Brighton SOURCE June 2010

Volume 2. Issue 23 June 2010

Gigs clubs culture brighton’s best listings

Naked bike ride Brighton fashion week

THE Miserable Rich Prize wiNning folk pop for wealth and pleasure

Skream - see club previews

embarRass yourself A couple of days before we hit the presses Alexis Petridis – possibly Brighton’s best music journalist – wrote an article for The Guardian about why Brighton was so bloody well ace. The gist of it was that we’re pretty damn tolerant here, in a non-pious way, making it impossible to be a misfit. That sounds about right. It’s so easy to be yourself, give stuff a go, fail without embarrassment.

People talk about Brighton being a cool place, but actually it’s that lack of embarrassment that makes us tick. You wanna be in a band? Just get up on stage and give it a go. If you’re crap, no big deal, there are plenty of terrible bands here. And maybe next year you’ll be great.

So what if your club night is empty.

Someone had fun, and maybe the next one will go off. It’s better to fail here than not give it a go. Your cross-processed photos of DJ’s cats might not be getting the Flickr faves you hoped for, but heaven forbid you haven’t got any creative outlet to talk about in the pub. Get out there and give it a go – but tell us about it first. We want to come and cheer you on.

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Personnel

Editor James Kendall ManageR Rosie Kendall Designer Matt Barker at Artwerk DEPUTY Editor Nick Coquet Sales Manager Lucy Kamper listings editor Fox Fisher NEWS editor Lydia Stockbridge Cover The Pistoleers / Artwerk

Contributors

Greg Ackerly, Daz Carnaby, Ian Chambers, Zac Colbert, Dani Colyer, Ben Gilbert, Thomas H Green, Ross Hogben, David Letts, Ben Miller, The Recommender, Pia Webley. Special thanks to Sam at MacAmbulance.co.uk

Advertising

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Editorial Contacts Tel: 01273 609955 Email: james@brightonsource.co.uk Write or send promos to: The Brighton SOURCE PO Box 3313, Brighton, BN1 4BJ

Listings

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Contents

News 4 New In Town 6 Letters Special - Beachdown 8 Letters 10 Gig Previews 12 Bike Week 16 Interview: The Miserable Rich 18 Club Previews 20 Party: SOURCE Vs The Recommender 24 Club Review: Smash & Grab 26 Interview: Ed Lilo 28 Culture 30 Art: Graduates’ Shows 32 Critic 34 Preview: Brighton Fashion Week 36 Street Style 38 Street Style Extra 40 In Pictures: The Great Escape 42 Preview: UK Festivals 44 Unsung Hero: FatCat Records 46 Secret Eater: In Vino Veritas 48 In Conversation With: Naked Bike Ride 50 Listings 52 Six Of The Strangest: Rock Deaths 62

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bat for lashes

news

Words by dani colyer, nick coquet, lydia stockbridge send news to news@brightonsource.co.uk

Beck FOR LASHES

Natasha Khan’s been a busy Bat since we last touched base with her – she’s due SOURCE props for winning an Ivor Novello Best Contemporary Song award for ‘Daniel’. These are songwriting awards rather than some random industry back-slap, so they’re the ones the proper artists want to win. Bat For Lashes will also feature on the soundtrack for the next Twighlight teen goth vamp knicker-wetter movie, Eclipse. A collaboration with lo-fi luminary Beck, the song entitled ‘Let’s Get Lost’ is exclusive to the soundtrack and finds itself in the esteemed company of UNKLE, Florence & The Machine and the apt Vampire Weekend.

brighton’s live again

Once again Brighton Live offers us lucky lot to see the future stars of tomorrow playing in intimate and quirky settings around our glorious town, all for free. Keeping Brighton at the forefront of the ever-lapping waves of incoming artists, the last seven years have seen The Maccabees, Fujiya & Miyagi, The Half Sisters and so many others showcase their talents. This year the BBC and Concorde 2 are joining in the racket along with a flurry of local promoters, labels and industry professionals too.

SPOONful of love

Brighton’s Adam Moog is gathering locals to attempt Brighton’s biggest official love-in at the Level on Saturday 5th. What started as something to occupy his spare time, the Facebook group has snowballed to over a thousand would-be participants for the Big Spoon. Yet to be completely confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records, this would set an unprecedented record. Show some appreciation for the overlooked and in recent months the place of some unsavoury crimes and bring back the snuggle.

SOURCE GETS QUIZZICAL

We often tell you we know best when it comes to music, and this was ratified by our triumphant showing at The Great Escape’s industry pop quiz. SOURCE beat a plucky Radio Reverb team into second and, more importantly, Simon Price’s NME/Mojo/ Latest journo team and previous winners into a poor third place,

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as well as celeb teams including Stephen from New Order, who we stared at like giddy pop fans. Hey, he was in Joy Division after all. It was perhaps ungracious of our editor to greet Price’s proffered gracious handshake with a taunt of “in your FACE”, but the taste of victory was way too sweet to avoid it. If you want to win the pile of crap CDs we got as a prize, email competitions@ brightonsource.co.uk.

crafty business

Those creative folks at Handmade Brighton are hosting their first alternative craft and fashion fair since the grand opening of their new co-operative shop on St James Street last month. The fair boasts music, free entry and a fully-stocked bar, as well as 30 stalls offering all manner of hand-made goodies, including clothing, jewellery and screen prints. It’s enough to make you forget all about those shit friendship bracelets you used to make at school.

songfactor for Sam

Starting out as an idea between schoolfriends Ben Stringer and Rob Biss, the Sussex Academy of Music aims to bring their love of music to the masses, providing corporate entertainment from team-building and special live shows to recording space and artist management. New weekly workshop The Songfactor is opening its doors to all aspiring songwriters and composers to put their thoughts to paper in professional recording studios, culminating in a showcase show on Juice 107.2 FM.

almost as good as abbey road

One of the hippest hang outs for bands, Brighton Electric – recording home-from-home to the likes of Blood Red Shoes, The Noisettes and Laura Marling – found itself in the top five finalists for Music Week magazines Studio Of The Year Award.

Narrowly missing out to the legendary Abbey Road, the place is really making a name for itselves and is also rehearsal space to some great local bands. Book in at www.brightonelectric.co.uk and you might end up rubbing shoulders with your heroes.

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plugs at jam

new in town

Words by matt barker, lydia stockbridge photo by james kendall

JAM

BRIGHTON ROAST hunt

VOODOO

HA HA BAR

Teaming up with the creative clothing company WeSC, Voodoo is a new night at hip hop hold-up Riki Tiks. The request-friendly DJs Nick Maxwell and Insight will be spinning the voodoo that is groove, bringing back old school sounds, retro funk, soul and all that jazz. Every Friday from 9-3am, featuring special guests and monumental WeSC giveaways to follow, with free entry all night long.

Undergoing a transformation, the Ha Ha bar and grill adjacent to the Pavilion has re-emerged as a stunning new setting for alfresco dining, pre-theatre drinks, or somewhere to sit down in style for afternoon tea. Offering the best seasonal foods and ingredients from all across the British Isles, they’re serving up a contemporary British menu.

With fresh sea bream stuffed with fennel, orange and spinach, five different types of steak to hand-crumbed haddock fish fingers, there’s something to suit everyone’s tastes.

BAKKHEIA

PRETTY IN PINK

B-SIDE

METWAY STUDIOS

Aiming to fill a certain niche in the smörgåsbord of live music destinations is Jam. They’ve been dipping their toe in those beery waters for a while now – Little Dragon and Plugs being two recent highlights – but now they’ve finally stripped off their bathrobe and taken the plunge. Just in time for a brilliant if gruelling road test at this year’s Great Escape, they’ve moved the bar (to open up the room), bought and repositioned a swanky modular stage (to accommodate bands of various numbers), and given the sound system a dose of the ‘roids.

A live music night with a twist, Bakkheia sees artists and audiences alike exploring and deconstructing the boundaries between performer and punter. At Latest Music Bar on Wednesday 2nd, one-man-loop-pedal act Cosmo will be performing a totally improvised set with just his wits about him. Vocal group +∑ will harmonise lyrics written by the audience, and Puncture Kit performs a truly inspired drum set from an assortment of bicycle parts. Nick Tann, Billy Irvine and Fred Kinbom all play upstairs throughout the evening.

Throughout the summer nights, B-side at The Fortune of War brings us top-dollar DJs playing to raise awareness for Brighton-based charity, Bottletop. The £4 donation entry goes towards supporting the grass-roots educational projects Bottletop run to empower, educate and alleviate poverty in Malawi, Brazil, Rwanda and the UK, with a special programme to raise awareness of sexual health too. Upcoming acts rumoured to support this worthy cause are Adam Freeland, Evil Nine and Dekker, so look out for the next one.

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As you know, dear reader, nothing is closer to our hearts (and stomachs) than a good roast dinner of a Sunday. That’s why new blog The Great Brighton Roast Hunt caught our eye. Starting out with in-depth reviews from all over, featuring Temple Bar, The Foragers and The Pub With No Name so far. Covering all aspects of a good meal, with average drinks and dessert prices covered, ambience and service are scrutinised with a fair hand and hearty appetite.

Hunt it out at brightonroasthunt.blogspot.com.

After a sucessful transition from eBay to the general e-commerce market, Brighton based internet shop Pretty In Pink is the go-to source for tracking down those original 40s through to 80s kitchenware, accessories and now vintage clothing for men and women. Environmentalism is also a factor – owner Patricia N. Maggs says, “as buying vintage is a great way of recycling” – and they’ve been nominated for the Sussex Eco Awards for their green initiatives.

They’re also selling vintage knitting patterns, so keen kitsch-followers can unpick and transform an old jumper or two. Take a peek at prettypinkantiques.co.uk

The Levellers’ smashing studio complex Metway just got more smashing, via an overall overhaul and general transformation. All kinds of artists have made musical magic there, including Joe Strummer, Orbital and Nick Cave, and it’s been the Levellers’ home and general creative hub for our city for the last two decades. A definite community spirit lends the place a real punk/DIY atmosphere rather than your usual profit-obsessed business. Check out the studio’s equipment spec at metwaystudios.co.uk.

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Letters Extra photo byKevin meredith at lomokev.com

BEACHDOWN MELTDOWN - CATCH THE PIDGEON! Unsurprisingly, our interview with Joe Pidgeon from Beachdown sparked some angry (and lengthy) responses. We’ve put together some of the main points you made.

SORRY – THE HARDEST WORD

Joe Pidgeon claims he’s ‘apologised enough’ - but to be frank I’ve never heard him say sorry once. If it had been a free festival run by a couple of well-meaning hippies, that would have been fine. But he tried to market it as a proper big name festival without having the professionalism to back it up. He chose to go incommunicado when ticket sellers and buyers alike were after answers. I’m so sorry to hear he had “hundreds of people who were asking questions” - I wonder why that was? Was he really not able to issue a press release, or set up a Facebook group to tell people what was going on?

Matt via email

DON’T DIRECT

It was inevitable that we’d hear from Joe Pidgeon eventually – he always seems keen to portray himself as the victim of the banks, the council, the suppliers, it’s

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always been someone else’s fault. I note that Future Festivals is the fourth company in his name that’s gone under in the last decade, perhaps he should realise that company directorship isn’t quite the job for him?

Abby via email

MONEY WALKS

Many ticketholders (including myself) still haven’t received their money back. The latest we hear is that Future Festivals have had a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) accepted, avoiding bankruptcy. This involves creditors getting back a portion of what they are owed, but not the whole sum. Unsurprisingly us ticketholders were not included as creditors even though Joe Pidgeon has all the ticketholders’ contact details.

James via email

FACEBOOK FIGHT

Ticketholders who did not pay with a credit card or through Ticketline have been on a wild goose chase for the past six months. The Future Festivals directors’ CVA proposes to pay off a percentage of their debts to themselves and friends/family members, while ignoring ticketholders completely. If you’re interested in more details, these can be found at the Facebook group I administer, Beachdown Letdown. I believe your readers have a right to know the facts about what’s going on behind the scenes.

Alison via email

NICE ADVICE?

I’m perplexed – the company is in admin. THERE IS NO MONEY. Let it go, right? If people want their money write to Grace Jones’ agent and tell me how it goes. @theavangelist via twitter So the saga continues…Funnily, we didn’t get any letters saying they had a lovely time at the 2008 fest and wishing the organisers all the best. Odd that.

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BORN RUFFIANS AT THE GREAT ESCAPE

letters LAZY LATECOMERS

Please, please can you get one of your interns to mark all the venues mentioned in SOURCE on a map of Brighton and print it in each magazine? That would make us very happy.

Clarel and Sims via www.brightonsource.co.uk Our Student Guide at the start of term had this valuable item inside it. But you missed it by the sound of it. Shame, it’s a collector’s item now. A point worth mentioning, our interns are too busy writing proper articles to be given the shit jobs. That stuff falls to the permanent staffers.

PROPERLY AGITATED

Just thought I’d email to say I picked up SOURCE the other day and read about The Agitator, then saw he was playing your Great Escape party. I went down and I was totally blown away, the guy’s just brilliant. The fact that he copped a strop and stormed off just added to it frankly. Amazing, cheers!

Daisy, via www.brightonsource.co.uk Glad you enjoyed it Daisy, it was a hell of a night. It was a shame the sound went down for a bit, the perils of putting on live shows we suppose. See page 24 for more, and maybe even a picture of yourself.

WORSHIP THE POPE

Cheers for your Great Escape party. Pope Joan were fucking rad.

Alan, via brightonsource.co.uk No problem at all. Thanks for coming.

MADE UP BANDS •

Good to see the council and SOURCE getting behind local bands. I saw the red dot things by the names in your mag and then all over the Great Escape brochure. It didn’t make me see any more local acts at TGE but I have paid attention to try and catch them in the future. Was that a one off for you or will you be doing it every month?

Sally, via email Yeah we thought it was a good idea. That’s not arrogant by the way – the council came up with it. We’re going to carry on with it for the moment, see how people like it. That’s one vote for it so far, anyone else have an opinion?

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LOCALS ESCAPE TGE

As a local promoter and band manager I am rather peeved by the lack of local bands at this year’s Great Escape. The organisers seem to have overlooked many of the very talented local bands – Gloria Cycles, The Perils, The Hornblower Brothers, Sweet Sweet Lies, Kovak, The Valentines and many more. They’re just too lazy to check out the local scene, too driven by the money paid by record companies, pluggers etc to get their acts onto the bill.

The Alternative Great Escape is a wonderful idea – let’s give the locals the crappiest venues, at the crappiest times of day and then let’s charge them a massive hire fee for said crappy venue. Let’s stop them from making any money from the door by insisting that delegates and wristband holders get free entry and let’s promise them a listing in the main programme that we all know will amount to the tiniest bit of text shoved near the back of the guide. Thanks for the crumbs from your table! I do think that The Great Escape is great for Brighton but the organisers choose to ignore the independent/DIY scene that makes this city’s music scene so great and so very unique.

David via email We take your point David, but TGE is more about Brighton hosting great music – Glastonbury isn’t full of Somerset bands after all – and the festival organisers don’t pretend to be a not-for-profit organisation. Of course we want to see as many Brighton bands on the bill as possible but we are lucky enough to have Brighton Live every year. Trying to make any money out of the Alternative Escape is unlikely but better that the festival is opened up at all, don’t you think?

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julian cope

gig previews WORDS BY GREG ACKERLY, Matt Barker, IAN CHAMBERS, DANI COLYER, NICK COQUET, BEN GILBERT, Ross Hogben, DAVID LETTS, THE RECOMMENDER, PIA WEBLEY, LYDIA STOCKBRIDGE

Natty

Komedia Tues 1st

Pouring rain, sub-zero temperatures and gale-force winds... that’s right, the Great British Summer’s here, and who better to kick it off than purveyor of laid-back reggae soul, Natty. Owing his influences as much to Dylan and Neil Young as Bob Marley, Natty’s uplifting sunshine pop and acoustic reggae rhythms are an infectious, head-nodding, foot-tapping tonic to thaw even the most frostbitten Brightonian soul. Bust out the flip-flops, knock back your Pimm’s and bring on the good times. (RH)

Julian Cope Komedia Weds 2nd

If you’ve never heard of Julian Cope you’ve probably spent your entire life hanging out on the Lost island with only Lord Lucan for company. In his 30-year-long career Cope has metamorphosed from singer to occultist, from writer to artist.

Now the legendary hat-wearing frontman takes to the stage once more, bringing a performance that’s a little bit bluesy, a little bit 70s rock and – in places – a little bit Mick Jagger. (DC)

SMALL BLACK / WASHED OUT

MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS

STEREOPHONICS

IAN MCCULLOCH

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” goes the children’s rhyme. Happily, Stereophonics have been on the receiving end of the lot, sulkily penning ‘Mr Writer’ after every critic in the world called them “workmanlike meat and potato rockers”. Even their own fans turned on them at a recent Singapore show, when singer Kelly Jones took a flip-flop to the face. SOURCE suggests you rely on the sticks and stones, which are freely available tonight from Brighton beach. (BG)

Brighton throws its arms open to a second post-punk legend from the late 70s Liverpool scene this month, following Julian Cope’s turn. Minus his Bunnymen, it’s unclear what McCulloch will present this evening but given that he still considers himself the greatest frontman rock has ever seen and possesses a handful of songs which might be deemed evidence of this bold claim, we should at least expect a confident, compelling performance. Bring on the dancing horses. (BG)

Freebutt Weds 2nd

These two separate artists are seemingly intertwined, having shared a split single, with Small Black remixing Washed Out’s ‘You’ll See It’, while Washed Out reworked Small Black’s ‘Despicable Dogs’. They then toured around the USA, including a successful SXSW showcase earlier this year. Small Black, who now appears with a full band who also support Washed Out onstage, produces a beautiful, distorted brand of chill wave. Washed Out creates a punchier electronic version. Inseparable, yes, but they’re also irresistible too. (TR)

Brighton Centre Weds 2nd

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Concorde 2 Fri 4th

When telling the Motown story, Martha Reeves has to feature quite heavily – she’s such an important part of the legendary Detroit label. With a voice able to stand up against the distinctive pounding Motown beat, Martha could also handle the big choruses that Berry Gordy’s imprint was famous for.

With this being her third appearance at Concorde 2 in as many years, she’s almost become synonymous with the arrival of the sunshine. Her lyric “Summer’s here and the time is right,” never seemed so applicable. (TR)

Komedia Sat 12th

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broken bells

MR HUDSON

Concorde 2 Tues 15th

This guy (first name Ben, mystery over) is like, so hot right now. Having worked with hip hop heavyweights such as Jay-Z, Kanye West and erm, N-Dubz, white-haired Mr Hudson is now headlining his very own tour.

Singing songs from his epic and critically acclaimed album ‘Straight, No Chaser’ (executively produced by Kanye West), expect some crushing beats, spine-tingling vocals and emotional lyrics which make for his trademark futuristic cool pop. (PW)

VICGODARD&SUBWAYSECT

Engine Room Fri 18th

Always the bridesmaids, Godard’s Subway Sect were there at the dawn of punk, sharing 1976 stages with the Pistols and The Clash, but multiple line-up changes and a microscopic discography stymied their chances of making any kind of headway. Godard backpedalled into crooning rock’n’roll and swing, before famously lending his talents to the Royal Mail delivery round. Despite eventual re-evaluation and rehabilitation, live shows by any form of Subway Sect are hen’s teeth rare, so miss him at your peril. (DL)

Broken Bells

Tues 22nd Digital

DangerMouse has spent much of his post ‘Grey Album’/hip hop time flitting – do mice flit? – from hokey blues (Black Keys), pop (Gnarls Barkley, Gorrilaz), indie concept albums (‘Dark Night Of The Soul’) and electro funk (The Rapture). Most recently, he’s hooked up in a rampantly fertile collaboration with James Mercer of the Shins in Broken Bells. Their muchlauded, self-titled debut is a wonderfully bionic progression of the Shins’ sound, and heck, two super-talented heroes doing their thing in Digital has got to be worth the admission. (MB)

SERIOUS SAM BARRETT The Basement Tues 22nd

One of the rising stars of the UK Americana folk scene, Yorkshire-based Serious Sam Barrett stops by Brighton for a special pre-Glastonbury warm-up show in support of his debut album ‘Close To Home’. Playing his 12-string resonator guitar, Sam’s country/roots sound mixes songs about his home county with traditional southern folk stompers – it’s raw, gritty but

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above all it’s real and full of heart. Support comes from Treecreeper front-man Will Burns and a solo set by locals The Sea Will Decide. (IC)

EL VEZ

Concorde 2 Weds 23rd

When he first reached these shores via Alan McGee’s once-ubiquitous Poptones imprint, Roberto Lopez’ ‘Mexican Elvis’ persona was overlooked by many, assuming at best that this was a tongue-in-cheek guilty pleasure, somewhere between Tony Ferrino and the Jarrow Elvis. In fact, El Vez has long been more than a comedy tribute act, mixing political activism and a broad spread of classic rock’n’roll and punk influences into his performances. El Vez’s current tour now promises his Kiss tribute too – rock on! (DL)

STEVE MASON Hanbury Ballroom Thurs 24th

“I wanted to be sectioned,” admitted the Beta Band’s darkly troubled and troubling former singer recently, four years after leaving what looked like a suicide note on MySpace before disappearing for two weeks.

Acclaimed new album, the Richard X-produced ‘Boys Outside’, seems to mark the semi-resurrection of this fiercely creative individual, who really has been, as his comeback single of the same name attests, ‘Lost And Found’. Clearly, sanity suits him. (BG)

WOLF GANG

Jam Sat 26th

Depending on your preferred frame of reference, this newly arrived male solo artist has been variously cited as the new Frankmusik and even the new Duran Duran.

Certainly he’s showing off a broad range of theatrical pop skills on songs like ‘The King And All Of His Men’ and ‘Back To Back’, perhaps inviting such grandiose comparisons. But the potential hinted at thus far seems to be paying off – major label deals aren’t thrown at just anyone these days. (NC)

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new young pony club

The Koffin Kats Hector’s House Sun 27th

Detroit City’s Koffin Kats return to Brighton with their heavy psychobilly sound. Having previously set a record attendance at The Hobgoblin (407 to be precise), Hector’s House should provide a much better experience for everyone there. Every time these guys hit the stage, it’s like their lives depend on it. Smashed skulls, playing a double bass with a guitar as a slide and making a crucifix in the process, and this is just the beginning. Throw in a few punk classics like The Damned’s ‘Ignite’ and you have yourself a riot. (GA)

New Young Pony Club Concorde 2 Weds 30th

After neglecting Brighton fans on their recent album tour, NYPC’s special brand of electro pop is finally gracing our shores this month. If you haven’t yet checked out ‘The Optimist’ – the follow-

up to the Ponies’ 2007 debut album, ‘Fantastic Playroom’ – then you’re in for a treat. The album’s dark, synthy, grown-up sound drops a whopping big hint that this is one show not to miss this year. (DC)

FATCAT RECORDS FURBALLS NIGHT • Freebutt Monday 7th

FatCat’s bi-monthly audio-visual night Furballs, featuring friends of the label, present revered San Franciscan lo-fi garage duo Sic Alps. Playing alongside will be progressive electronic DJ Andrew Weatherall, a pioneer of indie dance in the 90s, he’s as famous for his production and remixes of acts as varied as Björk, Primal Scream and Beth Orton. Brighton surfer garage trio The Sticks also play with experimental electronic act Hind Ear. The first 50 punters through the door get a free CD featuring all acts playing the event. (LS)

BIKE WEEK Mon 19th – Tues 27th

words by nick coquet

If you’re all about two wheels but want to keep your arse in your trousers (see page 50) then get involved in Bike Week 2010. Haul your saddlebags down to Bicycle Alley in Preston Park on Mon 19th, a day of challenges and sweet bike skills. The Bike Doctor will give yours a free MOT if it needs it, too. Elsewhere there are free breakfasts with live music, including Alistair from Sons Of Noel And Adrian and the Hornblower Brothers, for people cycling to work on Tues 22nd at the Loving Hut Café near the level, Thurs 24th at Brighton Station and Fri 25th at the Meeting Place café on Hove seafront.

