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Brighton bands will be decamping to Suffolk this weekend for the fifth birthday celebrations of Latitude Festival writes Jeff Hemmings

Now in its fifth year, the Latitude Festival has quickly grown to become one of the more interesting and important festivals on the calendar, embracing a highly eclectic ensemble of music, theatre, comedy, literature, film, poetry, dance, art, fashion and cabaret. Like a mini-Glastonbury (which was always a festival of the perfoming arts and not just music), Latitude’s depth of talent is quite startling, with this yeart’s music lineup taking in Tom Jones, Florence And The Machine, Vampire Weekend, The xx and The Horrors. BBC’s Huw Stephens is once again curating a BBC Introducing stage, where Brighton is represented in the form of ex-Pipette Rose Elinor Douglas. We thought we’d quiz two Brighton based artists about performing at this year’s bash…
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They’re neither miserable or rich, but The Miserable Rich don’t let that get in the way of a good song or two…

Formed by singer songwriter James de Malplaquet and cellist/pianist William Calderbank and named after performing at a party for rich Italian aristocrats (“they didn’t seem to be enjoying themselves: if you can have everything you want the only surprise you can have is by being disappointed.”), The Miserable Rich are making a name for their distinctive chamber pop, where the lead instruments are the violin and cello. Read the rest of this article »

Legendary Scouser Ian McCulloch spreads his time between Echo & The Bunnymen & solo shows, as he tells Jeff Hemmings

Over 30 years ago Ian McCulloch, along with Julian Cope and Pete Wylie, made their mark in Liverpool’s burgeoning post-punk scene, first with Crucial Three (who featured all three of the aforementioned) and then, more famously, with Echo & The Bunnymen, a hugely revered band who continue to spread their epic indie-goth around the world. Read the rest of this article »

Dusk and Blackdown

Dubstep fans get the chance to see Dusk and Blackdown bring their Margins Music album to the live arena, with a specially created band featuring vocals from MC Durrty Goodz and singer Farrah, with guest musicians, DJs and visuals. It’s gonna be deep, dark and dance friendly…
Tuesday 8 June, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome Read the rest of this article »