Freelance journalist, living and working in Brighton.
ROLE AT BRIGHTON NOISE:
Writer.
FAVOURITE THINGS ABOUT LIVING IN BRIGHTON:
All its weird little scenes – and the fact that on a quiet day it still feels like a quirky, English seaside town.
FAVOURITE LOCAL VENUE:
The Basement.
BEST PRE-GIG DRINKING HOLE:
The Basketmakers.
FIRST EVER GIG:
Pulp in Warrington, just outside Liverpool. I was 14 and went with my sister and my Nan – pretty rock and roll
BEST RECENT GIG:
Anna Calvi at Concorde 2 (Review here)
3 TOP BANDS/MUSICIANS:
For old time sake and sheer musical genius – Radiohead
Jolie Holland, for her ability to whistle alone
Charlie Parr: slide guitar hero.
CURRENTLY LISTENING TO:
Old Ideas: Leonard Cohen, Goodbye Falkenberg: Race Horses.
RECOMMENDED BRIGHTON BANDS:
Any of the folks from the Willkommen Collective.
