Latest 7 magazine

An explosion rocks a building in Saddam Hussein’s palace complex in Baghdad, March 21, 2003… © Franco Pagetti / VII. Photo by Franco Pagetti.

Quynh Lan, 11-years-old, at her home in A Luoi, Vietnam. Her father was sprayed many times with Agent Orange. © Philip Jones Griffiths / Magnum Photos

The Brighton Photo Biennial 2008, entitled, ‘Memory of Fire: The War of Images and the Images of War‘, is curated by Julian Stallabrass and explores photographic images of war, their making, use and circulation, and their currency in contemporary society.

For the third edition, the Biennial extends its geographic boundaries to include nine venues across the South east coast from Bexhill-on-Sea to Portsmouth with three venues in Brighton.

Among the exhibitors include outstanding and world class photographers such as Philip Jones Griffiths, Don McCullin and Sebastiao Salgado.

Brighton Photo Biennial 2008, Friday 3 October–16 November.
www.bpb.org.uk

Wild Fruit are hosting a special charity fashion gala this Sunday 5 October at Club Tru.

The event is ‘The Birthday Celebration,’ where the hunt is on for Brighton’s next top model.

The over-the-top fashion fiesta wants all catwalk queens, supermodels, fashion victims and total show-offs. The night is a double celebration as it also marks the official launch party for Seamus Haji’s new album.

The night is hosted by Dolly Rocket and also features Seamus Haji, Neil Duffie, Kate Wildblood and Freddie Thomas. There will be a live PA of Haji’s new single ‘The Pressure’ featuring Brian Chambers and Mary Pearce.

On the fashion side of things, the catwalk hair is by Forde Hair, who are celebrating their first birthday. Fashions include Andrew Fionda, Jello, Jean-Yves Alban, Valkyrie corsets and Guilty kilts plus a host of surprise celebrity models.

Dress up in designer gear or your own fantasy fashion designs. This charity party is set to be a memorable night.

The Birthday Celebration at Tru, West Street, Brighton, Sunday 5 October, drink deals on the night include selected bottles at £1.50 & double spirit & mixer at £3.50. £6 NUS/ 7 members & with flyer before 11.30. £10 advance.

Andrew Kay makes a speedy return to The Half Moon in Plumpton for a splendid Sunday lunch

It’s not been long since I visited the Half Moon for a meal, but I was out that way (camping yet again) and in serious need of a proper Sunday lunch. You know the kind: meat, gravy, a few veg, a Yorkshire pud…

I had been pretty impressed on my first few visits and felt they deserved a second look. So, slightly damp from a weekend under canvas, I persuaded M&J to join me there.

And how it had rained, we had thunder and lightening, showers, squalls and downright downpours. But at Plumpton the sun was shining and the terrace steaming. Inside we sat, for the first time, in the dining area. The menu included a good range of dishes and a choice of beef or lamb as the traditional roasts, but more of them later.

“I chose South Downs Lamb, why would you not? It is so good. And I was not disappointed”

Read the rest of this article »

Roy Hutchins and Tony Haase (aka Roy & Tony’s Club) talk to Latest Seven

Earlier this year, Roy Hutchins and Tony Haase (aka Roy & Tony’s Club) performed a season of six fortnightly comedy theatre music shows at the Open House, offering completely new material each time.

The Latest’s very own critic Candy McNamara wrote: “A properly intimate cosy club… with Hutchins as the pedantic slightly uptight foil to Haase’s exuberantly manic flights of fancy, in a sort of updated Pete and Pete, where they grow up and become self aware.

Read the rest of this article »