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We’re already a third of the way through 2016. But at least the best part the year is about to begin. April sees Brighton Music Conference bringing the leading lights of dance culture to the city, while the Tattoo Convention displays some of the best body art in the world.
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Looking ahead just a bit, we’re taking in some of the best shows on offer at May’s The great Escape and Brighton Festival. These two massive cultural events will see the city’s venues (and a few more unusual places) crammed with the very best in British and international art. So if you’re into music, theatre, clubbing, comedy or art, the next two months are looking pretty exciting. So there’s no need to sit home as a prisoner of tedium. The sun might even make an appearance soon. So if that happens, we might even get down onto the beach for a beer or two.
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MUSIC PLANNER
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HALF CROWN
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BRIGHTON MUSIC CONFERENCE
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RAT BOY
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BRIGHTON TATTOO SPOTLIGHT
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BN1 X THE VERSE
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THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL GUIDE
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CLUBBING PLANNER
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VOLKS
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SHAZIA MIRZA
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COMEDY PLANNER
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HACIENDA CLASSICAL
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THEATRE PLANNER
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BRIGHTON FESTIVAL
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CITY OF DREAMERS
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LATEST CINEMA RELEASES
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Festival, the UK’s largest food and drink festival, from Sat 30 Apr - Mon 2 May. Returning for its seventh year, the event sees Michelin starred chefs and renowned drinks makers heading to Hove Lawns to showcase the best the food world has to offer, along with a selection of live music and entertainment throughout the day. Visit the Drink, Food or Tasting Theatres to see experts demonstrating their skills live on stage or explore Indulge, where you can sample the creations of master chocolatiers and bakers, before relaxing with afternoon tea in the accompanying vintage tea room. Street Food Avenue will showcase a selection of street food from around the world, whilst the Artisan Producer’s Market
will let you take home or sample the winners of this year’s Great Taste Awards. For those who fancy a challenge there’s also the annual Spice It Up chilli eating challenge, inviting participants to sample the world’s hottest chillies. Last year’s winner managed to set a record of 16 million scovilles, so expect tough competition! Further details on the line up will be announced soon. Ticket prices: Adult ticket £14.00/£11.00 concession. Three day adult ticket £20.00/£16.00 concession. VIP day ticket £38.00/£35.00 Friday includes a welcome glass of bubbly, use of the VIP area with private bar and refreshment, priority entry to food and drink master classes, show guide, and goody bag to take home. Children aged 12 and under go free to all Foodies Festivals when accompanied by an adult.
year’s event, the Kemp Town Carnival will be holding the Great Kemp Town Bake Off, inviting participants to prove their cake-baking abilities for charity. So if you think you could impress Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, enter your cake for the chance to be crowned Kemp Town’s best baker and win prizes from a variety of Brighton & Hove businesses. For children under 14 there is the opportunity to enter the Carnival Cupcake Competition and prove your skills on a smaller scale. All cakes will be judged by a panel of certified cake fanatics, so be ready to bake your best. The event takes place from 10am to 4pm on Sat 16 April in St George’s Church and Gardens, accompanied by child friendly entertainment throughout the day from Capoeira Amazonas Arts, Euphoria Steel Pan Band and Tommy Tickle as Bernie Cakes, amongst others. Of course there’s the chance to sample cakes submitted to the Bake Off too. 50p from the sale of each slice will go to the Rockinghorse Children’s Charity, supporting the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital. If you fancy taking part, participants will be asked to donate £3 (for adults) or £1 (for under 14s) on the day of the Bake Off.
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If you fancy stumbling over the pebbles
of Brighton beach clutching two large red balls, then Big Balls Brighton 2016 is the event for you. Raising money for penile, prostate and testicular cancer with Orchid, the UK’s only charity supporting those affected by male cancer, this very unique beach race challenges its participants to make their way between Hove Lagoon and Mrs Bumbles Café, and back again. All ages and abilities are encouraged to take part in the race, and as walking the course only takes 40 minutes it’s an event that’s accessible to all. But don’t be fooled that it’ll be an easy ride; to complete the course you must keep hold of your precious red balls, far easier said than done. The course is littered with obstacles - think water bombs and feathers - and the race’s team of comedy ninjas will make a return this year, determined to send your balls flying skyward. Registration costs £25 and you can enter yourself at www.brightonbigballs.com. Female participants are welcomed and a prize will be awarded to the woman with the best (fake) moustache. So bring your friends and head to the beach for Brighton’s most serious athletic event of the year.
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The course is structured, running weekly from Mon 9 May to Mon 20 June and offers hands-on practical experience within a specific art form or discipline. There are opportunities to work in film or media, perhaps contributing to the Carousel YouTube channel or supporting workshops in schools. Those with musical talent can be trained to support Carousel’s rock and pop bands or get involved with running their popular club nights. Carousel is an arts organisation that has been based in Brighton for over 30 years and helps disabled artists to achieve their creative ambitions. Their work has an international reputation and includes both a successful biennial film festival and a national conference network. Their popular volunteer training course has run for nearly 30 years now and gives its participants the skills to facilitate and deliver arts projects with learning disabled people. If this sounds like the course for you, contact Gareth Evans at gareth.evans@carousel. org.uk or 01273 234734 for more information and an application pack. The deadline for applications to the course is 10am on Weds 20 April.
From Sat 28 May until Sun 12 June, Worthing will be brimming with arts and culture as Worthing WOW (World of Words) Festival takes place. The festival launches with an evening with legendary punk poet John Cooper Clarke on Thurs 14 April, bringing an air of rebellion to the quiet seaside town before the festival begins fully in May. This year the festival has a strong film line up as 120 years of film in Sussex are celebrated. Local film history will be explored with a series of exhibitions, screenings and workshops, and on the festival’s opening night the first ever film screening in Worthing will be recreated in the Southern Pavilion. Literary events include poetry and prose nights with writers such as David Constantine, Mimi Khalvati, Professor Jane Rogers and Suzanne Joinson. Workshops will also help writers to hone their craft with help from authors, publishers and editors. Performance events range from Polari, named the best LGBT cultural event in 2013, to Macbyrd, a 1940s set comedy thriller performed in the open air at Highdown Gardens. For children there are family storytelling sessions and the chance to meet young adult fantasy author Sheila Rance. With a bigger festival than ever before, Worthing WOW will be offering a platform for creativity and encouraging all participants to express themselves artistically. A full programme of events can be found at www.worthingwow.co.uk, along with details for purchasing tickets.
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Po the panda returns to cinemas in Kung Fu Panda 3, where he’ll put his martial arts skills to the test against an all-new nemesis. Starring Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie, Kung Fu Panda 3 is packed with fun and laughs, and is directed by Alessandro Carloni and Jennifer Yuh.
There’s no two ways about it, tree trekking is an unforgettable outdoor experience allowing you to connect with nature, friends and family from a great height! With picturesque views, offering a sense of exhilaration and achievement, whether you’re a beginner wanting to tackle the low ropes or a fearless thrill seeker ready to take charge of the high ropes, Branching Out has something for all wannabe monkeys aged 6+.
After being reunited with his long-lost father, Po and his new companion set off to a secret panda paradise where they meet a gang of new friends. But as supernatural villain Kai storms through China, defeating all the kung fu masters in his path, Po must once again step up to the plate and this time become the kung fu teacher. His new challenge could be his greatest yet: to train his new set of loveable friends to become a fearsome band of kung fu pandas and join the fight against the evil Kai.
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skate parks should be, community interest project The Base provides a safe environment for young people to enjoy urban sports. Offering a wide range of activities for all age groups, word on the street is that tickets to their now legendary Nerf Nights sell like hot cakes and are in high demand. If you have an enthusiastic skater, boarder, biker or blader in your midst or are partial to a skate yourself get booked in early to avoid disappointment.
To celebrate the release of the latest instalment in the Kung Fu Panda series, BN1 Magazine are happy to be giving away a set of goodies for you to win. To be in with a fighting chance of getting your hands on these, just answer this simple question… Which well-known actor voices Po? A. Jennifer Lawrence B. Stephen Fry C. Jack Black Send your answer including your name, address and telephone number to: competition@bn1magazine.co.uk. Please put ‘PANDA’ as the subject header. Terms and conditions apply (www.bn1magazine.co.uk /termsconditions). A winner will be chosen and notified on Fri 29 April.
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WIN A £100 VOUCHER TO USE AT CASS ART’S ONLINE STORE Cass Art, the UK’s leading independent art supplies retailer,
have recently brought their unique shopping experience to Market Street. Started in London in 1984, the Cass Art mission, ‘Let’s Fill this Town with Artists’, sits at the heart of everything they do. The launch of their shop in Brighton is an exciting step in opening affordable art shops across the country. As all of the store’s staff are artists themselves, they are able to offer expert advice on any creative project. Whether it’s an artistic bit of homework or a professional technique, they’re happy to give guidance and welcome any questions that come their way. Now, the lovely people at Cass Art are offering BN1 Magazine readers the chance to win a £100 voucher for use in their online store. This could finance the art project of your dreams, help with some coursework or indulge a newfound passion for painting… To win this incredible prize, simply answer this simple question… What does Brighton’s new Cass Art store stock? A. Art supplies B. Pet food C. Earth moving equipment Send your answer including your name, address and telephone number to: competition@bn1magazine.co.uk. Please put ‘CASS’ as the subject header. Terms and conditions apply (www.bn1magazine.co.uk/terms-conditions). A winner will be chosen and notified on Fri 29 April.
WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO BRIGHTON TATTOO CONVENTION 2016 The 9th Annual Brighton Tattoo Convention comes to Brighton
from Sat 30 April to Sun 1 May. The expansion of the convention leads the event from the Hilton to it’s new home at the Brighton Centre, boasting natural light and beautiful views. The event is for artists, tattooists and amateurs alike, showcasing the art form but also giving the opportunity to queue jump some of the biggest names of world class artists in the tattoo world. The artist list features 285 artists displaying and creating top works of realism, black-works, traditional and everything imaginable. Founder and organiser Woody, curated the first events in London whilst living in Brighton, and soon decided to bring the convention to the seaside to create a more laid back atmosphere reaching to artists globally. A number of events are run alongside the main convention, with more added yearly as the event broadens. 2016 welcomes back the Barber Expo for the fourth year running, new this year is The Lead Room, a custom car show, exhibiting a range of custom cars built in the US from the 1940s - 60s. Also look out for the charity auction, after show party, the film premiere for The Point of No Return and the Bodysuit Scrolls Exhibition. BN1 Magazine are offering two tickets for the convention, all you need to do is answer the question below. How long has The Barber Expo at the Brighton Tattoo Convention been running? A. Nine years B. One year C. Four years Send your answer including your name, address and telephone number to: competition@bn1magazine.co.uk Please put ‘TATTOO’ as the subject header. Terms and conditions apply (www.bn1magazine.co.uk/terms-conditions). A winner will be chosen and notified on Fri 22 April.
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WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO WILD LIFE FESTIVAL 2016 After a smashing festival experience brought to you for the first time last summer by Disclosure and Rudimental, Wild Life is back to swoop you away to exotic lands. Making claim to the Best New Festival 2015 at the UK Festival Awards, Wild Life brought us an incredible line-up from George Ezra and Mark Ronson, to Wu-Tang Clan and Seth Troxler, this year promises to be no different.
Set in the outskirts of Brighton at the City Airport over Sat 11 and Sun 12 June, expect to see the likes of Skepta, Annie Mac, Jack Garratt, Andy C, Flume, Mura Masa, Jamie Woon, Maribou State and many more to have you dancing into the summer nights. In 2014 as an extension of their already hugely successful repertoire Disclosure began hosting parties, stages and curating line-ups at festivals around the UK and Europe. When the time came they approached Rudimental to discuss creating their own festival, in 2015 Wild Life was born. Both acts will be gracing the stage once again to headline the event, with a key interest to bring a variety of musicians and DJs from a range of genres all grounded in one place, for one of the hottest parties of the summer season. BN1 are giving you the chance to win two tickets to the event, all you have to do is answer the question below Which of these artists should you expect to see at this year’s festival? A. Carl Cox B. Tina Turner C. The Prodigy Send your answer including your name, address and telephone number to: competition@bn1magazine.co.uk. Please put ‘WILDLIFE’ as the subject header. Terms and conditions apply (www.bn1magazine.co.uk/terms-conditions). A winner will be chosen and notified at the end of April.
