Grace me with Jones  So there I was, with the tickets Grace Jones, The Fridge, Oct 6th 1996   Sometime,  a few days before the concert ... Friends kitchen ,"what if I was spotted in the crowd , then back to the hotel , only to be driven home next morning in a limo! God yes, it was going to happen, I could visualize ...

These are good times if you are into live comedy. Gone are the days when the Komedia was the only place where you could see a bit of stand up.

Wave you hands in the air, 'cos no-one's gonna stare... As we all know, the British don't like to make eye contact with strangers or sit next to them on trains. Unless of course, they've consumed a frothing vat of alcohol, in which case they will hug, kiss, lick, dry hump or assault ...

Afternoon delight: Sunday Roast in Brighton   On a typical Sunday, a typical Brightonian will be nursing a hangover head, lying in front of the three-hour-long Hollyoakes omnibus for the best part of the morning and using all remaining brain cells to work out where on earth to go for a traditional Sunday roast.  We have many, many wonderful pubs in ...

Pan-Asian Pants Spin produced by Madame Geisha's PR team has sucked me into their vortex. I was particularly struck by a full-page write up in a local free mag that was so conflated with praise a cynic might be mistaken for thinking that it wasn't a review at all but actually a ...

Turn up, tune out, tuck in Have you seen the government's current healthy living campaign, change4life? It's probably been coming at you regularly through your telly box. Featuring non-threatening cartoon characters with palatable regional accents, less chips, more jogging, is the general message. Unless you want to appear on a documentary entitled 'My 20 stone toddler and me'. Assuming that ...

The Space  The Sell: The Space is a monthly media and arts event that provides an excellent opportunity for networking and gaining valuable contacts. This statement contains the reason why I was not particularly interested in attending. Networking: creatives-types feigning altruism whilst leaching the contents of your mind into their snuggling it into their blackberrys. Plus, if everyone ...

Get Waisted at Brighton Frocks Well known for its somewhat colourful and eclectic culture, catalogues of forward thinking boutiques in the North Laines and endless lists of talented, creative designers, the city of Brighton has become established as the epicenter of diverse fashion. For this very reason, Brighton Frocks annual fashion weekend was born out of a burning desire to celebrate ...

50 Ways to Peeve Your Lover

 KISS MY AURA DORA  The above Frank Zappa ditty continues with: 'M-M-M . . . its real angora Would y'all like some more-a? Right here on the floor-a? An' how 'bout you, Fauna? Y'wanna?' Yes, these are part of the wonderful song lyrics about a lady called: Dinah-Moe Humm. It seems she (Dinah) was making a $40 bet that a bloke couldn't make her 'come'. Gulp! What ...

Madonna Nudes - 12 best

Spark me up, Buttercup

 Do you remember that scene in Jurassic Park, when fellow scientists Dr Grant and Dr Sattler, lay their disbelieving peepers on a dinosaur for the first time? There's a reminder to your left if you don't, or you had the good sense not to

Sleeper Festival Of The Summer? The Great Escape 2009   As The Great Escape 2009 adds Gang of Four, The Charlatans and The Rumble Strips to its already impressive line-up, The Hussy thought it was time to spotlight Brighton's premier indie funfair as one of the best festivals to be at.   The UK's own seaside SXSW goes from ...

Events Two to choose from here... One will make you fat, the other will de-fat you. These events are Hussy picks for the Brighton Fringe. To see all of our top choices Follow Me       Foodies festival in Brighton @ Jubilee Square 16th, 17th May 10am -6pm   Take ...

The Chinese State Circus @ The Big Top 7th -19th May Various times and prices  This event is a Hussy pick for the Brighton Fringe. To see all of our top choices Follow Me       Incorporating all aspects of Ancient Chinese theatre including the ...

Music Three to choose from here. Two live, one not. These events are Hussy picks for the Brighton Fringe. Drookit Dogs Album launch @ Fletch at St Andrews  4th May 6-7pm £10 age res 15+   Fresh, incisive local indie band the Drookit Dogs are a summertime festival favourite. The group consists of Tom Edwards ...

Literature  This event is a Hussy pick for the Brighton Fringe. To see all of our top choices Follow Me   'A poet's work is never done' Luke Wright @ Komedia studio 3rd May 3.30pm -4.30pm £8 age res 15+   I love contemporary poetry, so ...

Classical Candlelit Classics: Karl Jenkins requiem @ St Bartholomew's church 16th May 8pm-10pm £13 This event is a Hussy pick for the Brighton Fringe. To see all of our top choices Follow Me  Away from the busy hubbub of Brighton, awe-inspiring Nineteenth century cathedral St Bartholomew's is the perfect setting for this classical event ...

Dance Street Funk presents:  'The fringe battle' @ The Brunswick 23rd May 1pm-5pm £5  This event is a Hussy pick for the Brighton Fringe. To see all of our top choices Follow Me     A real, live, dance off featuring 3 on 3 breakdance battles with some ...

Cabaret Animal Nights @ The Brunswick 5th, 6th, 13th May 8pm-11pm £10 age res 12+  This event is a Hussy pick for the Brighton Fringe. To see all of our top choices Follow Me   Animal Nights at intimate 1930's built music and arts venue The Brunswick, promises to ...

Democratic Art Brighton Artists Open Houses 2009 May is festival month in Brighton. The Brighton Fringe, Brighton Festival and Artists Open Houses (AOH) all vie for our attentions/monies.   The two festivals comprise the stuff you see all year, just concertinaed into one-twelfth the time frame. The only difference is that in May it ...

24 hours In the Life of a Student

Yoko Ono (piano) Paul Gregory (guitar) @ St Nicholas Church 5th May 7.30pm-9.15pm £8  This event is a Hussy pick for the Brighton Fringe. To see all of our top choices Follow Me Brighton's oldest church St Nicholas on Dyke Road brings us something a little bit different.   With an intoxicating mix of piano ...

Comedy:

Stephen Grant or The treason Show?

Theatre Two to choose from here. One inside, one outside. It may rain, The Hussy has thought of everyrthing. These events are Hussy picks for the Brighton Fringe. To see all of our choices follow me   A Midsummer Nights Dream @ St Ann's Well Gardens 7th-10th ...

Bright-AID @The Brighton Coalition Saturday April 4, 2009 One of the best things you can do on a Friday night in Brighton to wind down from a busy week is nip out for a few drinks and a spot of live music, even more reason if it's in the name of charity.  For all of those reasons, last night my friends and I ...

It's Officially Summertime, So Get Ready for Brighton Fringe Festival 2009   Just one of the great things we have to look forward to here during the start of the summer is The Brighton Fringe Festival - a modern mixture of open air theatre, live music, comedy, and cabaret and book readings.   Talented artistes from all over the world come to Brighton for ...

Apologies in advance for accidentally putting this up after a few dates have gone by, but if you hurry out tonight you'll be able to catch the wonderful Charlot Webster along with Kate Walsh, Conrad Vingoe, Dannii Nicholls and Ben Griffiths all tucked inside Kemptown's Fairtrade Gallery tonight (4th April). The April Alternative kicked off ...

Get down on it - Beachdown 2008   The Hussy is giving out a press pass for this years Beachdown Festival. The ticket will go to the contributor whose work receives the most visits on The Hussy. If you are interested go to our competion section to find out more.... This is an entry for the competition and ...