At Changing Gear on Sat 26th outside St Peter’s Church, again with live music and the Bike Doctor, you can get photographed in fancy dress sitting on your bike, and you could end up in the Brighton Photo Fringe. Sun 27th sees the Duke Of York’s throwing a free screening of Jacques Tati’s Jour de Fete – fittingly a film about a nuts French postman on his bike. See the film, get free bikey stuff and visit the ever-present Bike Doctor again. It’s all enough to make you blow your tubes.

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miserable rich orchestral indie folkers fight off disaster, again Words by james kendall photo by the pistoleers Styling Daniela Hatfield, Assistant Irina Dashkovsky Vintage clothing and accessories supplied by Gladrags Community Costume Resource Hair and make up by Emma and Myrtle at Square Roots

On the page it’s either a genius idea or one that’s going to see you perform no further than the open mic night at your local boozer. James De Malplaquet had been playing his confessional songs solo for a while but was advised to give them the band treatment. The indie rock outfit he formed overpowered the subtleties but an invite into folk supergroup Shoreline gave him the brainwave to drag his very modern songs into elegant classical instrumentation. Cello, violin, double bass and acoustic guitar gave a refined, chamber orchestra feel to songs about sex, drugs and generally making a little bit of a twat out of yourself.

But a bit of English charm will take you a long way, and luckily for The Miserable Rich they’ve got bags of it meaning that the

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juxtaposition works. So where has it taken these Willkommen Collective members? Well, across Europe, up and down the UK motorways and into various BBC radio studios for a raft of live sessions. And according to our ears – and the reviews that have started to appear – their second album ‘Of Flight & Fury’ is going to take them so much further.

With a bigger, turn-of-the-70s widescreen psychedelia sound this time out, the LP is perfectly timed for warm summer evenings, coming on like a lost Love acoustic album. But while the strings soar the lyrics still have a bite, even if that bite is normally directed at the narrator himself. Prime example is ‘Let It Fade’, a break up

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“Acoustic music tends to be a lot about love affairs and unrequited love,” explains James. “We try to avoid that because we feel that there’s so much more to write about. I think we’re like that musically too.

We never want to make things too obvious.

But it still has to be approachable – it needs to be very human, we don’t want it to be too intellectual.”

But with no electric instruments or drums it would be easy for the band to be chinstroking clever clogs. However there’s a whole wealth of influences that come together to form a swirling, warm, inviting sound that’s rich with feeling. The violins have an indie element from Mike, joined to a classical influence from Will’s cello, while guitarist Jim brings classic rock from his Clearlake days. Meanwhile Reece’s jazz heritage drives the bass and James’ vocals have the soul rawness of the songs he heard during his upbringing.

For a bunch of musicians so talented they’re in demand from so many bands it’s a struggle even to get a practice session together, let alone an album, The Miserable Rich live a surprising shambolic life – especially when they get on the road and the drink starts to flow. On previous outings they’ve lost passports in the minutes between passport control and boarding the plane, left the whole tour’s takings on a hostel pool table and dropped the night’s wages in the middle of the venue. But while they’ve learned not to do business backstage at a festival while guzzling absinthe, things tend to turn out alright in the end.

It was no different on their recent tour of Europe. This time out a German venue double booking saw them moved to a 600 capacity hip hop club, leaving plenty of room for the 20 people who actually managed to find their way in though the locked door.

“Each of them had paid the same ticket price as if there was 600 people,” recognises James. “So ALBUM: ‘Of Flight & Fury’ out now what we did was we LIVE: West Hill Hall, Sat 19th came off stage and sat WEB: myspace.com/themiserablerich on the cushions next to them and just played to them like that, tried to make it as nice as possible.”

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song so unflinching that it admits that James’ soon-to-be-exgirlfriend is no longer having orgasms. Elsewhere ‘Somerhill’ – named after the local school – tells of impossible discretion in the seduction of a yummy mummy, and ‘Chestnut Sunday’ is full of post-cocaine regret.

“I guess the whole theme of the album is some kind of escape from the kind of the drudgery that’s been going on through the country for the last year or so,” says James. “So it might be escape through overindulgence, it might be escape through romanticism and poetry, and it might be just sort of raw anger.”

It may sound like the two elements would jar, but the thing that ties the music and the lyrics together is that they’re both full of soul.

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It’s a story that says a lot about the band – their personal touch, their shambolic charm and their desire to make the best of things. Similarly when James was a waiter at Browns, Skint boss Damian Harris used to come in for Sunday lunch, often a little after the food had finished. James offered to save him a dinner if he’d listen to his demo. When Damian didn’t turn up he saved the dinner and took it to the Skint offices the next day with a Bloody Mary. Success from disaster thanks to a little thoughtfulness.

Like we said, their English charm has taken them a long way. It might even make them rich.

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dusk + Blackdown

club previews WORDS BY Matt barker, DAZ CARNABY, ZAC COLBERT, DANI COLYER, JAMES KENDALL DAVID LETTS, THE RECOMMENDER

WASTED YOUTH • Tuesdays Audio

Indie got weird in the last decade. What used to be a pretty well demarcated rock’n’roll subgenre, involving mostly guitars, bass and drums (and perhaps the odd keyboard in the case of the particularly fey exponents), now includes the faux-ethnic warbling of MIA and the electro-poncery of La Roux. Well no more; making a land-grab for true indie are Wasted Youth. No electro remixes and no flavour-of-the-month scenesters. If it ain’t a bone fide hit, it ain’t getting in. Just remember to say your leather jacket is a tribute to the Stooges and not Justice. (MB)

BREAKAGE

Audio Weds 2nd

Breakage has been a busy basshead lately, releasing instant grime anthem ‘Hard’, collaborating with Roots Manuva on ‘Run ‘Em Out’ and playing up, down and all around the country. On Wednesday 2nd he’ll grace Audio’s decks for Supercharged, their staple dance night that’s been a permanent fixture in clubbers’ midweek calendars for half a decade now, so if you can’t wait till the weekend to satisfy your dubstep and drum’n’bass craving this night will certainly satiate you. (ZC)

LOWDOWN SKANKIN Jazz Place Thurs 3rd

Yet another midweek d’n’b dubstep fest – this one goes back to the roots though, being in an intimate venue with 4K of ear-bending sound supplied by Turbo. Ouch! Fresh from his ‘Killers’ track currently being battered worldwide by Caspa, Rusko and Skream, Goldie’s engineer DJ Heist will be dropping the freshest dubplates from d’n’b and the new halfstep sound. Back-up from Innovation, Rootz, and MC Double J makes this night one not to miss. (DC)

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SOUL CASSEROLE •

Jazz Place Fri 4th

A night throwing its arms around the whole soul gamut, from rare underground groove, raw funk and Latin jazz to upfront funky beats, Soul Casserole brings an unfussy and unpretentious flavour to Fridays. Otis, Aretha, Curtis and Wilson are all so well-ensconced in the crowd’s heads they don’t need surnames, and DJs Alkie, Nelly and Funkelstilspin with special guest Bob Smith (founder and owner of Hove’s Uptight Records) cook up the beats. (NC)

SKREAM, ZINC & SBTRKT Concorde 2 Sat 5th

Supercharged hits Concorde 2 with a larger-than-life line-up. Skream, one of dubstep’s pioneers and most proficient producers plus Zinc, the drum’n’bass master who’s proven he can successfully cross genres with classic garage like ‘138 Trek’ and his recent fidgety ‘Crack House EP’. Then we have SBTRKT, some fresh talent fast making a name for himself with props from Annie Mac, Zane Lowe and Mary Anne Hobbs. If there’s a better dance night this year we’re going to be very spoilt. (ZC)

BLACK RABBIT

Coalition Sat 5th

Guy Williams and Bones’ über-cool electro night has had a good showing on the south coast, first at Audio and now at Coalition. Guy has been rocking dancefloors for years, appearing on our radar first at legendary gay nights Trade and DTPM before taking the electro genre mainstream a few years ago. He’s damn good these days, and Bones ain’t bad either. (JK)

DUSK + BLACKDOWN Dome Tues 8th

Combining elements of dubstep, grime and desi sounds, Dusk + Blackdown resonate an amalgamated and gritty form of electronic music that reflects the multicultural and often dissolute London from which it originates. This month they bring their Margins Music live show to the Brighton Dome where we can expect some awesome acoustics and fully integrated audiovisual set sampling old Bollywood films mixed with video footage of an undone modern London. (ZC)

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THE OUTER CHURCH • Penthouse Weds 9th

Joseph Stannard from The Wire’s monthly excursion into the hinterlands of rock and electronics tonight welcomes guest Ian Hodgson of Moon Wiring Club. Operating out of the (fictional) village of Clinkskell, Moon Wiring Club create moodscapes from a disorientating array of unsettling samples, drawn from the uncanny elements of Britain’s film and television heritage.

Students of the Ghost Box and Mordant Music labels, as well as disaffected Boards Of Canada fans, should discover much to prickle the skin here. (DL)

BLAH BLAH BLAH • Digital Sat 12th

Blah Blah Blah is a brand born in Brighton, but it’s also known internationally, in part due to its successful blog which critiques

cutting edge dance music. Expect this special third birthday edition to shine at its natural home. Add in the magic ingredient of rising dance star Alex Metric, with his multitude of quality remixes and you have the perfect electronic cocktail. (TR)

SIDNEY SAMSON Honey Club Sat 12th

One tune can make you in dance music and ‘Riverside’ certainly made Sidney Sampson – and not just in Britain, across the whole world. Chunky electro that stomps around like a toddler that’s just dropped its ice cream, the track was hammered by everyone from David Guetta to Diplo and Tiga. This is probably gonna be the biggest night Seven Sins have thrown for a while. (JK)

VIBEALIVE/LUNARCY • Volks Sat 12th/Sat 26th

Two classic slabs of hedonism return for reunions at the Volks this month. First, with proof that hardcore will never die, is Vibealive who are cramming 16 DJs into Saturday 12th. A fortnight later Mr Natural and The Lunarcy Soundsystem give a nod to all the bass music they played over 14 years. Expect plenty of old faces at both nights. (JK)

KELE OKEREKE

Digital Thurs 24th

Confusion reigns at the heart of Bloc Party and their overburdened singer, Kele Okereke. Do they want to be a guitar band, an electronic act, the new Radiohead, or all three? Is he gay, straight or swinging all over the place like a severed electric cable? Well, judging by the frenzied synth and LED thunderstorm of debut single ‘Tenderoni’ and a tell-all interview he recently gave to Butt magazine, we are nearing clarity. Congratulations to Kele for finally coming out, on both counts. (BG)

DIRTYBIRD

Audio Fri 25th

As if it wasn’t enough that Dirtybird boss Claude VonStroke turned up at Minimal Kids in April, now the label is back to celebrate its fifth birthday. Justin Martin – who makes beautiful, emotive house music best summed up by his classic ‘The Sad Piano’ – headlines but J Phlip is joining him on the journey from San Francisco where she holds a highly regarded residency at Endup. Schtumm and Kliks DJs will back them up. (JK)

MK13 •

Harlequins Sat 26th

One of Brighton’s last remaining industrial nights is back this month, after May saw it return from a well-earned break. And it goes a long way to show there’s more to industrial goth nights than PVC-clad vampires and clove cigarettes. Sure, there might be a few of these, but there’ll also be stomping beats, dirty bass and bleeping EBM tunes. Don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it. (DC)

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Club review

Source vs the Recommender Words and photos by james kendall

One day we’ll learn. For the fourth year running we crammed more musical talent into a venue and into a timeframe than was necessary or sane. This time out The Recommender – SOURCE contributors and blog superstars – came aboard to share the stress and showcase some of the bands they love. Kicking off things in a suave style, Mirrors floored everyone with their glacial, emotional synth pop, while Foreign Office’s tight grooves had the room fired up. The Agitator was agitated which led to a fired up performance in front of a crammed audience, ready for the hyped King Charles to soak up the adulation. Pope Joan drove things home with one of the most intense performances we saw over the whole Great Escape. A fantastic night, sorry if you struggled to get in but thanks if you were one of the many that cheered on the bands to some killer performances.

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POPE JOAN: myspace.com/popejoan KING CHARLES: myspace.com/kingcharlesuk THE AGITATOR: myspace.com/theagitatormusic FOREIGN Office: myspace.com/foreignofficemusic MIRRORS: myspace.co.uk/mirrorsmirrorsmirrors THE RECOMMENDER: therecommender.net

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MELTING VINYL PRESENTS Melting Vinyl in association with CAA proudly presents. . .

Thurs. 15th July 7.15pm – 10.30pm

MARTHA WAINWRIGHT sings the songs of Edith Piaf

Dome, Church Street, Brighton, BN1 1UE TEL Tickets: £20 adv. / £22 on the door: Dome BO 01273 709709 / Rounder 01273 325440 / Resident 01273 606312 / Ticketweb www.ticketweb.co.uk All ages welcome, under 14s to be accompanied by an adult Martha Wainwright stamps her je ne sais quoi on a beautiful selection of rare and acclaimed Edith Piaf songs, passionately sung and romantically interpreted by Martha on her stunning album ‘Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, A Paris. Martha Wainwright’s Piaf Record’ is out November 9th. www.myspace.com/marthawainwright www.marthawainwright.com Melting Vinyl in association with Coda proudly presents... Their only show in England for 2010, an exclusive rare performance from the majestic Beirut.

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Winter Gardens, Floral Hall, Compton Street, Eastbourne, BN21 4BP Tickets: £17adv. / £19 on the door: Rounder / Resident 01273-325440 / Eastbourne Theatres Box Office: 01323 412000, and in person at Eastbourne Theatres Box Office, Congress Theatre, Carlisle Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4BP. Online at www.ticketweb.co.uk and www.seetickets.com Over 14s welcome, under 16s to be accompanied by an adult Inspired by Balkan folk-pop, French chanteuse, Mexican troubadour, ‘80s synth pop, and ‘90s house, Beirut returns with a third record ‘March of the Zapotec’ on Badabing records “So magnificently moving that the only correct response is a standing ovation” The Guardian www.beirutband.com www.myspace.com/beirut Melting Vinyl in association with CAA proudly presents...

Sigur Ros’ frontman steps out of the shadows with a solo live show...

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Club review

Smash & Grab Words and photos by james kendall

The last two really amazing club nights – proper mind blowing nights – we’ve been to have been chalk’n’cheese and suggest a generational split to dancing the night away. Carl Craig’s surprise appearance at Jam drew a serious crowd of reverential older musos, locked into the dancefloor all night, while Smash & Grab was a riot in every corner of the club as pop music clashed with r’n’b Kelis ‘Accapella’ and dubstep. The young crowd knew Robin S ‘Show Me Love’ their music and bounced the dancefloor Hot Chip ‘One Life Stand’ with enthusiasm to the love songs provide by the Whitney Houston ‘How Will I Know’ Queens Of Noize, Sally SexFace Nathan Detroit and yours Candi Staton ‘Young Hearts Run Free’ truly. Oh, there was another DJ too – Florence (minus The Otis Reading ‘Try A Little Tenderness’ Machine). Her enthusiasm was contagious and the Chaka Chan ‘Ain’t Nobody’ party throwdown almost took the roof off Prince ‘I Wanna Be Your Lover’ the Concorde. It wasn’t just about the Pointer Sisters ‘Jump’ music though – the video booth, dressing Livin’ Joy ‘Dreamer’ up box, holiday themed photo booth and face/tattoo painter all got plenty of action.

A real adventure.

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EVENTS: Fri 11th, Fri 25th Concorde WEBSITE: smashandgrabclub.com TWITTER: @smash_and_grab

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floating on a sea of strange Words by james kendall What nights are you involved in and what are they about?

Firstly I’m involved with 13 Monsters, which started as a post-The Do (ultimate moneylosing basement party) trial at the Barfly coinciding with a Liars show. Now it’s a monthly sell-out meta-low-brow social for late bloomers/early adopters at The Loft. See also, the four-years-young Lilo Feast at The Penthouse and Angry Dance Party at Digital.

What’s the essence of DJing?

Basically it’s playing songs that people like, even if they don’t know it yet. Add to that not underestimating your audience, sticking to your guns and not taking any requests.

What makes Brighton worth living in at the moment?

The Tongues crew have been putting on special little basement parties, and have branched out to late night shows at the working men’s club at the bottom of Lewes Road. Sex Is Disgusting have yet to put on a bad s h o w (check t h e i r Fleetwood Mac ‘The Chain’ annual NEXT EVENT: 13 Monsters, Sat 5th The Loft Electrik Red ‘W.F.Y.’ Dudefest LABEL: hungryforpower.co.uk Liars ‘Scissor’ on Sun RE: RE: NO SUBJECT rerenosubject.co.uk Jason Derulo ‘Whatcha Say’ 6 t h ) .

Peepholes ‘Liar (E*Rock remix)’ Double Dagger ‘Luxury Condos For The Poor’ Tangerine Dream ‘No Man’s Land’ Shameless is a non-guilty pleasure and Riz Ortolani ‘Cannibal Holocaust (Main Theme)’ there’s Milk Teeth too. And, you know, I ROTFLOL ‘Lost Inside The Stress Boxes, The Movie’ have a lot of respect for New Hero for Souls Of Mischief ‘93 ‘Til Infinity’ being the first people to make The Church/Club New York a viable venue.

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How important is it to play things that people think they want to hear?

Very. But so is creating new hits. Nobody wants to go to a club and not recognise a single hook, but at the same time if every track’s a hit there’s nothing new to make you come back.

What’s your cast iron get-out-of-jail card when things go south?

Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ – post-Optimo it’s the de-facto mosh-along anthem.

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Was your short-lived 90s hip hop night Ghost Ryde 15 years behind the times or 15 months ahead of the times?

There hadn’t really been any hip hop in Brighton for a couple of years, yet there are tons of kids who only listen to Big L and Notorious. I wanted it to be Work It for Brighton, which maybe was a bit optimistic midweek at Jam. Now though, there’s Sweatshop, there’s Milk Teeth, there’s Dirty Money – so there’s definitely space in Brighton for that kind of thing.

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What’s next?

I’m setting up Re: Re: No Subject, which I’d explain now as a post-everything ideal for living, but will probably end up being pictures of friends drinking Red Stripe and a night in a bar with live Chatroulette. Hungry For Power is our record label dealing in super limited 12”s – one side an EP, one side remixes. So far we’ve put out Peepholes and Cold Pumas with remixes from Brassica, DJ Murlo, E*Rock & Eyes, coming soon are San Francisco’s Water Borders.

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Culture WORDS BY NICK COQUET, BEN MILLER Photo by ed moore At Edshots

Comedy: Seann Walsh • Caroline of Brunswick Weds 2nd

As Edinburgh zips into pant-pissingly exciting sight again, so do the memories of Brighton’s finest in the Scottish capital last year. Despite being tired, bedraggled and emotional, local hero Seann Walsh’s memorably resolute, bug-eyed gig in front of a tiny cavern of stoned Jock teenagers on the closing weekend last year was an undoubted highlight, even if it all felt a long way from the razor sharp performances which have earned him awards and small screen fame. (BM)

FILM: SEX & THE CITY 2 Duke of York’s until Thurs 3rd

One hundred and eighty seven years old between them, the vivacious oestrogen-free gadabouts who make up the S&TC quartet return to the silver screen for the second in a credibility-and-credulity-stretching big dollar franchise. Two years since we last glimpsed into their unlikely lives, we find Carrie’s marriage to Big somewhat on the rocks. Duh, who’d have guessed? The gals repair to Abu Dhabi for an exotic break to cheer up the horse-faced wife and, inevitably, show off their matching shoes and accessories. It sounds truly awful. (NC)

Talk: The Space • The Basement Thurs 3rd

The achievement of The Space in persuading production overlord William Orbit to pop down to The Basement for a chat seems too implausible to miss, particularly if someone can persuade him to accidentally destroy every last trace of the Katie Melua album he’ll have created last month. In a tag team Never Mind The Buzzcocks would be proud of, he’s joined by Tim Pope, the brilliant director of multitudinous videos by the likes of The Cure, Soft Cell, David Bowie and Reverend And The Makers. (BM)

Theatre: My Name Is Sue The Basement Thurs 10th

In a cross between Julia Davis’ sinister spinsterdom as Jill in Nighty Night, the unhinged provincial tragedy of The League Of Gentlemen and the piano-plonking falsettos of a drunken 30-something virgin entertaining indifferent cruise shippers, Dafydd James’ cross-dressing Welsh weirdo became the unnerving oddball of last year’s Edinburgh. Back for another

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blistering, surprisingly affecting assault on the keys and heartstrings, the intrigue this time around will be whether he can add substance to shock value. It’s definitely going to be memorable. (BM)

Comedy: Claire Dowie

Upstairs at Three and Ten Thurs 10th – Fri 11th Whenever Claire Dowie surfaces, the results are worth watching – in three decades of provocative stage busting she’s set herself up as a beer-swilling, fagguzzling anti-heroine of “dyke culture”, morphed into a man and single-handedly spun a twist on interactivity through monologue, stand-up and no-stone-unturned audience involvement. Buy Little Buy Less Buy Nothing At All centres on “a tragic inability to shop”, apparently involving comedy, music and “interpretive dance”. These are also apparently the only two performances of it she’ll be doing. (BM)

DANCE: MICHAEL CLARK COMPANY COME, BEEN AND GONE Dome Tues 15th

Michael Clark has always been the rock star of ballet, fusing the noble art with contemporary and alternative music – notably a run of leaping-about-with-arsesexposed pieces for the likes of The Fall, Laibach and Erasure. His credibility credentials have always been tiptop; dressing up and messing up with Leigh Bowery in the theatre-inspiring Taboo days, resplendent with mohican and tutu. This time around, he’s focusing somewhat intriguingly on the work of David Bowie, as well as a litany of Dame collaborators and inspirations, from Lou Reed, Iggy and Eno to Kraftwerk. Ballet definitely doesn’t come with more balls, quite possibly on show tonight. (NC)

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Theatre: Salome Theatre Royal Tues 15th – Sat 19th

A big, brash, showbiz reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s notorious byzantine vision of biblical characters making out with each other and getting their heads lopped off, Headlong’s Salome has added “edgy” modernism to iconic theatre, receiving a mixed reception along the way. A high-energy cast keep the bloodletting camp and high-energy enough to compel, and there’s little effort spared in the “urban” wardrobes and flamboyant imagery. It’s a sure bet to hold the attention, for absurdity if nothing else. (BM)

Comedy: Marcel Lucont Caroline of Brunswick Wed 16th

Arrogant Gallic love god Marcel Lucont perceives himself as the highbrow antithesis of his idiotic English audiences, and you do need an essentially juvenile ability to laugh at crude puns mused in a French accent to appreciate his endearing genius. Assuming you’ve got that, you’ll probably find it impossible not to be seduced by Alexis Dubus’ repulsive lothario, prattling about the stage sipping wine, moaning about London and sneering derisively at humanity’s stupidity.