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KUDU BLUE WHAT CAN KUDU FOR ME? By Nammie Matthews
With 90s nostalgia sweeping the
country, there’s probably no better time than now to present a band whose music constantly references the decade. Just ask Kudu Blue, a Brighton-based five-piece blending a flawless variety of genres from trip-hop and electronica right through to turn-ofthe-millennium garage. You may have already heard their brilliant remixes of Yumi And The Weather’s Must I Wait or Angel Haze’s Battle Cry, but the fivesome are readying themselves to embark on a new direction, putting together their own collection of carefully designed melodies with a number of original tracks. Having already released debut single Bones and its follow-up Fallin’ Away last year, the band has played Brighton’s best underground music venues extensively over the past six months. Fresh from releasing their third single, Vicinity (premiered on Pigeons and Planes) in March, we chat with lead guitarist and backing vocalist Dale Jones about what brought them together, and their plans for the future. Rising from the ashes of lo-fi indie outfit Forestears (in which bandmates Dale, drummer Creeda Kirkham and keyboardist Owen Crouch were previously members), Kudu Blue originally formed back in 2013 when the trio called upon childhood and university friends Tom Peterson and
Clementine Douglas to join them on bass and lead vocals respectively. Though individual projects halted the band’s development initially, they ended the following year on a high, filming live performances for Brighton label Small Print. A slot supporting Bipolar Sunshine followed, and then momentum began to pick up. A lot. Since then, Jones admits, it’s all been a bit ‘go’ - but they appreciate the time they’ve had to prepare. “It’s like we were in pre-production for about six months, but then we’re quite picky and particular - we wanted to make sure we were ready.” The acclaim they’ve received amongst their fans with their first three singles make it clear they’ve been on the right track. While listeners waiting for an EP release any time soon will be disappointed, Jones is insistent it’s what’s best for the music. “I think most people can listen to the first track of an EP and then kind of ignore the rest of it, so we obviously want to avoid that. We decided releasing a single around every three months would give each individual track its own kind of merit instead; its own chance to shine.” Of course, listeners could get impatient with this perfectionist attitude, but the guitarist remains confident with their choices when we point this out. “Luckily we’ve got management to kick us up the arse and reassure us that what we have is good enough. We’re certainly
our own worst enemies in that respect, but it’s definitely paid off so far.” Fortunately, he’s not wrong. Despite such an assortment of influences ranging from Owen’s background in the trip-hop motherland of Bristol and Clem’s upbringing on R&B and garage to Tom and Creeda’s hip-hop devotion, each member individually compliments the others - creating an electrifying shared sound: Kudu Blue. “I think the mess of all of our influences makes [our sound] what it is,” adds the guitarist. While their focus remains on their own work for the moment, Jones hints that the band could return to remixes eventually. “The remixes were something that Tom and Owen were doing before we formed the full band line-up, but they were just taking so long - we just want to write our own music now. We might revisit them in the future, though.” With a stint at Secret Garden Party booked for the summer, 2016 might just be the year that Kudu Blue receive the recognition they deserve. Kudu Blue support MØSS at Patterns on Thurs 21 April. The Vicinity single is out now. They also play The Great Escape on Thurs 19 - Sat 21 May. www.kudublue.com www.soundcloud.com/kudublue
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LIVE MUSIC PLANNER
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Newport’s best are now touring to demonstrate their fierce live potential. Mixing rock, pop, gospel, blues, rockabilly and maybe even some skiffle, their music is focused entirely on everybody having the best time possible. Their live set up is that of a bluegrass band, albeit with a drummer keeping the tempo up, but they bring a big sound that demands your attention. With a growing reputation and the ability to rock any stage they walk on to, this is what contemporary folk music is about!
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SI CRANSTOUN
FRI 8 APRIL THE OLD MARKET Performing his Good Rockin’ Tonight show, Si Cranstoun comes to Hove’s The Old Market this month. Already known throughout the UK and Europe as ‘King of the Vintage Scene’, his energetic live performances have built him a dedicated live following over the last few years. Now established as a regular on BBC Radio 2, his last two albums Modern Life and Old School have gathered both critical acclaim and impressive sales. So now he brings his unique blend of soul, Motown, vintage pop and rock ‘n’ roll to town. Already compared to the likes of Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke, the quality of this amazing showman will blow you away.
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WEDS 13 APRIL KOMEDIA This trio have cornered the market in funkdriven Delta blues. Their recent second album, Shamanaid offered an abundance of depth and inspiration. There’s certainly a lust for voodoo-powered guitar rock right now, something echoed by the band’s signing to the ever-surprising Embrace Recordings. They unleash deep and dark bass alongside some soaring anthems, in a sound that’s rich, fascinating and unrelenting. Hopefully you caught them at The Great Escape last year, if not then it’s a good chance to immerse yourself in their psychedelic swirl of bluesrock.
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GREGORY PORTER
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Now cheerfully taking jazz into the mainstream charts, he and his sumptuous voice can also move into gospel, blues and soul territory. His sound is a welcome nod to the 60s heyday of swing-soul. It’s classy, clever and effortlessly cool. Becoming a festival favourite across the world, Porter is the undisputed master of crossover appeal. Full of personality and warmth, he is more than able to makes the transition from the smallest clubs to massive stages without losing any of the intimacy in his performance.
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This Japanese cult pop punk trio celebrate their 35th anniversary this year. It coincides with a brand new album released this month through Damnably. The ladies will also be hitting the road for their most extensive UK tour yet, which includes a slot at the Stewart Lee curated All Tomorrow’s Parties festival.
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SUN 24 APRIL BRIGHTON DOME Cinematic compositions, drawing from a number of sonic sources, come to Brighton Dome courtesy of this Austin-based instrumental post-rock quartet. With a fearsome live reputation, Explosions in the Sky are being hailed as the next phenomenon in moody and dynamic instrumental indie rock.
The band rose from humble DIY beginnings, crafting their own idiosyncratic songs and fashioning their own brightly coloured outfits. Sharing a stage with Nirvana on the Nevermind tour, they led the way for women in music and inspired legions of bands.
This month has seen the release of their new album The Wilderness, the follow-up to 2011’s Take Care, Take Care, Take Care and their film scores for Manglehorn and Prince Avalanche. As the band’s reputation spreads, their confidence and ambition grows. So expect to hear plenty of crescendos, catharsis and joy.
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LIIMA THE MUFFIN MEN
FRI 15 APRIL KOMEDIA Playing nearly 2,000 dates around Europe, often featuring ex-Zappa alumni, The Muffin Men play their own arrangements of classic Zappa material, along with some note-fornote versions of the favourites. Now their 25th anniversary tour sees them tour Europe, taking on more Zappa and Captain Beefheart material, this time with the legendarily Denny Walley on slide guitar and vocals. Notable for his work on Zappa’s Bongo Fury and Joe’s Garage albums, Walley was also a member of Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band, appearing on the classic Bat Chain Puller album.
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SAT 16 APRIL PATTERNS The new band of Finnish percussionist Tatu Rönkkö and Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen and Rasmus Stolberg, Liima happily journey through a range of different styles and moods. Since 2003, the trio have been at the forefront of musical exploration, through electronica, experimental pop and contemporary classical music, in a career spanning four albums, two films and various other projects and releases. Like so much in the world of art, their recent career has been shaped by accident and coincidence. Founded on a fondness for experimentation, any live performance feels like the music is being written right there before you.
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SPACE
SAT 16 APRIL THE HAUNT Formed in 1993, Liverpool rockers Space are now well and truly back. Original members Tommy and Franny reunite, and welcome the other members of the former’s new band - Tommy Scott and the Red Scare. The return was cemented with the release of 2014’s Attack of the Mutant 50ft Kebab that reassured fans the band had lost none of their drama and occasional surreal touches. Now this year sees a UK tour, with new album Give Me Your Future promising new material and an evolved sound this month.
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MIKE FULLERTON & THE VSGEES LAKE STREET DIVE
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Finally coming to everyone’s attention with 2014’s Bad Self Portraits album, this Bostonbased four piece finally released its followup Side Pony last month. It’s their brightest and most tuneful album in their 12 years. A collection of songs that are fresh sounding, innovative and enticing, it’s hard not to like.
Melbourne’s greatest future-soul band bring their signature brand of electronic psychedelic fusion to The Old Market. Last year’s Choose Your Weapon album melded together modern jazz, odd rhythms, 70s funk, scat-singing, world music and a dash of progressive rock.
After producing four albums with The Pilgrims, singer-songwriter Mike Fullerton has struck out on his own with his debut effort Roll On. VSGEES stands for ‘very special guests’, highlighting the range of incredible and internationally renowned musicians joining him on the release. These include trumpet player Raul D’Oliveira, who is renowned as the leader of Sir Elton John’s horn section.
Unashamedly embracing 70s rock and soul, they deploy some winningly simple song writing and even the occasional splash of xylophone. This multi-instrumental outfit are not afraid to look a little bit uncool. Everyone has room for this kind of brightness.
A band as captivating as they are exotic, they pile on delicate piano to funked-up bass lines in a multi-layered assault on the senses. The first ever Australian act to be nominated for an R&B Grammy, they’ve only been together for a brief time but are set to reach the stars.
So now The Brunswick plays host to the album’s launch party. Wilfully spanning music genres, this new project brings in elements of rock, blues, jazz and country, emboldened by soaring instrumentals, complex rhythms and of course that world-class brass.
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A brand new festival will be rounding off 2016’s summer in epic style. Boundary Brighton is headed to Stamner Park on Sat 17 Sept. From house to drum & bass, the event offers a diverse mix of dance music floorfillers across its four stages.
Boundary promises to stand out from the flourishing UK festival scene. Rather than just placing some big tops and standard marquees in a field with a standard bar, they’re creating a nice, inviting festival site set in beautiful surroundings. “We have incorporated a giant stretch tent packed with décor and crazy colour, a beautiful and flamboyant main stage and a dark and dirty warehouse for some house and techno raving, alongside a cute but crazy bandstand set on the hill side,” A Man About A Dog (AMAAD)’s director of operations, Alice Favre, tells me. “We have also found a nice secluded spot for a hidden cocktail bar. Plans are still being hatched though so I can’t say too much yet…” AMAAD already produce an array of exciting music events in the capital, working with the world’s most influential artists and labels to cover a wide range of sounds. From house and electronica to bass and techno and everything in-between, their in-house brands MIXED, Closer and the indoor festivals at Tobacco Dock have gone from strength to strength. They’re known for taking over amazing locations and transforming blank canvas spaces into clubbing meccas. They also produce shows for select brands, highlights including Red Bull Music’s flagship event at Notting Hill Carnival, the Red Bull stage at Bestival in 2014 and Disclosure’s album launch party for Settle. As well as this, the team have worked closely with the likes of heavyweights Drumcode Records and DJ Hot Since 82’s label Knee Deep In Sound. Now they’re bringing their unique style of event to the south coast. Music as a medium is growing all the time. It’s becoming limitlessly accessible due to countless streaming websites, mixes to download, curated playlists and digital radio stations. As such, the way
people value music is changing. “I think the huge access and ease of distributing music means there is more opportunity for new artists,” says AMAAD director, Paul Jack. “But at the same time it also means there is a lot of rubbish out there. As with everything, when something is good it will rise to the top, it will get noticed and with the vast array of channels and social media it will reach more audiences than it has ever before.” Paul held his first event 13 years ago, at Camden’s legendary Purple Turtle. His events drew a following, so he was able to move his shows to Turnmills and suddenly a hobby became his full time job. He met Will Harold in 2010, who was the head booker at creative agency - Matter. The pair shared similar values and ideas about music promotion. So when Matter closed they joined forces. Soon afterwards Alice Favre joined to become AMAAD’s 3rd director, completing the dynamic trio. “We all bring a different set of skills to the table that complement each other,” says Paul. “Without this combination, I am certain we would not be where we are now.” As a Brighton resident it was important to Paul that the festival had a connection with the city and its strong musical heritage, rather than just an event taking place in Brighton. “Each of the main stages are hosted by the main electronic venues in Brighton – Concorde 2, The Arch and Patterns - giving each structure a strong identity, a story and a clear musical direction representative of where each venue currently sits musically within the colourful landscape of Brighton.” In addition, the event will be working with local businesses to provide a tasty selection of pop-up food and drinks. There are also a few more Brighton twists to unveil in the coming months. Dance music venues can have a tough time over the summer. People are more focused on festivals in the UK, as well as their week in Ibiza, which leaves little money and time for UK clubs. “We are luckily the antidote to this issue as we don’t do camping festivals and ours are all city based,” says Will Harold, AMAAD’s
talent booker and manager of Arcadia. “So we are just getting the clubbers warmed up and ready to head to a venue for the after-party. London venues love it when we have a Tobacco Dock show as it means thousands more people heading out after they leave our show! It will be the same with Brighton Boundary.” The team are working with all the participating local promoters to put together a line up that is exciting and reflective of the city’s vibrant music scene. “It will be a mixture of regular Brighton favourites alongside some new names and a few random surprises thrown in,” says Will. With plenty of open space, yet well served by fast transport connections to the city centre, Stamner Park is the perfect location for an event like this. A stand out space at the festival will be the Boundary Bandstand. Sat on the hill overlooking the site, this stage is offering a range of special performances, and it’s promised the lineup there will be ‘slightly bonkers’. The sheer volume of events in the UK still presents a challenge for every festival organiser, especially when so many are poorly run yet manage to stand up financially. “We spend over and above what others do to make sure our events are well run and customer friendly,” says Alice. “Making the ends meet can be tricky, but we just couldn’t bring ourselves to put on a bad event. The next few years are going to be interesting in festival and event land to see who makes it through another year and who falls by the wayside, and why. I feel like there will be a few lessons to be learnt in the coming years.” So what’s thing most exciting the team about the event? “Everything, obviously,” laughs Paul. “But if I HAD to choose just one thing, I think it would be the bandstand…” Boundary Brighton comes to Brighton’s Stamner Park on Sat 17 Sept. Details of the line-up will be released very shortly. www.boundarybrighton.com
L A Z Y H A B I TS WE’RE AT IT LIKE HABITS By Jordan Rahlia If you’re looking for signs of the flourishing UK hip-hop underbelly, slide your way into a Lazy Habits Collective gig and bask in the onslaught of brass and beats that is everything we love about the genre. A fluid line-up keeps each performance and studio session fresh; with the best players in the UK hip-hop game lending their talents to the cause. With an album release around the corner and a global tour underway, Lazy Habits’ unique sound is set to reach further than ever. Now is the time to get involved. We spoke with the founding member MC Lazy, who penned some considered thoughts on where he’s come from, where he’s headed and the inevitable rate of change in his hometown, London. What motivated you to first start writing music? Has this always been an important part of your life?
