What's On in Brighton

Interview: Murray Matravers From Alternative R&B & Hip-Hop Collective Easy Life Talks Ahead Of Headlining Date @ Brighton Dome
Following the success of their Top 5 debut album Life's A Beach, Easy Life are heading to Brighton Dome, next month, and the band's Murray Matravers took time-out to chat about their forthcoming tour and recently released debut album. 

Art For Hearts: Grab A Bargain Masterpiece From Internationally Acclaimed Artists & Help Save Lives
National charity Heart Research UK has launched the anonymous heART project 2021, an online fundraising campaign that will see hundreds of unique anonymous masterpieces created by huge names from the art world, go under eBay's virtual hammer to raise money for life-saving research.

Fickle Friends Go Wild In Historic Sussex Country House Ahead Of Second Album Release & Date @ Chalk Brighton
In keeping with their DIY ethos Fickle Friends, who are due to play a date at Chalk, Brighton, in January, have made the video for new track Alone themselves, with guitarist Jack Wilson on directorial duties.

Interview: Self Esteem Rises From The Ashes Of Slow Club & Brings Her Pop & Noughties-Era R&B To Patterns Brighton
It might look like Rebecca Taylor - who plays Patterns, Brighton, next month - has reinvented herself as an artist, but if anything, she's done the complete opposite. 

Book Review: A Furious Devotion - The Authorised Story Of Shane MacGowan
"It's nobody's business what anybody drinks. It's nobody's business how long they stay up, where they go when they stay up .. Once that gets stripped away, the last vestige of human dignity is gone, right?” (Shane McGowan).

Brighton Christmas Festival Get Green Light In Effort To Boost The City's Winter Economy
In an attempt to boost Brighton and Hove's winter economy a three-year contract has been granted to Hove-based E3 Events to stage a five-week long Brighton Christmas Festival.

Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of Marvin Gayes What's Going On With The Nu Civilisation Orchestra @ Brighton Dome
Marvin Gaye's seminal album, What's Going On, was released 50 years ago this year and to celebrate the anniversary, Nu Civilisation Orchestra (NCO) will perform its own homage at Brighton Dome on Saturday 30 October.

Ministry Of Sound Bring The Biggest Party On The South Coast To Sussex Next Month
Ministry of Sound has sent out an invite to those from Brighton and beyond to relive the greatest dance music of all time with a new live concert at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, on Friday 26th November 2021.