2021-03-19 12:00
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2021-03-18 09:36
* ARXX – DEEP Having achieved over a million streams on Spotify, ARXX is back with new single DEEP. The … More Read More
2021-03-11 09:23
GENN – Mackerel’s Funky Mission Fish in music, eh? Well… there was the singer from Marillion but he was named … More Read More
2021-02-24 12:00
Gigs barring a few socially distanced ones haven’t been part of our lives for nearly a year. What do you … More Read More
2021-02-23 11:34
* Matt Finucane – A Friend From Far Away The second of three singles in advance of his new album due in … More Read More
2021-02-16 12:00
Lockdown Three: The boredom strikes back. What to do on a Friday night? Hot Box again comes to the rescue … More Read More
2021-02-10 12:00
The latest from the UK government is that they are not looking at vaccine passports. This is out of step … More Read More
2021-02-09 12:00
In case you haven’t heard of the Cowley Club, here are a few words from zines past to explain. The … More Read More
2021-02-04 12:00
* Yonaka’s new single, Seize The Power is out now. Available on all major platforms. The synth rockers give us … More Read More
2021-02-03 12:00
01. Why did you start in this business we call show? We were pretty young when we started the band … More Read More
2021-02-02 12:00
Live gigs aren’t back on the agenda yet and probably not until the Summer at the earliest. Barring a few … More Read More
2021-01-28 12:00
Venues and promoters are looking at all possibilities for gigs to return safely as soon as possible. One idea that … More Read More
2021-01-27 12:00
* Royal Blood is back! Multi-million sellers Royal Blood are back. Their new album, Typhoons, is released on 30th April. … More Read More
2021-01-26 12:07
* GENN – Feel GENN is taking you back, way back. Maybe it’s the late Sixties or perhaps early Seventies. … More Read More
2021-01-22 12:00
One way in which we consume music that has changed in pandemic times is the greater availability of online gigs. … More Read More
2021-01-21 12:00
What’s this all about then Chris? Thank you for asking, anonymous reader. According to government sources, the type that is … More Read More
2021-01-20 11:35
* Insides – Soft Bonds Twenty years since their last album, 2000’s Sweet Tip, Insides are back with a meditative … More Read More
2021-01-19 11:23
* Young Francis Hi Fi On-Line! Bubblegum Punk Rockers Young Francis Hi Fi are presenting a free online gig on … More Read More
2021-01-14 11:19
* Sam Dielle – 23 Early Twenties, eh? You’re starting to find yourself (or you will). 23 by Sam Dielle … More Read More
2021-01-13 12:00
Putting aside why music is important to me and to you, its importance to the UK economy is £5,200,000,000 per … More Read More
2021-01-12 12:07
* Insides release their first new album in twenty years, Soft Bonds, in twenty years this Friday. An online concert … More Read More
2021-01-09 12:00
01. Why did you start in this business we call show? My first ever conscious memory is of the radio … More Read More
2021-01-07 12:00
Hopefully, at some point in 2021, we can start going to gigs again. What kind of gigs do you want … More Read More
2021-01-05 13:07
The virus has mutated via Kentish way apparently and whilst the announced vaccines should be effective against it, Brighton with … More Read More
2020-12-15 10:57
As PIB towers closes its doors for the Christmas period it’s time to reflect on the last year of the … More Read More
2020-12-10 12:00
As we, hopefully, slowly edge towards normality and gigs become part of our lives again, here’s a few Chris Sez … More Read More
2020-12-08 11:46
* Wife Swap USA – The Difficult Second Album Wife Swap USA has topped and tailed my pandemic music experience … More Read More
2020-12-03 12:00
In England, we’ve exited the latest lockdown and now enter into another period of tiered levels of restrictions relating to … More Read More
2020-12-01 12:00
Part Two of our Best of 2020 Music Roundup is all about the Punk (and Post Punk). We’re open-minded about … More Read More
2020-11-24 12:00
2020 eh? Whilst gigs have been as rare as hen’s teeth let’s not forget there have been some fantastic music … More Read More
2020-11-19 11:03
As Lockdown 2.0 is in full effect in England, we’ve started to hear good news regarding viable vaccines for limiting … More Read More
2020-11-17 11:50
* FFS – Vanilla Giver Punk in 2020, where’s it going? Vanilla Giver has sent the world five tracks dealing … More Read More
2020-11-03 11:56
* The Hell Beings – Skallywag Scuzzy but in the best ways, The Hell Beings are back! Brighton’s grungy alt-rockers … More Read More
2020-10-27 13:00
The second of four Brighton band showcase at the Brighton Dome running over four consecutive Saturdays. In addition to a … More Read More
2020-10-14 12:00
