Sophie Ellis-Bextor In January 2014, Sophie Ellis-Bextor – who’d scored six UK top 10 singles by that point – released Wanderlust, an album full of baroque chamber pop and experimental flirtations with folk. The sudden shift away from the disco and dance of old was seen as risky by many, […]

Brighton Gets Familia with Sophie Ellis-Bextor

The Camden Cats Daniel Jeanrenaud – Guitar and vocals Nicky Forbes – Drums Kurt Barnes – double bass and undressing! The Dolphin Pub A cold damp day, the snow had gone – but a warm invite from Nicky Forbes had been received. A drive out to the Dolphin Pub in […]

The Camden Cats! Cool For Cats!

Church Of Eon play Brighton
Saturday 4 Feb 2017 saw Church Of Eon play Brighton. Church Of Eon Church Of Eon are a Pop Punk band with a difference, the difference being, this is a band that is directly connected to the heyday of British music. The band is fronted by Nic Austin who many […]

Church Of Eon congregates to play Brighton!

From The Jam It has been many a year since I last saw The Jam, in fact I was on their roadcrew in Edinburgh when they played a small venue called Clouds in July back in 1977! All Around The World was the single out at that time. Told you […]

Getting sticky – From The Jam

  The Beat: Live at Concorde 2 in Brighton. Nov 2016. “We’ve got a style to suit everybody,” affirmed long-serving Beat frontman “Ranking” Roger Charlery during this lengthy set of classics from the group he led for five years and three albums around the turn of the 1980s.” Ranking Roger […]

Feel The Beat: Mirror In The Bathroom – Concorde 2

Sham 69 – The originals. A hot sultry Saturday night in Brighton as I headed for Concorde 2. Walking past the screen on the beach showing the Wales Euro football match. Into Concorde 2 and camera loaded, photo clearance… SHAM69: I never saw Sham69 back in the day. The media […]

Brighton: Sham 69 – The originals.