He’s worth it, even if we’re not. (BM)

Event: Factory • Phoenix Sat 19th

If you tripped through the weird, seemingly inescapable maze of glowing tents and bizarre performances in the exotic underworld Phoenix became during White Night last year, you’ll know what to expect from these occasional fundraisers for the gallery’s ambitious expansion plans. For the uninitiated, this time there are sets from Shoreham nautical rave duo 55th Flotilla, solo loop loon Bunty and the formerly-acclaimed Le Band Extraordinaire in their new life as Grow Claws, as well as the usual melee of live art and photography. (BM)

Theatre: A View From The Bridge • New Venture Sat 19th – Sat 26th

The star summer turn at the Venture is an Arthur Miller 1950s classic portraying the folly of a randy Brooklyn husband who foolishly falls in love with his adopted niece, which bodes predictably badly for the illegal immigrant Italian object of her desire. Alan Ayckbourn, Brittany Murphy and Scarlett Johansson all had a crack at this one over the years, and it’s the last chance to catch a major show here before the end of the current NVT season. (BM)

Event: SHORT FUSE • Komedia Studio Bar Sun 13th

Regular litrary night Short Fuse roars up on its scooter for a night dedicated to all things mod, for the launch of Charlie McQuaker’s Die Hard Mod novella. The author will be reading from the book and answering questions from the audience, possibly like “Vespa or Lambretta? Well the former is probably more reliable but the latter just looks the business…” Mod DJ Stan Ogden spins old 45s, there’s a short film on Brighton mod culture and ubiquitous mod comentator writer Paulo Hewitt is present too. Jimmy! (NC)

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ART GRADUATE SHOWS •

WORDS BY NICK COQUET Photo: ‘jack’ by lydia garnett www.lydiagarnett.com

In the movies, graduation means a time for mass impromptu musical numbers, with hitherto grumpy tutors clicking their fingers and swaying to the beat as students dance, perfectly choreographed, around the refectory.

Happily in real life, graduation is a more serious business, with various chances to exhibit fresh and innovative work to the public. A couple of shows especially caught our eye.

More than 500 graduates are exhibiting at the annual Burt Brill and Carden Graduate Show 2010, entitled Hook, Line and Sinker. The Faculty Of Arts becomes the biggest art gallery in the south east, showcasing work from 25 courses from fashion and 3D design to photography. Past graduates include legendary Biba designer Barbara Hulanicki, Turner Prize winners Keith Tyson and Rachel Whiteread, as well as Bond Street’s own Gresham Blake.

Lucid is an exhibition of the diversity borne of The University of Brighton’s Photography BA(Hons) – a fine-art orientated class encouraging students to explore and experiment with the fullest depths of the photographic medium, bridging the gap between art school and art world. See it at Brighton Gallery, Grand Parade from Friday 4th-11th.

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critic WORDS BY MATT BARKER, IAN CHAMBERS, NICK COQUET

ALBUM: THE BLUESKIES • Souvenir (Killing Moon)

Here’s a mini-album which couldn’t be more commercial if it came emblazoned with the Coca Cola logo. That’s not meant in a sneery, more-obscure-than-thou sense, mind. The Blueskies clearly have their eye on the prize, plying an electro pop trade that’s almost a cross between Keane and OMD – both steely-fixed stares into the pop void in their respective times and brought to a contemporary conclusion across these six perfectly realised and produced pop artefacts. They’re just toured with the Pipettes, headline shows are clearly on the horizon – the blue sky’s the limit. (NC)

EP: BULLIT • Get With It (myspace.com/bullituk)

A lot of CDs arrive purporting to be punky, new wavey pop, but this is the first one we can think of that conjures memories of the first Police album. Bullit realise that the bass just doesn’t cut it as a mere chug-along accompaniment, nor do guitars necessarily need to be plugged through a National Grid of effects to get the sonic point across. So yes, as they suggest there are retro elements to the melting pot but these are carefully tempered with a definite currency that elevates them way above mere backward-lookers. (NC)

EP: DIE STIMME • (One More Step) (diestimme.co.uk)

The subtitle on this EP is ‘Songz By A Brighton Muvver part 1’ – the accompanying literature describes singer Quinn as a responsible mother, proving you can still punk about the place with your waps out and multitask parenting skills. This CD, we have to say, confounded our expectations by 360°. Quinn’s clearly a seasoned punker, with Siouxsie’s ‘Slowdive’ receiving a strings tribute and

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some Kirk Brandon-isms in the vocals, but it’s brought into the 21st century via some Yeasayer-type quirks. Look out for the album when it’s finished. (NC)

EP: THE GAA GAAS • Repulsion Seminar (myspace.com/thegaagaas)

We wrote about The Gaa Gaas ages ago, when they were just a ramshackle bag of bones, We kind of liked their dissolute boyish charm, but boy have they come a long way since then.

From the opening pulsating thrust of ‘Hypnoti(z)ed’ it’s clear that the Gaas have stepped up to the plate and made a proper record worthy of proper attention. Filthy guitars and gutrumbling synths are strewn across tightly-wrought drums and basslines that look set to take alt.dancefloors by the scruff of the neck and punch them in the face. A new record deal and a forthcoming double a-side tell us this band is going to be unavoidable. Don’t even try. (NC)

DEMO: HOLY VESSELS • Demonstration Disc

(myspace.com/theholyvessels)

With the memory of dismal barn dance evenings in our preteens still reasonably fresh, we came to country music fairly late. In the wake of Mumford & Sons, so called nu folk is bursting into the mainstream and kids down the front have forsaken the mosh for the do-si-do. Holy Vessels are briskly becoming the Brighton darlings of the very stable that spawned Mumford (Mumford/Cherbourg’s own Communion nights). Their sharp, ebullient, infectious country grooves sound to us like the best songs Neil Young never got round to writing. Exquisite. (MB)

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THE HORNBLOWER BROTHERS •

Give and Receivers / Ghost of Kerouac (Static Caravan)

The Hornblower Brothers return, this time with a double a-side single released on acclaimed independent label Static Caravan – but fear not, they’re sounding as wonderfully upbeat as ever. Whatever you want to label it – lo-fi, indie folk, DIY pop or something of that ilk, what we have here is two effortlessly catchy songs that nicely square the circle between Half Man Half Biscuit, Jeffrey Lewis and Belle & Sebastian, all with a distinct English flavour. It’s like a fresh pint of London Pride or a nice cup of tea and a couple of Jammy Dodgers. Yes, it’s lovely to have them back. (IC)

SINGLE: ICE BLACK BIRDS •

As Birds We’d Be Fine / Doors (Laissez Faire Club)

A double a-side of bluesy indie loveliness from definite courtiers of the Leon Kings, this is a pair of accomplished songs that should earn the Birds plenty of love. ‘Doors’ is the more upbeat of the pair, with ‘As Birds…’ stepping back from the monitors and allowing more melodic guitar and bass to centre stage. This is their first appearance in SOURCE since we learned that cheeky bassist Harry made up a tissue of lies in his Street Style interview but we can’t hold a grudge. We rather like them, and so do – apparently – The Horrors. (NC)

SINGLE: THE MORNING ORCHESTRA • Whatever Goes Around (myspace.com/themorning orchestra)

It’s testament to the quality of the pop on show here that we could instantly imagine Take That singing this – it has that same cheery wink of a melody that, properly placed in an advert, could sell bacon rolls at a bar mitzvah. The backing has a timeless, surefooted quality about it that could place it anywhere on the musical timeline between The Band and Supergrass – it’s music that, done right like this, just doesn’t go out of fashion. It’s hard to believe this is their debut single – its every pore breathes experience and belief, as do the other songs on their MySpace by the way, and they’re definitely on our ones-to-watch list. (NC)

ALBUM: THE MUEL • Once At Everywhere (Beach Hut)

If you believe the hackneyed old gags, Sam Walker is something of a rarity in the drummer fraternity. They knock three times and come in late, all those terrible old stereotypes.

But Sam’s perhaps a rarity in that he’s ambitious and clearly talented both on and off the stool. Although he plays with a pair of cohorts, the album is the result of a multi-faceted solo instrumentalism that never fails to impress. It’s certainly the best alt.chamber folk poptronica album we’ve heard in a while. (NC)

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ALBUM: NINA NASTASIA • Outlaster (FatCat)

And there we were thinking we could spot a Steve Albini recording anywhere. This is the sixth time the pair have holed up on an album, and only perhaps in the drums do his telltale influences creep through.

Elsewhere this is an eerie string-laden collection with probably more in common with the fatalistic trauma pop of Marc’s Mambas than anything currently riding the zeitgeist. If you liked the faux melodrama of Florence’s work, the authenticity and sheer audacity of this record’s emotional journey will tower above it. (NC)

DEMO: STUART NEWMAN •

Head Hurts (myspace.com/stuartnewman)

It’s probably shortsighted to compare everyone who sings a bit high and angsty and plays an acoustic guitar to a ‘High And Dry’ era Thom Yorke, but nevertheless that’s our instant reaction. That’s not to say this is at all copyist, it’s a heart-wrenching plea for mental massage that reveals the soul of its creator as a fragile and fractured thing, reaching out for a salvation that never comes. He does sound a bit like Thom Yorke though, but what’s he supposed to do, sing in a funny accent? (NC)

ALBUM: MAX RICHTER • Infra (130701/FatCat)

A thing of beauty is a joy forever, and Max Richter’s haunting piece of classical electronica certainly has us imagining future days in its presence. Originally commissioned by the Royal Ballet as a collabration between Richter, choreographer Wayne McGregor and artist Julian Opie, its standalone strength has led to its dedicated release. It certainly doesn’t need visual accompaniment to succeed – it’s an intensely atmospheric album; the ensemble’s musicianship mixing perfectly with the Eno-isms that envelope it. Not one to play before a big night out perhaps, but a triumph nonetheless. (NC)

SINGLE: SPACE RAIDERS • Greenlights (Space Raiders)

All appeared to have gone quiet with Space Raiders since they parted company with Skint a few years back. But now they’ve popped back up again with a slightly strange gem of a tune, the like of which we like to draw your attention to from time to time. In describing music we’ve heard and you haven’t, it’s inevitable that trite comparisons are brought to the table, and Space Raiders alas do not escape this egregious practice. Imagine a heartfelt Phil Collins ballad, remove all inherent punchability from it, add some real emotion, then stir in essence of Autechre and you’ll end up with this wholly welcome return. (NC)

SINGLE: SUPER U •

A Better Way / I Walk Around (Sack The Juggler)

Ah, we remember reviewing their last single about Cornwall and rather liking it. That’s the case again here, with the trio of folk, indie and sheer pop influences lacing daisies into each other’s hair. Fuzzy guitar jangles bounce along with a loose rhythm section on both the a-side tracks, the second with perhaps more of a reflective tone to its arrangement. It all makes for another perfectly rounded pair of songs from a band whose flag of fortune is due for a definite hoisting. (NC)

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BRIGHTON FASHION WEEK

Bigger, bolder and more fabulous, Brighton Frocks is back with a brand new look words by lydia stockbridge Photos by kevin mason at garage studios

Despite the hoards of identikit drones wandering about with their arses hanging out of their jeans, Brighton can justifiably revel in its reputation as a fashionable outreach of London’s city-centric couture industry. Now in its sixth year, Brighton Fashion Week is a solid fixture on the clothing calendar, winning adulation from Grazia and Vogue, and the event’s year-on-year growth has resulted in the best yet – bigger names and headline shows.

This year the designers are coming from all across the UK to join the usual local talent – in fact so many rag-stitchers will be showing their collections that there are three catwalk shows.

Some of the highlights range from Andrew Bannister’s offbeat

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menswear label studio_805 in the couture show, to the beautifully boho necklaces of Akong London in ready-to-wear. Director Liz Bishop insists that despite the growth of the show it is, as ever, “always primarily about independent Brighton designers.” A prime example of this is the Trashion Show, celebrating Brighton designer Jez Eaton’s fantastical creations from everyday household objects and pop art packaging. It’s literally rubbish.

Brighton Fashion Week are also on the lookout for the style writers of tomorrow, inviting fashionistas to write a piece about their favourite look from the spring/summer 2010 runway collections. The winner will gain a VIP pass to schmooze it up backstage as BFW’s exclusive show blog commentator. Illiterate blaggers aren’t left out in the cold though. At the ready-to-wear show on Saturday the first 100 entrants will receive a free goodie bag. Liz let slip that Irregular Choice purses, handbags and jewellery are all up for grabs. Oops, was that a secret?

Trashion ShowCorn Exchange Thurs 10th

Originally from Brighton, but ditching us for the European TV and music industry for the last 20 years, costume and make-up visionary Jez Eaton has finally returned to our shores. To celebrate her renowned talent BFW has dedicated an entire show to her unique ability to transform everyday household items into elaborate outfits. Her work ranges from 50s swing dresses made from hand-stitched sanitary towels and umbrellas providing voluminously sculptured gowns, to Mars bar wrapper suits and shopping bag dresses. Eaton’s inspirations are garnered from haute couture in silhouette and tailoring, urban street stylings, the romance of historical costume and the nostalgia of Victoriana attire. Always highly visual in colour, the show is also influenced in some instances by the brashness of popular culture in colour and cuts and the fantasy of fairytales.

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Couture Show Corn Exchange Fri 11th

Getting away from the idea that the catwalk is just for pouting stick insects to strut up and down, designers showing work at this show have been working with Brighton Fashion Week’s choreographer Charlie Finney to help them create their own signature runway style. Highlights of the show include Nikolo Bertok, who is hailed by some as the future Valentino for his subversive breaking from traditional silhouettes, cuts and influences. The North Laine’s answer to new look-era Dior, Joanne Fleming presents Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil, a bittersweet collection inspired by a recent trip to America’s Deep South – soft floaty angelic gowns and vamp-red seductive frills. Sarina Poppy cites Grimm’s Fairytales as inspiration for her theatrical corsetry, while Rosalind Frances Holmes’ surreal and arresting pieces are just some of the luxurious delights in store.

Ready-To-Wear Show Corn Exchange Sat 12th We could fill this whole page talking about the many chic urban designers showing at the RTW show. Skimming through just a few of the designers lined up, the enticingly patterned womenswear of Ceci Tunn and Kerry Knowles luxe-tailoring for the contemporary hipster about town both leap out. Also worth looking out for is the sumptuous leisurewear from Shoreditch’s Kushion, sassy bold prints from Orleans Design, and adorable kitsch creations from Playsuit Parlour. Shop for your favourites off the catwalk at the fashion market within the Corn Exchange and pamper yourself in the Addicted Cosmetics makeover area for all things hair and beauty. Fashion wannabes can also listen in on workshops and talks from industry experts giving the lowdown on the dos and don’ts of the biz.

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ALSO THIS MONTH Red Mutha Market Fabrica Sat 5th – Sun 6th

The bi-annual Red Mutha fashion fair returns for an unofficial warm-up to Brighton Fashion Week, kicking Brian Eno out of the Fabrica gallery. The free event sees more than 40 independent quirktastic designers, displaying all manner of creations at cheapas-chips prices. When you’re all shopped out, the Pinx Minx Cafe will be running meaning you can hang out and style-spot.

Extraordinarily loud DJs will be playing throughout the fair to add a bit of groove to the proceedings.

Frock Me! Corn Exchange Sun 6th

Vintage fashion market Frock Me! is also back in town for this stylish month, in a new, bigger location. Around 70 vintage stockists will be flaunting their wares, with lush designer pieces and some items selling for pennies. Fans of fashion from all eras flock to Frock Me! in search of original buys you can’t get anywhere else. Even Kylie Minogue has been spotted browsing amongst the rails.

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WHEN: Weds 9th – Sat 12th WEAR: Your fiercest threads WEBSITE: brightonfashionweek.co.uk

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street style

Words by lydia stockbridge photo by lomokev at lomokev.com

Ruby stepped out in quintessentially English tea party attire in pale pastels, florals and a cloche straw hat that reminded us of a young Agatha Christie when we spotted her on the streets of Brighton. With a pale complexion and ever so slightly rouged cheeks that’d make a Harajuku girl jealous, it’s a look so perfected, it’s like staring into the round doe-eyes of a manga doll. A collection of all things heirloom from everywhere thrifty gave Ruby the original vintage feel to her look. A lady who’s savvy with a pair of scissors too, the tattoo on her collarbone a sign of sworn allegiance to the art of DIY craft forever. Pretty hardcore.

HAT: “Charity shop near the pavilion I think, we had a rummage through all the hats and found that one” JACKET: “I can’t remember, I’ve had it a long time, just a heavy cotton with lace on the edge” DRESS: “From Topshop, just a t-shirt dress” BAG: “Its an old doctor’s bag, its authentic, lovely, its got all the sections inside” TIGHTS: “They’re from Accessorize, I always incorporate lace with my outfits” SHOES: “Yeah they’re comfy, they’re casual, fitting for a tea outfit” WATCH: “That’s from a thrift store” TATTOOS: “It’s a bow and it’s buttons and a pair of scissors, I sew and customise my own clothes”

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Musto Consume

23 MARKET STREET 01273 732677 WORDS BY NICK COQUET

If you want to know about outdoor clothing, best ask someone with an Olympic sailing medal round his neck.

Once he was back on dry land in the 60s, Keith Musto branched out and developed a range of technical sailing gear to withstand the most extreme conditions he’d had chucked at him. This led to equestrian and technical shooting ranges that helped Musto become the world’s leading sailing and country sports clothing brand.

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Now concentrating on their lifestyle ranges, the main focus of the shop, Musto continues to offer top quality, durable and stylish clothing. The nautical theme of the brand’s beginnings is ever-present, with Musto sailing boats a popular brand on classic cuts for the whole year round.

Now in-store is the Skandia Team GBR’s official clothing range, with Zara Phillips’ exclusive equestrian collection due in the Autumn. The outdoor enthusiast is definitely well catered for – it’s a one-stop shop for festival warmth and dryness, so you can get out and stay out.

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The Great Escape

A three-day hedonistic melee at Brighton’s answer to sxsw photos by milo belgrove

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phoenix - see field day

UK Festivals

More outdoor action – camping, raving, DRinking and depraving.

WORDS BY NICK COUET, LYDIA STOCKBRIDGE

L.E.D. FESTIVAL

Fri 28th / Sat 29th August / London Victoria Park / £70 55 miles from Brighton Headliners: David Guetta, Leftfield Don’t miss: Soulwax, Goldfrapp, Aphex Twin

London Electronic Dance crashes into Hackney for a weekend of big names and arms in the air like you just don’t care. This is your only chance to experience some outdoor David Guetta this summer, and even a possibly depleted Leftfield line-up is not something to be sniffed at. Add in a very rare and almost certainly quite contrary Aphex Twin DJ appearance, polished pop relief in the shapely form of Goldfrapp and the guaranteed crowdpleasings of Soulwax and you’ve got yourself a top weekend out right here. (NC) IN A NUTSHELL: ‘Avin’ it in ‘Ackney

FIELD DAY

31st August / London Victoria Park / £33.33

73 miles from Brighton Headliners: Phoenix, Caribou, Andrew Weatherall Don’t miss: Gold Panda, Memory Tapes, The Fall After humble beginnings, Field Day is now in its fourth year and gathering the best in current alternative music from all spectrums.

So, a day out for lovers of indie and electronica then, with a Village Green plonked in the middle to boot supplying ‘rural fare’.

Top notch London events organisers and Field Day champs Eat Your Own Ears, Adventures In The Beetroot Fields and Bloggers Delight are all back, tented up and ready to put on a good show for the cool kids. (LS) In a nutshell: Genius line-up from day festival pros

SWINDON INVINCIBLE Sat 21st / Sun 22nd August / Swindon / £38.50

128 miles from Brighton Headliners: TBC Don’t miss: Beardyman, Scratch Perverts, Cuban Brothers Billing yourselves as ‘Swindon’s Ultimate Festival’ might well be

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doing yourselves down somewhat – from what we can tell from the line-up so far confirmed this looks like a top weekend away.

Set in the centre of town in a natural bowl it’s like an oasis of dance mayhem in the centre of urban calm, with a rare festival opportunity to get up close and personal to the live acts and DJs. An after party is also in the offing so the festival fun only stops when you do. (NC) IN A NUTSHELL: Wake up, Wiltshire!

waveform

Fri 10th – Sun 12th september / cambridge / £75

119 miles from Brighton Headliners: Asimilon, Zetan Spore, Evil Nine Don’t miss: Cut La Roc, New Groove Formation, Run Riot With a new site and a real party feel across an incredible nine stages, Waveform prides itself on being different. Fresh emerging collectives who don’t follow the pack feature on the new talent Kaplick solar stage, mixed with old favourites like Tribe Of Frog, Cats Cradle and Archangel^. Love Shack’s circus and cabaret stage is hosted by Skandalous and promises top notch festival fun. Excellent green credentials with sustainably powered stages, solar shower, talks, workshops and healing areas make this a whole lot more than just dance music.

In a nutshell: A perfect summary of summery festival fun

LOUNGE ON THE FARM 9-11th July / Merton Farm, Canterbury / £95

92 miles from Brighton Headliners: Tunng, Beardyman, Quantic and his combo Don’t miss: 6 Day Riot, Gaggle, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas A boutique festival born from a chance encounter between likeminded music lovers, Lounge On The Farm plays host to an impressive line-up of the cutting edge of alternative music and your classic festival party-starters. The best by far in the way of children’s entertainment, with a weekend long School of Rock and Beatbox workshops, as well as yoga for wee ones. For those of you who want to look your best, hairdressers Salon Wonder will be at hand too. Plus it’s closer to us than you’d think. (LS) In a nutshell: Outdoor lounging in style

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unsung heroes 100 PEOPLE WHO MAKE BRIGHTON WHAT IT IS

No.10 FATCAT RECORDS Words by nick coquet For the last 13 years FatCat has been a consistent source of musical eclecticism; introducing the world to SigurRos, Múm and Animal Collective as well as working with more established artists like Vashti Bunyan and Björk. We spoke to label boss Dave Cawley.