Confounding expectations can be tough. Everyone has an opinion of what you should do or be. ARXX is confounding expectations … More Read More
2020-09-29 12:00
Live music in a very limited way has started to happen again with limited capacity crowds and other mitigations. Here … More Read More
2020-09-08 11:22
* Winnipeg, MN – Bouzouki Songs Where has the pandemic taken you? Not physical but mentally… Have you journeyed to … More Read More
2020-09-01 13:59
These two guys walk into a pub. They’re called Tim and Johnny. One has short hair and one has long … More Read More
2020-08-13 12:00
Choose local bands Choose local venues Choose gigs Choose club-nights Choose nightlife Choose a vibrant city Choose a functioning economy … More Read More
2020-08-11 12:00
* Attestor – Demo II DIY is the best way in this world. Don’t wait, create. Attestor has taken this … More Read More
2020-08-06 12:00
At the Frank Turner test gig recently in London, one of the few mitigation factors not tested was masks. They … More Read More
2020-08-04 12:00
01. AK/DK – Feeds Electronic ramalama fun from AK/DK. Late 70s pre hits The Human League have time travelled to … More Read More
2020-07-30 12:00
In some rare good news for small music venues, £2.25m of funding has been made available for grants of a … More Read More
2020-07-28 12:00
Gigs are in limbo but here are four bands to self distance with! 01. Gulls Unlike the feathered flyers who’ll … More Read More
2020-07-23 12:00
No more support bands! Some of you might say, yes, who cares? If at some point in the (near) future, … More Read More
2020-07-21 12:00
If you heard or read the UK government update last week, you would have been led to believe that indoor … More Read More
2020-07-14 12:00
I’m not wearing a mask. I don’t like it. It infringes my human rights. It doesn’t protect me. All wrong! … More Read More
2020-07-07 12:00
5 Songs EP, a vinyl release covering Ditz output from 2018 to this year. Ditz, if they are new to … More Read More
2020-06-30 12:00
What have you done differently recently? Something? Nothing? Perhaps currently this doesn’t matter to you? Safehouse Brighton is a collective … More Read More
2020-06-23 12:00
* Luan Mei – Yellow June is Pride Month and normally in a couple of months time, Brighton welcomes LGBTQ+ … More Read More
2020-06-17 12:00
Post Punk! There, I’ve said it out loud. As a shorthand it makes you think of jagged guitar lines, cold … More Read More
2020-06-11 13:00
* Bong Grenades Compilation – HalfMeltedBrain Records All small music venues are suffering across the world and Brighton is no … More Read More
2020-06-09 13:00
Pandemic, pah! Where are the zombies, blob monsters, 50-foot women, killer robots? Where’s the cool shit that armageddon is all … More Read More
2020-06-03 13:00
Lockdown has given us all time to muse on how society works or doesn’t and Austerity has released Imperialism to … More Read More
2020-05-26 10:32
Squid has released a new track Broadcaster and has paired it with recent release Sludge to make a vinyl summary … More Read More
2020-05-21 15:35
As a taster for their upcoming 5 Songs EP due in July, we get the digital release of Role Model, … More Read More
2020-05-06 10:52
An unexpected ep from the apocalyptic art-rockers, hot on the heels of their recent release Quarantine. Four tracks, four reviews … More Read More
2020-04-28 16:24
What have you done with your additional at home time? Baking, tidying up, navel contemplation? Matt used his time to … More Read More
2020-04-21 16:32
* Joanna and The Dropouts – Broken Heart Gang What are you doing with your evenings at the moment? B … More Read More
2020-04-14 15:23
* Fane – Sacred Lines EP The world has changed a lot, if not completely in a few months. Old … More Read More
2020-04-09 13:00
Gulls are back. Their last release Shop was a catchy polemic about the dangers of consumerism. SHAME SHAME SHAME has … More Read More
2020-03-31 12:16
* CLT DRP – Worth It Worth It? YESSSSSSSS!!!! Imagine robots from the future had time travelled back to 2020, … More Read More
2020-03-29 11:55
01. Why did you start in this business we call show? Lisa– Always wanted to sing and be in bands … More Read More
2020-03-25 15:01
Before there was a blog, there was a zine. Prior to this, we put on a one-dayer at The Green … More Read More
2020-03-23 13:00
01. Sit Down Single – Quarantine All’s been quiet since last Summer’s release Feel It but Sit Down are back! … More Read More
2020-03-17 13:00
* Porridge Radio – Every Bad Second albums can make or break bands and this case Porridge Radio has surpassed … More Read More
2020-03-12 13:00
Dependent on what action the UK government takes regarding the ongoing Coronavirus situation, one of the casualties is likely to … More Read More
2020-03-10 13:45
New Punk Pathetique from the not so new Peter And The Test Tube Babies. But wait… The opener, Liver’s Lament … More Read More
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