Nick Coquet

Nick Coquet is the Deputy Editor of SOURCE. He also presents Wednesday’s Breakfast In Brighton on Reverb 97.2fm and The Florist’s fortnightly music quiz, designs websites and stands about in the nude for life drawing classes. He’s shaken hands with Meat Loaf and bumped into Keith Richards, just so he could say he’s touched him.

Loves / hates

  • Loves: David Bowie
  • Loves: His kids
  • Hates: People who LOL
  • Hates: Most other things
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Shakedown’s Back

Good news: a follow-up Shakedown has been confirmed for 2012, on Saturday October 6th. Early bird tickets available now.

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The Alchemist

It’s always interesting to visit places with stuff to gawp at, so experience some new coffee magic at The Alchemist.

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Twisted Market

It seems there’s a market in Brighton for just about everything, so one for fetish related bits ‘n’ bobs fits in just fine.

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Create In Brighton, Round 2

Our Create In Brighton photography and illustration competition, in association with Tiger Beer, moves on to its semi-finals this month.

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Run The Marathon

Be in a marathon, without breaking a sweat. Stand about as a marshal, organising the knackered as they wheeze through town.

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Get Graphic

Want your graphic novel to be the best thing since sliced bread? Get some free tips from QueenSpark Books and Tim Pilcher.

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Tattoo Convention

Now in it’s fifth year, Brighton’s Tattoo Convention will attract over 175 worldwide artists such as Jondix, Jose Lopez and Prizeman keen to spread their mark at this colourful event.

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Art: Create In Brighton

Create In Brighton inspires those local illustrators and photographers out there who are keen to make a name for themselves. With prices like £1000 and a months long exhibition space this is an opportunity to good to miss out on.

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Interview: Black Black Hills

Born out of Pope Joan, Black Black Hills are, according to lead singer Samuel Aaron, “just a new band really”. Currently redirecting their sound live to produce “sonic textures” with “lots of percussion”, it would seem an out with the old and in with the new attitude springs to mind. Nick Coquet caught up with them to find out whats happening.

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Unsung Hero: Steve Glashier

100 people who make brighton what it is: No.24 Steve Glashier.
A video and commercial director of international repute, Steve Glashier built up his first showreel making amazing promos for Brighton bands like Blood Red Shoes and The Lodge, something he still loves to do.

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SOURCE Virgins: Being A Rock Star

Rarely will you find a writer put down their pen and perform in the industry they’ve been critiquing; partly because they can’t and partly because of fear. But not Nick Coquet, he was there at Rokaoke to deliver the goods.

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Lights, Camera, Brighton

With Brighton having such a rich heritage in the film industry, it would be appropriate to see how the film industry is coping in 21st century Brighton. With a range of schemes and organisations to help prospective film makers coupled with the creative lifeblood that breeds in Brighton, you can be assured that producing your own feature isn’t as difficult as it might seem, despite the recession.

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Art: Do Knit Disturb

It’s a long time since art was the exclusive preserve of galleries. From Henry Moores to stencils on doors, there’s now seemingly nowhere original art can’t take root. But a hotel room?

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Review: The Horrors

After an unconvincing first album, The Horrors are beginning to sound even better than they look. Nick Coquet was there at Concorde 2 to witness them not only fill their boots but outgrow them too, as Erin O’Connor took photos.

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Interview: The Treason Show

A Brighton comedy satire institution since 2000, The Treason Show features writer, director and performer Mark Brailsford. Mark spoke with SOURCE about juicy material and why something called a Show is not on telly, among other funny things.

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