Brighton – Will Garnett

Album Reviews: My Top 5 Albums Released in March

August 13, 2020April 22, 2021Posted in Album Reviews, JournalismTagged Abel Tesfaye, After Hours, Album Review, Alternative, Avante-Garde, Brighton, Code Orange, DIY, DIY Magazine, Eddie Vedder, Emo, England, Every Bad, Gigaton, Grunge, Hardcore, Indie, Industrial, Journalism, March, Melancholy, Mercury Prize, Metal, Milk Teeth, Music, Nervus, Pearl Jam, Pop, Porridge Radio, Punk, R&B, Review, Roadrunner Records, Rock, Rough Trade Records, Seattle, Talking Heads, The Weeknd, Underneath, USA2 Comments

Having already looked at my albums of the month for January and February, I now move onto March. The first two months of the year brought us some great music, and March continued in the same vein. Just like my previous posts, I’ll start with a quick update on the state of the world back then; it had imploded. Speaking of someone who lives in the UK, our Government started a shit show of a plan to prevent the spread of Covid-19, as we were shown numerous graphs of how to ‘flatten the curve’, and Boris Johnson reassured the nation by stating that “many more families are going to lose loved ones before their time”. He then set out plans to do absolutely nothing for weeks… Eventually, we were all ordered to stay at home, which led to a new outbreak which swept across the nation; boredom. Time was spent binge-watching the latest Netflix series, baking numerous amounts of banana bread, and attempting to learn new skills, as we began to settle into the ‘new normal’.

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Interview Feature: Rag’n’Bone Man

April 6, 2017February 14, 2019Posted in Features, JournalismTagged Album, Blues, Bluestown, Brighton, Disfigured, England, Feature, High Focus Records, Hip Hop, Human, Interview, Jazz, Joiners, Journalism, London, Music, Pop, Rag 'n' Bone Man, Review, Soul, Southampton, UK, WolvesLeave a comment

A little over two years ago I had the pleasure of interviewing Rag’n’Bone Man at The Joiners in Southampton. He was touring his latest EP, ‘Disfigured’, and was preparing for another sold out show.

As I walked to the venue I remember being very nervous, it was my first ever face-to-face interview and I was unsure what to expect. The interview time was arranged a few hours before the opening of the doors, so my first task was to figure out how to get in… After a few trial and errors I found a fire escape round the back and to the side, this was my opening. Rory and his team were in a meeting, discussing various subjects about the night ahead. After an awkward hello and a brief explanation of what the hell I was doing there, it was established that an interview had been scheduled… Rory abruptly came over with a beaming smile and introduced himself. All the nerves and built up tension that I had been feeling slowly eased away, as we entered into deep conversations about his roots in the hip-hop scene in Brighton with Rum Committee, attending open mics at Slipjam B and forming friendships with local MCs and DJs. Speaking fondly of his time in Brighton, he explained how he quickly became embedded in the hip-hop community.

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