Music in general was motivation enough; it’s something I have always done for as long as I can remember. I worked in a music shop, promoted events, hosted festivals all the time whilst making music. I’ve submerged myself in it for as long as I can remember. I was kicked off music GCSE as a kid. I tried to learn cornet (brass instrument) and then drums but I was frustrated at all the theory back then… I just wanted to make noise. Looking back I could have learnt a lot more a lot earlier but I’m happy with the journey I took to get here. You grew up in Spain, which has a healthy hip-hop following too. Has the Spanish scene influenced music you make nowadays at all - and do you think your sound would go down well there?
I have played there since and still have family and friends there. I love playing in Spain. I was there until I was about 15 or 16 and never really knew anything about Spanish hip-hop until the Foreign Beggars took me back a good ten years later, now I own a lot of Spanish hip-hop vinyl. Despite
speaking Spanish pretty much fluently I still don’t think I have mastered the language enough to play with it like Spanish rappers do, or like I do with the English language. I’m content to understand and enjoy what they are saying. Live instrumentation seems such a fantastic part of UK hip-hop at the moment. How important are live instruments to the Lazy Habits Collective sound?
It’s pretty much the whole ethos the band is built around. I came from a band background but loved hip-hop. I wanted to find a way to bring the two together that didn’t sound like other hip-hop bands that were about at the time, pushing more to a sampled sound than to a classic live sound. Why do you think hip-hop groups are often so fluid in their line-up - like yourself, ranging from a few members to a dozen depending on the show? What’s gained by this?
Aside from music one of things I love most about hip-hop is the collaborative side. It happens in most genres to an extent I feel but in hip-hop, collabs and guests are pretty much standard. I want to make music as good as I can, and I have loads of musicians I know and look up to so it seems natural that where possible we work together. With us it’s less about filling a stage with MCs though. Our extended family is just as likely to be a string quartet, brass crew or beat boxer. For me people like Josh Whitehouse, Fjokra, BabySol, Reeps One and Hobbit are family - my stage is their stage - plus it make for a more unique and hopefully memorable show.
Do you think East London culture is under threat by the fast rate of gentrification and resulting price hikes? Will you stay in the area no matter the changes?
I’m a Londoner, and I would like to keep an element of my roots and family here forever but that doesn’t mean I will necessarily live here forever. I spent my first 16 years in another country and perhaps the next 16 somewhere else but I will always come home to London. It’s hard to say that it’s London culture that’s at threat…. It’s such a multicultural place and change has been its culture since before I moved back here. For poor areas regeneration can be a great thing but there are downfalls to this of course. It’s something we talk about quite a lot; I met someone recently who was born in Bethnal Green but moved out to Essex with his family as they thought the area was getting too dangerous for their kids to grow up in. Having now returned to the area ten years later he feels it’s a much safer place for families now and would have been happy to stay if it had been like this back then. What’s the next Lazy Habits project you’re buzzing about?
What do you want to see when you look out to your audience at a show?
Our second album is out in around a month; we started touring in Asia on the 23rd of March and back to tour the UK from April 9th. It’s a really exciting time for us now. I can’t wait for people to hear the album, I’ve been so impatient waiting and now I’m trying to push my management to put like another three songs on there. We signed our first record deal yesterday, got our first proper manager a couple of weeks ago and just about everything feels fresh and new right now. We feel in a great place and ready for 2016. Oh yeah, our next music video features the new face of Burberry, Josh Whitehouse; we are dropping that in April too.
To quote REM, “Smiley Happy People”. Lots of them.
Lazy Habits come to The Haunt on Fri 22 April as part of a BN1 Magazine Presents show.
You’re Hackney based; there’s such a great underground scene in East London.
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H A L F C ROWN CROWNING GLORY By Nammie Matthews
Brighton loves live music. In our fair
city, it’s difficult to find a night that an unsigned artist isn’t filling the upstairs room in a pub. Seven days a week, 365 days a year, we take to the town to fill our ears with melody, feel bass ripple through our stomachs, and tap our toes to the beat. We support our BIMM grads, our start-ups and our dreamers with an underground scene that spans endless genres and easily outdoes the rest of the country for variety. Of course, all of this fares incredibly well for Brighton acts, including the upand-coming Half Crown - a Brightonbased five-piece who are currently in the midst of crowdfunding their official debut single, Started Up (see what they did there?). Having hit 129% of their target in under three weeks with the help from their fans, or “pledgends” as they put it, the band have also managed to score Jez Coad (member of The Surfing Brides, and worked with Simple Minds) amongst their production team; to say they’re doing well might be a [bit] of an understatement. We sat down for a chat with the boys to get to the bottom of their influences, motivation, and their advice on just how to make it as an independent band in Brighton. While it may appear easy to lump all the independent bands in together (especially in Brighton), Half Crown like to do things a little differently. With a rapper (Louie), two lead vocalists/lead guitarists (David and Frankie), trumpeter/bassist (Charles) and a drummer (Josh), Half
Crown already go against your standard rock ‘n’ roll lineup. Though individually influenced, their sound culminates effortlessly into a sound they like to describe as “nouvelle rock” – a self-titled sub-genre of funk-fused blues rock ‘n’ roll, with a French kiss of hip-hop. It’s a little like The Black Keys, if they’d grown up in New York’s Bronx neighbourhood in the 70s, which makes sense considering their inspirations: “anything that’s had Dizraeli or Dan Auerbach’s greasy mitts on it. Plus anything one can wriggle to.”
time too. “You have to live your music, integrate it into everything you do. Get involved in a scene and bring something to the table.” And it seems they really have lived, as they talk animatedly about their tour shenanigans. “We pirated a semi-commercial vessel, naked on a lake in Leicestershire, narrowly escaping the crooked clutches of the festival security. They loved our backflips.” While we’re not usually convinced by such stories without pictures, it regardless makes for some fabulous imagery.
Self-described in layman’s terms as “Roger Johnson backed by the Bee Gees, featuring Outkast”, Half Crown seem incredibly confident with their musical identity – a paramount trait in Brighton’s dime-a-dozen independent scene. However, they disagree that bands can sometimes get “lost” in the music underground, suggesting instead that Brighton offers the ideal platform upon which to showcase their “sex, change and tragedy” - influenced tracks, and that they’ve actually been quite fortunate geographically. “Yeah, the local live music scene in Brighton is over-saturating, but there’s also a lot of opportunity in its small community environment”.
Half Crown’s debut single, Started Up can be pre-ordered here (www. pledgemusic.com/projects/halfcrown) through PledgeMusic (due for release Weds 13 April). All proceeds will be used to support the production of the music video, and towards Hove-based charity, ManKind UK. “Pledgends” can choose from a number of extras depending on the amount they pledge, including handwritten lyrics and signed gig posters (but there’s behind-the-scenes footage and brownie points available for all!).
With the release of three EPs over the past three years, opportunity is something the band has grasped onto, taking advantage of every chance they’ve had. Not that they’ve stepped on anyone’s toes - it’s something they recommend to other bands looking to break the big
With a number of shows already under their belts (already being recognised for their “contagious energy, infectious melodies, strong range of vocals and their ability to effortlessly capture any audience”), Half Crown is set to hit our stages yet again, supporting Lazy Habits at The Haunt on Fri 22 April. www.halfcrownband.com
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tHe coral Tuesday 5th April Concorde 2
Black Peaks Saturday 9th April
Laurie Anderson: Slideshow African Dance Party: Spoek Mathambo, Baloji Sarah Nicolls: Moments of Weightlessness New Blood: 130701 (FatCat Records) Laurie Anderson: Song Conversation Haçienda Classical Floating Points Live Lou Reed Drones Duke Garwood Fuga Perpetua Laura Mvula Tindersticks Beth Orton Phronesis
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Black Mountain Saturday 9th April Concorde 2
DaMien JuraDo Tuesday 12th April
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CRA ZY P IT AINT NOTHING BUT A P THING By Freya Hughes
Well-loved in the electronic music
scene, Crazy Penis (now going by the slightly less explicit name Crazy P for obvious reasons) return to the city as part of the Brighton Music Conference. Members Chris Todd and Jim Baron have been commanding the decks and their audiences for over a little over 20 years now. Speaking to Chris ‘Hot Toddy’ Todd, his commitment to his craft is evident. Taking a few minutes out from the studio, he tells me that himself and Baron have been working on various projects recently, including the release of some new EPs this year. Following the success of Walk Dance Talk Sing after its May 2015 release, Todd has seen a lot of support from fans new and old. “A lot of people think [the album is] our best one yet,” he tells me. “It’s easy to say that with your latest piece of work – it’s the one that you’re more attached to.” It’s not always easy for artists to remain as current and modest as Crazy P have done: to release their seventh album to such acclaim is yet another fantastic achievement. “We feel really proud of it and it’s one of our best ones. Nothing to grumble about!” Todd will be joining a BMC panel for a question and answer session over
the conference and performing at Komedia on Fri 15 April alongside English Disco Lovers. For fans, the conference is a great opportunity to understand the inner workings of the music industry from professionals in all areas. Speaking to organisers, Todd recalls being told, ‘if you stick around ‘til the next day, there’s probably a gig in it as well.’ He tells me, “it just seemed to make sense. I always like to come down to Brighton anyway so it was a bit of a no brainer.” Coming from “quite a chequered musical past”, Todd’s influencers span from the likes of Bon Jovi at the age of 14 (“the less said about that the better!”), to a love of The Stone Roses. “I was quite into bluesy kind of music when I first started playing guitar, which is how I first started getting into music.” He was a self-professed indiekid in his school days; Manchester’s baggy-jeaned scene was a heavy influence and inspired him to join a band. Later moving on to Nottingham, Todd’s love affair with house music really blew up. “Nottingham in the early 90s had the best house scene, dare I say, in the world along with a few other places. With the likes of DIY and Smokescreen… it really got me into house music and disco. That’s how I
met Jim as well. We’ve been working together ever since.” A fan of Brighton’s music scene, Todd tells me, “I remember going to see Gary Numan. We went to the after party as well. I ended up sitting down next to the Numanator himself and that was quite nice! Talking random bollocks about what he was up to was quite interesting.” Hints of the aforementioned artists run throughout Crazy P’s discography. It’s a great thing for budding new producers and musicians to see these electronic giants started in similar ways to themselves, inspired by a spectrum of artists and using that insight to forge their own sounds. As spring rolls in, this party bookends the winter and if you’re lucky enough to attend the conference, keep an eye out for Todd. Over the weekend, he tells me, “I’m going to be in Brighton for a couple of nights. I’ll definitely be getting involved!” Crazy P play the Official BMC After Party with English Disco Lovers, at Komedia on Fri 15 April. www.brightonmusicconference.co.uk www.facebook.com/crazypmusic
RORY INDIANA BIMM - SUCCESS STORY
In 2014, four students at BIMM Brighton formed a band named Rory Indiana. Fast forward to today and those same four friends are currently cramped in a van, excitedly travelling the road on their first UK headline tour. Rory Kaye, the band’s lead singer and rhythm guitarist, alongside bassist Dan Ely, Ben Clement on lead guitar, and drummer Josh Gale have come a long way in a short time and it’s all thanks to a blend of hard work, raw talent, their unique sound, and some crucial skills they gathered in their time as students at BIMM. Between gigs, we asked Rory how their days at BIMM had prepared them for what to expect from life as a working band. “BIMM offers you the chance to work on miniature versions of various things that happen in the music industry. The end of term gigs, for example, are quite similar to how a music festival might run, rolling your gear on, line checking and playing, all with much haste! It’s really good in that respect. It’s a great place to learn and to get to grips with live music and what works efficiently and what people will engage with.” How about the realities of touring?
“It’s difficult, because someone explaining what it’s like to go on tour, for example, can be very different from the reality! It’s good to watch documentaries that other bands put out - 100 Days by Architects is a good example – as it really shows the high and low points of touring that come about. It’s nice to know it happens at any stage of a band’s career!” Touring is the ultimate chance to win over new fans by doing what a band does best, on stage and in the flesh. Have the band been getting nervous or excited about meeting their new Rory Indiana fans on these UK tour dates?
“Excited, definitely excited about it. It’s always fun meeting new people; it’s a really humbling feeling having someone you don’t know come up to you and say that they like your band and have bought a t-shirt.” There will be no doubt be plenty of new recruits to meet and greet on the Ruling Class Crooks tour. The dates are to support the release of the band’s brand new EP of the same name that
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hit the virtual shelves just this month, accompanied by a special hometown EP launch party. As the band excitedly announced across their social media, the EP is already being raved about in the press, including the influential Rock Sounds and Kerrang! Magazines. They’re “absolutely buzzing with this awesome first review from the legends at Kerrang! They’ve given us a massive ‘KKKK’ review for our Ruling Class Crooks EP!” How significant is it for a young band to get this kind of positive press attention early on?