How’s business on the Old Steine?

It’s good, FatCat as an entity is 21 this year, and as a label 12 years. Every year we broaden our perspective and the output goes up a notch, the standard gets better and we get better at what we do.

Do you consider yourselves a Brighton label or a label based in Brighton?

I’d like to say we’re a Brighton label, I’ve never felt anywhere as much as home as here. I feel very proud of the things we do here, like the Brighton Festival – we had a Vashti show, Black Dice Animal Collective, Max Richter – to little things we’ve put on at smaller venues.

How was your Great Escape night?

It was great, it wasn’t FatCat artists but it was bands we liked, we curated a line-up of Wild Palms, Here We Go Magic, Young Rival and Three Blind Wolves.

Your website features a lot of demos people send in – do you actually sign bands from these?

Yes, it’s a really big thing for us, picking artists up from demos, be it CDs or mp3s or whatever. It’s something we push, we listen to and reply to every one we receive, anyone who takes the time to send us a CD. We’re using a SoundCloud drop box now – there’s so much amazing music out there that doesn’t get any exposure. It does when they become the next big thing, when all the magazines and the other labels jump on them, but we’re not really interested in that. We want the artists in their early days; we’ve signed a lot of bands like that we’re really proud of. A lot of other record labels don’t even accept demos, they just go in the bin, it’s pretty disgraceful.

We might not put their records out but we’ll do anything to help them to spread their music for the good of music and the benefit of creativity. It’s really important for us to champion music whether FatCat benefits from it or not.

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Secret eater

In Vino Veritas 103 North Road 01273 622 522 Food 12pm –10.30pm

THE PLACE: We have to admit we’ve walked past In Vino Veritas loads of times and thought it was a just a wine bar. Maybe it’s because we know that the name means “in wine (there is) truth” in Latin. That’s a blag – we don’t know Latin, we just looked it up on Wikipedia. But the place looks like a wine bar if you don’t know there’s a level above and below the street.

We settle in upstairs into the cute little bistro and soak up the Gallic feel.

THE MEAL: The best thing about reviewing posh restaurants is that by the time you’ve said what you ate half the review is filled. So we tuck into pan fried mackerel with vegetable stir fry, pommes croquettes and sauce vierge (£11.75) which is fresh and crisp all round. The braised lamb shanks

with buttered mash potatoes and bourguignon garnish (£14.35) was tender in rich gravy but the highlight was the cute, tiny onions. That would be enough, but we chose to start with a baby food-like (in a good way) butternut squash soup and homemade bread (£4.25) and some delicately arranged seared scallops with fried new potatoes and rosemary and a creamy duglere sauce (£7.85).

Oh yeah, and we finished with chocolate and walnut brownie with vanilla ice cream (£5.25) and strawberry torte with red fruit coulis, rhubarb and strawberry sorbet (£5.50). And there, we’ve run out of room – both in the review and in our tummies.

THE VERDICT: We really know we’ve been to In Vino Veritas. For a start we’re stuffed, noticeably heavier for all the opulent food. Luckily our wallets are lighter to balance things out. But that’s not to say that IVV is overpriced – we know there are loads of restaurants knocking out grub of this richness for heart attack-inducing prices. So, a full-on restaurant experience and a fair wedge.

WERE WE SUSSED: Oh god yes. So badly. The couple next to us actually straight up asked us what magazine we were writing for. The waiter didn’t say anything but he must have known. Must try harder next time.

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end where you can cool off after the eight-mile ride and wash your body paint off.

NC: And the party starts before the ride even begins.

NS: Yes, we’ve got a live band at the Level, body painting, and naked lunch before it all kicks off. It’s a whole carnival. words by nick coquet photo by kevin meredith at lomokev.com NC: You don’t actually need to be naked to take part, we should stress.

NS: Absolutely, the ethos is ‘bare as you dare’ the city streets are due to fill up with bikes, – if people want to support the ride and not undress then that’s bums, boobs and bollocks – saddle up with cool, or dress down and not expose your genitals that’s also fine.

SOURCE and get the skinny on the event.

For a first-time rider it can be quite intimidating, so we have two drop-off points along the route so you can undress gradually.

Nick Coquet: The ride is promoting three main points – NC: We should point out the Facebook pages. environmental issues, the overwhelming dominance of car NS: Yes, there’s a Facebook event, a group and a page but the culture and cyclists’ vulnerability… event’s probably the best place to go. You can also register on Nick Sayers: That’s right, the ride is a powerful symbol of how the naked bike ride website but it’s not essential. The rides in the vulnerable cyclists are on the road. With ever-increasing car south are all scheduled so they take place on different days, so traffic, people can become scared of cycling in the city, or even you could technically do Southampton on the Friday afternoon, walking. The Naked Bike Ride is about taking the power back then London on Saturday and Brighton on Sunday – there’s a few and showing the fun, freedom and healthiness of cycling. But it’s people who did all three last year. also about just having a jolly good time and celebrating cycling.

NC: People don’t seem to have to adapt their bikes much for naked riding.

NS: No, not really. People wear shoes, but last year I saw a guy with flip flops bound round his pedals so he wouldn’t even have to do that – a bit of an extreme naturist maybe. When I first did it in 2005 me and my girlfriend thought it would be sore but it’s a myth, even when you’re cycling normally it’s just a thin layer or two of material between you and the saddle after all.

NC: And you recommend a high visibility helmet?

Sorry, I had to get that in.

NS: Yes, well some people’s helmets will be more visible than others (laughs).

NC: I suppose the nakedness of the event makes it more of a crowd pleaser, which obviously helps in raising awareness of the issues it’s promoting.

NS: I’ve been politically active since I was a kid when my parents took me on CND marches. A lot of demonstrations, however popular they are, can be a bit worthy with solemn people waving placards at passersby who either do or don’t care. But the naked bike ride is a fantastic party, you’re holding up traffic but no one’s pissed off, they’re just completely flabbergasted.

NC: And the police are very supportive, shepherding the ride through the city.

NS: Yes, they’ve been really supportive since the beginning really.

NC: It must be a dilemma for them, what with the indecent exposure issues and that.

NS: Well since the 2003 Sexual Offences Act there’s technically no such thing as indecent exposure anymore. As long as you’re not causing harassment, alarm or distress, which would basically mean running for the hills in fear of your life, then being naked in public is pretty much legal.

NC: This will be the biggest event yet by all accounts.

NS: Yes, the organisers Duncan Blinkhorn, William Morris, Vicky Etheridge, myself and others have increased turnout from 160 riders in 2006 to 700 last year. We’re expecting as many as 1,000 this year. The WEB: wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/wiki/Brighton Brighton ride has a real following, FACEBOOK: search Brighton Naked Bike Ride it’s really chilled out and a fun WHEN: Sunday 13th, The Level from 12pm. event – we’re also blessed in that we have a naturist beach at the

NAKED BIKE RIDE

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LISTINGS june 2010

tuesday 1st

ABOVE AUDIO Fresh Acoustic Random acts of liveness 7pm £free AUDIO Bella’s Eyebrow, Rizzle Kicks, The Stash Tins Live music 7pm £tbc; Club: Wasted Youth 100% Indie 11pm £2/1 BEE’S MOUTH Hot-Tip Hi-Fi Regge, rocksteady and roots, man 8.30pm £free BELUSHI’S BAR Elements D&B party 9pm £1 BELUSHI’S BELOW Mods & Sods It’s the 60s and you’ve got a nice moped 10pm £free BRUNSWICK Open Mic Come and play 8.30pm £free

COALITION Don’t Forget - Fiesta R&B, disco, pop, funky latin and house music to shake your booty to 10.30pm £3/2 DIGITAL Glitterati Massive student night with a jetsetter, elitist, cliquey theme. Expect everything from funky house to R&B to indiedance 11pm £4/3 DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA Scouting Book For Boys 11am; Sex And The City 2 3pm/6pm/9pm DUKE OF NORFOLK Open Mic 9pm £free EXCHANGE Poker Not online, play with real people 8pm £free FIDDLER’S ELBOW Quizness Time Test your wits 8pm £1 FREEBUTT Ben Frost, Yu Miryashita, Thrash Infinity Live music 7.30pm £8 GEMINI Acoustic Times Best of the local catch 2pm £free GLOBE Basement Cinema Showing classics and underground screenings, with free popcorn oh boy!!

8pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE Mammoth Battle of the bands Rock and metal 8pm £free HONEYCLUB Salsa Brighton & Latin Fever Sort out yr two left feet at the salsa & merengue lessons at 9, then stay for freestyle club action afters 9pm £tbc JAM Out Of The Blue: Don Von Sleaze, Killamanjaro, Shoot The Dead Live music action 8pm £5; Trip Out Eclectic mix of electro swing, breaks and trip hop 11pm £2 KOMEDIA STUDIO Natty, Aruba Red Hip hop engineer gives us our dose of reggae, afrobeat, folk and soul 8pm £10 LIFE The Vice Social Student dance night 11pm £3/2 LUCKY VOICE Lucky Tuesdays After singing, folks can pick a prize from the Lucky Dip box 8pm £free PRINCE ALBERT Bangers, Dirty Tactics, Pacer, Astpai, Livers & Lungs Live music 8pm £tbc RBAR Twisted Karaoke Donate to sing 8pm £1 REVENGE Sound As A Pound: Ruby Roo Sprinkling cheese on top of your pop 11pm £1 SEVEN STARS Retro Cult Classic Film Night Exactly that. Check sevenstarsbrighton.co.uk to vote for a film 8pm £free SUGAQUBE Techno in the House: DJ Unomass, Rojo DJs spinning 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Beauty And The Beast Family musical the Disney way 7.30pm £various XUMA Comedy Night We’re living in funny times 8pm £tbc

wednesday 2nd

ABOVE AUDIO Doctors Orders A heavy prescription of hip hop and soul 7pm £free AUDIO Supercharged: Breakage Beats and treats 11pm £5/4

BASEMENT Claire Martin, John Harris Trio Jim Mullen, Laurence Cottle and Ian Thomas accompany this killer jazz singer 8pm £15 BELUSHI’S BAR Old Skool Sessions 90s house party 10pm £free BRIGHTON CENTRE Stereophonics, Kids In Glass Houses Pop hooks and bittersweet lyrical storytelling 6.30pm £30 BRUNSWICK The Noise Next Door Wacky improv comedy 8pm £8/6 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Seann Walsh Edinburgh Festival comedy preview 8pm £5 DIGITAL The Poundance Dance floor destroyers with entry cheaper than chips 11pm £1 DUKE OF NORFOLK Quiz Night Get your thinking cap on 9pm £1 DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA Sex And The City 2 11am/3pm/6pm/9pm ENGINE ROOM Breathe Carolina, FACT, A Day After Tomorrow Twinky twonky emo popsters 7.30pm £7 ENTOURAGE Off Your Boots Sports and music 7pm £free FAIRTRADE GALLERY Black Carrot, Mantler Jazz funk rock (j-frock?) band from Coventry 8pm £tbc FISHBOWL Fisherman’s Chronicles Acoustic jam open mic session 8pm £free FREEBUTT Washed Out, Small Black Live music 7pm £7 GEMINI Afrodelic Fresh pop, smooth R&B, super soul all by the sea 2pm £free GRAND CENTRAL Harry Tricks & The Magic Number Live gypsy swing 8.30pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE Tatty Seaside Live music 8pm £3 IRON DUKE What Is This I Don’t Even... Live entertainment open mic, where guitars are banned. You are encouraged to play synths and homemade noise boxes 8pm £tbc KOMEDIA DOWNSTAIRS Julian Cope Promises of loudness and electicity from ‘arch-drude’ author 8pm £17.50 KOMEDIA STUDIO Popcorn Comedy Showing film clips, stand-up and character comedy 8pm £7 KOMEDIA UP Two Spot Gobi Energetic soul-poppers pimping their new single You Make It Easy 7.30pm £6 LATEST MUSIC BAR Bakkheia: Cosmo, Vocal Explosion Quartet, Puncture Kit Artists are invited to experiment with their performances, with slide-guitar extraordinaires upstairs 8pm £7/5 LOFT Shock Shock Indie night 10pm £4/3 NORTHERN LIGHTS Prognosis DJs Pyschedelic adventuring into the progressive sounds of yesteryears, from all corners of the universe 8pm £free OCEANA Get Lost Student night 9pm £4/3/2 OM CV: George Buko Deepest house 8pm £tbc OPEN HOUSE Safehouse Jazz Workshop Come along and play 7.30pm £tbc PV Music Quiz Get it right to win cash 8pm £free PRINCE ALBERT Miami, Cold Pumas, XXJFG DJs Live music with San Francisco headliners giving us angular guitars and yelping vocals 8pm £tbc R BAR Alternative Beast: Not My Problem Indie, rock and electro from DJ Beast and her motley crew 8pm £free SIDEWINDER The Sidewinder Garden Quiz Name the faces picture round and headline drawing round 8pm £free SUGAQUBE Bar Grooves DJs spinning 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Beauty And The Beast Family musical the Disney way 7.30pm £various XUMA Quiz Night 2nd place wins the biggest prize 8.30pm £free

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thursday 3rd

ABOVE AUDIO Disco With Maxxi Soundsystem DJs 7pm £free AUDIO Bastard Pop Musical mash up 11pm £2 BELUSHI’S BAR Karaoke 90s house party 9pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Party On The Ceiling Indie bands & DJ action 9.30pm £free BRIGHTON CENTRE George Benson & Marti Pellow Jazz man and Wet Wet Wet singer 7.30pm £45 BRUNSWICK The Charlie Rivers Band Live music 8pm £tbc CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Brighton Bike Night Bikers’ social 7pm £free COALITION Secret Discotheque Retro disco, 80s pop and other ‘uncool’ tunes 10.30pm £3/2/1 CONCORDE 2 The Rocket Summer: The Audition, Matthew P Steve Bryce Avary’s solo project flouting towering and heart-felt songs from bedroom recording to itunes fame 7.30pm £11 CORN EXCHANGE Kyle Eastwood Band Distinctive jazz from son of Clint 8pm £17.50/15 DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA Sex And The City 2 noon/3pm/6pm/9pm DUKE OF NORFOLK Thomas, Jonny & Eyal Live music 9pm £free ENTOURAGE iPod Tastic Largest group dominates the dancefloor shuffle 7pm £free EXCHANGE Quiz Night Fire up your noggin for loadsa prizes 8.45pm £1.50 FIDDLER’S ELBOW Fresh Acoustics New talent 8.30pm £free FISHBOWL Residents Association: DJ Will Sumsuch Hip hop, funk, disco, world & house 10pm £free FREEBUTT Randga Live music 7.30pm £8 GEMINI The Retrospects Live music by the sea 2pm £free GLOBE Rockoustic Live music from local talent 9pm £free GRAND CENTRAL Swing DeVille Duo Gypsy jazz 8.30pm £free GREAT EASTERN Shamblin Sexton’s Music To Drink Bourbon To Blues & country 8pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE It’s Alive! Free live music showcase 8pm £free HONEYCLUB The One: Squiz, Ben-G, Matt Jiggens, Gazz Marlow, Paul Hillyer Promising a sexy mix of R&B, hip hop and the dreaded funky house. Oh, and some indie 11pm £1 JAM Thursday Night Fish Fry Early 50s US rhythm & blues and original Jamaican ska 10pm £3 JAZZ PLACE Lowdown Skankin’: Metalheadz/V/ Digital, Soundboy, Heist 4K Turbo, Innovation, Hizzle Guy D&B and dub 10pm £4/3 KOMEDIA DOWN Krater Comedy Club Stand-up shenanigans 8pm £8.50/6.50 KOMEDIA STUDIO Hammer & Tongue Performance poetry and open slam for all your wordsmiths 7.30pm £5/4 LATEST MUSIC BAR The Long Goodbye, The Sea Will Decide, Charlie Harman Sussex countryside band with a cult following play songs from their new album Darkness Leaves 8pm £4 LIFE Shameless: C-Dogg, DJ Nause Spinning the best and worst of half a century 11pm £1 OCEANA Pound Party: Mike Panteli Juice FM DJ gets the party started 9pm £6/5/free OM Thank Funk Funk and groove of the rare kind 8pm £tbc PENTHOUSE Hot Tip HiFi 100% pure Jamaican reggae, rocksteady and roots, man 9pm £free PRINCE ALBERT The Violet Society, We Are The Grand, Aim Fire Live music 8pm £tbc PROVIDENCE Clockworks, Attic Fate, What’s Your Vice Live music 8pm £1 R BAR Girls On Top Vs Emergency Room Warm Up!: DJ Fifilicious, Louise C Party tuuunes Noon £free REVENGE Girls On Top Vs Emergency Room: DJ Smithy, DJ Louise C, DJ Fifilicious Dump your girlfriend and make out with someone else’s 10.30pm £4/3/free SIDEWINDER Ants In The Carpet British music from 1980s to now 8pm £free SUGAQUBE Weekend Warmup: Gary Scott Upfront house and anthems 2pm £free

THEATRE ROYAL Beauty And The Beast Family musical the Disney way 7.30pm £various VICTORY Open Mic Night Come share your songs with strangers 8pm £free WHITE RABBIT Open Mic: The Move Ons Hosted by musicians so no awkward silences 8pm £free XUMA Open Mic 8pm £free

friday 4th

ABOVE AUDIO Above Audio Bar Sessions On rotation: Benji Boko, Andy Mac, James D’ley, Contraband, Senor Mick, Willerby, :Kinema: and Battery Powered 7pm £free AUDIO Minimal Kids: Stephen Beyer Get physical with the DJ 11pm £7/5 BELUSHI’S BAR Muy Loco Pop, house and R&B 9pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Club Flash 80s pop disco and dress-up with photobooth galore 10pm £3/2/1 BRUNSWICK The Lost Highway Live music of the Americana kind 8pm £5/4 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Funny Girls Live comedy 8pm £5; Bend Over, I’ll Drive DJs playing very alternative music 9pm £free COALITION The Bamboos, Belleruche, Beta Hector, Robert Luis, Lanu, Flevans It’s a Tru Thoughts beaty treat 9.30pm £8 CONCORDE2 Martha Reeves & The Vanellas Legendary motown artist 7pm £20; The Official Martha Reeves After Party: Soul Survivors DJ Paddy Shevlin Stick around 11pm £free DIGITAL Stonelove Giving us 101% Indie & rock & roll 11pm £4/3 DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA The Room 11.30pm ENTOURAGE Fresh Fridays! It’s a student social 8pm £free FISHBOWL Keep It Wheel: Steve KIW Rare disco on vinyl 9pm £free FORTUNE OF WAR Shake Hands Lets Party Lady DJs So Molly, Heidi, Pippa, Bianca playing tunes from past 50 years 9pm £free FREEBUTT Silje Nes, Rumer, A Lily Live music 7.30pm £6 FUNKYFISH The Funkyfish Club Funky DJ Delboy spins 4 funky decades on 4 funky decks. How many funky hands does this funky man have? 10pm £6/3.50 GEMINI Acoustic Live music 2pm £free GLOBE Music Is The Answer: Johnny Jones Playing an eclectic selection 9pm £free HANBURY CLUB The Pop Kraft Seaside Summer Special Boogaloo Stu, Dolly Rocket and Sparklemotion bring a right royal knees-up with the usual onstage cabaret capers. You’re encouraged to design and dance in your very own pair of disco knickers as well as a balloon animal masterclasses and a chance to own your very own bespoke porno badge 10pm £8/6 HAMPTON Mod For It! Motown, soul and new wave 8pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE Beatabet: John John Slave Monthly showcase of musicians and performers 8pm £free HONEYCLUB Hardsouth: Andy Farley Super hard super dance & trance 11pm £10/8/5; 11-16 Year’s Club Night: Dan Gasser, Max Davenport Pretty self explanatory night playing R&B, pop and house tunes 7pm £6 HOPE The SlipJam Long Player: Shelle Mack, Richie Cunningham Hip hop night with freestyle raps and live PAs 9pm £free HOVE LAWNS Hove Champagne Festival Any excuse for a bit of bubbly Noon £12 INK Musika: Dirtbagz, Simon Mitchell, Carl Smeaton, Gary Eeks, D-Bongo Live music and fashion 9pm £free JAM UK OK Live: Mean Poppa Lean Live music 8.30pm £5/4 JAZZ PLACE Soul Casserole: Evilbrokeelvis, Neily, Alkie, Bob Smith DJs spinning funk & soul tuuunes 11pm £4/3 KOMEDIA DOWN Krater Comedy Club Stand-up shenanigans 7.30pm £14.50/10; Freak Out! Audiovisual trip back in time to the era of disco 11pm £5 KOMEDIA STUDIO Jackie Leven Bringing majesty to melancholy from this much underrated troubador 7.30pm £12 KOMEDIA UP Dreadzone Human rhythms and fusing

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technology from legendary reggae collective 7.30pm £14 LANSDOWNE PLACE HOTEL Live jazz in the Peacock Bar 8pm £free LATEST MUSIC BAR The Sing From the Heart Performance Choir With profits to National Autistic Society 8pm £5; Frockabilly: DJ Lonesome M Nonpretentious queer-run, straight friendly 1950s themed club night so get ready to rock til your frocks drops off 10pm £5 LIFE Big Fish Little Fish Cardboard Box: Foamo, Nick Sabin Fidget, bass, electro 11pm £4 LOFT Club Malicious: Pete Von Sleaze Playing alternative sleaze and cheese, you lucky thing 9pm £5/3/2 NEPTUNE Shauna Parker and the Saloon Bar Band Live music 9pm £free OCEANA The World In One Night Is it too much to be promising the world? 7 themed rooms for your partying pleasure 8pm £8/6/5/free OLD MARKET City Books: Bill Turnbull Reading from his book, The Bad Beekeepers Club 6.30pm £6 OM Something For The Weekend Tunes from Dominic Spreadlove and Dez Brolly 8pm £free OPEN HOUSE Brighton Folk and Blues: Fran McGillivray & Mike Burke Come see the talent 8pm £tbc PAVILION THEATRE Twenty Something End of year show from Northbrook students 7pm £6; Musical Theatre Showcase End of year musical show from Northbrook students 8.30pm £6 PRINCE ALBERT Ruderalis, Thunk, Butterside Down , Mok Live music 8pm £tbc PROVIDENCE Sound Factory: BIMM Student Night Live music 8pm £1 R BAR Smithy In The Mix: DJ Smithy Spunky house, pop and chart mash-ups 7pm £free REVENGE Lollipop Vs Starlight House treats and manly meats, and Lollipop Gleeks doing a tribute to Glee 10pm £6/5/3/free SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions: Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham Chunky to dirty house 2pm £free ST LUKES Brighton Chamber Ensemble Versatile mixed string ensemble playing J.C. Vogel, Mozart and Brahms 7.30pm £6/4 THEATRE ROYAL Beauty And The Beast Family musical the Disney way 7.30pm £various THREE & TEN Will Sumsuch Eclectic tunes and beats in the house 10pm £free THREE & TEN UPSTAIRS Don’t Feed The Poets: Justin Coe Long-running cabaret of poetry, music and comedy 8pm £7/5 VOLKS Vote Erisian: Enduser, Stivs, Raxyor, Tech Diff, Babyshaker, The Infadels, Test Tube Rabies, Dark Roast Industrial D&B breakcore and ragga anthemsa 11pm £5 WEST HILL TAVERN Envy: Electro, dance and hip hop 10pm £free WESTERN FRONT Release Alternative indie, disco, old skool dance and party classics for you to stick in your pipe and smoke 9pm £free WHITE RABBIT DJ Luca Latin beats and old skool hip hop 9.30pm £free WORLD’S END Jungle Sound: Daffy, Dubz, 3D D&B and tigers 8pm £free XUMA Weekly Windown The DJ promises to spice up your life 9pm £free

saturday 5th

ABOVE AUDIO Mex Keeping the party alive with a blend of hip hop, funk and soul records 7pm £free AUDIO Bloggers Delight: Casper C, NikNikNik, Skull Juice Electro, house and techno 11pm £free BELUSHI’S BAR Unplugged: The Pillbilly’s live acoustic duo 9pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Good Times: Retro Disco Party With Mick Fuller 9pm £5 BRUSWICK The Parlophones 60s tribute band 8pm £6

CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Replica Goth, industrial, EBM 9pm £free COALITION Black Rabbit: Justin Robertson, Serge Santiago, Guy Williams, Bones, Benji Boko Wonky acid house party 11pm £5; Blow After Party: Vincent Manganaro, Alex Outram, Aaron Palaez 3am £7/5/4 CONCORDE2 Supercharged: Skream, Zinc, Sbtrkt

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HOPE Da Doo Ron Ron It’s Alive! 3: Shrag & Marianne Hyatt, DJ Gavin Martin Live musical treats and 60s beats 8pm £6/5 HOVE LAWNS Hove Champagne Festival Any excuse for a bit of bubbly Noon £12 JAM The Stash: Hollywood Assassins, Prince Harry, Perspex Wrecks 50s and 60s dance 8pm £3/2 JAZZ PLACE Hug Da Bug Random party with a changing theme 10pm £free KOMEDIA DOWN Handmade Brighton Some of Brighton’s creative talent show their craft and fashion wares in over 30 stalls of handmade goodness 11am £free; Krater Comedy Club Stand-up shenanigans

And four other DJs playing Dub 11pm £12.50 DIGITAL Pussycat Club 15th Birthday: Hoxton Whores, Nippa, Alex Outram Live music to celebrate 15 years! 11pm £tbc DOME Latin Fever: Darren Bennett, Lilia Kopylova With a live Latin American band 7.30pm £36/29.50/24.50 DUGOUT Funkollectif Soundsystem BBQ action with reggae, ska, breakbeat and electro treats Noon £free DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 11am ENTOURAGE Release: DJ Ash Hunt Spinning grooves 8pm £free FISHBOWL Askew: Barry Dust, Gareth Stephens Broken beats and nu jazz, just how you like it 9pm £free FORTUNE OF WAR You Got Papped Mish-mash of tuuunes & promises of dancing on the table at beginning of the evening 9pm £free FREEBUTT Scout Niblett Live music from clever onelady loop drum guitar sensation 9pm £7 FUNKY BUDDHA Sophie Lloyds, Neal Lewis, Senor Mick With the woman from Arcobaleno 11pm £5 FUNKYFISH The Funkyfish Club Funky DJ Delboy spins 4 funky decades on 4 funky decks. How many funky hands does this funky man have? 10pm £6/3.50 GEMINI Afrodelic Live music by the sea 1pm £free GLOBE Disted Twisco Broken beats, deep house and underground soul 9pm £free GRAND CENTRAL Panda Bear, Noise Attack Dissonant pop, obscure hip hop and synth-tastic space disco biscuits to dip in your beer 9pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE The Free For All: The Morning Orchestra Single Launch Special: Ventia, The Voltage, Ela Caspian, Mondo Kong, Adhora, Breakin Bear Loadsa live acts with interesting names. Come show your support 8.30pm £free HEIST Home: Sean Quinn Home is where the house is 9pm £free HONEYCLUB Silent Disco Two DJs compete for your attention. An oddly rewarding dance experience 11pm

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7pm/10.30pm £17.50/15 KOMEDIA UP Comedy Club 4 Kids Funnies without the naughty bits 2pm £8/6; Guilty Pleasures: Club Tropicana Celebrate 80s pop with this all-singing, alldancing spectacular spectacular 11pm £8/6 KOMEDIA STUDIO Vive La Fip Celebrating the music and ethos of that mysterious Parisian/Brightonian radio station 10pm £6/5 LECTERN Battle of the Bands Round 4: Skurvi, Headspace, Juno, Flexability Live music of the battling kind 10pm £2 LIFE Maxxi Soundsystem Beach terrace party 6pm £free; Hold Up! Indie night 11pm £5 LOFT 13 Monsters Drumtrax, hip hop and future jack swing 11pm £5/4 OCEANA The World In One Night Is it too much to be promising the world? 7 themed rooms for your partying pleasure 8pm £8/6/5/free OM Deep Safari: Amir Groove, Sonic Safari Deep tracks 8pm £free PAVILION THEATRE Twenty Something End of year show from Northbrook students 2pm £6; Musical Theatre Showcase End of year musical show from Northbrook students 7.45pm £6 PRESTON MANOR Ghost Investigation Dare to spend the night in Brighton’s most haunted house an Edwardian manor with a family pets’ graveyard and oodles of history 8pm £50 PRINCE ALBERT The Valentines, Foxx Bandits, Polar Night, The Vaudeville Live music 8pm £tbc PROVIDENCE The Reverence, Cubrik, Koresh Live music 8pm £2 R BAR Kinky Classics DJ King K mashing up the decks with some funky spunky house Noon £free PV Booty Call With DJs Charity Shop Girls 8pm £free REVENGE Kinky Dangerous With DJs Stewart T and Smiffy, playing pop and house 10.30pm £5/3 SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions: Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham Chunky to dirty house 2pm £free THREE & TEN DJ Paul Eclectic tunes and beats with a solid groove 10pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Beauty And The Beast Family musical the Disney way 7.30pm £various VICTORY Fernando Poo Indie fuzz, 70s rock, mash ups and general strangeness 9pm £free VOLKS Skank: Jungle Vs Dubstep: Remarc, Micky Freeze, Dom, Inasound, Brown Noise, X-Nation Fresh mash-up dubstep stylee 11pm £5 WEST HILL TAVERN If Reagan Played Disco Alt tunes from 1979 - 1990 9pm £free WORLD’S END The Junk House Live funk 8pm £free XUMA Saturday Sessions: DJ Joe Playing a mix of dance floor party vibes and jazzy grooves 9pm £free WESTERN FRONT Release Alternative indie, disco, old skool dance and party classics for you to stick in your pipe and smoke 9pm £free

sunday 6th

AUDIO Sunday Sundae Get mish-mashed with the beautiful people on the ‘day of rest’. Expect house classics 6pm £4/2 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK The Geekest Link Sci-fi & fantasy quiz for nerds 8.30pm £1 COALITION Frequency: Verity Mayes, Yusef Sebaiti DJs playing upfront house and tech beats 10.30pm £2/ free

CONCORDE2 Sunday Reggae: Zion Train, Arkital Sound feat Brother Culture, Satta, Unity Hi Fi Crew feat Natty Sax, Lowki and ilodica, Platinum Vibes feat Demus Dee, King Spinner All day reggae feast 3pm £5

DUKE OF NORFOLK Chip & Friends & Max Live music 9pm £free FISHBOWL Recovery?: Asbest The Moor King Chilled blend of reggae and soul for you to mooch around to 9pm £free FIDDLER’S ELBOW Sham-Rock Open Mic Guinness-sodden legendary open slot 8.30pm £free FREEBUTT The Smith Westeners Live music 7.30pm £6 GEMINI Buzz Brighton Live music by the sea 1pm £free GREAT EASTERN Early Bird Special Live western swing 8pm £free HONEYCLUB Afrodisiac: Jon Byrne & Steven James Sexy house to keep the weekend alive 11pm £3/2 KOMEDIA UP Bent Double: Matt Kirshen, Iszi Lawrence, Jo Enright Irreverent night of fun and frolics hosted by Julie Jepson. What did she do to Zoe Lyons?

7.30pm £10/8 LATEST MUSIC BAR Bark Like A Dog Blues Jam Musicians of all abilities are invited to contribute to BB King and Jimi Hendrix type songs 8pm £free PAVILION THEATRE Young Theatre: The Bug and the Butterfly Heart-warming story about friendship 11am/2pm £7/5 R BAR Sublime Sundays Live acoustic action and karaoke Noon £free SANCTUARY Wordplay: Rachel Weston Playing with words 8pm £tbc SEVEN STARS Mike the Mic Live music from Mike and his chums 4pm £free SUGAQUBE Club Sunday Dirty filthy house beats 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Losing It: Ruby Wax, Judith Owen Musical comedy journey 7.30pm £various THREE & TEN Strung Out Sundays Live music of the acoustic nature 8pm £free WHITE RABBIT Jazz Sundays Live music 3pm £free WESTERN FRONT Sunset Party tuuunes to round off yr weekend 6pm £free XUMA Jazz: Diego Parada From live duos to quartets 8.30pm £free

monday 7th

BELUSHI’S BAR Latin Mondayz Dance to the salsa and samba 10pm £free COALITION Trash Mondays Filthy fun for students and layabouts 10pm £3/2 DIGITAL Example West London rapper on Mike Skinner’s The Beat label 11pm £9 DOME Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Songs from Make Me Smile hit-maker 7.30pm £22.50 FREEBUTT Sic Alps, Andy Weatherall, The Sticks, Hind Ear Live music 7.30pm £8.50 GEMINI Acoustic Times Best of the local catch 2pm £free

HAMPTON Music Quiz Test your wits for prizes and entertainment 8pm £1 LATEST MUSIC BAR Wallis Bird Ani Di Francoesque woman is back with 2nd album New Boots 8pm

£5

LIFE Aka Aka Roar: Shackleton, Unlikely, Ben White Inspirational dubstep, 2 Step and techno 11pm £3/2 LUCKY VOICE Worthy Worker Mondays Free singing for peeps who do good in their work, which includes charity workers, the filth and nurses 8pm £free OCEANA Pure Filth Promises a sexy, fasionable and glam student night with cheap drinks to get you thinking that it is 9pm £2.50/free OLD MARKET City Books: Oliver James Insighful psychologist returns with How To Not F*** Them Up after the success of They F*** You Up. Genius 6.30pm £6 R BAR Quiz With Liz 8pm £1 SIDEWINDER Poker night It’s about time for a gambling habit 9pm £5 SUGAQUBE Cocktail Mondays Chillax house 2pm

£free

THEATRE ROYAL Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music Classic Julie Andrews screening with fancy-dress and singing encouraged details tbc VOLKS Strictly Reggae: Big T Dancehall, roots, revival 10pm £5/4.50 WEST HILL TAVERN The Big Quiz Swot up 8.45pm

£1

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tuesday 8th

ABOVE AUDIO Fresh Acoustic Random acts of liveness 7pm £free AUDIO Club: Wasted Youth 100% Indie 11pm £2/1 BELUSHI’S BAR Elements D&B party 9pm £1 BELUSHI’S BELOW Mods & Sods It’s the 60s and you’ve got a nice moped 10pm £free BRUNSWICK Open Mic Come and play 8.30pm £free

CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Tom Wrigglesworth Edinburgh Fringe sensation 8pm £7; The Big Quiz Test yr wits 8.30pm £1 COALITION Don’t Forget - Fiesta R&B, disco, pop, funky latin and house music to shake your booty to 10.30pm £3/2 DIGITAL Glitterati Massive student night with a jetsetter, elitist, cliquey theme. Expect everything from funky house to R&B to indiedance 11pm £4/3 DUKE OF NORFOLK Open Mic 9pm £free EXCHANGE Poker Get off your computer and play with real people 8pm £free FIDDLER’S ELBOW Quizness Time Test your wits 8pm £1 FREEBUTT Hire Live music 7.30pm £3 GLOBE Basement Cinema Showing classics and underground screenings, with free popcorn oh boy!!

8pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE Mammoth Battle of the Bands Rock and metal 8pm £free HONEYCLUB Salsa Brighton & Latin Fever Sort out yr two left feet at the salsa & merengue lessons at 9, then stay for freestyle club action afters 9pm £tbc JAM Out Of The Blue: That School, New Sun Blues, Spoken Satires, Race The Flux Live music action 8pm £5; Trip Out Eclectic mix of electro swing, breaks and trip hop 11pm £2 KOMEDIA DOWN Pete Roe Showing off his new solo EP with its complex melodies and bass lines, after working with Mumford & Sons and The Maccabees 8pm £6.50 LATEST MUSIC BAR Brighton Filmmkers Coalition This month it’s the Story vs Genre Film Challenge Launch 7.30pm £free LIFE The Vice Social Student dance night 11pm £3/2 LUCKY VOICE Lucky Tuesdays After singing, folks can pick a prize from the Lucky Dip box 8pm £free OLD MARKET City Books: Peter James Crime writer presents his 6th book Dead Like You 6.30pm £6 PAVILION THEATRE Dusk & Blackdown Dubstep from Margins Music album 8pm £12/10 PRINCE ALBERT Wreck The Place Fantastic, The Colonics, Two Minutes To Midnight Live music 8pm £tbc R BAR Twisted Karaoke Donate to sing 8pm £1 REVENGE Sound As A Pound: Ruby Roo Sprinkling cheese on top of your pop 11pm £1 SANCTUARY Being Julie Jepson Live act 8pm £5 SEVEN STARS Retro Cult Classic Film Night Exactly that. Check sevenstarsbrighton.co.uk to vote for a film 8pm £free SUGAQUBE Laidback Beats Exactly that 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Joe Longthorne Entertainment from the man best known for his Shirley Bassey impersonation 7.30pm £various THREE & TEN UPSTAIRS Glissando, Jacob’s Stories, CJ Boyd Ambient, slowcore and classical sounds 8pm £5 VOLKS Toothsayer Electro, fidget, house, hip hop, balkan beats 10pm £5/4 WEST HILL TAVERN One Sunflower & Cartouche Live music of the acoustic nature 8.30pm £free

wednesday 9th

ABOVE AUDIO Doctors Orders A heavy prescription of hip hop and soul 7pm £free AUDIO Supercharged: Brookes Brothers Beats and treats 11pm £5/4 BELUSHI’S BAR Old Skool Sessions 90s house party 10pm £free BRUNSWICK Laugh Your Bits Off Comedy treats 8pm £5

CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK The Funnier Farm Stand-up comedy joy 8pm £5 DIGITAL The Poundance Dance floor destroyers with entry cheaper than chips 11pm £1 DUKE OF NORFOLK Quiz Night Get your thinking cap on 9pm £1 DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA Sex And The City 11am ENTOURAGE Off Your Boots Sports and music 7pm £free FISHBOWL Fisherman’s Chronicles Acoustic jam open mic session 8pm £free FREEBUTT The Strange Death Of Liberal Eagle, Sparrow Live music 7.30pm £5 GEMINI Afrodelic Fresh pop, smooth R&B, super soul all by the sea 2pm £free GRAND CENTRAL Harry Tricks & The Magic Number Live gypsy swing 8.30pm £free LATEST MUSIC BAR Ana Silvera Tipped to go mainstream with her tender melodiesa and poetic story telling 8pm £6/5 LOFT Shock Shock Indie night 10pm £4/3 LUCKY VOICE Neighbour’s Night Half-price singing for people who live close-by 8pm £free NEW HERO Where Is My Jigsaw: Male Bonding, Pens, Cold Pumas Hipster magic with three awesome live acts 8pm £7.50 OCEANA Get Lost Student night 9pm £4/3/2 OLD MARKET City Books: Jackie Kay Sharing her autobiography Red Dust Road, about tracing and finding her birth parents 6.30pm £6 OM CV 50%: George Buko Deepest house 8pm £tbc PAVILION THEATRE Elbow Room New dance work from contemporary dance students 7.30pm £6 PV Music Quiz Get it right to win cash 8pm £free PRINCE ALBERT Club Zygotic with Polski, Hoop, Tim Newman Live music 8pm £tbc R BAR Alternative Beats DJ Beast and co bringing you mash-ups and electro vibes 7pm £free SIDEWINDER The Sidewinder Garden Quiz Name the faces picture round and headline drawing round 8pm £free SUGAQUBE Bar Grooves DJs spinning 2pm £free VOLKS Damn Dirty Humans, The Angry Pedro Live music 8pm £3 XUMA Quiz Night 2nd place wins the biggest prize 8.30pm £free

thursday 10th

ABOVE AUDIO Disco With Maxxi Soundsystem DJs 7pm £free AUDIO Bastard Pop Frat Party Musical mash up 11pm £2 BELUSHI’S BAR Karaoke 90s house party 9pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Party On The Ceiling Indie bands & DJ action 9.30pm £free BLACK LION You Know You Got Soul With DJs from Soul Casserole 8pm £free BRUNSWICK Cloudshaper, Zora & The Tatsmiths Roots reggae of the live variety 8pm £4/3 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Brighton Bike Night Bikers’ social 7pm £free; Mark Allen Edinburgh Fringe sensations 8pm £5 COALITION Secret Discotheque Retro disco, 80s pop and other ‘uncool’ tunes 10.30pm £3/2/1 CONCORDE 2 Sham 69, Heavy Load, Not Dead Yet Charity fundraised in aid of Brighton pebbles. Really?

To raise cash for the stones on the beach? Can we raise cash for some golden sand instead? 7pm £5 DUKE OF NORFOLK Thomas, Jonny & Eyal Live music 9pm £free ENTOURAGE iPod Tastic Largest group dominates the dancefloor shuffle 7pm £free EXCHANGE Quiz Night Fire up your noggin for loadsa prizes 8.45pm £1.50 FIDDLER’S ELBOW Up Your Funk Funked up live band 8.30pm £free FISHBOWL Residents Association: DJ Will Sumsuch Hip hop, funk, disco, world & house 10pm £free FREEBUTT Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Munch

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Munch Live music 7.30pm £9 GEMINI The Summertime Miracle Band Live music 2pm £free GLOBE Rockoustic Live music from local talent 9pm £free GRAND CENTRAL Swing DeVille Duo Gypsy jazz 8.30pm £free GREAT EASTERN Amy Harrison and the Secondhand Stringband Live bluegrass 8pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE It’s Alive! Free live music showcase 8pm £free HONEYCLUB The One: Squiz, Ben-G, Matt Jiggens, Gazz Marlow, Paul Hillyer Promising a sexy mix of R&B, hip hop and the dreaded funky house. Oh, and some indie 11pm £1 JAM Thursday Night Fish Fry Early 50s US rhythm & blues and original Jamaican ska 10pm £3 KOMEDIA DOWN So You Think You’re Funny First heat of one of the best nationwide stand-up comedy competition for newcomers. Past winners include Dylan Moran and Peter Kay 8pm £6 LATEST MUSIC BAR Catalyst Club Old French saloon style debating society 8pm £5 LIFE Shameless: C-Dogg, DJ Nause Spinning the best and worst of half a century 11pm £1 LUCKY VOICE Lucky Voice Live Lounge: The Sarah Michelles & Andrew ‘Flash Band Band’ Halliday Live band playing a selection of covers and original songs 8pm £free OCEANA Pound Party: Mike Panteli Juice FM DJ gets the party started 9pm £6/5/free OM Thank Funk Funk and groove of the rare kind 8pm £tbc PAVILION THEATRE Elbow Room New dance work from contemporary dance students 7.30pm £6 PRINCE ALBERT Capital, Green Eye Husky, Phoria Live music 8pm £tbc PROVIDENCE Lowlife: Small Gods, Ghost Writers Live music 8pm £1 R BAR Girls On Top Vs Emergency Room Warm Up!: DJ Fifilicious, Louise C Party tuuunes 12pm £free REVENGE Girls On Top 3rd Birthday: DJ Smithy, DJ Louise C, DJ Fifilicious Sporty & footie theme, so no need to change out of your Adidas 10.30pm £4/3/free SANCTUARY Top Banana Comedy: Alan Seabrook, Eden Rivers, Shannon Hommel, Ross Wignall, Gerry Bernstein, Roz Ryan, Mike Carroll, Chris Pacey, Rich Perry, Robin Buckland It’s good to laugh 8pm £2 SIDEWINDER Ants In The Carpet British music from 1980s to now 8pm £free SUGAQUBE Weekend Warmup: Jay North Upfront house and anthems 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Dancing Queen For all you Super Troopers 2.30pm/7.45pm £various THREE & TEN UPSTAIRS Claire Dowie: Buy LIttle Buy Less Buy Nothing At All Comedy with music and interpretive dance 8pm £8/5 WHITE RABBIT Open Mic: The Move Ons Hosted by musicians so no awkward silences 8pm £free XUMA Exhibition Art 8pm £free

friday 11th

ABOVE AUDIO Above Audio Bar Sessions On rotation: Benji Boko, Andy Mac, James D’ley, Contraband, Senor Mick, Willerby, :Kinema: and Battery Powered 7pm £free ALI-CATS Acoustic Club Live music of the acoustic kind 8pm £4/2.50 AUDIO Renegade Hardware: Ink, Loxy, Dom & Ronald, Cause 4 Concern, MCs AD & 2SHY Beats and bass 11pm £tbc BELUSHI’S BAR Muy Loco Pop, house and R&B 9pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Club Flash 80s pop disco and dress-up with photobooth galore 10pm £3/2/1 BRUNSWICK Thin White Duke Bowie tribute act 8pm £5 COALITION Freak Bazaar Underground trance, downtempo, techno & prog house 11pm £8 CONCORDE 2 Smash & Grab: Queens of Noize, Baby Grace, Sally SexFace Legendary night with kissing, dancing, photobooth action and face painters 10pm £9/6 DIGITAL Stonelove Giving us 101% Indie & rock & roll 11pm £4/3

