Arts REVIEW: ‘Right Here, Right Now’, Moroder/Minogue Right Here, Right Now: The Collaboration of a Career: Giorgio Moroder’s first album of original material for 30 years, featuring Kylie Minogue. …………YES HE of legendary 1970s true symphonic disco, composer and producer of the 12-minute dance-floor ode to the orgasm Love To Love You Baby, that launche By Besi • 2 min read
Arts MUSIC REVIEW: T’Pau – ‘Nowhere’ To the uninitiated Carol Decker and T’Pau are remembered for a smattering of hits most notably China In Your Hand and Heart & Soul. The stylistic gulf between those two international smashes should be a reasonable indication of the versatility of a band who at the time were not always afforded the c By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Actually Gay Men’s Chorus open evening Is one of your New Years resolutions to start a new interest? Have you always fancied singing but never had the confidence? If so, go along to St Andrews Church, Waterloo Street, Hove on January 22 from 8pm, where The Actually Gay Men’s Chorus will be holding an open evening for you to check out if By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Dirty Dancing, Eastbourne Dirty Dancing waltzed into the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, this week for a short run until Saturday January 24. The original 1987 film, one of the most successful independent movies of all time, propelled American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter Patrick Swayze to international megastar status. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Not such fragile dreams after all T’Pau, fronted by the vivacious Carol Decker shot to fame in the late 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits, most notably Valentine, Heart & Soul, China In Your Hand and I Will Be With You. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 7 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘La Traviata’: Congress Theatre Eastbourne ‘La Traviata’, one of Verdi’s most popular operas, comes to Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre in February with a spectacular traditional production boasting a stellar international cast. The opera is Verdi’s interpretation of one of the most popular love stories of the 19th century, La Dame aux Camelias By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Anything Goes’ Congress Theatre, Eastbourne Cole Porter’s classic musical comedy Anything Goes sails into Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre in March with a sensational new production starring West End stars Debbie Kurup (The Bodyguard, Chicago, Sister Act) and Matt Rawle (Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Evita). By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Calamity Jane: Congress Theatre Eastbourne The classic musical Calamity Jane blows in from the Windy City to Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre on February 24-28. This exciting new production features West End stars Jodie Prenger (Oliver!, Spamalot and One Man, Two Guvnors) and Tom Lister (The Water Babies, Emmerdale). By Besi • 1 min read
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
