Beachdownwriter
Much like tea, chocolate and diamonds, you should always ensure that your pets are ethically sourced. Sadly it seems puppy farming is still alive and breeding fast - despite switching to a cold wash cycle and only ever buying potatoes with the Soil Association stamp of approval, as a nation we are supporting an exceptionally unfair trade and we don't ...
Are you a man? A man that thinks? A thinking man perchance? Well hello. Keep reading. The Thinking Men's Project is launching (do you see what they did there? You will in a minute) itself in Brighton this July by holding a grand and glorious fancy dress bungee jump. (Launching. Bungee. Geddit?)
Simon Amstell is playing the Brighton Dome this October. My tickets are booked and ready, so I now have no problem with suggesting you get yourself a seat, because you won't be denying me one. You really should go see this man. He is the reason Blue took so long to attempt a come-back, and Peter Andre had that ...
The south east is one of the most densely populated areas of Britain. It's heaving with hotties. Or at least, people that you could consider dating. One small problem though, this plethora of potential partners may be difficult to get a firm grip on. Because Brighton is bubbling over with variety, there's always going to be somebody new to see and, ...
At this weekend's Japanese festival (kindly brought to the people of Brighton by Moshi Moshi) Seiko Kato caught my woefully inexperienced and lazy eye. A graduate from the University of Brighton, and now a freelance illustrator, she has produced an startling range of collages, drawings, textiles and 3D montages. All made from or inspired by items she has built up ...
Meow Meows, The Slackers
Brighton Engine Rooms Friday 15th May 2009
Reviewed by Amy Russell
It was a horrendous night in Brighton as I made my way along the seafront to the Engine Rooms, and being my first visit to the venue I was a little lost when I asked people outside a bar where it is. The lad stepped ...
Seek and destroy - live a rock star life for an evening, ASBO optional.
You shall go to the ball!
The Hussy profiles Toni Pickles
Toni Pickles, the design force behind Brighton-based bespoke dress and corset designer Get Waisted, takes pride in initiating all of her ideas from scratch and working closely with her client transforming them into a modern day Cinderella.
Busy Toni ...
Tea leaves are so passe.
Find a Fluffing Job
Let's not get into why the job search has begun again for the 100th time let's see why it has become harder. So, after re-locating to Cardiff and joining hundreds of agencies
I resort to looking for a cleaning job, but alas, even the duster needs a levels now.
The phone rings and someone from an agency ...
If you enjoy music that features the same three words repeated over and over and over, and at times resembles the monotonous buzz of an electric toothbrush. Then this place will put the schizzzle in your nizzle, and you may well meet your very own footballer, and who knows, become his wife?
Looking hot on Brighton beach....
When the sun comes out in Brighton, a certain buzz fills the air. The beach volley ball courts fill up, the live reggae music starts playing and people start wearing a great deal less.
After sitting in the sunshine for awhile on Sunday, drinking my ice-cold Bulmers, I couldn't help but notice that a few of ...
'That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion...'
When my dad found out I was moving to Brighton, he launched an insistent campaign to get me to reconsider. He suggested Worthing, or at a push, Shoreham. Naturally, I ignored him.
When the deed was done, and my boyfriend of the time and I were firmly ensconced in our first city pad (above ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 It's inevitable. One minute you two are dawdling over dessert in an intimate restaurant setting, exchanging loving banter over what to call your first cat / car/ child. The next, you're having to ask the waiter to remove any leftover cutlery from the table, as an idle remark from your partner has ...
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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Printed Papers - Stanley Donwood
20th March - 10th April
The lovely little ink_d gallery on North Road is filled with the smells of paint, and a transparent floor board allows a sneaky view into the basement studio space. Voyeurism, a sense of modern malaise and the notion of Big Brother are ...
Zeeb? - Zeeb As Thermal Detonator In
Gargantuan Rock Monster
This is straight up punk rock, but Zeeb fail to gain any momentum throughout their second album. Though they are not doing anything that hasn't been done before, they admittedly do it well. This is despite unimaginative titles - ...
Agitated punkers and 'doo-wop' ska band create a storm in Brighton
Phinius Gage & The King Blues
Phinius Gage opened up to a crowd who looked on slightly nonchalantly, but that didn't stop the Brighton punkers from putting their all into the show. Starting with a ...
