Jason Sutton Features & Longread Jason chats about his ‘privates’ to Mr Ledward Many will know Jason Sutton through his outrageous alter ego Miss Jason, without doubt the campest creation on the UK drag cabaret circuit at the moment. Jason arrived in Brighton in 2006 via a career in local politics on Portsmouth City Council and Hampshire County Council where he was political as By Besi • 4 min read
Music GLENN MILLER WITH STRINGS ATTACHED! On Sunday some of Glenn Miller‘s rarer arrangements will be heard in Eastbourne when Ray McVay, Musical Director of the original BBC Come Dancing series, brings the world’s greatest big band to the Congress Theatre. Keeping the show fresh, this year the Glenn Miller Orchestra will be joined by a str By Kat Pope • 1 min read
Music Brighton Philharmonic raise £72,000 to secure future The future of the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra has been secured following £72,000 being raised during an urgent appeal this month. Owing to a fall in ticket sales and a reduction in the number of legacies received, the Orchestra was struggling to meet committed payments and had to rely on an inje By Besi • 1 min read
Music Patti Smith: St George’s Church, Kemptown: Review The fact that Patti Smith omitted Gloria, with its opener “Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine”, from her set-list at St George’s Church, Kemptown was inconsequential when compared with how deftly she interwove songs from her 39-year career with the wistful words of stories pulled from her c By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Music City’s classical music institution under threat Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra has seen a marked reduction in people leaving it money in their wills and finds itself with a shortfall of £70,000, a sum it needs to meet only it’s present commitments. Founded in 1925 and a very active part of the cultural life of the city since then, the Brighton P By Besi • 1 min read
Music TÊTE À TÊTE OPERA FESTIVAL – PART ONE: Riverside Studios, Hammersmith: Review I’ve not once, but three times met people who’ve told me that the company they work for had given them tickets to Covent Garden but they never used them as they hated opera. What a waste of tickets, I’ve wailed, appalled. Why not eBay them if you can’t use them? I’ve had more or less […] By Kat Pope • 13 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton Gay Radio If you need any help getting into the Pride vibe this weekend then tune into Brighton Gay Radio who will be broadcasting non-stop all weekend, 5 decades of Pride Anthems. DJ Mark ‘Marc’ Jenkins has put together the ultimate Pride play list with everything from Donna Summer, ABBA, Jane McDonald to Da By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Hot boy band at Brighton Pride Boyband sensation Class A who are taking the LGBT club and party scene by storm are to appear at Brighton Pride. The London based Boyband feature six vocalists, all of whom are amazing singers and dancers as well as being rather pleasing on the eye. Class A are already making waves internationally e By Besi • 1 min read
Arts DUSTY LIMITS – POST MORTEM: Emporium Theatre: Review Dusty’s show, which clocks in at just over an hour, is a short and (bitter)sweet look at life’s big full stop. An obit junkie – Mr Limits claims to have them beamed directly to his Kindle – he begins the evening fretting about how the newsprint summation of his life will read. His rumination on […] By Contributor • 1 min read
Music All Saints Hove: Lunchtime recital programme All Saints Church in Hove will be presenting a series of Jazz recitals during their Wednesday Lunchtime Recitals in July and September. The programmes include: Magdalena Reising and Pamela Pecko Smith: Harp & Flute: July 17 Magdalena Reising has one of the most original voices performing on the con By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Trans benefit at The Prince Albert There is a fundraising gig at The Prince Albert on Friday, August 5 to benefit Gendered Intelligence, an organisation who support young trans people. The event, an ‘alternative’ night of quirky and entertaining music, will include performances by The Astronauts, Asbo Derek, Citizen 2 and The Bobby M By Besi • 1 min read
Music Scarlett’s Roses play Brighton Pride Scarlett’s Roses, a live pop-ska band hailing from South London, will be taking to the main stage at this year’s Brighton Pride on Saturday, August 3. With influences ranging from calypso, reggae, 2-tone and a sprinkling of Britney, the band’s honest lyrics and catchy melodies will be a perfect fit By Graham Robson • 1 min read
