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Brighton Fringe Reviews – Part 2

The second week of the Fringe sees a mix of mini breakfast plays, irreverent folk music and some conceptual colour-coded comedy.

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Hatebreed Review

Is it metal? Is it punk? Either way it’s a bloody glorious racket, writes John Mclean.

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March For England Photos

The English Defence League came to town to spend a lovely sunny day surrounded by police and anti-fascist demonstrators. Who won? It’s hard to say.

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Moulettes Photos

A hometown gig for the alt folk collective and a surprise appearance from the god of hellfire, Arthur Brown.

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King Charles Review

Ludicrous fashionista or talented showman? The London singer songwriter and his band settled the matter at the Haunt last week.

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NME Tour 2013

Everyone has their favourite bands on the NME tours, so we grabbed some of the crowd to tell us who got them going.

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Swans Review

The notorious NY post punks finally destroyed what was left our hearing.

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Locally Sourced, April

New Brighton releases from Anushka, Charley Bickers, Blaenavon, The Creaking Chair, Kellar, Laish and Murder He Wrote.

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The Selecter Review

The Selecter came to the Concorde last month to deliver a perfect package of feelgood ska.

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Sinéad O’Connor Review

Her Brighton Festival show saw the ‘controversial’ singer back in excellent form with a new Bono vicar look.

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While She Sleeps Photos

The Sheffield hardcore band play Brighton for the first time to a slightly mad crowd in a packed out venue.

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Peace Review

Two great songs and some retro clothes do not maketh the band, writes Nisha Bhakoo.

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AK/DK Review

April’s SOURCE New Music night featured some great digital duos not to mention a wandering neon Gameboy minstrel.

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The Fence Collective Review

James Yorkston, The Pictish Trail and Seamus Fogarty met up for some touching acoustic music and plenty of boozy banter.

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Pere Ubu Review

Stuart Huggett reports on the veterans of ‘avant-garage’ who were once bigger than both Aerosmith and Madonna. Apparently.

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Mok Review

The electro-pop rap band launched their latest single with an energetic blow-out show at the Haunt.

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Bo Ningen Review

There’s few better ways to have your ears ruptured than with a hearty dose of Japanese psych rock.

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Brighton Fringe Reviews – Part 1

Rain, binge-drinking, depression and nuclear war. The Fringe Festival kicks off to a cheery start.

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Noisia Review

Heavy. Grimy. Sweaty. Crazy. That about sums up Noisia at Concorde2.

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The Indelicates Review

Biting lyrics about the state of modern England get an outing as the Lewes indie rockers make a rare Sussex appearance.

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Drowning Pool Photos

A rainy English seafront might not be the perfect match for an aggressive hard rock band from Dallas, Texas – but at least their name is apt.

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Soundscreen Review

Them The Sky, Phoria and Written In Waters provided the soundtrack to an unique fusion of post rock and visual art.

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House Of Love Review

A prolonged technical balls-up couldn’t stop the 80s indie outfit from (eventually) putting on a decent set at the Haunt.

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Locally Sourced, Record Store Day 2013

Limited releases from lots of Brightonians including Bat For Lashes and Metronomy. Shop local, buy local.

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Skunk Anansie Photos

The 90s Britrockers returned with a new album and an ultra tight set liberally littered with old favourites.

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