One of the most successful stage shows of recent times, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, is set to visit Brighton for two nights and take another technological leap forward.
Internationally acclaimed actor Liam Neeson will be seen in 3D holography as the story's narrator and leading a ...
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Who's that lady (who's that lady)/Beautiful lady (who's that lady)/Lovely lady (who's that lady)/Real fine lady (who's that lady) – well as sure as Tamla Motown ruled the airwaves back in the sixties, the lady in question in the Isley Brother’s classic can only be Martha Reeves.
Having been raised the Alabama the church way, Reeves hit teendom and became a fan of R&B and doo-wop music.
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The Maccabees are three albums into their career (no mean feat for a modern day indie-rock band), and their latest release, Given To The Wild, has garnered a plethora of music industry critical acclaim.
But expectations – their own and the outside world’s – made completion of Given To The Wild an intensive period of creativity that at one point seemed beyond ...
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Grotty Camden. Grotty Thursday morning. Graham Coxon sidles out of the cafe, lights up a cigarette and surveys the bit of London that - by default, he insists - has become his 'patch' for the best part of 20 years. "I don't like places," he says. An awkward smile lets you in on the fact that he knows that what he has said sounds a little absurd. "I tried Kent for a year, while my house was being done up, but it wasn't any better. So, there it is."
Back in the café, Graham huddles around his coffee and runs a hand through his tousled hair. Guitarists are supposed to be show-offs by nature. If he were so inc...
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Just over a year ago Brighton & Hove City Council approved a £1m investment in the refurbishment of the Brighton Centre. The beachfront venue, which has hosted some of the top musical acts of the last thirty-five years, has now completed all stages of its much needed renovation.
The Centre, which has a capacity of up to 5,100, is the largest purpose built conference and exhibition ...
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It's been claimed that one-time Never Mind The Buzzcocks presenter, Simon Amstell, started his TV career at Nickoledeon where he was fired for making pop stars uncomfortable, and that he then began presenting the Channel 4 show, Popworld - where he gained a huge following for his groundbreaking work in making pop stars uncomfortable!
The comedian's seemingly off-the-cuff quips have produced such cringe-worthy gems as: "When I was a kid I used to love Bobby Davro. I also liked self-harm and bedwetting, but, you know....
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 Bob Geldof
It seems as good a time as any, what with it being post (Do They Know It's) Christmas, to bring forth the latest going-ons of the Brighton-bound enigmatic and quote-worthy, Saint Bob Geldof.
To get 'that' single out of the way, Geldof makes it clear that its much derided lyrics were never the point in question. It was a song, for a more >>
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This year most music critics have been coming down on the side of PJ Harvey's Let England Shake as their album of 2011. It's one of those all too rare collections that merges both meaning and importance.
Harvey began the writing process with the works of Harold Pinter and T.S. Eliot at the forefront of her creative process.
She has also spoken of researching the histor...
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There's an all too rare opportunity to see a true legend in action when Van Morrison makes an appearance in Brighton, later this year.
Morrison, who structures his music around the conventions of soul music and R&B, is best witnessed live, and has even begun to show a respect for material such as his seminal, Astral Wee...
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There is a man in London so dedicated to Brighton punk band Heavy Load that he has had Praise the Load tattooed on his leg.
Commitment? Absolutely, and if you were to meet this band or hear them play, you would quickly understand why their fans are so passionate about them. The band has now secured a top award from ...
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