Brighton's poets and rappers ended their 16-year feud with an epic spoken word battle at the Concorde. The victor here is the winner forever, right? Well...

The eccentric songwriter's set at the Komedia was an uneven mix of acoustic blues and comic ditties from his days with Monty Python and the Bonzo Dog Band.

The Suede frontman discusses his new book, growing up in Haywards Heath and the genesis of his band at this fascinating festival book launch with Alexis Petridis.

Rosy Carrick weaves together personal confessions with pop culture obsessions in a compelling time travel adventure that takes in David Bowie, Einstein and the Russian revolution.

A musical tour of the early 20th century from the rise of the Nazis to the communist witch-hunts, performed with aplomb in a show that unearths curious and sinister songs of the time.

The pianist gave her all at Brighton Dome in a confessional show that encompassed grief, comedy and motherhood - along with a surprise announcement for old fans.

Journalist and author Tom Hodgkinson came to Brighton Festival to offer advice to on how to escape the rat race and also to plug his latest book. Turns out the two are related.

The award-winning comic plays a hometown show full of scatty banter and daft physical comedy - just a shame it was billed as something very different.

The Scottish indie band reminded us how far they've come since the 90s at Brighton Dome with a rich mix of music, audience involvement and loads of dancing.

There were superb performances all round at the 15th bout of Brighton's annual spoken word battle, even with hosts threatening to drop out. But who won?

A seated concert at Brighton Dome ended with everyone up and dancing after Neil Hannon treated the crowd to some witty orchestral pop and a few brilliant surprise covers.

Comical and literate as ever, The Mountain Goats played a gig full of surprises for a packed-out Brighton crowd at The Haunt.

SOURCE makes an away trip to catch the likes of The Divine Comedy, Petula Clark and Marillion at Fairport Convention's 50th anniversary festival bash.

For an intense two hours Gogol Bordello brought an unruly and internationalist gypsy punk celebration to Brighton Dome.

The annual spoken word battle saw Brighton's best wordsmiths slugging it out at the Concorde in a heated but brilliant lyrical display.

A concert organised in support of Jeremy Corbyn saw a surprise appearance from the man himself alongside an extraordinary bill that included Paul Weller, Robert Wyatt, The Farm and Temples.

Brighton Dome was an unlikely venue for the famously divisive Nottingham duo. SOURCE went along to see the Sleaford Mods rally the downtrodden in a Regency concert hall.

The anti-folk singer treated a packed-in Patterns crowd to a set of kids' tunes, protest songs and a saucy Prince tribute.

Now a Brighton institution, the annual spoken word battle got hot and heavy at the Concorde last week. Here's what happened.

A day of music, poetry and performance art took place in the obscure environs of a community art studio in Hollingdean. SOURCE was there with a camera in one hand and an organic micro-brewery pint in the other.

We got a good dose of angsty and intelligent indie rock from the California duo at The Haunt last week.

After being forced to take a year off, The Beautiful Word bounced back at the Albert last week with a change of name and an all-new set.

Angry, political and hilarious - the Arizona folk punks made a rare visit to Brighton for a wonky and rocking set at Sticky Mike's.

Mark Steel headlined the Green Party's brilliant benefit gig alongside a bill that included Robin Ince, Jeremy Hardy and Rob Newman.

Our round-up of new Brighton releases from Seadog, Cousin and Howls plus debut EPs from Kanzi, Krak Krak and Sea Bed.

It's been over a decade since they last came to Brighton and four years since their last album. If that's a long time in pop, it's even longer in the world of literate folk rock.

The Concorde was at bursting point for the annual spoken word showdown, still packing in the surprises twelve years on.

Fvnerals are joined by Vincent Vocoder Voice and Pink Lizards for some dark delights at GDS.

We joined the indie oddballs Octopuses for some lo-fi jollity at their Marwood Christmas bash.

Our adventures in the Welsh mountains with music from the likes of Beirut, Mercury Rev and Neutral Milk Hotel.

A midweek gig at the Hope, a sinister group of masked men and some fabulous art rock chaos.

This spoken word festival special saw Brighton's poets and rappers getting all loved up at the Spiegeltent.

At £75 a head there probably wasn't many people walking out early at this Brighton Centre show - except us.

The dark cabaret band came to Brighton Festival with a macabre take on The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner.

Andrew Simms came to Brighton Festival to reassure us that we have five years left to cry in.

The student occupation stepped up a gear on Monday with a thousand-strong demonstration. Here's what went on.

A brilliant Villagers set at the Old Market proves second albums don't always have to be difficult, writes Ben Bailey.

Hardworking indie band with brilliant lyrics seeks open-minded fans for music, laughter and maybe something more.

The Brighton boys returned to the fray with a reunion gig that was harder, faster and louder than ever.

The venue must have seen its fair share of singer songwriters over the years, but it's unlikely any of them captivated the crowd quite like the Seattle singer did tonight.

We thought it'd be interesting, we weren't ready for the sheer oddness of the clips presented by this hilarious video roadshow.

The humble dick gag. It's harder than you think to pull off. We went to the Caroline to catch the master of the art knock them out.

Donning a shoulder-mounted stuffed bird, Patrick Wolf overcame an exhausting amount of instrument changes as he wooed a Komedia crowd with his romantic pop. Ben Bailey witnessed the goings on.

After the array of summer festivals, there are still plenty of local field-parties to attend such as Out Of The Ordinary Festival. Ben Bailey was there to explain why the party season doesn't have to stop.

There were only six dates on Amanda Palmer's European tour. That Brighton was in there alongside Amsterdam and Vienna should come as no surprise to those acquainted with the 'Brechtian Cabaret Punk' of her former band, The Dresden Dolls.