Amember of the rock aristocracy joins me this week in the form of Pete French, original singer with the groups Atomic Rooster and Leaf Hound. With both groups he recorded classic rock albums: Atomic Rooster’s In Hearing Of and Leaf Hound’s Growers Of Mushrooms – original copies of which are trading for over £3,000.
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Peter James is probably Brighton’s most famous living writer, the creator of the Roy Grace detective thrillers set in Brighton, and his fans are eagerly awaiting the release on 11 June of his fifth in the series, Dead Tomorrow.
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When the countless raving reviews about her music and style include every superlative in the book (‘genius’, ‘hugely entertaining’, ‘blisteringly offbeat’, ‘absolutely amazing’), and when our own Latest food critic has given her restaurant out of this world praise, it would be hard to find anything new to say about Jane Bom-Bane. Except to give grateful thanks that this marvellously eccentric talent is now a Brighton girl who adds a special ingredient of gaiety to the heady mix of entertainment in our fair city.
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Rory Cameron is a founder member of the Brighton Beach Boys, and a highly successful composer and performer in his own right, often in partnership with another Brighton Beach Boys original, Steve Wrigley. Their film credits include the film score for A Small Miracle, which was shown two years running on Christmas Day on ITV, and various musicals and plays, including Bill Bryson’s Notes from a Small Island.
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What would British film and TV comedy be without its “buxom blonde bombshells”?
And if Brighton had to choose one of its many celebrity residents to represent all that is good and brilliant over a half century of British comedy, they could not do better than opt for Carol Cleveland – the only female Monty Python member, who featured in almost every episode of the iconic show.
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For rollicking, exciting, folk-tinged music with edgy political and social lyrics that gets everyone dancing, there’s no-one better than Brighton’s own widely-feted group, The Levellers.
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London born, and a frequent visitor to Brighton, DJ, film director and musician, Don Letts is very much one of those people where the sum of the parts counts for a lot more than the parts themselves.
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Opinionated, committed, active and expressive, Simon Fanshawe’s articles on the arts and politics have appeared in every major newspaper, his stand-up routine won him the Perrier award, he’s a regular on Just a Minute and was once a presenter on That’s Life. Right now he’s writing for the Equalities and Human Rights Commission; his message is: fighting discrimination has a long way to go.
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Jennifer Batten, the beautiful American guitar player, is well known for her outstanding appearance in Michael Jackson’s ‘Moonwalker’ with her highly original approach to the electric guitar. Read the rest of this article »
Kate McKenzie recently featured in Channel 4’s Mum, Heroin and Me, a powerful and touching documentary which dealt with the relationship between Kate and her daughter Hannah, a heroin addict. Read the rest of this article »
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