“It’s great to get exposure from a big name like Kerrang! that we all grew up reading. It can be a bit surreal to see your EP or your photo in there! Getting compared to bands that we love is a massive compliment for us as well.” As well as their own seven-date Ruling Class Crooks tour, the band managed to warm up by previously supporting The Qemists at Concorde 2 in Brighton, and later this month they will also open for Max Raptor at their Brighton gig. As for the rest of the year, there looks likely to follow a heavy touring schedule over the forthcoming months, including exciting summer festival announcements coming soon. It’s certainly going to be a crucial year for the band and they are happily grabbing their new opportunities with both hands. Rory Indiana are a force to be reckoned with on stage, and we strongly recommend checking them out on one of their UK dates. For now, we’ll leave you with this announcement from the band themselves: “With great pride, we would like to announce and invite you all to our very first UK headline tour Ruling Class Crooks to support the release of our EP in April! As well as the tour we are also very excited to release our new music video for Leave Me…” Go get ‘em guys… www.bimm.co.uk www.roryindiana.com
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BRIGHTON MUSIC CONFERENCE REPETITIVE TREATS The conference focuses on music trends and technologies, with Q&As, tech showcases, panel debates and an exhibition floor. With panels built with industry figures covering the latest trends and topics, they have over 60 workshops, events and talks covering all you need to know to be a success in the industry. Highlights previously announced include the Beatport Label Summit, discussing the latest developments and trends affecting the key online music sales portal and also confirmed is a label Q&A with drum & bass label Shogun Audio. New for 2016 is the BMC Demonstration Igloo. Housed on the exhibition floor, this space will host demonstrations and showcases from and by a spectrum of industry giants, with many more to
Key note talks have been announced with Save Our Clubs on the Thursday featuring Carl Loben (Editor; DJ Mag), Alan Miller (Chairman; NTIA), John Ross (Owner; Mothership Group) & Mark Lawrence (CEO; AFEM) discussing how club closures are affecting Britain’s clubbing scene. In the Professional Theatre, topics of discussion are set to be varied including; gender equality in music, video marketing in music and the rise and fall of EDM, with an interesting discussion on whether DJs are accidentally killing record sales and much more. The Academy Theatre will cover topics such as careers in music, branding, women in music Q&A, how to get gigs, and othwer issues and subjects that’ll set any budding musician or producer up for their career in the music industry. The BMC offers opportunities for professionals and for amateurs in the industry to form new business relationships and expand existing networks with established partners. In the evenings, up-and-coming talent, labels and DJs around the city will be showcasing events. Brighton Music Conference will take place Thurs 14 - Fri 15 April 2016 at Brighton Dome. www.brightonmusicconference.co.uk
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What do you do when you’re broke, bored and with nothing to
do? Rather than becoming another rebel without a cause, Jordan Cardy started writing music. Now, as Rat Boy, he’s found his voice. A dismissal from Wetherspoons provided the inspiration for his first release - The Mixtape. This five-track would lead to a deal with Parlophone Records, whilst drawing a frenzy of attention in the press. Cardy has since found himself on a range of ‘One to Watch’ lists, and the awards have started coming in, but the weight of expectation doesn’t seem to be bothering him too much. Even being touted as the voice of his generation hasn’t added too much pressure. “I don’t know. I’m just writing the music I like.” His tight, cheeky and smart compositions undertake a lyrical analysis of suburban Britain. The way he writes about it, life seems a treacherous place filled with tribalism, obstacles and hypocrisy. Like The Clash and The Streets before him, this music could provide an insight into the experiences of this decade’s disaffected youth. Also like The Clash, rage and dark humour flow through his work in equal measure. The world he inhabits is packed with menace and cheap thrills. A liberal use of sampling draws parallels with loop-thieving American acts like the Beastie Boys though. This comparison has never been stronger than on the swagger of the January single release, Move, which matches the Brooklyn trio’s vibrancy bounce for bounce. As we talk he’s headed to a London studio where he’ll be adding finishing flourishes to the hotly anticipated debut album. Two years on from his first mixtape, it will show how much his abilities and music style has evolved. “It’ll be called Scum. It’s still not finished. I keep writing more songs and changing it about, I just need to get my head down now I think…” On the phone he’s far from the mouthy and excitable young upstart we see on MTV, and increasingly in front of large adoring crowds. Put him in a gig environment and he turns into the liveliest character imaginable. Leaving behind them a trail of broken equipment, bruised fans and heightened emotions, he and his live band’s shows are growing in size and notoriety. Last year saw
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him enthralling sizeable crowds at Reading and Leeds, Latitude, Bestival and Brighton’s The Great Escape. The latter didn’t quite inspire the usual scenes witnessed at most of his shows. “It seemed like loads of people were there just to see who we were. It was quite an industry gig. There were loads of people outside who wanted to see us that couldn’t get in.” With a distinctly DIY approach to his craft, Cardy generally is hands on with everything he produces, even making his own artwork for releases. “Even if I’m not writing music, I’ll be doing art and stuff.” The 20-year-old is appreciative of any event offering an opportunity - Cardy is always writing. Packed with sounds and conversations recording during his daily life, his songs mix cheeky social commentary and tales of ill-conceived teenage misadventures over a caustic blend of hip-hop and indie. Heavy airplay has already seen autobiographical songs like Sign On and Fake ID become anthems for the Snapchat generation. With Cardy performing guitar, bass and programming on it, his music serves as a warning shot to the vapidity of the pop charts. It’s belligerent, smart and energetic, from a nimble and ambitious songwriter. There’s exuberance amidst the chaos, blaring samples, poignant sound effects and huge slashes of guitar, all set over relentless drum loops. The major label backing has seen momentum added to the Rat Boy vehicle. It’s certainly opened a number of doorways for him. “I’ve left Essex for the first time. I only left the country for the first time last year. I went to America and did some writing over there.” Obviously we wouldn’t want to speak too soon, especially without an album to prove a point, but Cardy’s song writing seamlessly fits alongside the pithy outpourings of artists like Drury, Tilbrook and Difford or Skinner. You can’t proclaim British pop’s new great hope on the evidence of a few singles and some Soundcloud uploads, but Rat Boy’s enormous potential is starting to reveal itself already. Rat Boy plays Brighton’s Concorde 2 on Sat 7 May. www.ratboy.co.uk www.concorde2.co.uk
SPOTLI G HT DELVING INTO BRIGHTON’S TAT TOO SCENE
N O R T H ROA D TAT TO O Well-known and well reputed since opening
in 1990, Steve, Max and Sarah have been producing some of the best quality work in the southeast. The studio as an entity is moving towards an ‘out with the old, in with the new’ theme with their work, keeping fresh artwork available for locals and visitors alike. The months running up to the Tattoo Convention have been busy ones with all three artists producing new designs and working on their styles to stay as one of the top studios in Brighton in such a reputed industry. 71 North Road, Brighton, BN1 1YD www.northroadtattoo.com www.facebook.com/Northroadtattoo @north_road_tattoo_brighton
STEVE G RI FFI N Steve Griffin, owner and artist, hails from Brighton and has been tattooing for 15 years. He enjoys mixing styles and has perfected most, as can be seen by the dragon artwork.
M A X PA LU M BO Max Palumbo is from Milan, Italy and has been working as a tattoo artist for two decades. With a flair for freehand compositions, the paw (above) and ship (below) show his impressive accuracy and precision.
SARAH WH ITEN Sarah Whiten is from Essex and enjoys mixing styles. The inventive nature of her style is evident from her piece here and displays a love of full colour work. Tattooing for five years now, Sarah’s style has developed and is being perfected daily.
D E A D S LOW Forged in 2014 by co-owners and working artists Kirsty Simpson and Jack Applegate and based in the building that formerly housed Nine and Temple Tatu; Dead Slow is a studio that, along with resident artists Jonny Breeze and Mr Heggie, caters to a wide range of tattoo styles from black and grey realism, traditional, solid colour, Japanese, geometric, dotwork and graphic blackwork. Their collective interests not only span and encompass tattooing but also other resources, crafts and mark-making means such as printmaking, digital illustration, oil painting and photography to name a few. Their artists work hard to provide one-off custom pieces based around clients’ ideas, through an initial consultation, in an environment that is welcoming, creative and inclusive. They’re always on the lookout for new guest artists from all backgrounds and styles and are also currently looking for a new full-time artist to join the team. Dead Slow Co, 9 Boyces Street, Brighton, BN1 1AN
Insta: @deadslowco www.deadslowco.com Reaper artwork provided by Jack Applegate.
ANGELIC HELL Angelic Hell Tattoo, established in 1996, is proud to offer Brighton classic, high quality tattooing seven days a week. With a crew of four tattooers (Dan, Ej, Christos and Natalie) we can cater to a variety of styles. Driven by pushing the boundaries of their art whilst using the safest products on the market in a hygienic, sterile environment, Angelic Hell is a benchmark of the Brighton tattooing scene. Their newest addition Natalie created this spring/change of the season commission in her own detailed
Neo-traditional style; Natalie’s work often incorporates floral details and animals as subject matter. Follow them on Instagram to keep up with the latest guest artist announcements. Angelic Hell, 2 Brighton, BN1 1YA
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BN1 X THE VERSE A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF A BUDGET - CONSCIOUS STUDENT By Alice Hudson, Charlotte King, Crystalle Cox, Lottie Woodrow, Nammie Matthews and Robert Bone.
MONDAY (CHARLOTTE) It’s no secret that Monday mornings suck, but the promise of Fat Poppadaddy’s at The Haunt is something I look forward to all weekend. Offering music everyone can jiggle to (from Stevie Wonder to Nirvana), and the incredible deal of FIVE Jägerbombs for a fiver, it’s the perfect place to cash in my Monday blues for a night in one of Brighton’s best clubs. Entry is only £2 - a price nobody can resist - which means I have more pocket money for those all-important drinks!
TUESDAY (LOTTIE) For me, Tuesdays are filled with lecture after lecture of literary terms I struggle to understand, so going out on a Tuesday night helps me plough through. Kickstarting the night with a few rounds of Hobgoblin’s 99p tequila shots always hits the spot, then I tend to head to The Green Door Store’s Donuts. With its free entry and variety of music, the venue is always jam-packed with students so it’s a great way to spend the night (until I’m up for my 9am seminar the next day, anyway).
WEDNESDAY (ROB) Despite continuous assignments and library-hermit tendencies, Wednesdays are always a day I look forward to with my flatmates, as it’s quiz night! Pub quizzes seem to happen every day of the week here in Brighton, but we can never decide… Our favourites right now are at Sidewinder (we’re sold by the £40 tab for the winners and the SNES with Mario Kart for extra competition), and the Duke of Norfolk for old-school charm. With entry at £1 each, we always come back!
THURSDAY (NAMMIE) After a long day of political lectures, I need something to help me switch off from charged debates. Komedia offers the perfect antidote with great discounts on their monthly Comic Boom showcase with headline act Nish Kumar on Thu 28 April (£5 for U26); the low entry means I can also enjoy a bowl of nachos despite my shallow student pockets! The Hope & Ruin is a great alternative for a cheap gig though, or if I’m really feeling the financial burn, the Acoustic Sessions at The Gladstone are free!
FRIDAY (ALICE) On Fridays, I often head to The Real Junk Food Café held at One Church. It works on a ‘pay-as-you-feel’ basis, and is therefore great for homeless people, lowincome families, and of course, students. Even better, everything is prepared from intercepted food destined for landfill, so whilst there are plenty of places for cheap eats locally, this is food that you can enjoy with a clear conscience (and it’s good). It’s a great, inexpensive pick-me-up when you’re spending the day in the library catching up on assignments.
SATURDAY (NAMMIE) With tourists and partygoers arriving by the hordes come the weekend, Saturdays aren’t exactly known for being budget-friendly. But with warmer climes swiftly approaching, I’ve been taking excuses to leave the city and heading to the Sussex Downs. For just a £2 bus ride on the 77 each way, I can spend the afternoon uninterrupted with a picnic and a book, or bring friends and have an amazing day out. It always leaves me feeling energised before that gloomy Monday approaches!
SUNDAY (CRYSTALLE) Come Sunday, my weekly budget has pretty much vanished. However, with no rest for the wicked, I usually put the rest of my budget to good use and go food shopping. I try to be healthy 90% of the time, so Infinity Foods on North Road is a must for healthy, organic alternatives (though I still struggle to say no to chocolate). The rest of the day is spent catching up on readings and assignments in preparation for the week of university ahead. And sleep. A lot of sleep.
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THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL GUIDE
By Lucy Pegg, Summer Carroll, Elissa Flynn
ARIANA & THE ROSE Ariana & the Rose is the kind of artist we can believe in. The New York native’s current aesthetic draws from performance art, cult cinema and legendary pop icons, as well as channeling the avant-pop stylings of artists such as Björk and Florence + the Machine. A narcotic brand of left field pop, it’s as hooky as it is intriguing with a diverse medley of innovative yet heartfelt synth anthems. With her audio-visual approach to creativity, she’s an artist who is as active behind the scenes as in front of the camera, a trait which puts her in good stead as she prepares to unveil her new EP to the world and cement her as being one of the hotly tipped favourites to win over tastemakers and music media alike.
BEACH BABY This four piece alternative pop band stem from Dorset, Sheffield and Athens, appearing as the perfect combination for a dreamy post punk, grunge, 60s sound. After a successful show at Coalition at last year’s Great Escape, the quartet return to transport you back to their blissfully care free summer sound. Beach Baby’s overall style could be compared to the likes of Wolf Alice, or JAWS, one of their first singles Ladybird perfect for a warm evening on the beach with Limousine EP and new single Sleeperhead definitely worthy of a listen.
D DOUBLE E
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D Double E is one part of Newham Generals crew alongside Footsie. As grime scene veterans, they are among the most respected underground acts in the UK today, having consistently forged new styles and concepts throughout a career spanning three decades. Released to much critical acclaim in April 2009, Generally Speaking was the platform that launched the Newham Generals into orbit. Its exciting fusion of grime, electro, rave and hip-hop attracted new audiences and Newham Generals were soon performing at festivals across the globe.
Elle Exxe has been causing a stir in the pop scene in London; recently headlining Koko where she enchanted the audience who were engrossed by her explosive performance. A performance that included cheerleaders, a giant cat head and a hand-crafted giant strobing X.
If you’re a fan of grime, or you want to find out what the recent hype is all about, this performance at The Great Escape is one you do not want to miss!