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DOME The Family Festival Variety show entertainment of street dance, steel-pans, body percussion, samba, singing and parkour 7pm £7.50/5 DUGOUT Dubout Skankin’: Afterdark, Munxi, Innovation, Hizzle Guy D&B and dub 8pm £free ENGINE ROOMS Rural Myth: Noxagt, Ultralyd, Gum Takes Tooth Sonically complex and rhythmically repetitive noise 7.30pm £6 ENTOURAGE Fresh Fridays! It’s a student social 8pm £free FISHBOWL Jeff Daniels Boogie and soul-soaked hip hop special 9pm £free FREEBUTT Tall Ships, Men, Shoes & Socks Off Live music 7.30pm £free FUNKYFISH The Funkyfish Club Funky DJ Delboy spins 4 funky decades on 4 funky decks. How many funky hands does this funky man have? 10pm £6/3.50 GEMINI Acoustic Live music 2pm £free GLOBE Disco Deviant: DJ Lovedisco, Pable Contraband Disco and housey goodness 9pm £free HAMPTON Mod For It! Motown, soul and new wave 8pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE Barberos, Stig Noise Live music 9pm £free HONEYCLUB Union Student night 11pm £tbc HORSE & GROOM Shaun Parker and the Saloon Bar Band Live music 9pm £free JAM Mixtape Live music and a 45 minute party mixtape from the band 8pm £4/3 JAZZ PLACE Tongues Indie all night long 11pm £4/3 KOMEDIA DOWN Krater Comedy Club Quality stand-up 7.30pm £14.50/10 KOMEDIA STUDIO Brighton Jazz Club Selection of performers from the world of jazz 8pm £8/6 KOMEDIA UP Ministry of Burlesque High Tease Promises of razor wit, scantily clad showgirls, edgy comic-cabaret masters in this eve of camp comedy and Victorian villainy 9pm £15 LANSDOWNE PLACE HOTEL Live jazz in the Peacock Bar 8pm £free LATEST MUSIC BAR Dusty’s Stangely named new lesbian night 9pm £8/6 LIFE Big Fish Little Fish Cardboard Box: Streetlife DJs, Maxxi Soundsystem Fidget, bass, electro 11pm £4 LOFT Club Malicious: Pete Von Sleaze Playing alternative sleaze and cheese, you lucky thing 9pm £5/3/2 NORTHERN LIGHTS DJ Elk Funk rock and disco action 9pm £free OCEANA The World In One Night Is it too much to be promising the world? 7 themed rooms for your partying pleasure 8pm £8/6/5/free OM HIgher Ground Launch Party: Trevor Fung House party 8pm £free PROVIDENCE Sound Factory: Battle Of The Bands Final Live music 8pm £2 R BAR Smithy In The Mix: DJ Smithy Spunky house, pop and chart mash-ups 7pm £free REVENGE Lollipop Vs Starlight House treats and manly meats, and Lollipop Gleeks doing a tribute to Glee 10pm £6/5/3/free SANCTUARY James Apollo Brooklyn artist launches his album 8pm £tbc SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions: Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham Chunky to dirty house 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Dancing Queen For all you Super Troopers and Dancing Queens 2.30pm/7.45pm £various THREE & TEN Rusty Ryan Tuuunes and beats with a little funk and soul 10pm £free THREE & TEN UPSTAIRS Claire Dowie: Buy LIttle Buy Less Buy Nothing At All Comedy with music and interpretive dance 8pm £8/5 VICTORY :KINEMA: Pop, Dance, Rock and 80s 9pm £free VOLKS Fragment Returns: Karlixx b2b Makuto, Alphabet 7, Structural Damage, Scrambled Ed Jungle reggae, dubstep and thumpin glitch tech 10pm £5/free WEST HILL TAVERN Brains Eclectic mish-mash from Superheroes of BMX 9pm £free WESTERN FRONT Release Alternative indie, disco, old skool dance and party classics for you to stick in your pipe and smoke 9pm £free WORLD’S END Hootenanny Live and lovely Americana 8pm £free

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XUMA Weekly Windown The DJ promises to spice up your life 9pm £free

saturday 12th

ABOVE AUDIO Mex Keeping the party alive with a blend of hip hop, funk and soul records Noon £free AUDIO SOL: Rusty James, Enzo Siffredi, Sav Manganaro, Carol Ruiz Dance party 11pm £free BELUSHI’S BAR Unplugged: The Rocket Dogs Live duo 9pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Good Times: Retro Disco Party With Mick Fuller 9pm £5 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Laugh Down Babylon Charity Show Stand up from people who are probably funnier than you but for a few quid, who cares?

9pm £2; DJ Mendees 80s classics for goths 9pm £free

COALITION Floorplay: Chris Lake, Prok & Fitch This future house party is 2 years old, come celebrate good times 11pm £tbc; Blow After Party: Vincent Manganaro, Alex Outram, Aaron Palaez 3am £7/5/4 CONCORDE 2 Bukem In Sessions: LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad, Paul SG Legendary beats 11pm £8 DIGITAL Blah Blah Blah: Alex Metric Total legend live 11pm £8 DOME Paul Merton’s Impro Chums: Mike McShane, Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch, Suki Webster Comedy treats 8pm £20/18 ENTOURAGE Release: DJ Ash Hunt Spinning grooves 8pm £free FISHBOWL Sumsuch Six solid hours of disco, house and breaks 9pm £free FORTUNE OF WAR Flevans Tru Thoughts sweetie brings breaks, hip hop and tropical tunes 9pm £free FUNKY BUDDHA Wolf Music, Sam Watts, Neal Lewis Techno and disco thrown into the mixer and served with crushed ice and a straw 11pm £5 FUNKYFISH The Funkyfish Club Funky DJ Delboy spins 4 funky decades on 4 funky decks. How many funky hands does this funky man have? 10pm £6/3.50 GEMINI Pocket Scientist & Chuckin Live music 2pm £free GRAND CENTRAL Panda Bear, Noise Attack Dissonant pop, obscure hip hop and synth-tastic space disco biscuits to dip in your beer 9pm £free HEIST Home: Sean Quinn Home is where the house is 9pm £free HONEYCLUB Sevensins: Sidney Simon Pumping house, electro and techno from total legends 11pm £10 HANBURY We Love Pop It’s a pop til you drop party to parade around in shoulder-pads, back-combed mullets and batwing sleeves 10pm £6 JAM Hexstatic AV Show Launch party for Trailer Trax 10pm £6 JAZZ PLACE Resonance D&B, hip hop, garage, funk and dub 10pm £tbc KOMEDIA DOWN Krater Comedy Club Stand-up shenanigans 7pm/10.30pm £17.50/15; Ian McCulloch Echo & The Bunnymen front man performs solo album songs 8pm £19.50 KOMEDIA STUDIO Stone To The Bone - 1st Birthday DJs Chris King (Da Doo Ron Ron) and Jon Slade (Born Bad) add some spirit to 70s Soulpower for some funkilicious dance floor explosions 11pm £5 LATEST MUSIC BAR Miami Nights It’s all about power dressing, leg warmers, Maggie Thatcher and a killer soundtrack. You know it sounds better the second time around 9.30pm £5 LIFE Maxxi Soundsystem Beach terrace party 6pm £free; Hold Up! Indie night 11pm £5 LOFT Rui Da Silva Live music10pm £tbc NORTHERN LIGHTS DJ Meerkuts Alt funk and soul treats 9pm £free OCEANA England vs USA Watch it on the big screen 8.30pm £free; The World In One Night Is it too much to be promising the world? 7 themed rooms for your partying pleasure 8pm £8/6/5/free XUMA Happy Saturdays: DJ Joe Playing a mix of dance floor party vibes and jazzy grooves 9pm £free OM Minimalism House party 8pm £free OPEN HOUSE England vs USA Uninterrupted

coverage on the projector screen 8.30pm £free R BAR Kinky Classics DJ King K mashing up the decks with some funky spunky house Noon £free REVENGE Kinky Dangerous With DJs Stewart T and Smiffy, playing pop and house 10.30pm £5/3 SANCTUARY Rapunzel Gets Down Women only event 8pm £tbc SIDEWINDER Shades of Blue: Steelzawheelz, Drift Lesser known hip hop and jungle samples 8pm £free SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions: Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham, Unomass Chunky to dirty house 2pm £free

THEATRE ROYAL Dancing Queen For all you Super Troopers 2.30pm/7.45pm £various THREE & TEN Matt Barker Dancin’ tuuunes 10pm £free VOLKS Vibealive 16 DJs playing D&B, jungle, old skool in a happy rave atmosphere 10pm £6/5 WEST HILL HALL New Vinyl Launch: Lianne Hall, Golden Disco Ship A real treat for lovers of fragile folktronica and layered vocals with performances from uber-talented females. There’s also promise of a DJ for a mighty fine dance-off laters 7.30pm £Donation WEST HILL TAVERN Tonight We Fly Epic pop for the painfully alone 9pm £free WESTERN FRONT Release Alternative indie, disco, old skool dance and party classics for you to stick in your pipe and smoke 9pm £free WHITE RABBIT DJ Luca Latin beats and old skool hip hop 9.30pm £free WORLD’S END 100% Conscious Reggae: Bushman Imagine you’re somewhere sunny 8pm £free

sunday 13th

AUDIO Sunday Sundae Get mish-mashed with the beautiful people on the ‘day of rest’. Expect house classics 6pm £4/2 BRUSWICK Ian Shaw Live jazz 8pm £10 COALITION Frequency: Verity Mayes, Yusef Sebaiti DJs playing upfront house and tech beats 10.30pm £2/ free DUKE OF NORFOLK Chip & Friends & Max Live music 9pm £free FISHBOWL Recovery?: Asbest The Moor King Chilled blend of reggae and soul for you to mooch around to 9pm £free FIDDLER’S ELBOW Sham-Rock Open Mic Guinness-sodden legendary open slot 8.30pm £free GEMINI Matrix Clubmix Live music by the sea 1pm £free GREAT EASTERN Max And The Swing Commanders Live jazz 8pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE Tatty Seaside Live music 8pm £3 HOTEL PELIROCCO Ace Stories Launch Night: Cathi Unsworth Reading from her latest novel Bad Penny Blues 6pm £3 HONEYCLUB Afrodisiac: Jon Byrne & Steven James Sexy house to keep the weekend alive 11pm £3/2 KOMEDIA DOWN Krater Comedy Club Stand-up shenanigans 8pm £11/6 KOMEDIA STUDIO Short Fuse Short fiction cabaret showcase dah-ling 7.30pm £5 LATEST MUSIC BAR Sarah Jane Morris Sensual singer songwriter straddles soul. Oh, and rock, blues and jazz...what a musical hussy! 7pm £12 PAVILION THEATRE Refugee Week Cabaret: BandBazi Alternative cabaret to celebrate the contributions of refugees and asylum seekers to our society 7.30pm £6/3 R BAR Sublime Sundays Live acoustic action and karaoke Noon £free SEVEN STARS Mike the Mic Live music from Mike and his chums 4pm £free SUGAQUBE Club Sunday Dirty filthy house beats 2pm £free THREE & TEN Strung Out Sundays Live music of the acoustic nature 8pm £free THREE GRACES A Year Of Epicentre: Hope Rudd, Lucy Osborn, Tabitha Smith, Yourgardenplay, The Long Goodbye, Matt Bonner, Tim Sturdy, Amanda Shaw Live music of the acoustic nature 7pm £free WESTERN FRONT Sunset Party tuuunes to round off yr weekend 6pm £free

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WHITE RABBIT Jazz Sundays Live music 3pm £free

XUMA Jazz: Diego Parada From live duos to quartets 8.30pm £free

monday 14th

ANCIENT MARINER Quiz Hosted by the lovely Sarah with a boozy bonus round 8pm £1 BELUSHI’S BAR Latin Mondayz Dance to the salsa and samba 10pm £free BRUNSWICK Brighton Stanza Poetry group 8pm £5 COALITION Trash Mondays Filthy fun for students 10pm £3/2 GEMINI Acoustic Times Best of the local catch 2pm £free HAMPTON Music Quiz Test your wits for prizes and entertainment 8pm £1 INK Miami Mondays: Bean, Tone, Idle Electro pop anthems 8pm £free LIFE Aka Aka Roar: Appleblim, Bend White, Stickit Davis Inspirational dubstep, 2 Step and techno 11pm £3/2 LUCKY VOICE Worthy Worker Mondays Free singing for peeps who do good in their work, which includes charity workers, the filth and nurses 8pm £free OCEANA Pure Filth Promises a sexy, fasionable and glam student night with cheap drinks to get you thinking that it is 9pm £2.50/free PRINCE ALBERT Brassneck Live music 8pm £tbc R BAR Quiz With Liz 8pm £1 SIDEWINDER Poker night It’s about time for a gambling habit 9pm £5 SUGAQUBE Cocktail Mondays Chillax house 2pm £free VOLKS Strictly Reggae: Big T Dancehall, roots, revival 10pm £5/4.50

Tuesday 15th

ABOVE AUDIO Fresh Acoustic Random acts of liveness 7pm £free AUDIO Club: Wasted Youth 100% Indie 11pm £2/1 BELUSHI’S BAR Elements D&B party 9pm £1 BELUSHI’S BELOW Mods & Sods It’s the 60s and you’ve got a nice moped 10pm £free BRUNSWICK Open Mic Come and play 8.30pm £free

CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Stephen Carlin Edinburgh Festival preview 8pm £5 COALITION Don’t Forget - Fiesta R&B, disco, pop, funky latin and house music to shake your booty to 10.30pm £3/2

CONCORDE 2 Mr Hudson R&B and hip hop, fused with that Euro groove, produced by Kanye West 8pm £12.50 DIGITAL Glitterati Massive student night with a jetsetter, elitist, cliquey theme. Expect everything from funky house to R&B to indie/dance 11pm £4/3 DOME Michael Clark Company: Come, Been and Gone Made using primarily the music of David Bowie 8pm £22.50/18.50/15/10 DUKE OF NORFOLK Open Mic 9pm £free EXCHANGE Poker Get off your computer and play with real people 8pm £free FIDDLER’S ELBOW Quizness Time Test your wits 8pm £1 GEMINI Acoustic Times Best of the local catch 2pm £free GLOBE Basement Cinema Showing classics and underground screenings, with free popcorn oh boy!!

8pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE Break The Habbit Live music 8pm £free HONEYCLUB Salsa Brighton & Latin Fever Sort out yr two left feet at the salsa & merengue lessons at 9, then stay for freestyle club action afters 9pm £tbc JAM Out Of The Blue: Live music action 8pm £5; Trip Out Eclectic mix of electro swing, breaks and trip hop 11pm £2 LATEST MUSIC BAR Funk Up: Storm Engine, The Elevel 37s, The Flip Flays, Mondo Kong, Mista Kite, Kasket Live funky jazz and dub step 7.30pm £5

LIFE The Vice Social Student dance night 11pm £3/2 LUCKY VOICE Lucky Tuesdays After singing, folks can pick a prize from the Lucky Dip box 8pm £free PRINCE ALBERT Glen Belt, Your Garden Day, Creaking Chair Live music 8pm £tbc RBAR Twisted Karaoke Donate to sing 8pm £1 REVENGE Sound As A Pound: Ruby Roo Sprinkling cheese on top of your pop 11pm £1 SEVEN STARS Retro Cult Classic Film Night Exactly that. Check sevenstarsbrighton.co.uk to vote for a film 8pm £free

SUGAQUBE Laidback Beats Exactly that 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Salome Oscar Wilde’s unforgettable verse tragedy 2.30pm/7.45pm £various VOLKS Refugee Radio Party: Bakk Lamp Fall, The Cornerstones Charity funraiser from African dub and reggae live bands 10pm £5/4

wednesday 16th

ABOVE AUDIO Doctors Orders A heavy prescription of hip hop and soul 7pm £free AUDIO Supercharged: The Freestylers Beats and treats 11pm £5/4 BELUSHI’S BAR Old Skool Sessions 90s house party 10pm £free BRUNSWICK Linten Splinters Live music 8pm £5 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Marcel Lucont Gallic nihilist 8pm £5 DIGITAL The Poundance Dance floor destroyers with entry cheaper than chips 11pm £1 DUKE OF NORFOLK Quiz Night Get your thinking cap on 9pm £1 ENTOURAGE Off Your Boots Sports and music 7pm £free FISHBOWL Fisherman’s Chronicles Acoustic jam open mic session 8pm £free GEMINI Afrodelic Fresh pop, smooth R&B, super soul all by the sea 2pm £free GRAND CENTRAL Harry Tricks & The Magic Number Live gipsy swing 8.30pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE Mammoth Battle of the Bands Rock and metal 8pm £free JAM Live & Love: Rachel Hawker, Back To Kerouac Live acoustic action 8pm £5/4 LATEST MUSIC BAR Blackberry Wood Typically large Canadian band, giving us uplifting ska pop 8pm £5 LOFT Shock Shock Indie night 10pm £4/3 LUCKY VOICE Neighbour’s Night Half-price singing for people who live close-by 8pm £free OCEANA Get Lost Student night 9pm £4/3/2 OM CV: George Buko Deepest house 8pm £tbc PAVILION THEATRE This Is Massacre, Space Age Heroes, Pink Narcissus, I Am: Your Hero Heavy hardcore bands including support from creepy intelligent frontman Spleen in his queercore hybrid band PN 7pm £4 PV Useless Facts Quiz Get it right to win cash 8pm £free PRINCE ALBERT Bothered By Noise?: Fat Bitch, De Selby Live music 8pm £tbc R BAR Alternative Beats DJ Beast and co bringing you mash-ups and electro vibes 7pm £free SIDEWINDER The Sidewinder Garden Quiz Name the faces picture round and headline drawing round 8pm £free SUGAQUBE Bar Grooves DJs spinning 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Salome Oscar Wilde’s unforgettable verse tragedy 2.30pm/7.45pm £various VOLKS New Pollution: Student Sessions: Afterdark, Skirmish, Mr Dubstar, Cut Swifty, Jepadee, Lost in Music, Dead Noize and 8 others D&B 10pm £4

THURSDAY 17th

AUDIO Bastard Pop Pop and indie antics 11pm £2 BELUSHI’S BAR Karaoke 90s house party 9pm £free

BELUSHI’S BELOW Party On The Ceiling Indie bands & DJ action 9.30pm £free BRUNSWICK Jaime Regan Melodic pop 8pm £5 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Brighton Bike Night Bikers’ social 7pm £free; Bridget Christie Live comedy 8pm £5 COALITION Secret Discotheque Retro disco, 80s pop and other ‘uncool’ tunes 10.30pm £3/2/1 CONCORDE 2 Toots & The Maytals, Wicky Wacky Ska and reggae legends 8pm £sold out DOME Big Cheer for Amaze Charity comedy night with 4 mystery funny folks to amuse and entertain 8pm £30/25 DUKE OF NORFOLK Thomas, Jonny & Eyal Live music 9pm £free ENTOURAGE iPod Tastic Largest group dominates the dancefloor shuffle 7pm £free EXCHANGE Quiz Night Fire up your noggin for loadsa prizes 8.45pm £1.50 FIDDLER’S ELBOW Fresh Acoustics New talent 8.30pm £free; Declan McClafferty and the Sunshine Band Irish traditional and rock music 9pm £free FISHBOWL Residents Association: DJ Will Sumsuch Hip hop, funk, disco, world & house 10pm £free FREEBUTT Wave Pictures Live music 7.30pm £tbc GEMINI Chukin Live music by the sea 2pm £free GLOBE Rockoustic Live music from local talent 9pm £free GRAND CENTRAL Swing DeVille Duo Gypsy jazz 8.30pm £free GREAT EASTERN Spenglers Lab, Zarbo Live country 8pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE It’s Alive! Free live music showcase 8pm £free HONEYCLUB The One: Squiz, Ben-G, Matt Jiggens, Gazz Marlow, Paul Hillyer Promising a sexy mix of R&B, hip hop and the dreaded funky house. Oh, and some indie 11pm £1 JAM Thursday Night Fish Fry Early 50s US rhythm & blues and original Jamaican ska 10pm £3 KOMEDIA White Mink & Playgroup: The Movits Electro-swing and speakeasy jive-hop 7.30pm £6 LATEST MUSIC BAR Cafe Scientifique: Phil Uttley: Bad Science Science and the media 7.30pm £free LIFE Shameless: C-Dogg, DJ Nause Spinning the best and worst of half a century 11pm £1 LUCKY VOICE Lucky Voice Live Lounge: Al Start, Tom Sawyer Live band playing a selection of covers and original songs 8pm £free NORTHERN LIGHTS Unplugged With Swing Ninjas Do you bit for the planet as we turn off the electrics and have an intimate acoustic night with candles 9pm £free OCEANA Pound Party: Mike Panteli Juice FM DJ gets the party started 9pm £6/5/free OLD MARKET City Books: Rose Collis Presenting a New Encyclopedia Of Brighton with 170 new entries and loadsa new images 6.30pm £6 OM Thank Funk Funk and groove of the rare kind 8pm £tbc PRINCE ALBERT Young Electrics Live music 8pm £tbc RANELAGH The Diablos Kickin country 9pm £free R BAR Girls On Top Vs Emergency Room Warm Up!: DJ Fifilicious, Louise C Party tuuunes 12pm £free REVENGE Girls On Top Vs Emergency Room Chart, pop, trash, R&B, dirty electro and the dreaded funky house 10.30pm £4/3/free SIDEWINDER Ants In The Carpet British music from 1980s to now 8pm £free SUGAQUBE Weekend Warmup: DJ Bongo Upfront house and anthems 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Salome Oscar Wilde’s unforgettable verse tragedy 2.30pm/7.45pm £various THREE & TEN UPSTAIRS Brian Gittins Comedy from Pyecombe’s finest roadside cafe owner 8pm £9/7 VICTORY Open Mic Night 8pm £free WHITE RABBIT Open Mic: The Move Ons Hosted by musicians so no awkward silences 8pm £free XUMA Open Mic Give us a tune 9pm £free