27/03/09 & 29/03/09 @Marlborough Theatre, Brighton
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Beautiful Brutal Bronson
My sole aim in life is to be romantic. Forget all that flowers and chocolates bullshit, I mean proper romantic-like taking your girlfriend to a spectacularly violent film.
Saturday night at the movies, who cares what picture you see? I do. I One Word
Great
Escape Festival 2009 PREVIEW
May 14th - 15th - 16th
Looking at the current line-up for this year's Great Escape Festival is almost like looking at my own fantasy festival roster (sadly I don't think Marvin Gaye or Jeff Buckley are available
...Charity Wankathon
Charity may begin at home but it is becoming impossible to keep it out of my home. It is seeping out through my television, computer and radio.
The Comic Relief - Red Nose Climb http://www.rednoseday.com/climb sums it all up. It's got middling celebrities earnestly saving the world by attempting a death-defying feat neatly packed, wrapped and distributed ...
Patti Plinko and Her Boy
Upstairs at Three and Ten, Kemptown, Brighton. www.otherplaceproductions.co.uk
Friday 13th February 2009.
A year ago (almost literally bar a week) saw Ms Patti Plinko kick off her sesh by being untied from her lace blindfold to perform a sultry, sexy set. This time around there's no blindfold ...
GET THE URBAN FLOW
Pay attention people! It's spreading fast, this latest urban trend, has got to be the coolest way to get about town. So if you catch a glimpse of shady figures in baggy jeans, hoods and bandanas running lightly across our city scapes, its not ...
World of Burlesque
Body Modification
Once an explicit symbol of individuality or conformity to something other than the norm, body modification now appeals to a wide range of people from all social groupings and all walks of life. Similarly to music, fashion and hairstyles there are trends that appear and disappear and always the ...
Watch Your Language, Lady
There was a girl at a party in Bevendean. She was beautiful. I noticed her talking to some people on the other side of the room. After an hour or so of preparation I made my move. Assuming the guise of a normal person I casually strolled past, pausing at the sink. Then, whilst casually ...
Friendly Fires - gig review
McClusky's in Kingston is an odd place for a band like Friendly Fires to play, in fact it's an odd place for anyone to play. An accurate description would be a Wetherspoons with live music. To be fair the stage and dance floor could be any small venue in the world and ...
Charlot Webster, Duke Raoul, Stars and Sons Review: 13th February 2009 at The Prince Albert, 48 Trafalgar Street, Brighton, BN1 4ED Upstairs at The Albert, a hop, skip and a jump from Brighton Railway Station, was another evening of quality music in the cosy, upstairs bar. Opening the evening was Charlot Webster, a singer-songwriter armed ...
Monkey Brain
I would like to begin by thanking the Hussy for giving me the opportunity to share my subtle yet profound thoughts with its readers.
My worldly experience does not amount to much, but that does not mean that I am not an important person. In fact it makes my opinions all the more important because they have not been tempered, ...
Red Stripe Awards - Audio Brighton - 07/02/09
Showcasing unsigned musical talent from across the UK, the 'Red Stripe Awards' offer unsigned artists the chance of securing slots at three of this summer's most celebrated festivals including Brighton's very own 'The Great Escape'. Boasting itself as 'completely and utterly unbiased to trends' the 'Red Stripe Awards' are true to their word. Although ...
CD - Florence and The Machine "Kiss With a Fist"
Hammer & Tongue - February 2009
Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton
Tucked away in the cosy studio bar at the back of the Komedia was a fun, acerbic and lively evening of poetry and spoken word from the monthly Hammer & Tongue banner. Hosted by the charismatic duo of Rosy Carrick and Jonny Fluffypunk, they ...
Video Nasties, Threatmantics, Swanton Bombs
Review: 28th January 2009
at The Prince Albert, 48 Trafalgar Street, Brighton, BN1 4ED
Being new to Brighton I asked someone, as I finished watching soundchecks, if upstairs at the Prince Albert is a good place for live music. They said, No. From the standard of the three bands playing tonight they were wrong.
Opening the evening ...
Shannon Mathews commerative plate by Simon Harvey
"There is no such thing as society," said ex-PM Margaret Thatcher. Well, think again Maggie, because it seems there really is such a thing.
True, the corporate take-over of any and every festivity from Diwali to Halloween by companies who like to plastic wrap, suger-coat and market any celebration into another consumer-frenzied 'event' can be a little depressing.
As can ...