BLOSSOMS
You may have heard the name whispered around music venues and magazines, but have you listened to Blossoms? You should. The quintet of school friends formed in 2013 in Stockport, releasing their psychedelic pop riffs to the world. With comparisons to The Doors and Arctic Monkeys, Blossoms have found their own idyllic sound somewhere in-between. 2016 has seen the release of their third EP At Most A Kiss; expect synths, organs and catchy melodies.
Beach Baby
With three singles under her belt, electro-clash starlet Elle Exxe has just released her debut EP with a music video for Home With You, which premiered on FAULT Magazine.
SLY JOHNSON For those looking for some funk and soul, look no further than French artist Sly Johnson. Beat boxer, rapper, DJ and singer…a man of many musical talents sure to get you grooving. Also known as The Mic Buddah, Bubu, Sly Jizzy, DA BEATBOXOLOGIST, TAGi (the French dude), Sly Johnson holds an EP and album The Mic Buddah to his name, a variety within each release. Present on the French stage for 15 years, Sly Johnson is sure to bring something a little different to this year’s Great Escape.
Clean Cut Kid
CLEAN CUT KID
NADIA REID
LET’S EAT GRANDMA
Making their way down to Brighton from Liverpool, Clean Cut Kid are a four piece band who have already been championed by DJs like Huw Stephens and Annie Mac, as well as being heavily featured on Radio 1. Tracks like Pick Me Up have driving choruses that seem infectious even after just a brief listen, whilst songs like Twenty Years From Now provide more introspective moments, yet still continue the momentum from their pacier music. Their upbeat indie sound seems like the perfect soundtrack for a (hopefully) sunny Brighton evening.
New Zealand’s Nadia Reid may originate from a country on the other side of the world, but her mellow music seems almost designed for a Brighton gig. At home she’s been claimed as one of the country’s most profound young songwriters and her music certainly has depth; its folk and country combination seems reminiscent of a dreamier and more laid back First Aid Kit. At times Reid may seem melancholy, but songs like Reaching Through provide a pick me up without damaging the meditative vibe of quieter tracks such as Call the Days. Be ready for an evocative performance from this 23-year old performer.
Browsing the bands at this year’s Great Escape, Let’s Eat Grandma grabbed our attention because of their fairytaleesque band name. This name captures the otherworldliness of their experimental music, which only seems more pronounced when you discover that the two performers are only 16 and 17 years old. Whilst their gig won’t offer much of an opportunity for a dance, their meandering music is more than intriguing enough to make up for this.
OH PEP! Oh Pep! are ‘musical explorers’ whose thousands of miles of travel has informed their music. But when stationary their music has journeyed across the airwaves of Australian radio in their place, and they’ve already been received awards and accolades aplenty. Tracks like Travelling and Big Strong Man seem full of restless enthusiasm and the range of instruments used - fiddles, double basses and mandolins all make an appearance – adds to the energy of the band. Their folk/country sound instantly evokes summer adventures, so seems perfect for a festival like The Great Escape that is all about exploring Brighton’s venues in the May sunshine.
SKINNY GIRL DIET
TIM VANTOL
One of the many bands taking the riot grrl genre into the 21st century, Skinny Girl Diet seem to epitomise the brash and unshrinking feminism that’s inspiring today’s young women. Their music is angry and not ashamed to be so. Tracks like Wasted Smile can muse calmly on the vapidity of society before screaming their backlash in the chorus, whilst Fix Me is a more sustained and beat-heavy song. Seeing a Skinny Girl Diet gig seems the perfect way to enjoy some innovative new British music, whilst simultaneously venting your rage against the patriarchy.
Tim Vantol may have begun his career in the Netherlands but in the last year alone he has played at 150 different festivals across the world. He arrives in Brighton for The Great Escape with a set of optimistic acoustic tracks, sharing the intimacies of his life on the road with his audience. The title track from his new album If We Go Down, We Go Together! seems to epitomise his music, finding and inspiring hopefulness with his simple guitar-based music. His songs are gentle, yet heartfelt and it’s clear why he’s gathered fans across the world.
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SWEET GROOVES
ANTHONY NAPLES AND SHANTI CELESTE
FRI 8 APRIL CONCORDE 2
For the first time ever Juice FM DJ, Mike Panteli, brings his Sweet Grooves podcast and radio show out of the studio and into the club. Mixing up classic soul, funk and disco anthems, the night will also feature the old school videos, promo films and live performances projected onto the massive screen in the venue. It’s as if you’re watching the artists perform in front of you, so you can dance along with these legendary artists. It’s a DJ set and a concert rolled into one. For over a decade Sweet Grooves has been a platform for all things soulful. From classic anthems and legends, to forgotten gems and the most upfront happenings, the show is soulful with a funky style.
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SAT 9 APRIL PATTERNS From his first releases via Mister Saturday Night, last year’s Body Pill on Four Tet’s TEXT imprint, to his own releases through Proibito, Anthony Naples channels a lo-fi crunch with bursts of NY swing. So get ready to see Patterns rocking this month as Idle Hands alumni Shanti Celeste will be joining the line-up. This Bristolian DJ/ producer has an already impressive array of labels to show for, and some serious skills behind the turntables. Keeping it moving are Brighton’s J-Felix, Mehtola and the mighty Mr Bongo Soundsystem. Don’t forget those hot dogs either!
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HARD HUSH
SUN 10 APRIL THE VOLKS It might be a Sunday, but an early start and finish means everyone can be fresh faced for work on Monday. Running 2pm – 12am, Hard Hush will be smashing the banging tunes like there’s no tomorrow. It’s a free entry affair, but as everything is in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support we’re sure you’ll be very generous with your donations. The main room sees hard dance action provided by Oberon, Mono B2B Laura May, Gordon Darling, Greg Brookman, Cre B2B Nixxxstaa, Chris Hampshire, SMX Project, Ben Bennett and Stu Short. Downstairs Steve Maynard presents d&b with Gary O’Conner, Dean Elliston, Junkstyle, Magamo and Alpha Q.
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FAMILY FUNKTUNES DUB PHIZIX & STRATEGY Photo by Jimmy-Mould
SAT 23 APRIL CONCORDE 2
Supercharged entice the drum & bass innovators down to Concorde 2. With music which fuses influences from all corners of the globe, Manchester-based Dub Phizix releases music on his own SenkaSonic label, as well as Exit, Soul:R and Critical. He and Strategy, his partner in crime, were responsible for the monster tracks Marka and Buffalo Charge, which both lit up the UK’s liveliest dance floors. This duo’s unique and accessible style now makes them firm favourites for both d&b and mixed genre stages at the biggest clubs and festivals in the world.
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SAT 23 APRIL RIALTO THEATRE
Spanning a distinctive blend of Motown, heavy funk, disco, hip-hop and raw soul, Family Funktunes’ top boys Dan and Si have been filling dance floors across the south for 15 years. Their monthly shows at The Sussex Arts Club were regularly packed out, taking the pair further afield as bookings flooded – OK, trickled – in from Soho, Clapham, Skegness, Colchester, Islington, and Cambridge, to name but a few.
BASS KONNECTION
SAT 23 APRIL THE VOLKS
With all the fun of a house party, but outside the house, the Volks offer us bass without boundaries. This multi-genre party sees an endless invention of entertainment, bringing the best in ghetto funk, electro, breaks, house and d&b.
Now with a regular show on 1BrightonFM, plus huge parties at the American Express Community Stadium and West Street’s Synergy Centre, the Family Funktunes soul wagon just keeps rolling.
Manning the turntables tonight are Blacksun Empire, who’ll be offering the finest in dark and tech fuelled bass music. Since bursting onto the scene they’ve carved out their acclaimed sound. Joining them is Phace, who brings a fresh, deep, energetic and individual style. So get ready for a stormer!
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FRI 15 APRIL KOMEDIA Spring is almost here, but the sun’s not shining just yet. Escape the cold with a taste of the exotic at Pablo Di$coBar – a collective of DJs, producers and digital artists that share their love for tropical rhythms and global beats with a firm basis of modern festival culture. Mixing vintage tracks with modern production techniques, expect a musical journey from South America (think psychedelic Peruvian beats and Colombian electro), to Africa via Nigeria’s acid-tinged boogie, all arranged against a trippy visual experience that’ll place you right in the heart of the tropics. At Pablo Di$coBar, it’s summer already.
VANISHING POINT
FRI 15 APRIL AL DUOMO These two clubbing legends are teaming up to present another official Brighton Music Conference party, in conjunction with Pioneer DJ and Kuvo. It will feature yet another ridonkulous line-up of DJs, kicking off at 4pm on the outside terrace and carrying on until 6am. Smashing the Traction Sound rig will be Magnus Asberg, Nathan Coles, Terry Francis, Eddie Richards, PBR Street Gang, Adam Collins, Grant Dell, Rob Anderson, Omni A.M, Rhythm Masters, David Ahlund, Transparent Sound, C-Soul, Liz Edwards, Joe Volpeliere, Simon Atkinson, Jonny Loves House, James Thomson and Acid Jesse. Phew!!
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SAT 23 APRIL PATTERNS
Following on from their sell-out party last October, which saw Justin Robertson and Krystal Klear smash it, Vanishing Point are returning to Patterns with a bang. They’re throwing a special all-night bash, which will feature one of their favourite DJs, Optimo, playing a special ‘Until the Music Stops’ set. A Sunday night institution at Glasgow’s iconic Sub Club for 13 years Optimo’s JD Twitch and JG Wilkes have scant regard for genres and fads. It might be new wave one minute and banging techno the next, but you’ll not only hear tracks that you love. Upstairs, Vanishing Point residents Teamy and Matthew Balaam will be joined by Matt King from Skint Records. Classic stuff…
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METALHEADZ BRIGHTON
FRI 29 APRIL THE ARCH In The Loop, together with Loopmasters, bring the genre defining Metalheadz label down to Brighton for the mother of all club nights. Joining the mighty Doc Scott will be Total Science, who are using the occasion to launch their fresh new Notes Of Blue EP. Bringing more bass-line magic are Artificial Intelligence, Ant TC1 and MCs Visionobi and Sense. Hosted by Serotone & Motive, the second room welcomes Maniac & Trouble, Brown B & Raw Signal and MCs Hijak and Rumble. They’ll probably be able to hear this one in France…
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A by-product of the original dubstep scene, UK born and Berlin based, George FitzGerald, has now earned a deserved reputation for being a high calibre DJ in the wider spectrum. Recently he’s been wowing the masses at Berlin’s legendary Panorama Bar and through his BBC Radio 1 residency, as well as producing stunning mixes for the well respected XLR8R and RA series. He’s now embracing a more analogue-based sound, with a debut album smashing it last year showing him to be one of the most exciting figures in British electronic music.
EATS EVERYTHING
SAT 30 APRIL THE ARCH Straight outta Bristol, this enormously talented DJ/producer has had a massive impact on modern electronic music in a very short space of time. Releases like Jagged Edge and Vertigo have become veritable dance floor anthems, and seen Mr Daniel Pearce leap onto Best DJ polls everywhere.
So you’ve got that and some exceptional support from Charles Green, J-Felix, Wild Fantasy and Suze Rosser, it’s looking like being a hell of a weekend!
With some fierce remixes, global touring, legendary nine-hour sets in Ibiza and a party in his favourite local chip shop, Eats Everything continues to prove why he’s one of the UK’s finest forward-thinking music exports.
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VOLKS
UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES If you’re in need of a night out with an underground vibe, great
music and none of the pretension found in many of Brighton’s glitzier venues, then chances are you’ve enjoyed a night or two at The Volks Bar and Club already. It might be relatively small, but this independent venue punches well above its weight in the quality of its music programming. The essential place in Brighton for d&b, jungle, dubstep and all bass music in between, the venue has also hosted plenty of techno and trance events. If you like your tunes exciting and away from the conventional then this is the place for you. Situated on Madeira Drive and taking its name from the world’s oldest electric railway which runs opposite, The Volks might be one of Brighton’s most banging clubs, yet stands as one of its most open-minded. Despite being located away from the more mainstream seafront venues a regular mixed and friendly crowd gets packed in, especially on long-established nights. It attracts a diverse cross section of the population, many looking for great tunes, some scoring a few last pints before finally heading home and occasionally a few not quite knowing what they’ve just walked into. “You do get some people dressed up a bit too much who come down,” Ross Reilly, the club’s manager tells me. “But halfway through the night they’ll be like, ‘yeah… This is amazing!’ It’s totally different to somewhere on West Street.” The perfect place to let your hair down and have a good time, The Volks’ main room is dominated by a heavy sounding 12k Turbosound rig. Somehow, possibly because of the separation between the bar and dance floor, you don’t endure being eternally jostled as the thirsty make their way to the well-stocked and reasonably priced bar. Downstairs is a smaller room that generally offers a more chilled out atmosphere, away from the raging chaos upstairs. Everyone who come through the door is up for a big night, whether it’s dancing to jungle, psy-trance, techno, funk, reggae, hip-hop or breaks. But what The Volks is known for is its d&b programming. “If you like drum and bass it’s the place to be in all of Sussex. In Brighton there’s nothing like The Volks.” The Volk’s Roll Through night on Thursdays has been attracting an up-for-it crowd for a while now, all eager to hear the beat in underground d&b. The venue’s weekend in-house promotion, Kaos, welcomes all types of d&b. This month will see a special show Symmetry Recordings, which also acts as a launch event for the new Boston EP. Mix in sets from Break & Go, Spectrasoul and Xtrah, and it starts looking serious. “You don’t see a line-up like that much…” Also on the weekends, Bass Konnection has been offering partiers the funkier end of the bass music spectrum - previously welcoming artists like Deekline and Ed Solo, Hong Kong Ping Pong. DJs and soundsystems from all over the UK regularly come down to host nights here, and some of the dub and reggae nights are quite legendary. Eagle-eyed film fans will recognise the venue exterior from Quadrophenia, as being where the Vespa-riding gang park up on their away-day to Brighton. This has seen the club host a number of Mod events with scores of scooters parked outside. In the summer Volks is open during the day, so you can hang out in the sun outside checking out all the action on Madeira Drive, whilst the kitchen offers a varied menu.
