General News Hove MP backs legalisation to protect music fans against Government opposition Mike Weatherley, Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, is co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Secondary Ticketing. Mike is supporting the Lords amendments tabled in the Consumer Rights Bill that would provide greater transparency for those purchasing tickets through resellers and help By Besi • 4 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Jarman In Pieces’ by Project Adorno Filmmaker, painter, gay rights activist, author, gardener – Derek Jarman packed many roles into his short life. Jarman In Pieces was first performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014 to commemorate the life of Derek Jarman. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts ICE SHOW REVIEW: PLATINUM Holiday on Ice the world’s most visited ice show made a welcome return to The Brighton Centre last night, with their new show PLATINUM. THIS 70th Anniversary production is choreographed by Brighton resident Mark Naylor who is also the creative director on the production. With PLATINUM, Mark has crea By Besi • 4 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Alan A releases new album, ‘Astray’ French-born pop singer Alan A., who has made a splash at Gay Pride festivals in the last few years, is to release his new Brit Pop-inspired album Astray, on Thursday, January 8. The album, which is also inspired by being a gay man in a big city, continues Alan A.’s tradition of producing satirical, By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Kenelis – New Year’s Revolution Kenelis will be performing for FemRock at The Green Door Store on January 8. Kenelis will be on stage around 9pm and will be joined during the evening by Devil In Detail, Weezey Jaye and ReVerbed. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: ‘Twas the night before Christmas The Actually Gay Men’s and Women’s choirs came together for ‘Twas the night before Christmas at St Andrew’s Church, Hove, on December 23. St Andrew’s Church was packed to the rafters for the annual Christmas offering from the two Actually choirs. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts MUSIC REVIEW: With a Rebel Yell WHATEVER the motivation behind releasing almost a third of an imminent album three months early, the official line being that it is to steal the thunder of those behind an alleged hacking, the music industry has changed beyond all recognition from when Madonna first began shifting vinyl by the hanga By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 4 min read
Mike Weatherley MP for Hove & Portslade Arts Are you an local unsigned musician or in a band? Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove & Portslade is encouraging budding local musicians in his constituency to enter the Rock the House competition before the deadline closes on December 31. Rock The House, backed by the Prime Minister and Parliament’s largest competition, raises awareness of the importance By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Arts 2015 is the year of the musical at Eastbourne Theatres Musical Theatre fans in Eastbourne will be spoilt for choice in 2015 with productions of Dirty Dancing, Calamity Jane, Anything Goes, Oklahoma, Sound of Music and Annie. Eastbourne Theatres will be offering musical theatre fans ‘The Time of Their Life’ next year as Dirty Dancing kicks off an unprece By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Carousel needs Volunteers Carousel is a charity who work to promote the active involvement of people with a disability in the arts. As a small charity with big ideas, Carousel relies on the support of volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to develop creatively. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: McBusted announce new arena tour for 2015 McBusted announced their debut eleven date tour for 2014 last November, with the initial shows selling out in an hour. Due to phenomenal demand from fans and the general public, it swiftly became the UK’s largest arena tour of the year, played to a staggering 350,000 people across 35 sold out arenas By Besi • 1 min read
Music REVIEW: The Rainbow Chorus The Rainbow Chorus, Brighton only LGBT choir bought early Christmas cheer to Kemptown last Saturday night (December 13) with their seasonal offering, Blame It On The Baubles. The chorus has come along way since its early days under the direction of Carl Boardman and is presently on an upwards curve, By Besi • 2 min read
