Yearly Archives: 2016

Disclaimer: This is a guest post written by author Jim Diesel. May is upon us once again and our fair city is alive with every conceivable show under the sun as the Brighton Festival, Fringe Festival, Open Houses and The Great Escape all vie for your attention. It’s sensory overload, […]

Review: Escape To Pelirocco – 21/05/16

Stunning artwork by Chris Townson – Captain of The Pinafore
  I was first introduced into the world of Martin Gordon back in 1977. I was walking down The Mound in Edinburgh and I had nipped into one of my favourite record stores. Rummaging through the latest 7″ release box a sleeve design jumped out at me – the logo […]

Catch up with Ex Sparks Martin Gordon and new album

Art Noise on Latest TV
Thanks to a feature by the wonderful people at Bmusic TV, Art Noise will feature in the June edition of their Noise Reel show. A quick chat between show host David and Art Noise founder Stewart took place at Small Pond Recording Studio last weekend, and we will reveal all that […]

On the telly box!

Brighton theatre review game of sconess
On a Sunday afternoon in June I headed to The Warren, a ‘festival within a festival’ as part of Brighton Fringe to witness a satirical piece of theatre production from the Tobacco Tea Theatre Company. The flyer claimed “Hot Fuzz meets Game of Thrones” and I have to say that’s […]

Review: Parish Fête-ality – A Game Of Scones 22/05/16

WILD LIFE Festival Brighton City Airport Saturday 11th – Sunday 12th June, 2016 Here we go again! There’s a lot of excitement for the return of WILD LIFE this year. Hosted by Disclosure & Rudimental it’s going to push all the right buttons for fans of Dance Music and Hip-Hop, with support from Busta […]

Preview: WILD LIFE Festival

Indian Summer review
Harry’s first EP is an eclectic mix of electronic music, filled with a whole range of samples and whilst it remains mostly chilled and ambient, reminiscent of works released by Smallprint, there’s a hint of energy bubbling throughout. The bio I was sent with this review penned the EP as […]

Harry Vassall – Indian Summer EP

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

Running for the 4th time since its inception in 2013, Love Supreme Jazz Festival will return to the beautiful South Downs for a weekend of world-class performances in the beginning of July. This year’s star studded line-up will include headline performances by some of the hottest names in today’s jazz, […]

Preview: Love Supreme Jazz Festival

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!

chilled electronica music from Banco De Gaia
Got a lot of love for this track from Banco de Gaia. It’s ambient electronica, so if you liked the Smallprint Vol. 1 Compilation we reviewed we think you will love this. Lose yourself in a sea of relaxing soundscapes as electronic beats harmonise effortlessly with world instruments to provide […]

Banco De Gaia – Le Foucauld (Video)

Aha! Spring is the perfect time to talk about this release from Crash Island, a dark tropical indie-rock band rising up out of London. According to the band Dreamwaves “explores dreamier terrain than its predecessors, where compelling, hypnotic mantras give way to body grabbing rhythms and lurking, atmospheric choruses.” Our […]

Crash Island – Dreamwaves EP