Exotic creatures
Dominic Smith talks to Caraline Brown about her novel and “the best feeling in the world” I took myself to Ibiza for a month with a copy of “How To Write A Novel In 30 Days”. I thought I could just go there, set up my desk, look […]
Creature Creature
And the music scene in Brighton? It’s a blessing and a curse.Daniel Scully tells Mick Robinson why Fast guitar hooks, complex keys, intelligent songwriting… What more do you want? Creature Creature have just released their debut album, ‘Two Finger Tantrum’ – described by Rock Lifestyle as ‘the best […]
Tales From Our City
“It might sound glib, but I wrote itbecause I think Brighton is so special.”Daren Kay tells Katrin Johannessen why ‘The Brightonians’ is the debut novel of former advertising copywriter, Daren Kay. It tells the story of a social group in Brighton uncovering a mystery of the past, sparked […]
View From The Hill – Nicholas Lezard
At time of going to press it looks as though – although we cannot be sure, so let’s touch wood – we’re going to be allowed out soon. The days are getting longer, we will be able to meet friends again, or at least do so with a […]
Why we really should wear masks
By Andrew Polmear, our intrepid wine and cheese man – it’s OK kids, he’s a retired doctor Most of us are pretty good at wearing a mask in a public place, possibly because we’d get thrown out if we don’t. But have a look round on a bus or […]
Dirt Royal tell Mick Robinson about their Great Expectations
I’ve been a big fan of this Brighton band since they started a few years ago, and we’ve done some superb gigs together at The Prince Albert, Hotel Pelirocco, two landmark gigs at the Concorde and the 100 Club in London supporting punk legends Sham 69. They also […]
Covid-19 and vaccines – a (retired) doctor writes…
Not only is Andrew Polmear our intrepid wine and cheese man, he’s also a retired doctor and asks… Does delaying the second dose till 12 weeks after the first put us at risk? One of the joys of being a retired doctor is having the satisfaction of responding […]
Hot Off The Block – ShameFaced
In the first of a new regular slot, Mick Robinson profiles up and coming new bands who are making a bit of a splash. First up, ShameFaced from, well, just up the road There’s a huge groundswell of local talent waiting to burst out of their garage, rehearsal […]
Gull About Town – food & drink news: Valentine’s Special
Want to do something lovely for Your Loved One? Want to take them Somewhere Special but can’t because it’s locked down? Well, if you can’t go Somewhere Special… maybe Somewhere Special can come to you…. The Gull has spotted a bit of a trend as she swoops through […]
Books, music… baby clothes?
Everyone loves libraries. Why not extend the idea? Lucas Castellano finds out Every parent knows the story. No sooner have you stocked up on your baby or toddler’s new wardrobe than little Johnny has already outgrown the lot. You’re looking at your bank account and scratching your head […]
The smallest art gallery in the world… probably
What do you do with disused phone boxes? Lucas Castellano puts 10p in the slot and gives Sam Toft a call… If you’ve ever wandered around the streets of Seven Dials to Powis Square you might have come across the rare sight of two telephone boxes side by […]
A Biba-esque emporium
An Aladdin’s Cave where Frida Kahlo sits next to beautiful vintage kimonos while Tintin and Buddha look on. Jed Novick goes in search of the Objet D’ials I want people to feel that they’ve disconnected with the outside world and engaged with the shop when they’ve walked through […]
Back home for one more adventure
What do you do after the jungles of French Guiana and Chicago? Jed Novick finds out I’m outside the newly revamped Eddy, enjoying an afternoon drink and chat with Mark and Hatt, the new guardians of this particular galaxy. A car comes down the road and stops outside […]
Ready to snap into a new life
“It’s not what you get with Deliveroo”, Red Snapper’s Pam and Philippe tell Gilly Smith Panwad (Pam) ManeeTapho and her Belgian husband Philippe Ghenet are sitting at a table as the early autumn sunlight pours into the Red Snapper, until lockdown one of the most popular restaurants in […]
A Night At The Dome
JUST BECAUSE YOU can’t go out doesn’t mean you can’t go out. Brighton Dome is putting on a series of livestreamed events with authors, actors and podcasters. The livestream events will take place from August to November 2020, with tickets on sale from Brighton Dome’s website. Best-selling American […]
The Westie Pub Hub
It’s The West Hill Tavern, but not as you know it. This family run independent has had a little freshen up and is now a “Cafe-Bar-Art space” open from 10.30am on weekdays offering a space to work, drink, meet and eat. A home-from-home on the hill, featuring work […]
The Reggae Scribe of West Hill
Tucked away in a terraced house perched on the slopes of the West Hill neighbourhood is housed one of Brighton’s – and possibly the UK’s, most impressive collections of reggae music. From top to bottom its walls bulge and strain with vinyl from every era – from ska […]
Go to the pub. It’s your duty…
WHERE WERE YOU when Lockdown eased? It’ll be one of those questions that people will ask for years to come, but unlike the moments that stopped in your tracks when Elvis died, when we crossed into a new millennium, when you got your first mobile phone, you’ll probably […]
Turns out there is such a thing as society
OK, so we might not have chosen the whole lockdown thing, but that doesn’t mean nothing good came out of it. Gilly Smith finds the idea of community is alive and well As we stumble into the light of a post-Lockdown world, the streets will soon begin to […]
What makes wine taste as it does?
To oak or not to oak, that’s just one of the questions. Andrew Polmear goes where we can’t to find the answers Almost everything about wine tasting is supposition, especially what I think of as the ‘Great Debate’- what makes a wine taste as it does? How much […]
Cutting the Mustard
When’s a shop not just a shop? When it’sa gallery. And an exhibition space. And a …Sam Toft tells Lucas Castellano what else Walking through the streets of Seven Dials you will most likely have stumbled across many independent shops, but The Mustard Shop is way more than […]
First to the Bar
In the first of a new series on local people and places,Mister Adam looks at a woman who tore up the rulebook When the whistle came through from Whistler HQ asking if I’d do a column on local history, I dusted off my books and compiled a list […]