ABOVE AUDIO Disco With Maxxi Soundsystem DJs 7pm £free

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friday 18th

ABOVE AUDIO Above Audio Bar Sessions On rotation: Benji Boko, Andy Mac, James D’ley, Contraband, Senor Mick, Willerby, :Kinema: and Battery Powered 7pm £free AUDIO Hospitiality: Netsky Album Launch: Netsky, Sonic, Callous, Riskotheque, Marchmellow D&B 11pm £tbc BELUSHI’S BAR Muy Loco Pop, house and R&B 9pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Club Flash 80s pop disco and dress-up with photobooth galore 10pm £3/2/1 COALITION Evolution: Plastician, Grooverider, Cookie Monsta, The Prototypes, Southbound Hangers, Overdose and 10 more Beats and treats from legends 10pm £tbc DIGITAL Stonelove Indie, rock & roll 11pm £4/3 DOME Festival Feedback Friday Talk to the team about what it’s like behind-the-scenes 3pm £free ENGINE ROOM Vic Godard & Subway Sect, The Fallen Leaves, Fractured, DJ Ian Part Time Live music of the heavy kind 7pm £10/9 ENTOURAGE Fresh Fridays! It’s a student social 8pm £free FISHBOWL The Black Lodge Disco soul and electrofunk mixed up and served with a slice of joy 9pm £free FUNKYFISH The Funkyfish Club Funky DJ Delboy spins 4 funky decades on 4 funky decks. How many funky hands does this funky man have? 10pm £6/3.50 GEMINI Acoustic Live music 2pm £free GLOBE The Soul of Brighton: DJ Mick Fuller Philly beats and soul-steppers 9pm £free HAMPTON Mod For It! Motown, soul and new wave 8pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE From Plan To Progress Album Launch: The Fall Through, The Junk, Meatloaf At Marys, Skurvi Live music from bands with weird names 8.30pm £free HONEYCLUB Lollipop Get your tongue out and your fingers sticky to R&B and hip hop and pop treats 11pm tbc HORSE & GROOM The Diablos Kickin country 9pm £free HOPE Da Doo Ron Ron It’s Alive!: Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons, Ramona, The Racket, DJ Simon Bridger Live musical treats and 60s beats 8pm £6/5 HYDRANT UPSTAIRS Knees Up With Mr Lewis, The Rosey Cheeked Viking House and beats 9pm £2 JAM Scene Urban art and fashion 10pm £5 JAZZ PLACE Drum & Bass D&B night 11am £tbc KOMEDIA DOWN Krater Comedy Club Quality stand-up 7.30pm £14.50/10; Born Bad Popular rockabilly scenesters go mental with slicked back hair and patterned dresses 11pm £6/5 LANSDOWNE PLACE HOTEL Live jazz in the Peacock Bar 8pm £free LATEST MUSIC BAR Sirens: The Lust Days Of Disco Burlesque cabaret pole party with promises of Go Go Boys, Disco Dollies and Shagadelic surprises all night 10pm £7/5 LIFE Big Fish Little Fish Cardboard Box: Big Fish Vs AKA AKA ROAR Foamo, Nick Sabin Fidget, bass, electro 11pm £4 LOFT Club Malicious: Pete Von Sleaze Playing alternative sleaze and cheese, you lucky thing 9pm £5/3/2 NORTHERN LIGHTS DJ Abo Rare funk soul and beats 8.30pm £free OCEANA The World In One Night Is it too much to be promising the world? 7 themed rooms for your partying pleasure 8pm £8/6/5/free OLD MARKET Mim Grey Performing songs from Grey Matters with a 6-piece band 8pm £13 OM Mimetic: Ivan Banbero Bruno, Bruno Otranto Music 8pm £free R BAR Smithy In The Mix: DJ Smithy Spunky house, pop and chart mash-ups 7pm £free REVENGE Lollipop Vs Starlight House treats and manly meats, and Lollipop Gleeks doing a tribute to Glee 10pm £6/5/3/free ST. LUKES Mercury Quartet Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time and two world premiers 7.30pm £6/4 SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions: Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham Chunky to dirty house 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Salome Oscar Wilde’s unforgettable verse tragedy 2.30pm/7.45pm £various THREE & TEN Will Sumsuch Eclectic tunes and

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beats in the house 10pm £free VICTORY Beans On Toast Blackbelt Jones serves up slices of hip hop 9pm £free VOLKS Conscious Sounds: Culture Freeman, Satta, Arkital Sound, Unity Hi-Fi, King Spinner, Kosine, Xnation Dubstep, jungle and hip hop 10pm £6 WEST HILL TAVERN Envy: Electro, dance and hip hop 10pm £free WESTERN FRONT Release Alternative indie, disco, old skool dance and party classics for you to stick in your pipe and smoke 9pm £free WORLD’S END Bass Warfare Various DJs 8pm £free

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saturday 19th

AUDIO Baby Bird Live music from melodramatic popsters 7.30pm £12/10; Club: SOL: Hot City, Schtumm Dance party 11pm £tbc ABOVE AUDIO Mex Keeping the party alive with a blend of hip hop, funk and soul records Noon £free ANCIENT MARINER Acoustic Sessions Live music for your aural pleasure 8pm £free BELUSHI’S BAR Unplugged: The Pillbillys Live acoustic duo 9pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Good Times: Over 25s’ Party With Mick Fuller 9pm £5 BRUNSWICK Beggar Joe, Left At The Robot, Century Spring Live music 8pm £5 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Cazza Karaoke Get your rocks off 9pm £free COALITION Blow After Party: Vincent Manganaro, Alex Outram, Aaron Palaez 3am £7/5/4 CONCORDE 2 King & I Album Launch Party, A Band Called Alice, The Messaround, Dr Bluegrass, Hillbilly 8 Live talent 8pm £5 DIGITAL Supercharged: Plump DJs Dance savvy 11pm £tbc DOME Billy Elliot Youth Theatre Showcase Various performers 7pm £5 ENTOURAGE Release: DJ Ash Hunt Spinning grooves 8pm £free FIDDLER’S ELBOW DJ Abo & Ally Smith Jazz Rooms legends playing dirty funk for all you filthy beat freaks 9pm £free FORTUNE OF WAR Good Noyz: Sarah Sweeney, Alex Sweeney, Martin Lewis, Duchy P Brighton debut for London collective. Spinning global sounds 9pm £free FREEBUTT Civilian, Dreamkid Live music 7.30pm £3 FUNKY BUDDHA Johnny Rocks, Senor Mick Techno and disco 11pm £5 FUNKYFISH The Funkyfish Club Funky DJ Delboy spins 4 funky decades on 4 funky decks. How many funky hands does this funky man have? 10pm £6/3.50 GEMINI The Move Ons Live band 2pm £free GLOBE Donkey Pitch: Ghost Mutt, DP Head nodding electronica and hip hop 9pm £free GRAND CENTRAL Panda Bear, Noise Attack Dissonant pop, obscure hip hop and synth-tastic space disco biscuits to dip in your beer 9pm £free HEIST Home: Sean Quinn Home is where the house is 9pm £free HONEYCLUB Sevensins: Stonebridge Get ready for that techno-house sound, with sexy R&B in the 2nd room 11pm £10 HYDRANT Hey Colossus, Gorse, Sloath, Falling Boy Live music of the intelligent post rock kind with an album release for Gorse 8pm £5 JAM The Doctors Orders: Motown Vs Def Jam Special Album launch party for Ty’s ‘Special Kind Of Fool’ 9pm £7/5 JAZZ PLACE Trance-Nation: Destiny, Anne Marie, GeneDefekt Strictly Come Trancing!!! 10pm £free KOMEDIA DOWN Krater Comedy Club Stand-up shenanigans 7pm/10.30pm £17.50/15 KOMEDIA STUDIO Spellbound 80s night for people who hate hate 80s so no Jacko no Jovi no Wham! 9pm £5/4 KOMEDIA UP Trailer Trash: Barbarella! Cult moviethemed club extravaganza featuring the usual hip-hop,

glam trash, film scenes and stage acts 9.30pm £10/8 LIFE Maxxi Soundsystem Beach terrace party 6pm £free; Hold Up! Indie night 11pm £5 LOFT Star In A Bar Live music details tbc NORTHERN LIGHTS The Hush Club Rhythm & blues, soul, ska and garage 9pm £free OCEANA The World In One Night Is it too much to be promising the world? 7 themed rooms for your partying pleasure 8pm £8/6/5/free OM Consciousness Collective All types of house in the house of OM 8pm £free PAVILION THEATRE The Scarecrow Story of two enemies, for ages 5 - 9 11am/2pm £7/5 PHOENIX Factory: Bunty, 55th Flotilla, Grow Claws, Stillborn With Apples, Petrusco Fundraiser for Phoenix with performances and music in the spirit of fun 8pm £tbc PRINCE ALBERT Club Meow Meow Live music 8pm £tbc PROVIDENCE Rock Night: Shoot The Dead, Catching Fire, Liquid Fuse Live music 8pm £2 R BAR Kinky Classics DJ King K mashing up the decks with some funky spunky house Noon £free REVENGE Kinky Dangerous With DJs Stewart T and Smiffy, playing pop and house 10.30pm £8/6/4/free PV Booty Call: DJ Rascal Dance party 8pm £free SIDEWINDER Harry K’s ‘Simply Dredd’ It’s a reggae bootleg party 8pm £free SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions: Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham, Dave King Chunky to dirty house 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Salome Oscar Wilde’s unforgettable verse tragedy 2.30pm/7.45pm £various THREE & TEN Monkey Tunes and beats and solid grooves 10pm £free VOLKS Frequency: Calyx & Teebee, D Double U, High Maintenance, Deceit Filthy dubstep, D&B, liquid and jump up 10pm £1 WEST HILL TAVERN Artists Only Pop a la Francais avec synth sounds 9pm £free WORLD’S END The Meow Meows Live band action 8pm £free WESTERN FRONT Release Alternative indie, disco, old skool dance and party classics for you to stick in your pipe and smoke 9pm £free WHITE RABBIT DJ Luca Latin beats and old skool hip hop 9.30pm £free XUMA Happy Saturdays: DJ Joe Playing a mix of dance floor party vibes and jazzy grooves 9pm £free

sunday 20th

AUDIO Sunday Sundae Get mish-mashed with the beautiful people on the ‘day of rest’. Expect house classics 6pm £4/2 BRUNSWICK Ukulele Sundays 30-strong band playing your faves 3pm £free BRIGHTON CENTRE Britain’s Got Talent: The Live Tour From the peeps who brought you Susan Boyle 1.30pm/6.30pm £32.50 COALITION Frequency: DJ Verity Mayes, Yusef Sebaiti DJs spinning house, breaks, electros 10pm £2/ free DUKE OF NORFOLK Chip & Friends & Max Live music 9pm £free FISHBOWL Recovery?: Asbest The Moor King Chilled blend of reggae and soul for you to mooch around to 9pm £free FIDDLER’S ELBOW Sham-Rock Open Mic Guinness-sodden legendary open slot 8.30pm £free FREEBUTT Jeff Klein Live music 7.30pm £7 GEMINI The Summertime Miracle Band Live music by the sea 2pm £free GREAT EASTERN Phil Mills Live blues 8pm £free HONEYCLUB Afrodisiac: Jon Byrne & Steven James Sexy house to keep the weekend alive 11pm £3/2 JAM Pretty Neat Records Launch Party: Sol & Sample, Altimeter, Warsaw, Stavros, Organic Matter Electo music label raising funds for mental health charity Mind 8pm £11/6 KOMEDIA DOWN Krater Comedy Club Stand up joy 8pm £11/6 PAVILION THEATRE Sing-Along-A-Sandwich-OnA-Sunday: Lorraine Bowen Singing shanties to pop to drinking songs in this workshop 11am £20 PRINCE ALBERT Moon Duo Live music featuring

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Ripley from Wooden Ships 8pm £11/9 R BAR Sublime Sundays Live acoustic action and karaoke Noon £free SEVEN STARS Mike the Mic Live music from Mike and his chums 4pm £free SUGAQUBE Club Sunday Dirty filthy house beats 2pm £free THREE & TEN Strung Out Sundays DJ action 8pm £free WESTERN FRONT Sunset Party tuuunes to round off yr weekend 6pm £free WHITE RABBIT Jazz Sundays Live music 3pm £free XUMA Jazz: Diego Parada From live duos to quartets 8.30pm £free

monday 21st

BELUSHI’S BAR Latin Mondayz Dance to the salsa and samba 10pm £free BRUNSWICK Surfers Against Sewage Surft films all night 8pm £tbc COALITION Trash Mondays Filthy fun for students 10pm £3/2 GEMINI Acoustic Times Best of the local catch 2pm £free HAMPTON Music Quiz Test your wits for prizes and entertainment 8pm £1 INK Miami Mondays: Mikey Breaks, Hoodem Electro pop anthems 8pm £free LIFE Aka Aka Roar: Nosaj Thing, Temple, Ben White Inspirational dubstep, 2 Step and techno 11pm £3/2 LATEST MUSIC BAR T.U.R.D.S. Open Mic Ukulele massive present the Bobby McGees 7.30pm £5/4 LUCKY VOICE Worthy Worker Mondays Free singing for peeps who do good in their work, which includes charity workers, the filth and nurses 8pm £free JAM I.O.U. Comedy: James Acaster, Matt Forde, Rich Perry, Andy Bryant, Jaq Bayles, Roz Ryan Live and cheap comedy (the cost not the gags) 8pm £3 OCEANA Pure Filth Promises a sexy, fasionable and glam student night with cheap drinks to get you thinking that it is 9pm £2.50/free PAVILION THEATRE Four Plays at the Pav: Swimming at the Ritz The first of 4 plays, this one by Charles Leipart 8pm £10 PRESTON MANOR Ghost Investigation Dare to spend the night in Brighton’s most haunted house an Edwardian manor with a family pets’ graveyard and oodles of history 8pm £50 PRINCE ALBERT Born To Lose Live bands 8pm £tbc R BAR Quiz With Liz 8pm £1 SIDEWINDER Poker night It’s about time for a gambling habit 9pm £5 SUGAQUBE SoulShyne Sessions: DJ Mike Fuller Sexy disco house and yankee garage 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Spamalot Monty Python-esque musical feat. Always Look On the Bright(on) Side Of Life 2.30pm/7.45pm £various VOLKS Strictly Reggae: Big T Dancehall, roots, revival 10pm £5/4.50

Tuesday 22nd

ABOVE AUDIO Fresh Acoustic Random acts of liveness 7pm £free AUDIO Club: Wasted Youth 100% Indie 11pm £2/1 BASEMENT Serious Sam Barrett, Will Burns, The Sea Will Decide Live Americana and roots-folk 7.30pm £6

BELUSHI’S BAR Elements D&B party 9pm £1 BELUSHI’S BELOW Mods & Sods It’s the 60s and you’ve got a nice moped 10pm £free BRUNSWICK Open Mic Come and play 8.30pm

£free

CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Will Hodgson Pinkhaired punk comic 8pm £7 COALITION Don’t Forget - Fiesta R&B, disco, pop, funky latin and house music to shake your booty to 10.30pm £3/2 CONCORDE 2 BIMM End Of Term Party See the talent do their thang 7pm £4 DIGITAL Glitterati Massive student night with a jet-

setter, elitist, cliquey theme. Expect everything from funky house to R&B to indie dance 11pm £4/3 DUKE OF NORFOLK Open Mic 9pm £free EXCHANGE Poker Get off your computer and play with real people 8pm £free FIDDLER’S ELBOW Quizness Time Test your wits 8pm £1 FREEBUTT Victorian English Gentlemen’s Club Live music 7.30pm £5 GEMINI Acoustic Times Best of the local catch 2pm £free GLOBE Basement Cinema Showing classics and underground screenings, with free popcorn oh boy!!

8pm £free HONEYCLUB Salsa Brighton & Latin Fever Sort out yr two left feet at the salsa & merengue lessons at 9, then stay for freestyle club action afters 9pm £tbc JAM Out Of The Blue: IAM: YOUR HERO, Attic Fate, My Element Live music action 8pm £5; Trip Out Eclectic mix of electro swing, breaks and trip hop 11pm £2 KOMEDIA UP McIntosh Ross Scottish songwriters take new album Great Lakes on the road 7.30pm £22.50 LATEST MUSIC BAR Small Gods, Alice Shaw, Amy Tinsley Live bluesy rock 8pm £3 LIFE The Vice Social Student dance night 11pm £3/2 LUCKY VOICE Lucky Tuesdays After singing, folks can pick a prize from the Lucky Dip box 8pm £free PAVILION THEATRE Four Plays at the Pav: Swimming at the Ritz The first of 4 plays, this one by Charles Leipart 8pm £10 PRINCE ALBERT Monocure, Whitebus, Flexability Live music 8pm £tbc RBAR Twisted Karaoke Donate to sing 8pm £1 REVENGE Sound As A Pound: Ruby Roo Sprinkling cheese on top of your pop 11pm £1 SEVEN STARS Retro Cult Classic Film Night Exactly that. Check sevenstarsbrighton.co.uk to vote for a film 8pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Spamalot Monty Python-esque musical feat. Always Look On the Bright(on) Side Of Life 2.30pm/7.45pm £various

wednesday 23rd

ABOVE AUDIO Doctors Orders A heavy prescription of hip hop and soul 7pm £free AUDIO Supercharged: Outlook Festival Launch Beats and treats 11pm £5/4 BELUSHI’S BAR Old Skool Sessions 90s house party 10pm £free BRUSWICK Ferry Of Fools Comedy about France, fruit wasps and permaculture 3pm £8/6 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Elis James Stand up comedy 8pm £5 CONCORDE 2 El Vez It’s a mis-leading name as it’s actually a tribute to KISS 8pm £15 CORN EXCHANGE Superfreakonomics Live!

Challenging the way we think and showing the world for what it really is 8pm £12.50/10 DIGITAL The Poundance Dance floor destroyers with entry cheaper than chips 11pm £1 DUKE OF NORFOLK Quiz Night Get your thinking cap on 9pm £1 ENTOURAGE Off Your Boots Sports and music 7pm £free FISHBOWL Fisherman’s Chronicles Acoustic jam open mic session 8pm £free FREEBUTT Bo Ningen, Dokkebiq Live music 7.30pm £7 GEMINI Afrodelic Fresh pop, smooth R&B, super soul all by the sea 2pm £free GRAND CENTRAL Harry Tricks & The Magic Number Live gipsy swing 8.30pm £free HECTOR’S HOUSE Mammoth Battle of the Bands Rock and metal 8pm £free JAZZ PLACE Gigglestock Comedy to lighten your day 7.30pm £5/4 LATEST MUSIC BAR The Beautiful Launch ‘Mystery Pop’ Get some fancy dress on to make yourself a mystery 7.30pm £4 LOFT Shock Shock Indie night 10pm £4/3

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OCEANA Get Lost Student night 9pm £4/3/2 OM CV: George Buko Deepest house 8pm £tbc OPEN HOUSE England vs Slovenia Uninterrupted coverage on the projector screen 4pm £free PAVILION THEATRE Four Plays at the Pav: Reelings The 3rd of 4 plays, this one by Jeff Thomson 8pm £10 PRINCE ALBERT The Crazy World of Arther Brown Live music 8pm £tbc PV World Cup Football Sports Quiz Get it right to win cash 8pm £free R BAR Alternative Beats DJ Beast and co bringing you mash-ups and electro vibes 7pm £free SIDEWINDER The Sidewinder Garden Quiz Name the faces picture round and headline drawing round 8pm £free

SUGAQUBE Bar Grooves Djs spinning 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Spamalot Monty Python-esque musical feat. Always Look On the Bright(on) Side Of Life 2.30pm/7.45pm £various THREE & TEN UPSTAIRS Katy and Rach Impro comedy 8pm £8/6 VICTORY Glue Gun 91 Life! Death! And PRIZES!! 8pm £free

VOLKS The Mighty Aba Shanti: Heavy Weight Sound Stystem, Sound of Jah Lightening and Thunder Massive beats and bass 10pm £tbc XUMA Quiz Night 2nd place wins the biggest prize 8.30pm £free

thursday 24th

ABOVE AUDIO Disco With Maxxi Soundsystem DJs 7pm £free AUDIO Bastard Pop Beach Party Musical mash up 11pm £2 BELUSHI’S BAR Karaoke 90s house party 9pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Party On The Ceiling Indie bands & DJ action 9.30pm £free BRUNSWICK Salsa Night, Caliente Music and dancing 8pm £10/8 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Brighton Bike Night Bikers’ social 7pm £free; Scott Capurro Outrageous SF comic 8pm £9 COALITION Secret Discotheque Retro disco, 80s pop and other ‘uncool’ tunes 10.30pm £3/2/1 CONCORDE 2 BIMM End Of Term Party 2 See the talent do their thang. This is the 2nd party in a week 7pm £4 DIGITAL Kele Dirty electro joy from Bloc Party’s frontfellow 7pm £12.50 DOME Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra NYC band on tour after residency at the Barbican Centre 7.30pm £35/29.50 DUKE OF NORFOLK Thomas, Jonny & Eyal Live music 9pm £free ENTOURAGE iPod Tastic Largest group dominates the dancefloor shuffle 7pm £free EXCHANGE Quiz Night Fire up your noggin for loadsa prizes 8.45pm £1.50 FIDDLER’S ELBOW Fresh Acoustics New talent 8.30pm £free FISHBOWL Residents Association: DJ Will Sumsuch Hip hop, funk, disco, world & house 10pm £free GEMINI The Summertime Miracle Band Live music by the sea 2pm £free GLOBE Rockoustic Live music from local talent 9pm £free GRAND CENTRAL Swing DeVille Duo Gypsy jazz 8.30pm £free GREAT EASTERN The Crucks Live country 9pm £free HANBURY Steve Mason Haunting accoustic fella, great for this venue 8pm £10 HECTOR’S HOUSE It’s Alive! Free live music showcase 8pm £free HONEYCLUB The One: Squiz, Ben-G, Matt Jiggens, Gazz Marlow, Paul Hillyer Promising a sexy mix of R&B, hip hop and the dreaded funky house. Oh, and some indie 11pm £1 JAM Thursday Night Fish Fry Early 50s US rhythm &

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blues and original Jamaican ska 10pm £3 JAZZ PLACE Club Contort Yourself: Sloath Early 60s psych, post-punk and projections with a live band at midnight 10pm £3 KOMEDIA DOWN Comic Boom: Hal Cruttenden Quality stand-up with Seann Walsh and chums 8pm £8.50/6.50 LATEST MUSIC BAR 27 Club Breathing new life to blues classics 8pm £4 LIFE Shameless: C-Dogg, DJ Nause Spinning the best and worst of half a century 11pm £1 LUCKY VOICE Lucky Voice Live Lounge: Jetglo & The Gecko Brothers Live band playing a selection of covers and original songs 8pm £free MARLBOROUGH THEATRE The Maydays Present: Jay Rhoderick Impro comedy kings 8.30pm £8 OCEANA Pound Party: Mike Panteli Juice FM DJ gets the party started 9pm £6/5/free OLD MARKET St Christopher’s School: Peace Child Dancing, singing and acting to bring a message of goodwill 7.30pm £8 OM Thank Funk Funk and groove of the rare kind 8pm £tbc PAVILION THEATRE Four Plays at the Pav: Reelings The 3rd of 4 plays, this one by Jeff Thomson 8pm £10 PRINCE ALBERT Utopia 7, SunSetSin, Blondes In Tokyo Live music 8pm £tbc R BAR Girls On Top Vs Emergency Room Warm Up!: DJ Fifilicious, Louise C Party tuuunes 12pm £free REVENGE Girls On Top Vs Emergency Room: DJ Smithy, DJ Louise C, DJ Fifilicious Dump your girlfriend and make out with someone else’s 10.30pm £4/3/free SIDEWINDER Ants In The Carpet British music from 1980s to now 8pm £free SUGAQUBE Weekend Warmup: Jay North Upfront house and anthems 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Spamalot Monty Python-esque musical feat. Always Look On the Bright(on) Side Of Life 2.30pm/7.45pm £various WHITE RABBIT Open Mic: The Move Ons Hosted by musicians so no awkward silences 8pm £free XUMA Get Ready For The Weekend Mysterious DJ to get you in the mood 9pm £free

friday 25th

ABOVE AUDIO Above Audio Bar Sessions On rotation: Benji Boko, Andy Mac, James D’ley, Contraband, Senor Mick, Willerby, :Kinema: and Battery Powered 7pm £free AUDIO 5 Years of Dirtybird: Justin Martin, J Philip Come celebrate 11pm £5 BELUSHI’S BAR Muy Loco Pop, house and R&B 9pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Club Flash 80s pop disco and dressup with photobooth galore 10pm £3/2/1 BEE’S MOUTH Hot-Tip Hi-Fi Regge, rocksteady and roots, man 8.30pm £free CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK The Vinyl Countdown Pop and rock on scratchy plastic 9pm £free; Fetish Party Get your rubber, latex, leather bits on 10pm £10 CONCORDE 2 Smash & Grab Brighton: Queens of Noize, Baby Grace, Sally Sexface Expect a photobooth, dress up box, 80s pop anthems, 90s hip hop and some slow dance action too 10pm £6 DIGITAL Stonelove Indie, rock & roll 11pm £4/3 ENTOURAGE Fresh Fridays! It’s a student social 8pm £free FISHBOWL Latenight Lounging: DJ Blush Guest DJ players her selction of rollin’ underground house 9pm £free FITZHERBERTS Come Down From The Mountain: The Oh! Be Joyfuls Live country, blues and Americana 8pm £free FREEBUTT House Of Dolls, The Black Strands, The Vagabonds Live music 7.30pm £7 FUNKYFISH The Funkyfish Club Funky DJ Delboy spins 4 funky decades on 4 funky decks. How many funky hands does this funky man have? 10pm £6/3.50 GEMINI Acoustic Live music 2pm £free GLOBE Together In Eclectic Dreams Guest DJs playing genre spanning tunes 9pm £free HAMPTON Mod For It! Motown, soul and new wave

