Arts REVIEW: Kate Bush Like The Sun Coming Out: my evening with Kate Bush, by Craig Hanlon-Smith. Such was the volcanic response from the audience at the Hammersmith Apollo on Saturday night, at the end of the first week of Kate Bush’s residency there, that her (assumed) comments of gratitude in between songs during the o By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Lily Allen at Brighton Centre Lily Allen will play the Brighton Centre on Thursday, November 27 as part of a nine date tour. The tour includes a headlining show at the highly prestigious Edinburgh Hogmanay Show on December 31 which will see Lily bring in 2015 at the ‘Home of Hogmanay’. Lily, who has been touring extensively al By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Matt Alber, Latest Bar Matt Alber at Latest Bar Brighton on July 31 in association with Authentic Productions. Sometimes all you need to hear is one bar before a singer gets to you. I had never heard of Matt Alber before I saw his concert posted by a member of the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus and was not sure […] By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Looking Glass: Paul Diello Brighton-based singer/songwriter Paul Diello performed a rousing set at Brighton Pride in time for the release of his second album, Looking Glass. The collection kicks off with the ‘80s-tinged single, ‘(I Am A) Voodoo Doll’, a creeping, almost hypnotic, track surely suitable for a late-night shimmy By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Rainbow Chorus new members night in September Rainbow Chorus, the South East’s only LGBT-mixed choir, will be launching a new ‘Members Night’, for those seeking new inspiration and melodious music, at St George’s Church, Kemptown on Monday, September 15 from 7pm. The chorus, a non-auditioning choir, have just celebrated their most successful ye By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Tavener at Royal Albert Hall Nick Boston reviews BBC Prom 25: Monday, August 4 2014, 9.15pm at The Royal Albert Hall Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Heath Quartet, The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (conductor) Sir John Tavener (1944-2013): Ikon of Light (first performance at the Proms) Requiem Fragments (BBC commission, world pre By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Botchit & Scarper ‘Push Play’ for Sonia Top names from the world of beats and bass music have donated an exclusive track to the double CD compilation album Push Play in support of the leukaemia charity the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust. The compilation has been inspired by the untimely passing of Sonia Akow, a DJ, label A&R and PR ass By Besi • 1 min read
Arts ‘Actually’ Feeling the Love Proposal of marriage stops show at gay chorus concert. The Actually Gay Men’s Chorus show I feel Love was interupted during its Saturday performance by a proposal of marriage live on stage. Local entertainer Miss Jason was stopped in her tracks as she was presented with a gold envelope containing a By Besi • 1 min read
Sam Bailey Features & Longread Housewife superstar! Sam Bailey will take to the main stage at Preston Park just before 9 p.m. on Saturday 2 August to headline Brighton Pride. When Sam won the tenth series of X Factor in 2013 she carried with her the hopes of every older performer in the country. For years she worked the clubs without getting […] By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Osaro launches new single and video at Brighton Pride DJ Osaro will be launching his new video and single Take it Off on the main stage at Brighton Pride at 2.45pm. Osaro describes the track as quirky, fun and hopes it will induce dance energy into the club scene. The single is a collaboration with Brighton based producer RJ. For several weeks, the pai By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Children inspire fight against homophobia through song School children sing We might be different but we can still be friends at inspiring event in Birmingham. The school children were from Brownmead Primary School and Tiverton Academy in Birmingham. The event was the premier of Educate and Celebrate’s Sing-a-long with CHIPS; Challenging Homophobia in P By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Pride Preview: Matt Alber Gay Grammy Award singer Matt Alber comes to Brighton. San Francisco singer songwriting Matt Alber will be performing in Brighton at 8pm on July 31 at the Latest Music Bar on Manchester Street. Grammy award-winning Matt has crafted a handsome collection of enchanting songs perfectly capturing the tri By Besi • 2 min read
