Craig Hanlon-Smith

Anniversaries can be peculiar events. Is it ever clear what exactly we’re remembering or commemorating? In the case of a death are we reminding ourselves of the loss we feel? In which case is the anniversary very much about the self? Or do we genuinely commemorate the life, although gone, once magni

Back to Life. Soul II Soul’s 30th anniversary tour stops at The Brighton Dome. When British soul legends Soul II Soul formed in 1987 they were known as a ‘sound system’ DJing at parties and club nights whilst promoting their own ‘Funki Dred’ line of clothing.  There are (many) moments during Sunday

There is a moment in this performance where its creator directly asks the audience “who here believes they had a good sex education”? The silence does not suggest an unwillingness to participate but in a brief moment for sixty people upstairs at The Marlborough, we collectively make a damning observ

The Prestonville Arms is a public house tucked away in an attractive residential area a ten minute walk from Brighton mainline station and Preston Park albeit in opposite directions. The roads leading away from the pub are of typical quality almost unique to Brighton in their varied pastel shades th

It took many years for me to appreciate the game changing LGBT+ artists of my youth. Thirty-five years ago I would have been terrified to associate myself with openly gay popular music performers for fear of a correct assumption that I was leaning that way too. When I think now of Jimmy Somerville,

Craig Hanlon-Smith caught up with two newbie boxers to discuss the benefits and pitfalls of this seemingly feisty sport – Anthony, who is originally from the North East but now lives in Cardiff, and Sue from Essex, who lives in Folkestone and works in London.