musicians who wish they were in the hot moshing crowd watching their own set! They did spend some time in it with […]

Review: Ssssh – While She Sleeps

Timmy and Steve blasting it out in DeRellas style!
The DeRellas are: Steve DeRella Luca DeRella Timmy DeRella Mark Bishop Its been a while since I was last in front of the mighty DeRellas live. But, here I was, and was lucky to be around to watch and listen to the pre-show sound check. I heard the DeRellas playing […]

Review: The DeRellas – Slam Bam Brighton!

Wizard Sleeve
25 March: Wizard Sleeve – single/EP launch I had been looking forward to this night since seeing Wizard Sleeve perform at The Hope and Ruin a few weeks previously. This was not going to be a straightforward night. The event was an extremely private one,  an invite only exclusive party […]

Review: Art and Noise with Wizard Sleeve

The Vibrators: Pete Honkamaki – bass guitar
12th March 2016 This looked set to be a fine night of Rock n Roll and punk! Three bands were set to play and The Vibrators topping the bill on this part of their 40th Anniversary tour. The Vibrators were back with us at The Prince Albert on their European […]

Review: The Vibrators – Buzzing in Brighton

Hope and Ruin – 15 March 2016. Skinny Milk are two musicians Johnny Hart on Bass and vocals and Tim Cox on drums. Johnny and Tim have been in a few bands over a three year period. The Vril most recently but before that they were in bands called – […]

Review: Getting a taste for SKiNNY MiLK

Following on from their sold-out UK tour and the ongoing success of their recently Mercury Prize shortlisted debut, My Love is Cool, London’s Wolf Alice made their way over to Brighton Dome for another sold-out show on a Tuesday night. Our photographer, Gili Dailes was there to snap some moments […]

Review: Wolf Alice @ Brighton Dome in Pictures

Dirt Royal - live
*The new single – scroll to the bottom of the page for the video for It Was You. 26 February 2016: One of my favourite bands, Dirt Royal, performed the opening set for Forte on their single “Goosebumps” launch event. Dirt Royal are: Charlie Russell: lead vocals/bass, Leon Fenton: lead […]

Review: Dirt Royal live at Pelirocco Hotel

The WitchDoktors line up for a photo
The WitchDoktors are – as listed on their Facebook page: PLANET ANDY: Lead Holler, Gretsch ‘n’ Gibson Geetars, loud attire BIG T: Gibson ‘n’ Gretsch Geetars, B.Vox, Gob Iron, shades ZIG C: Fender Precision Bass, scary shouting, shades MR COLFAR: Drum kits. Wild wild wild youth. I had heard a […]

Review: Is there a WitchDoktor in the house?

SmallPrint Recordings Integer - Rivière Noire
We are big fans of the Brighton based label Smallprint. This EP from Integer is a real testament to their ‘future:ambient’ sound, however there is definitely a little more energy in this release. The tracks have a sense of urgency and pace, we have gone from lounging in a space […]

Integer – Rivière Noire EP

brighton independent magazine store
  Whoever said ‘print is dead’ never stepped in to Magazine Brighton. The small independent store situated on Trafalgar Street in the North Laines is a celebration of good old fashioned printed copy. Every cover is a work of art in itself and the store itself feels more like a gallery […]

Retail Therapy: Magazine Brighton