Owner Jason bought The Volks around 20 years ago, and set about changing the attitude of the place. “It used to be more for bikers and mods, with a lot of rock music. Then a night called Lunarcy came in, which pretty much started the jungle scene down here in Brighton.” No longer just a place to go if you were too ‘tired and emotional’ to get in anywhere else, now the venues music policy is leading the way. While you’d have difficulty describing the venue as ‘plush’, there’s plenty of fun to be had. Friendly security, great bar staff and an unpretentious crowd make it one of the most up for it nightspots in the city. “It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but if you’re quite laid back then it’s your place to be. Brighton is a pretty chilled out city, and that’s what we’re going for.” The Volks Bar & Club is at 3 Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1PS. www.volksclub.co.uk
Sunday 10 April — The Prince Albert
Fear Of Men + Girl Ray
19–21 May — St. George’s Church
The Great Escape Tuesday 24 May — The Prince Albert
Tuesday 12 April — Komedia
Trembling Bells + Katherine Priddy
Marissa Nadler + support Wednesday 25 May — Green Door Store
Orchestra of Roxanne De Bastion Spheres + support + Jack Harris Cavern of Liima + support Anti-Matter + support Wednesday 13 April — Latest Music Bar
Thursday 26 May — Patterns
Saturday 16 April — Patterns
Monday 18 April — The Greys
Friday 27 May — Patterns
Friday 22 April — Bleach
Friday 10 June — The Hope & Ruin
Sunday 24 April — Brighton Dome (Concert Hall)
Monday 13 June — De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
Saturday 14 May — St George’s Church
Tuesday 16 August — The Hope & Ruin
Micah P Hinson + support
Cate Le Bon + support
Ellie Ford & Band The Mystery Lights + Alabaster dePlume + support Explosions in the Sky + support Bat for Lashes + support Resident Music Dome Box Office Union Records
Beach House + support
Miracle Legion + support
Music’s Not Dead (Bexhill) Pebbles (Eastbourne shows) The Vinyl Frontier (Eastbourne)
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SHA ZIA MIRZA TO HALAL AND BACK By Stuart Rolt Image by Martin Twomey
The world of a British Muslim is
a complicated place. While your distinctiveness amongst the Anglican masses is publically applauded, construct a suitably sized mosque or voice any opinions that divert from the norm and many people still get a little jumpy. Our nation is publicly fine with diversity, up to the point it infringes upon the status quo. A Muslim female working in an industry dominated by white males, comedian Shazia Mirza has proved she’s unafraid to make herself be heard. “On TV you get either a man with one eye, one leg and a hook or a woman in a burqa,” she tells me. “Those are the only two images we get of Muslim people. The vast majority of us never get a voice, because they want the absolute extremes.” Coming from a strict household, you’d suspect her family would disapprove of her career choices. Originally working as a science teacher, she began performing at small comedy clubs in London. With an uncompromising stance and a lot of hard work she’s broken through into the mainstream. Since them she’s won awards, landed newspaper columns (one cheerily entitled Diary of a disappointing daughter) and finds herself performing around the world.
Her new show, The Kardashians Made Me Do It, splits itself between the increasing danger of runaway politically correct liberalism and the rise of ISIS. Rushing headlong into areas that make many uncomfortable, Mirza has got plenty of home-truths to throw in the faces of the nervous. One strand of the show relates to the growing number of young girls running away to marry jihadi fighters. The perceived wisdom is that a hatred for the West drives the absconding teenagers, but the truth might be more biological than ideological. “It’s not radicalisation, it is sexualisation. They know nothing about religion or politics at that age, they just fancy these guys. When I was a teenager I fancied George Michael and Kenny Everett. I didn’t know they were gay, but that’s who I had on my wall. Nowadays they have pictures of Jihadi Jack, John and Ginger.” With some careful use of social media jihadists are brainwashing and luring increasing numbers of young girls to Syria. As a recruitment strategy it’s beautiful in its simplicity, and entirely plausible. “Barbaric as they are, you have to admit they’re hot. The West likes to think there’s some kind of political or religious reason, or The Guardian readers like to intellectualise everything, but it is just sex.”
Obviously there are many people in Britain who won’t subscribe to this line of thinking, simply because they want to populate the belief that Islam is a horrific religion. If this new phenomenon is simply Halal sex tourism, the source of the issue is in the repression faced by these young women at home. Often immigrant families, eager to preserve their cultural identity, are wary of letting their youngsters integrate too much. Especially the girls. “It’s not our religion needing modernisation, it’s the culture.” Her own upbringing engenders an appreciation of the pressures these teenagers are under. The name of the show relates to a statement made in front of a Commons Select Committee by the baffled parents of a recent East London schoolgirl who left for Syria. They portrayed her as being totally British, not least for her love of that most Western of all TV shows – Keeping Up With The Kardashians. It’s possibly unquestionable evidence of having ‘British values’. “It’s naïve to say they’re not ‘British’. They don’t hate Britain, it’s all they’ve ever known.” There’s an unassailable fact that countering extremism should begin at home. Over 35 women were arrested for terrorism offences in 2014, many of them
suspected of trying to join Islamic State in Syria as jihadi brides. Often these young girls lack self-esteem, wondering where they might fit into their culture and unable to distinguish between fact and propaganda. To prey upon them, Islamic State is styled as providing a utopia for the truly observant, one that is filled with hot men. Mirza’s work often takes her to America, performing shows in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mirza jokes that her success over there stems from the locals thinking she is Mexican. “They don’t understand British Asian. I always have people coming up to me, speaking in Spanish and offering me cleaning jobs. When I speak in English, they think I’m doing a character…” Of course in the eventuality Trump does become ‘Leader of the Free World’ there’s talk of preventing all Muslims from entering the USA. “I don’t know if Donald Trump wants to be President. He’s quite old and he’s not a politician. You don’t know any of his policies; all you know is the people he hates. I think he’s just addicted to fame.” Whilst much of her material rails against over-zealous political correctness, she feels dismayed against the likes of Trump and Katie Hopkins being lauded for ‘just speaking their mind’. She takes the platform she has very seriously, and isn’t using it to just get a profile-raising reaction for the audience. With her trademark deadpan delivery, Mirza and her quick fire scathing exposé of British culture has been on tour since February. Some of her jokes might veer towards the aggressive, even occasionally sound harsh, but no one can dispute her reasoning. As her most political show to date, you have to wonder if any hate mail has been rolling in… “Only from my dad! Everything I’ve done before has been quite frivolous. But it’s the most truthful thing I’ve ever done. But there’s been no hate mail yet. Maybe people can’t disagree with the truth.” Shazia Mirza’s The Kardashians Made Me Do It comes to Komedia Brighton on Thurs 28 April. www.komedia.co.uk/brighton www.shazia-mirza.com
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FRI 8 APRIL ROPETACKLE A jam-packed friendly and cerebral evening featuring a line-up of unique comedians (Simon Munnery, Robin Ince, Rachel Parris, Aidan Goatley, Cheeky Kita and Sami Stone), Comedy Sans Frontieres is raising funds for Médecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders). Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an independent humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid, medical and mental health care in more than 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and manmade disasters.
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DAVID MORGAN
WEDS 20 APRIL KOMEDIA
THURS 14 APRIL KOMEDIA
This enormously popular monthly show returns with another great line-up. Six phenomenal acts go head-to-head for your approval, as poetry and comedy collide with unexpected and hilarious results. Clever, fast paced and hilarious, this Edinburgh Fringe hit smashes preconceptions and delights audiences.
David Morgan loves a great many things; boys, television, lists of three things… He’d love to tell you about them. You might have seen him getting over excited on shows like Virtually Famous on E4, Sweat the Small Stuff on BBC Three or Big Brother’s Bit on the Side on Channel 5. You may have seen him being cruel, in a loving way, to celebrities on a weekly basis on ITV2’s Safe Word. To be honest you’re most likely to have seen him retweeted in to your timeline during Eurovision. Come along and see someone who The Metro thinks is ‘A Joy to Behold’ and who Attitude magazine say is ‘Funny. Yes with a capital F’.
Featuring two resident team captains, who are joined by the most exciting comedy and poetry acts from around the UK, this night mashes up the two art forms in an epic battle of the spoken word. So who will win? That’s for you to decide…
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RICHARD HERRING
THURS 21 APRIL KOMEDIA After years of drifting aimlessly and alone, Richard Herring has now settled down with a wife and a tiny baby. So is he finally happy, or does responsibility for the lives of others come with its own terrors? In Herring’s 12th solo stand up show, he examines whether we can ever hope to be or are meant to be truly content. If we were never unhappy would happiness have any meaning? Why do our brains force us to envision the worst possible outcomes, even on a day when everything seems fine? How much pressure was there on Happy the dwarf to live up to his name?
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SAT 23 APRIL BRIGHTON DOME The Joy of Mincing is Julian Clary’s celebration of 30 years as a camp comedian. There is so much to tell you; the ups and downs of his sordid love life, the true and heart stopping account of how he saved Dame Joan Collins’ life, and don’t start him on the perils of his DIY electrical home enema kit.
SUN 24 APRIL KOMEDIA Aczel is known for not following the rules of stand-up comedy and he aims to use his show, with help of the Chaos Theory, to change the world once and for all - although it may turn out to be too complicated. He asks whether you can have your cake and eat it i.e. seek to change human consciousness forever and keep your weekends free.
On stage Julian will proudly wear his welldeserved MBE (Mincer of the British Empire). And because Julian gives and gives (until it hurts) he will be handing out honours to the lucky few in the audience too. This is Julian at his filthy best. Live and unplugged.
He includes a couple of amusingly circular stories about his life, which thankfully don’t last long. Bringing maths, history and improv to life for beginners, he explores his own inner psyche with a section analysing his dreams - and then tries not to get too paranoid.
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HAÇIENDA CLASSICAL DANCE LIKE EVERYONE’S WATCHING
Before clubbing became dominated by
global brands and the false energy of EDM it was a simpler time. Producers still recorded their creations to giant magnetic tapes and you couldn’t just download the latest tunes from the Internet. In fact to hear any quality dance music you had to head to somewhere like Manchester’s Haçienda club. Taking the euphoria of this legendary club, Haçienda Classical is turning dancefloor bangers into full-blown orchestral compositions. “We were sitting around talking in a bar, after a gig,” DJ Graeme Park tells me. “We’d seen some of these electronic classical things, but thought it had to be done properly. We wanted to turn a DJ mix into a classical score.” Now Park and Mike Pickering, as the DJs who shaped the Haçienda sound, are performing alongside 70-piece Camerata classical orchestra and some special guests in a series of retrospective shows. Classic tunes like Pacific State, Can U Dance and Voodoo Ray just refuse to be consigned to history. This event succeeds in recreating the impact these records had, and shows why they became an integral part of many people’s personal history. “Some of the arrangements translate really well. It shows just how much depth there really is to some of these old songs which people thought were dead basic.” All of the show’s music comes from a time when records were produced by DJs. You couldn’t simply download a podcast and hear what everyone else was listening to. “All the original house tunes were created from scratch. You had to program the drum machines and synthesisers to get the sounds you wanted. I’m not knocking it, but now anyone can make a house tune.” There’s obvious demand for hearing the records which kick-started the dance music scene. So Park and Pickering have started performing at Haçienda revival nights around the world, keeping the spirit alive and playing modern release alongside some of the less obvious classics. “A lot of kids are exploring where EDM came
from. That’s when they discover people like me, David Morales and Mike. We’re doing the Haçienda nights, and the crowd are getting younger.” Even when these nights were going crazy, there was still an element demanding the ‘proper classics’. So now the tight drum patterns and funky piano riffs of yesteryear have been turned into an orchestral history lesson of dance music. A few records were omitted, some featuring terrific string sections that the pair didn’t want to tamper with, whilst others threw up interesting challenges particularly Lil Louis’ French Kiss. “There’s a woman having an orgasm in the middle of that one… None of the choir were willing to recreate that. I was tasked to go online and find some good examples to fit over the track. As interesting as the research was, we just had to drop it in the end!” The project also saw a clash of cultures, the spontaneous punk rock attitude of dance music colliding with the more rigid world of classical performance. “We had it all scored and arranged, then I said to the arranger, ‘so how many rehearsals?’ He said, ‘you’re playing with an orchestra, they don’t rehearse. They get the music, learn it at home and have a run through on the day.’ You’ve got me and Mike, and we don’t know what we’re doing.” Fortunately a single rehearsal was squeezed in four days before their debut show. This took place at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, poignantly near to the building that inspired it all. They’ve been attracting both old ravers and clued-up youngsters, all eager to celebrate the music and the club that defined a generation. Started by Factory Records boss Anthony Wilson, New Order and their manager Rob Gretton, the Haçienda served as an alternative to the glitzy and vapid 80s clubbing environment. There was no chrome, carpets or dress codes like its peers, instead the interior was stark, industrial and functional. The owners seemingly made everything up as they went along. Whilst this was a success on an artistic level, it would prove disastrous financially. A venue boasting gigs from The
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Smiths, The Fall, and a young Madonna, it operated at a substantial loss. But its profile changed dramatically when residents Park and Pickering became two of only 20 DJs in Europe playing emergent acid house music. “It was a special time. This music that people had a great passion and enthusiasm for was less available.” Given a Factory Records catalogue number of FAC-51, the club fitted perfectly with Wilson’s obsession with doing things for the love of the art. This leftfield outlook allowed Park and Pickering the freedom to play their obscure electronic records, and triggered a national interest in clubbing. Already a place with a rich musical history, the reinvigorated city found itself dubbed ‘Madchester’ by a Factory employee. Given a label to rally behind, the media hype took over and the last great revolution in British music began. Whilst the soaring popularity of The Haçienda and its music policy owed much to the rising availability of empathyenhancing ecstasy pills, so did its eventual downfall. With the queues came gang culture, and soon drug-related violence began scaring the real clubbers away. The Haçienda closed in June 1997, being demolished 18 months later. Now a block of flats stands there, only a sign saying ‘FAC-51’ offering any clue as to the site’s significance. The club’s legacy lives on for a number of reasons. It certainly had an edge which its rivals lacked. As a result the FAC51 tribute shows attract big crowds and plenty of superstar DJs eager to play for them. “Morales, Kenny Dope, Todd Terry, me and Mike, we’re all knocking on a bit. Sometimes we’ll be in the green room saying, ‘wow man! Did you ever think, 30 years ago, we’d still be relevant in the 21st century?’ No… But it is great!” Haçienda Classical comes to Brighton Dome Concert Hall on Fri 20 May, as part of Brighton Festival. www.brightonfestival.org
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HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON? TWELFTH NIGHT
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
MON 4 – TUES 5 APRIL THE OLD MARKET Celebrated actor and director, Sian Webber, brings Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Brighton. Hermia loves Lysander, whilst Helena loves Demetrius. But Demetrius is about to marry Hermia (AWKWARD!) The Duke tries to force the impending nuptials, so the entangled lovers flee to the forest. In doing so they become embroiled in the marital discord between the King and Queen of the Faeries. Frying pan, fire, lust, desire, all conspire to create a melee of mayhem and hilarity. It’s all rather Jeremy Kyle, only with superior use of the English language and better dentistry!