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8pm £free

HANBURY Mojo To Go Go 60s grooves to shake your booty to 10pm £6 HECTOR’S HOUSE Dirty Water Records Live bands and Stay Sick DJs 8pm £tbc HONEYCLUB I love R&B: Squiz, Ben G House fused with a twist of hip hop 11pm £free JAM Viva La Revolution: Avondale45, The Hi Sides Live music 8pm £4/3; Dirty Money Dirty grime, garage, hip hop 11pm £4/3 JAZZ PLACE Teen Creeps Electroclash, 1977, rap, indie, riot grrl and synth as well as live band action 11pm £5/4

KOMEDIA DOWN Krater Comedy Club Stand-up shenanigans 7.30pm £14.50/£10 KOMEDIA STUDIO Brighton Jazz Club Featuring total legends 8pm £8/6 LANSDOWNE PLACE HOTEL Live jazz in the Peacock Bar 8pm £free LATEST MUSIC BAR The Funky Buddha Band Playing original and contemporary funk and soul to get you movin and groovin 8pm £5 LOFT Club Malicious: Pete Von Sleaze Playing alternative sleaze and cheese, you lucky thing 9pm £5/3/2

LIFE Big Fish Little Fish Cardboard Box: High Rankin Fidget, bass, electro 11pm £4 NEPTUNE The Diablos Kickin country 9pm £free NORTHERN LIGHTS Juhannus Celebrating midsummers the Nordic way, with flowers in your hair and some pole-dancing (not that kind) Noon £free OCEANA The World In One Night Is it too much to be promising the world? 7 themed rooms for your partying pleasure 8pm £8/6/5/free OM OM & Friends: Billy Nasty & The Priory Boys Live music 8pm £free PAVILION THEATRE Four Plays at the Pav: Two Sisters The 2nd of 4 plays, this one by Gail Louw 8pm £10

PRINCE ALBERT Salter Cane, Call Me Jolene, Caramel Jack Live music 8pm £4 R BAR Smithy In The Mix: DJ Smithy Spunky house, pop and chart mash-ups 7pm £free REVENGE Lollipop Gleeks Vs Starlight House treats and manly meats, and Lollipop Gleeks doing a tribute to Glee 10pm £6/5/3/free SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions: Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham, Mick Yeoman Chunky to dirty house 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Spamalot Monty Python-esque musical feat. Always Look On the Bright(on) Side Of Life 2.30pm/7.45pm £various THREE & TEN DJ Paul Eclectic tunes and beats with a solid groove 10pm £free THREE & TEN UPSTAIRS Rabbit In The Headlights: Laura Mugridge New and rising stand-ups 8pm £6/5 VOLKS Girls Vs Boys Techno Battle Beats bass and booty 11pm £10/8 WEST HILL TAVERN Envy Indie, synth pop, dance, hip hop glee 10pm £free WESTERN FRONT Release Alternative indie, disco, old skool dance and party classics for you to stick in your pipe and smoke 9pm £free WORLD’S END Unity Hi-Fi Roots, dub and reggae just for you 8pm £free XUMA Weekly Windown The DJ promises to spice up your life 9pm £free

saturday 26th

ABOVE AUDIO Mex Keeping the party alive with a blend of hip hop, funk and soul records Noon £free AUDIO SOL Sessions: Solo, Oli Dab Vs Robin House of electro & techno 11pm £free BELUSHI’S BAR Unplugged: Aeroplane Blondes Live band 9pm £free BELUSHI’S BELOW Good Times: Over 25s’ party With Mick Fuller 9pm £5 CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Laugh Down Babylon Cheap as chips comedy 9pm £2 COALITION Wired Forward thinking tunes and visuals innit 11pm £8; DPM After Party The party continues right here with more house, electro and techno 3am

£7/5/4

CONCORDE 2 Elliot Minor York’s answer to Fall Out Boy 7pm £10; A Bunch Of Cuts, Funkion 1 Dubstep to D&B 11pm £tbc COWLEY CLUB When Monsters Walk Live music of the odd kind 8pm £donation DIGITAL Playroom Crazy fun times 11pm £12/10 ENTOURAGE Release: DJ Ash Hunt Spinning grooves 8pm £free FISHBOWL Daddy Marcus Soul, disco funk 9pm £free

FORTUNE OF WAR DJ Chicken George A special Texas treat courtesy of Tru Thoughts 9pm £free FREEBUTT The Morning Benders Live music 8pm

£8/6

FUNKY BUDDHA Pete Herbert, Sam Watts, Neal Lewis Techno and disco thrown into the mixer and served with crushed ice and a straw 11pm £5 FUNKYFISH The Funkyfish Club Funky DJ Delboy spins 4 funky decades on 4 funky decks. How many funky hands does this funky man have? 10pm £6/3.50 GEMINI Commodor 64 Live music by the sea 1pm £free GRAND CENTRAL Panda Bear, Noise Attack Dissonant pop, obscure hip hop and synth-tastic space disco biscuits to dip in your beer 9pm £free HANBURY Stick It On You can apply to DJ at stickiton. co.uk 10pm £6 HEIST Home: Sean Quinn Home is where the house is 9pm £free HONEYCLUB Hed Kandi House music of the sexy kind 11pm £10 JAZZ PLACE Roots Garden Roots reggae 11pm £5/4 JAM The Recommender: Wolf Gang, Luxury Living, Battery Powered DJs Live music and fun times with Brighton’s fave bloggers 8pm £5 KOMEDIA DOWN Krater Comedy Club Stand-up shenanigans 7pm & 10.30pm £17.50/15 KOMEDIA STUDIO Da Doo Ron Ron 60s Brit Girl Special: Chris ‘Da Doo’ King, Simon Bridger 60s girl garage nuggets and Motown mixes, what a treat! 11pm £6/5 LIFE Maxxi Soundsystem Beach terrace party 6pm £free; Hold Up! Indie night 11pm £5 LOFT Punk Rock Karaoke Apparently now with Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing, which ain’t quite punk rock 8pm £tbc NORTHERN LIGHTS Juhannus Celebrating midsummers’ the Nordic way, with flowers in your hair and some pole-dancing (not that kind) Noon £free OCEANA The World In One Night Is it too much to be promising the world? 7 themed rooms for your partying pleasure 8pm £8/6/5/free OM Liz Edwards New venture 8pm £free PAVILION THEATRE Four Plays at the Pav: Joe, Ho Ho The 4th of 4 plays, this one by Gail Louw 8pm £10 PROVIDENCE Rock Night: Who Knows, Spoken Spires, The Rylics, Bygone Live music 8pm £2 PV Gill’s 29th: Uniform Party Come celebrate the landlady’s birthday with DJ Bad Drag 8pm £free R BAR Kinky Classics DJ King K mashing up the decks with some funky spunky house Noon £free REVENGE Kinky Dangerous With DJs Stewart T and Smiffy, playing pop and house 10.30pm £8/6/4/free SIDEWINDER Danceteria: Bushy, Ed & Toast Stoking the musical embers to light a disco, boogie and house fire 8pm £free SUGAQUBE Suga Sessions: Brian ‘Cheets’ Cheetham Chunky to dirty house 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Spamalot Monty Python-esque musical feat. Always Look On the Bright(on) Side Of Life 2.30pm/7.45pm £various THREE & TEN Rusty Ryan Funk soul hip hop 10pm £free VICTORY Up Against It Born Bad DJs 9pm £free VOLKS Lunarcy Full Moon Party 14th Birthday: Mr Natural, The Lunarcy Soundsystem Celebrating the last squillion years of legendary sessions dropping all manner of basses 11pm £5 WHITE RABBIT DJ Luca Latin beats and old skool hip hop 9.30pm £free WEST HILL TAVERN L’Amour Electronique French pop and synthesized sounds pour vous 9pm £free WESTERN FRONT Release Alternative indie, disco, old skool dance and party classics for you to stick in your pipe and smoke 9pm £free WORLD’S END Punk As F**K: The Gutter Urchins

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Local punk revival 8pm £free XUMA Saturday Sessions: DJ Joe Playing a mix of dance floor party vibes and jazzy grooves 9pm £free

sunday 27th

AUDIO Sunday Sundae Get mish-mashed with the beautiful people on the ‘day of rest’. Expect house classics 6pm £4/2 BRUNSWICK Alan Barnes Outstanding jazz saxophonist 8pm £tbc COALITION Frequency: DJ Verity Mayes, Yusef Sebaiti DJs spinning house, breaks, electros 10pm £2/ free

CONCORDE 2 Breakestra: Chali 2na, DJ Format Jurassic 5 legend gives us funk and hip hop 7pm £12 CORN EXCHANGE Reginald D Hunter Clever TV funnyman 8pm £17 DOME Hairy Bikers: Big Night Out Si King and Dave Myers step out of your TV to give you live cooking and chat 7.30pm £21.50/19.50 DUKE OF NORFOLK Chip & Friends & Max Live music 9pm £free FIDDLER’S ELBOW Sham-Rock Open Mic Guinness-sodden legendary open slot 8.30pm £free FISHBOWL Recovery?: Asbest The Moor King Chilled blend of reggae and soul for you to mooch around to 9pm £free FREEBUTT Memoryhouse Live music 7.30pm £6.50 GEMINI Afrodelic Fresh pop, smooth R&B, super soul all by the sea 2pm £free GLOBE Hot Tip Hi Fi 100% Jamaican reggae from the 60s and 70s 9pm £free GREAT EASTERN Jonny Green Live country an rock & roll 8pm £free HONEYCLUB Afrodisiac: Jon Byrne & Steven James Sexy house to keep the weekend alive 11pm £3/2 KOMEDIA STUDIO The Maydays: Tonight’s Top Story feat The Argus Impro musicians give us the lastest news 8pm £7/5 KOMEDIA UP Liz Carr: It Hasn’t Happened Yet Disabled comedian challenges conventional perceptions of comedy, insecurity, fame and fish 7.30pm £10/8 PAVILION THEATRE Four Plays at the Pav: Joe, Ho Ho The 4th of 4 plays, this one by Gail Louw 8pm £10 PRINCE ALBERT Winging It Comedy Afternoon Live funnies 3pm £free R BAR Sublime Sundays Live acoustic action and karaoke Noon £free SEVEN STARS Mike the Mic Live music from Mike and his chums 4pm £free SIDEWINDER Vortex Live acoustic from Brighton and beyond 7pm £free SUGAQUBE Club Sunday Dirty filthy house beats 2pm £free THREE & TEN Will Sumsuch Eclectic tunes and beats in the house 10pm £free WEST HILL TAVERN Sun Daze Shoegaze, nu gaze and beautiful noise 8pm £free WESTERN FRONT Sunset Party tuuunes to round off yr weekend 6pm £free WHITE RABBIT Jazz Sundays Live music 3pm £free XUMA Jazz: Diego Parada From live duos to quartets 8.30pm £free

monday 28th

ANCIENT MARINER Quiz Hosted by the lovely Sarah with a boozy bonus round 8pm £1 BELUSHI’S BAR Latin Mondayz Dance to the salsa and samba 10pm £free COALITION Trash Mondays Filthy fun for students 10pm £3/2 CORN EXCHANGE Tea Dance Ballroom Workshop Drink tea and cha-cha-cha 6pm £15/8 DUKE OF YORK’S CINEMA NT Live: London Assurance 6.50pm FREEBUTT The Middle East, Pearly Gate Music Live music 7.30pm £7 GEMINI Acoustic Times Best of the local catch 2pm

£5

£free

HAMPTON Music Quiz Test your wits for prizes and entertainment 8pm £1 INK Miami Mondays: Steve Whittle, Disco Boy Electro pop anthems 8pm £free LIFE Aka Aka Roar Fantastic Mr Fox, Bend White, Paste Inspirational dubstep, 2 Step and techno 11pm

£3/2

OCEANA Pure Filth Promises a sexy, fasionable and glam student night with cheap drinks to get you thinking that it is 9pm £2.50/free PAVILION THEATRE Four Plays at the Pav: Two Sisters The 2nd of 4 plays, this one by Gail Louw 8pm £10

R BAR Quiz With Liz 8pm £1 SIDEWINDER Poker night It’s about time for a gambling habit 9pm £5 SUGAQUBE Cocktail Mondays Chillax house 2pm £free

VOLKS Strictly Reggae: Big T revival 10pm £5/4.50

Dancehall, roots,

Tuesday 29th

ABOVE AUDIO Fresh Acoustic Random acts of liveness 7pm £free AUDIO Wasted Youth Indie club night 11pm £2/1 BELUSHI’S BAR Elements D&B party 9pm £1 BELUSHI’S BELOW Mods & Sods It’s the 60s and you’ve got a nice moped 10pm £free BRUNSWICK Open Mic Come and play 8.30pm £free

CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Nick Heim Stand up comedy from shouty brighton fella 8pm £5 COALITION Don’t Forget - Fiesta R&B, disco, pop, funky latin and house music to shake your booty to 10.30pm £3/2 DIGITAL Glitterati Massive student night with a jetsetter, elitist, cliquey theme. Expect everything from funky house to R&B to indie dance 11pm £4/3 DUKE OF NORFOLK Open Mic 9pm £free EXCHANGE Poker Get off your computer and play with real people 8pm £free FIDDLER’S ELBOW Quizness Time Test your wits 8pm £1 GEMINI Acoustic Times Best of the local catch 2pm £free GLOBE Basement Cinema Showing classics and underground screenings, with free popcorn oh boy!!

8pm £free HONEYCLUB Salsa Brighton & Latin Fever Sort out yr two left feet at the salsa & merengue lessons at 9, then stay for freestyle club action afters 9pm £tbc JAM Out Of The Blue: Heavy Dials, Satta, Mauve Live music action 8pm £5; Trip Out Eclectic mix of electro swing, breaks and trip hop 11pm £2 LIFE The Vice Social Student dance night 11pm £3/2 PAVILION THEATRE Four Plays at the Pav: Two Sisters The 2nd of 4 plays, this one by Gail Louw 8pm £10 PRINCE ALBERT Raising Maisie, Time Brings Age, Poor Little Pierrette Live music 8pm £tbc RBAR Twisted Karaoke Donate to sing 8pm £1 REVENGE Sound As A Pound: Ruby Roo Sprinkling cheese on top of your pop 11pm £1 SEVEN STARS Retro Cult Classic Film Night Exactly that. Check sevenstarsbrighton.co.uk to vote for a film 8pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Canary Touching story about love written by Jonathan Harvey 2.30pm/7.45pm £various

wednesday 30th

ABOVE AUDIO Doctors Orders A heavy prescription of hip hop and soul 7pm £free AUDIO Supercharged: Alix Perez Beats and treats 11pm £3 BELUSHI’S BAR Old Skool Sessions 90s house party 10pm £free CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK The Funnier Farm Stand up comedy from Rob Deering and six others 8pm

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CONCORDE 2 New Young Pony Club Live new wave & electro pop 8pm £12 DIGITAL The Poundance Dance floor destroyers with entry cheaper than chips 11pm £1 DUKE OF NORFOLK Quiz Night Get your thinking cap on 9pm £1 ENTOURAGE Off Your Boots Sports and music 7pm £free FISHBOWL Fisherman’s Chronicles Acoustic jam open mic session 8pm £free GEMINI Afrodelic Fresh pop, smooth R&B, super soul all by the sea 2pm £free GRAND CENTRAL Harry Tricks & The Magic Number Live gypsy swing 8.30pm £free JAM Acoustic Jam Live music from hip hop to soul 8pm £free LATEST MUSIC BAR The Wow Wow Club: DJ Tinistew, Dave Mumbles, Memphis Glee Spinning raw rockabilly, R&B, killer surf and loadsa tunes from the 40s to 60s 8pm £2/1 LOFT Shock Shock Indie night 10pm £4/3 OCEANA Get Lost Student night 9pm £4/3/2 OM CV: George Buko Deepest house 8pm £tbc PAVILION THEATRE Four Plays at the Pav: Swimming at the Ritz The first of 4 plays, this one by Charles Leipart 8pm £10 PRINCE ALBERT Bald Knobbers, Annie Jump Cannon, To Arms Live music 8pm £tbc R BAR Alternative Beats DJ Beast and co bringing you mash-ups and electro vibes 7pm £free SIDEWINDER The Sidewinder Garden Quiz Name the faces picture round and headline drawing round 8pm £free SUGAQUBE Bar Grooves DJs spinning 2pm £free THEATRE ROYAL Canary Touching story about love written by Jonathan Harvey 2.30pm/7.45pm £various XUMA Quiz Night 2nd place wins the biggest prize 8.30pm £free

Exhibitions

A&E GALLERY Not Holding The String Sculpture and animation created from found objects and ephemera £free 11 - 27 June BRIGHTON MUSEUM & ART GALLERY From Sickert to Gertler: Modern British Art from Boxted House Where artists hung out after WW2 Until 12 September £tbc; The Spice of Life We can’t believe it’s taken so long for the curators to put together an exhibition of condiment containers and salt shakers.

Surely Brighton has been crying out for this Until 8 August £free CASTOR AND POLLUX Paul Catherall Work from printmaker and designer of iconic urban landscapes Until 20 June £free CRANE KALMAN Mary McCartney: Off Pointe A Photographic Study of the Royal School of Ballet After Hours 1 June - 17 June £free INK_D Standing Figures: Req Spraycan legend Until 11 July £free OLD MARKET Brighton & Hove Camera Club Showcasing the work of 10 photographers Until 1 August £free PHOENIX GALLERY Dream Home: Gary Barber, Alvaro Collar, Fox Gammidge, Jonathan Gilhooly, Caitlin Hefferman, Rona Innes, Kim L Pace, Natalie Papamichael, Jim Sanders, Ben Thomson Go on a voyeuristic journey through wardrobes and hidden spaces Until 6 June £free RED ROASTER It Is What It Was Anita Baratt’s photography Until 26 June £free HOVE MUSEUM & ART GALLERY Touching Art Touching You: BlindArt Permanent Collection Experience the art through touch and other senses 12 June - 5 September £free SANCTUARY CAFE Passion / Damage Themed work from Brighton Photographers Group 3 -27 June £free UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON GALLERY Lucid Photography BA(Hons) Degree Show 4 - 11 June £free; MA Fine Art Show Checkout the new talent 26 June - 3 July £free

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SIX OF THE Best STRANGEST

ROCK DEATHS

WE ALL KNOW ELVIS DIED ON THE PORCELAIN THRONE BUT ROCKERS HAVE croaked IN FAR ODDER CIRCUMSTANCES… WORDS BY THOMAS H GREEN

During the writing of my book Rock Shrines, about dead rock stars and their memorials, I veered towards famous and influential stars cut off in their prime. Along the way, however, I came across some deaths that were odder than others. These would fit an alternate and rather morbid rating system based on the manner in which they’d died. The following, then, may not be household names (with a couple of possible exceptions) but can lay claim to being the most bizarre deaths in rock’n’roll.

STEVE PEREGRINE TOOK

In 1969 Marc Bolan separated from musical partner Steve Peregrine Took, splitting hippy duo Tyrannosaurus Rex. He shortened the band’s name and became a glam rock icon. Took, a friend of both Syd Barrett and Hawkwind, only ever achieved minor success as a cult underground figure. However, he makes this list by dint of death by cocktail cherry. A prodigious drug user, he combined morphine and magic mushrooms to disastrous effect on 27th October 1980 when, under the influence, he accidentally inhaled said cherry into his windpipe.

SAM COOKE

On 11th December 1964 seminal soul legend Sam Cooke, 33, picked up dodgy good time girl Elisa Boyer and took her to a seedy LA motel. Matters then become murky. Boyer claimed Cooke started to get rough so she escaped, taking his clothes, however she was later found to be a scam artist who picked up men, stole their wallets then nicked their clothes to stop them giving chase. Whatever the truth, a raging Cooke, clad only in his coat, confronted the elderly female motel manager. She shot him down and beat him with a broom handle.

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JEFF PORCARO

Jeff Porcaro was one of the most technically gifted drummers of the 70s and 80s, yet he’s as often remembered for his death fulfilling the Spinal Tap line about their drummer dying in “a bizarre gardening accident”. A founder member of naff US soft-rockers Toto, Porcaro went on to play on many multi-million-selling records, including Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’. He died aged 38 on 5th August 1992 when he suffered a heart attack induced by accidentally inhaling insecticide while working on his garden.

JEFF BUCKLEY

Influential singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley came to a tragic but peculiar end aged only 30. By May 1997 he’d moved to Memphis, ready to record a follow-up to his debut album, ‘Grace’. On 29th he and friend/roadie Keith Foti drove around looking unsuccessfully for their rehearsal rooms. As dusk approached they parked up near Wolf River where, as Foti’s boombox blasted classic rock, Buckley suddenly, randomly went for a swim while singing Led Zeppelin. He disappeared from Foti’s sight. Six days later his body was found.

‘DIMEBAG’ DARRELL ABBOTT

‘Dimebag’ Darrell Abbott was one of heavy rock’s fieriest guitarists. He made his name with 90s metal masters Pantera but when they split in 2001 Abbott formed another band, Damageplan. On 8th December 2004 as Damageplan played a venue in Columbus, Ohio, Nathan Gale, a schizophrenic ex-Marine who believed Pantera could read his mind, broke into the gig, shot Abbott five times onstage and killed three others before the police eventually shot him dead as he held the band’s drum technician hostage.

TERRY KATH

On the afternoon of 23rd January 1978 Terry Kath, 31-year old guitarist with iffy power ballad merchants Chicago, sat around drinking copiously at the Los Angeles home of his friend and roadie Don Johnson. A gun nut, he kept pulling the trigger of an empty revolver while pointing it at his head. He then did the same with an automatic pistol, explaining first, “Don’t worry, it’s not loaded.” The magazine was, indeed, empty. The chamber wasn’t.

Thomas H Green’s Rock Shrines (Ilex Press) is available now.

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