FRI 8 - SAT 16 APRIL NEW VENTURE THEATRE Adapted by Alan Stanford and directed by Gerry McCrudden, Jennifer Johnston’s story revolves around the friendship between two soldiers from very different backgrounds. Set in Ireland and France, before and during the First World War, the pair sign up for different reasons, finding themselves standing together as officer and enlisted man. Surrounded by mud, chaos and death, one of them id faced with a crisis of conscience, the consequences of which will test their friendship and loyalty. Can class divisions be overcome amidst the harsh reality of war?
MON 11 – TUES 12 APRIL THE OLD MARKET Shipwrecked twins land on the exotic isle of Ilyria, each believing the other has drowned. Disguise, folly and confusion set the scene for this hilarious tale of mischief, madness and infatuation. One of Shakespeare’s finest comedies, Twelfth Night is packed with deception, cross-dressing and plenty of plotting. But most of all there is desire… loads of it. Whether is misdirected, unrequited or plain foolish, nearly every character is slowly being driven mad by their lust.
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BRIGHTON AFTER DARK THE REVENGE THE FATHER
HOME GROWN TALENT SHOW
MON 25 - SAT 30 APRIL THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON
THURS 28 - FRI 29 APRIL DUKEBOX
The winner of France’s highest theatrical honour, the 2014 Moliere Award for Best Play, The Father has dazzled audiences and critics alike.
We know Brighton & Hove’s got talent, so here’s a chance to catch some of the best local performers show off excerpts from their Fringe shows
You are once again invited for another journey into a grisly past, as images from throughout our fine city’s fearsome history are brought to life with a commentary from beyond... There are tales of murder, deceit, and horror, but have you courage to hear them?
Andre was once a tap dancer. Now 80 years old, he lives with his daughter Anne and her husband Antoine. Or was he instead an engineer whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his pyjamas and he can’t find his watch. Andre is starting to wonder if he’s losing control…
So get ready for an exclusive sneak preview of some of the best work coming your way in May. Sample the best theatre, comedy, poetry, music, and storytelling being nurtured in our iconic cultural city, and get a taste of what England’s largest arts festival will be offering the world on Fri 6 May – Sun 5 June.
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FRI 22 APRIL DUKEBOX While our seaside idyll might seem serene and friendly, it was once labelled ‘Queen of the Slaughtering Places’. The next instalment of this sell-out After Dark nonwalking tour has dug up greater darkness still from the rich history of Brighton & Hove…
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THIRD FINGER, LEFT HAND
FRI 15 - SUN 17 APRIL MARLBOROUGH THEATRE An award winning play by Dermot Canavan, Third Finger, Left Hand looks at the lives of two sisters in a northern town. Contrasting the hilarious events in their youth with the challenges of later life, this uplifting and inspiring story is set against a backdrop of the music and dance of the 60s. Starring Emily Morgan (National Theatre’s Desdemona, Brass, Four Weddings and a Funeral) and Sandy Truman (Gabriel, Playhouse Creatures and In the Pink).
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MENOPAUSE: THE MUSICAL
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Backed by an instantly recognisable soundtrack of parody versions of pop classics, this all-singing, all-dancing comedy is set in at a department store. Cheryl Fergison, Linda Nolan and Rebecca Wheatley head a cast meeting by chance at a lingerie sale.
After a long and exhausting journey the pair arrive in California. No strangers to trouble, they soon find themselves in the middle of an innocent misunderstanding which spirals out of control. Life is hard, kindness in short supply and dreams are there just to be crushed. Bound together by friendship, the two men must face an earth-shattering climax.
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Written by Jeanie Landers and packed with high jinks and hot flushes, this show was first performed at a tiny theatre in Florida in in 2001. Since then it’s been staged around the world. Celebrating women during life-changing circumstances, it brings together four characters from very different backgrounds.
Set in America during the Great Depression, this classic work tells the story of two migrant farm workers searching for a new beginnings. All they want is enough money to buy a small piece of land and build a home.
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FRI 29 – SAT 30 APRIL RIALTO THEATRE It’s 2016 and the wrecking ball is approaching, so Ashley, Britney and Heather must face up to the destruction of their beloved football ground. As a demolition company moves in, the girls stage a last-ditch protest to save their club and fight for what they believe in.
SAT 30 APRIL MARLBOROUGH THEATRE An entirely new and unique Shakespeare play is about to be made up on the spot using the audience’s suggestions. Bursting with comedy, love, poetry, tragedy, power struggles, the supernatural and mistaken identity, it’ll have everything you’d expect from a Shakespearean play.
SAT 30 APRIL DUKEBOX Firecat Masquerade bring their latest interactive theatre game to Waterloo Street, urging everyone to ‘bet what you can’t afford to lose’. The Inferno is opening its gates once more to those willing to wager life and limb for ultimate arcane power. Will the cards fall in your favour? Or will the House win again?
Tackling football and feminism head on, this new play takes a bold look at women, men and the beautiful game. It’s all inspired by real-life events from 1921 when the Football Association banned women from playing at affiliated grounds.
An impressive display of improvisation, this is perfect for anyone who might have accused Shakespeare of being ‘boring’. So join some of the UK’s most exciting improvisers for 50 minutes of riotous fun. Whether you know all 37 plays or none this is the show for you.
Every month throughout 2016 sees a different tale of intrigue, treachery, investigation and negotiation. These experimental social games for up to 30 players, are lightweight, suitable for ages 18+, and last 2-3 hours. You are heartily encouraged to bring your friends, make new ones, build teams, build rivalries and play.
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BRIGHTON FESTIVAL GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS ARTS
The Brighton Festival may be marking its half-centenary, but it’s certainly not showing its age yet. Running from Sat 7 to Sun 29 May, and this year directed by Laurie Anderson, the festival will once again be filling Brighton’s venues, parks and peculiar places with an eclectic mix of cultural performances. With hundreds of happenings flooding the city there’s enough to overwhelm the uninitiated festivalgoer, so we’ve collected a few of our favourites to be getting on with. This year’s line up features a number of brand new Brighton commissions, exploring Brightonian artists and the city itself. Immersive theatre piece Operation Black Antler explores the ethics of undercover British police work, inviting participants to become an undercover officer and infiltrate a protest group. The Last Resort continues on a similarly disconcerting note, reimagining Portslade beach as an abandoned seaside resort of the near future through high-tech binaural sound systems. On a less dystopian note, Stella provides a theatrical encounter with half of an infamous Victorian crossdressing duo, whilst The Complete Deaths also steps back into history, racing through all 74 of the deaths in Shakespeare’s canon in a rollicking tribute to the 400th anniversary of the bard’s death. Theatrical pursuits continue with the English premiere of Portraits in Motion. Volker Gerling documented his 3500km
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walk across Germany in a series of flipbooks and brings these to the stage in this innovative performance. But if it’s rebellious Catholic schoolgirls that are more your cup of tea, you’ll want to get a ticket for Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour from the National Theatre of Scotland, which enjoyed a sell-out run at last year’s Edinburgh Festival. And if that still isn’t raunchy enough for you head to Slap and Tickle, where performance artist Liz Aggiss will be commenting on our sexual taboos and cultural mores in ‘a feminist soup’ of words, movement and music. The music selection is not to be ignored either. Double BRIT nominee Laura Mvula will be letting her voice soar at the Theatre Royal, showcasing her unique blend of classical training, orchestral soul and upbeat poetry. There’s a reason her new album is so eagerly anticipated and her performance at the Brighton Festival will let us all in on the secret. Alternatively, African Dance Party returns after its success in 2014, with its fusion of traditional South African style and modern Western forms that will be sure to heat up the May evening. If the fun of the festival has got you feeling the love for Brighton, sit down and watch Brighton: Symphony of a City, a fusion of silent film and live music from Lizzie Thynne and Ed Hughes that presents a kaleidoscopic view of our seaside home in all its bohemian glory. Or if you prefer provocative political comment check out
The Sprawl, a multimedia installation that explores the state’s propagandist use of the Internet. It’ll put you in just the mood for an evening with anti-austerity campaigner and possibly the coolest ex-finance minister on the planet, Yanis Varoufakis, as he chats to Channel 4 economics editor and Guardian columnist Paul Mason about the current crisis and present his case for economic reform. The Brighton Festival always has a strong dance presence and this year is no exception. Two productions that merge dance and circus look promising; Smoke and Mirrors which explores the depths of the human mind and the French Clairière Urbaine that will bring breath-taking aerial choreography to the city’s streets in a free production. The comedy line up makes an impact too and, perhaps reflecting the rise of female comedians, the festival presents two of the country’s best comedians, regardless of gender. Bridget Christie brings her show A Book For Her to the festival, whilst Sara Pascoe tackles the confusing nature of human evolution in Animal. She’ll also be discussing How a Woman is Made in a talk with the Everyday Sexism Project founder Laura Bates. With such a plethora of opportunities to indulge your artistic side, 2016 looks set to give the Brighton Festival a spectacular 50th birthday send-off. www.brightonfestival.org
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CITY OF DREAMERS WELCOME TO THE SEASIDE
Essentially a love letter to Brighton & Hove, City of Dreamers is the heart-warming tale of love, friendship and music. The film delves into the story of a young girl on a journey to find herself. Rose is an aspiring musician, moving to Brighton to forget and escape her old life. The city she finds is vibrant mix of creative cultures. Its writer and director Jamie Patterson and director of photography Nathalie Holman both hoped to capture the spirit of Brighton. “In the summer this place comes alive, there’s people busking on every street corner and the pubs are full of people drinking and talking,” Patterson tells me. “I wanted to show that in a film, keeping it as realistic as possible.” The film presents a side of Brighton previously unseen on the big screen, most cinema offerings depicting the city as seedy and violent.
The film follows singer-songwriter Rose, a newcomer to Brighton, who immerses herself in the city’s vibrant culture, arts, and music scenes. “As a Brighton boy I know this city inside and out. I love it. I love the people you can meet here and how welcoming it is to others, there’s a reason so many people move here, we’re a smaller, cooler London.” His film looks at a city where you can walk everywhere and people actually smile. But rather being a promotional film for the city, it
offers a truthful portrait of a place where the residents are as important as the architecture. “Brighton is the kind of place you come to once and completely fall in love with. That’s what I wanted to show in the film, you can easily walk into a laundrette and see a man from Madrid sitting in his pants, people don’t bat an eye lid at that.” As a result the piece is wonderful, witty, charming and sweet. Local musician Ellen Cosgrove takes the lead role, as Rose makes a range of interesting friends, and begins to understand who she is and who she wants to become. In 2009 Patterson and Holman set up Jump Start Productions. Their aim was to make low budget feature films and work with new and up-and-coming talent. To date they’ve produced 12 feature films and have another three in development. Having just been picked up by Sky, City Of Dreamers’ budget of £10,000 might just make it the lowest costing and quickest production to be acquired by the channel. “It took about three months to edit. We then spent a
year on the festival circuit with it, winning awards in Madrid, Milan, LA and Rhode Island.” The film’s cast was drawn from local artists and musicians in preference to using established actors, to give the film a more realistic feel. Its soundtrack also features plenty of local talent, including a few songs written by Cosgrove herself. Now Jump Start Productions are working with the producer of High Fidelity to produce a City of Dreamers pilot TV show set in New York. So is there a core message to the project? “I would say don’t give up on your dreams. It’s cheesy but we all need a bit of Chesney Hawkes in our life from time to time. I should say he’s not in this film, he’s just someone I consider to be cheesy and awesome.” City Of Dreamers will be on Sky On Demand from Mon 2 May, and will be coming to iTunes, Amazon, FilmFlex and high street shops later in the year. www.cityofdreamers.co.uk
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The Rudyard Kipling classic gets a live-action remake, in accordance with Disney’s ever successful release strategy. A young boy is left to fend for himself amidst the scary expanse of the jungle. He grows up under the watchful eyes of a black panther and a bear. Eventually he is forced to leave the world he knows, and begins a journey of self-discovery.
Kim Barker’s memoir, The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan, has received a deserved big screen adaptation. Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, it sees Tina Fey take on the lead as a television journalist looking for validation in her career. An assignment as a war correspondent in Afghanistan, covering Operation Enduring Freedom, soon gives her the challenge she’s seeking. But at what cost?
Directed by Jon Favreau and written by Justin Marks, the film introduces Neel Sethi as Mowgli. Voicing the assorted animals is an impressive cast of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken.
Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Christopher Abbott, Alfred Molina and Billy Bob Thornton all lend their exceptional talents to this story highlighting the dangers of news-gathering in a warzone.
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Norwegian director Joachim Trier’s first English language project is a ruminative look at a family haunted by the legacy of its lost matriarch. Packed with alienation, dark humour and moments of plain weirdness, the film catches a family being forced to confront their demons when an exhibition prompts widespread reassessment of the mother’s work as a war photographer. Although not a perfect film, it manages to capture the family’s turmoil without becoming too maudlin or sentimental. The husband Gene (Gabriel Byrne) tries to reconnect with his two sons, an angst-riddled teen (Devin Druid) and an uptight student with other things on his mind (Jesse Eisenberg), but it won’t be easy.
The classic platform computer game makes the jump into the cinema, in this action packed 3D CGI science fiction extravaganza. Series creators Insomniac Games have helped with the film’s production, with one of their ex-staffers writing the script, so it should do justice to this popular platformer. Several cast members from the franchise have returned, along with stars joining the fray, including James Arnold Taylor, David Kaye, Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Rosario Dawson and Sylvester Stallone. The story retells the events of the original game, showing how our plucky protagonists met and fought to save the Solana Galaxy from destruction.
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THE SPECKY WREN RAISE YOUR GLASSES
By Nammie Matthews
Sight. Provided by the intricate mechanism of the human eye, it’s probably the majority of people’s most precious sense of the five, and yet remains the one that we all take most for granted.
With an abundance of beauty to lay our eyes on, from the vibrant colours of springtime to the sun’s sparkling reflection on the sea even the sombre tones of a starless night sky - our sight is worth more than diamonds with regards to clarity. However, whilst a diamond will never fade, our eyes need constant maintenance. Unless, of course, you’re one of the lucky ones. If you’re as well versed in optical visits as I am (childhood astigmatism, myopia and amblyopia made sure of that), you’ll know the drill by now: a visit to the opticians usually means sitting in a clinical waiting room for 20 minutes surrounded by lackluster frames, before finally being seen to with not an awful lot of attention paid to individual needs and worries. In all, high street opticians can be about as welcoming as a visit to the dentist. However, the atmosphere at The Specky Wren opticians at The Open Market is vastly different; upon my visit, I was met not only with artistic interiors and colourful displays, but also the undivided attention of two jovial members of staff, who saw to me immediately. Now, many times have I forked out in excess of £150 on the high street for lenses that, a week later, somehow didn’t quite work, so I was skeptical that this time would be much different. Nevertheless, my incredibly patient optometrist Ritz Cannell (MCOptom) was devoted in her time to making sure my prescription (a tricky one at best) was perfect. The way that Ritz tested my eyes for their strength, symmetry and any early signs of glaucoma, using a combination of modern technology and familiar techniques, was impressive - and not once did I feel hurried. As Ritz explained each step of my examination in layman’s terms instead of the optical jargon I was used to, I soon realised that The Specky Wren’s was perhaps the best visual experience I’d had. Understanding the ins and outs of my eye, and the overall results was reassuring and definitely stood out; not only did I now know which kind and prescription lenses I needed, but I had a far greater knowledge of exactly why. Aside from their tailored optical knowledge and service, The Specky Wren also pride themselves on their choice of frames, and rightly so. While you’ll find world spectacle leaders Lindberg at the top end of the market, you’ll also find mid-range British designer William Morris and Black Eyewear amongst stylish Parisian finds by Caroline Abram. An excellent mix of design and quality ensuring the customer receives the best value for money (prices start from £39, which includes uncoated single vision lenses), meaning that nobody need feel left out.
With over 35 years combined experience, opticians Marco Wren and David Carmichael created The Specky Wren with a vision (ahem) to conceptualise a new generation of opticians for Brighton which combines outstanding customer service, bespoke optical products and tailored style advice only found in an independent opticians - but with the value for money of the high street. Instead of most passionless opticians, the duo have crafted an atmosphere where happiness is key, and have dedicated themselves to providing a first-class visual experience, exceeding all expectations and certainly earning the widespread acclaim they’ve received as Brighton’s best opticians. We’re converted. Are you? The Specky Wren is at 1-2 Marshalls Row, Brighton BN1 4JU www.thespeckywren.co.uk @thespeckywren
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Brighton Students’ Union are fighting to keep the Hastings Campus open. We believe that the In November 2015 the Cabinet Office granted University have not tried hard enough to build a £500,000 for communities around the country to successful business model in Hastings. There exercise Community Rights established in the are several excellent teaching spaces that Localism Act (2011). The Community Organisers students love but there has been little to no Mobilisation Fund is being managed by the investment in student accommodation, affordable Community Organisers Company. Two projects transport and student facilities such as the that our team have been supporting are ‘Reclaim Students’ Union space. We believe the University the Lectern’ and ‘The Bungaroosh’ (Cuthbert Pub). is hugely important to the local community and Both have been granted £8,400 and £14,200 we want the University to remain in the town and try to get university management to commit to respectively from this fund to mobilise communities around the Community Right to Bid. growing and improving the offer to students in Hastings.
Volunteer Community Organisers Programme
In February 2016, we trained 15 Volunteer Community Organisers that will be listening to people in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings. These volunteers are a mix of Brighton and Sussex University students and local residents from each area. They will be supporting our team in existing projects as well as listening to local people to motivate them to take action on new ideas.
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POLPO FROM VENICE TO THE SOUTH COAST
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A recent addition to New Road sees Venetian-style cooking come
to Brighton. With a myriad of Italian eateries in the city, it’s refreshing to welcome a bàcaro (almost an Italian-style gastro bar) to the centre of town. Polpo’s descent from London in December 2015 saw a real buzz around the opening, especially as its small plates lend themselves so effectively to enjoying a bottle (or two) of wine. The site is deceptively large; on entry the bar runs perpendicular to the door and leads us into a spacious dining area with a distressed interior. Of course this is more of a ‘trendy-London’ version of a traditional bàcaro and the décor proves exactly that: wall lights give the restaurant a gently-lit hue and teams with dark reds and off-white walls to warm the room. This branch of the Polpo chain has a very individual feel to it – the staff are all friendly, relaxed but with a strong air of professionalism and conscientiousness. We’re greeted and seated, with our waiter promptly guiding us through the menu and advising us to get two or three of the larger plates and a couple of smaller ones to sate our appetites. First things first, we decide to toast our Brightonesque Venetian adventure with a glass of Prosecco (£6). A beautiful middle ground of not-too-sweet and not-overly-crisp, it sets us up for a great evening. Scanning the large menu, we’re spoilt for choice. We pick three of the smaller plates as a pseudo-starter course. Dishes arrive when they’re ready, staggering the dining experience. Arriving first, our stuffed fried olives (£3) whet our palates. With a soft coating of breadcrumbs, the textures are varied, as the salty filling punctuates the olives. Appearing next and like an enormous canapé, our ham hock and mustard crostini (£4) sees the meat cooked to a tender consistency and marries up with the cream cheese it sits upon perfectly. It would be rude not to go to Polpo and try their ‘marinated baby octopuses’ (£3) (their Italian namesake). With a keen taste for seafood, I’m slightly ashamed to admit this is the first time I’ve tried octopus. Disappointed I was not! With white wine vinegar, the tentacled mollusc is served up whole with shreds of red pepper and white onion for extra flavour. Not quite Neapolitan or Roman, there’s a section of the menu that is dedicated to pizzettes, which are essentially small pizzas with uniquely crispy and flavoursome bases. We choose the fennel salami and ricotta (£8), acting as a cute and delicious nod to the Italian staple. The soft texture of the ricotta enhanced the punchy and generous topping of salami – it acted as almost a mid-course in itself between our two ‘courses’. Next to arrive is a trio of immaculate dishes. The cauliflower, Gorgonzola & fontina gratin (£4) is more of
a side than anything else but is essentially a luxurious cauliflower cheese – quite possible the smoothest and richest gratin I’ve ever had the pleasure of eating. The last two plates are my favourites by far: duck ragu, black olives and gnocchi (£9) and chilli and garlic prawns (£7). The former’s small game component has a strong flavour that is balanced out with the neutrality of the gnocchi, with a bit of black olive fusing in through each mouthful. Prawns being one of my favourite things to eat, especially if I can get my hands dirty and decapitate the little beasts, I am excited to try them after such a range of perfect dishes. The prawns are meaty and huge and taste fresh. It’s a treat to have them adorned with chilli and garlic though a little of their usual salty-tinge was lost by the strength of the sauce. Topped with wilted confit rocket, this dish is comparable to a kind of pescatarian surf-and-turf. Fantastic. Polpo, 20 New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF www.polpo.co.uk @Polpo
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£9.25), I opt for the full Stock Burger experience: Craft Beer classic burger (roast garlic mayo, two beer battered onion rings, sweet cured streaky bacon and crisp lettuce, dressed with Stock Burger Co Craft Beer sauce, £10.50), with a Smokin’ Hops cocktail of tequila, lemon juice, tabasco, sugar syrup and Stock Burger IPA. (£7.50, recommended masterfully). Sides of crunchy courgette fries and fluffy skin-on potato fries (£3.50 and £3 respectively) make the meal; although after our starter, we admittedly struggle.
I know what you’re thinking. It’s no secret that Brighton already has its fair share of burger joints - brioche buns, melt-in-yourmouth beef patties, a plethora of added extras and a paddle pick to hold it all together being the usual fare. Let’s face it: at first glance, we’ve been here before. However, as I retreat to Stock Burger Co on a Friday evening from the unseasonable cold, I’m quick to realise that perhaps I had judged the newest addition to King’s Road (more specifically, Little Preston Street) a little too soon. While its aesthetic clearly takes inspiration from the classic American diner, the dim scarlet lighting, sleek interiors and Alcatraz-striped uniformed waiters make it more San Francisco cool than Florida tacky. Based on an ethos that marries the perfect burger with the perfect beer, our waiter tells us Stock Burger was so conceived because the powers that be had struggled to find somewhere in Brighton that did mouthwatering burgers without skimping on equally-as-amazing drinks. It’s a marriage they take appear to take seriously; upon first glance at the menu, my companion and I spot something we rarely see - recommended drinks pairings. Despite having it all spelt out for me, my options seemed limitless, the drinks menu sparking just as much curiosity as the food. Burgers are obviously the main event here - Chef David Fernandez won the Signature Burger Award at the National Burger Awards in February, and there’s a ‘craft your own burger’ option for those looking to get creative. However, cocktails and milkshakes make for close competition, with
the latter ranging from “prohibition” shakes that hover around a fiver to ‘speakeasy’ ones (loaded with 50ml of premium spirits) for £7. We also note partnerships with local suppliers, from Hove’s Small Batch Coffee Co and Lurgashall’s Blackdown Distillery to Lancing’s Naked Beer Company - makers of Stock Burger’s very own bespoke IPA. After much deliberation, we decide to start with the chilli chicken sticks (£6.25) to share – crisp, buttery chicken served with a side of sweet chilli sauce – swiftly followed by our burgers. While my associate orders the classics (a Bloody Mary, £8, to accompany her grilled chicken burger,
Following a short rest of shared appreciation, we’re ready for dessert. Brighton beach (£5.95) combines all the flavours of the seaside in a concoction of childhood nostalgia (think cinnamon doughnuts, soft-serve ice-cream and popping candy, all topped off with strawberry candy floss), but it’s a little too sickly for one so we split it. We finish the night sipping salty margaritas, deliberating the delights we’d just devoured. In our visit to Stock Burger Co, one thing rang true throughout – these guys don’t do their flavour by halves. Their burgers are beefy, their spice really is spicy, and their drinks are possibly amongst the strongest in Brighton (and trust me, this writer has tried them all). Despite a split starter, two mains, two sides and a dessert, two cocktails managed to get us very tipsy indeed. Our bill came to £62.15 - usually a little more than I’d pay for dinner - but considering this was so much more than your standard burger joint (and they’d succeeded in getting me quite drunk), I decided to let it slide... Stock Burger Co, Brighton, BN1 2JF.
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13. Franchise assimilates rival’s start-up when 16. Small copper still evens during setback in fossil 19 Poison canaries not a peregrine (7) under fire endlessly from coffee company? (9)
21 Implementing religious rules? As an alternative in African make music (10) fuelcountry: cases (8) 2318. A right-back's debts (7)item (5) Fruit: penny per 24 Cracking noise from hollow tooth below (7)
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21 See 13 Across
15. at13last lech breakscity into(5) tomb (9) 22 Relative peace in French
Impostor originally ‘serviced leg tendons’,
17. Met up with annoying person in storm (7)
nostrings-attached (4)
19. Poison canaries not a peregrine (7)
25 See 13
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Implementing religious rules? As an alternative in African country: make music (10)
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A right-back’s debts (7)
21. See 13 Across 22. Relative peace at last in French city (5)
24. Cracking noise from hollow tooth below (7) 25. See 13 26.
Recover snooker implement, save final with another one (6)
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