Hope For Not For Resale

Not For Resale LIVE!, the late night monthly live band club night brought to you by our very own New Bands Editor Meatbreak will be moving from its home at The Greenhouse Effect to take up residence at The Hope on Queens Road from Friday 9th May.

The move comes ready for the night's 1st birthday, so expect a very special celebration to mark this simultaneous occasion.

Entry to the night will still be free, giving you the chance to witness the most interesting, exciting bands from Brighton (with the occasional appearance from someone from further afield) for nothing. Plus, resident DJs Meatbreak and Fokka Wolfe play until 2am, spinning their unique selection of future dance music.

There’s one last NFR LIVE! left at the Greenhouse Effect before they take a month off to prepare for the relaunch. Here’s what it is:

A Supercharged Retreat

Supercharged’s Lloyd Seymour, also known as Skool Of Thought, has left Brighton for the sunnier climes of Australia. Who can blame him, breaks is massive over there, with his mate Krafty Kuts the biggest DJ in the whole country. But don’t worry, the best midweek breaks night in the UK (the world?) isn’t leaving with him. There’ll be Brits looking after this end of the business, so expect the usual Thursday hangovers. Good luck Lloyd.

Derek Meins Fitz Right In

Nice and simple this one: singer/songwriting poet Derek Meins is starting up a monthly residency at Fitzherberts from Thursday March 13th. That’s got to be worth a look, surely.

Get In Tom’s Studio Cage

Tom Gandey, better known as Cagedbaby, is looking for someone to share his Brighton studio with.
“I'm looking to share the room again with the right person/people,” he tells us. “This has always worked very well in the past. I’m away most of the time but the room is large enough to accommodate many people and has a great feeling. Rooms are gold dust in here and we have a great working vibe with loads of professionals in the building.”
If that sounds appealing, and £200 PCM including all bills is within your grasp, give him a nudge at his MySpace.

Live Is War

The Fortune Of War has just previewed a live music night. Drookit Dogs and Rubylux are planned alongside solo artists like Darius Alexander and Derek Meins, who used to entertain punters at manager Rob Sheppard’s old pub, The Mash Tun. It’s all part of a big change at the Fortune that has seen a move from the electronica that has been a part of the venue for many years. Elsewhere, You Dance I’ll Clap and the All Time Top 100 will entertain every Saturday and Friday night respectively.

Join the Fortune Of War’s Facebook group for all their listings or keep an eye on the back of our magazine.

Brighton Clubland Institution Calls It A Day

Wow, it really is the end of an era then. It’s official — Stompa Phunk has called it a day, in terms of weekly club nights anyway. The underground house night is ending a more than ten year run with a final party that brings together some of the key players at the night: Deepgroove and Orbital/Long Range’s Phil Hartnoll alongside long time residents David Parr and Tula. It takes place on Friday 14th March.

Everyone will have their memories of favourite nights — normally massive stars like Derrick Carter or Josh Wink playing in venues smaller than the cloakrooms of the clubs they typically played in. Our fave memory is the time that Ralph Lawson brought the 2020 Vision crew down to squeeze in 45 minutes sets for his wife’s birthday. All was going well until the after-party where Luke Solomon fell asleep in the middle of the room with a box on his head, while Ralph and Carl Finlow did the washing up and cleaned the whole kitchen for fun.

Stompa Phunk promise some one-offs in the future, but until then we’ll leave you with a list of some of the DJs they blagged to come down.

Laurent Garnier, Norman Cook, Josh Wink, Derrick Carter, Phil Hartnoll, Ralph Lawson, Lottie, Dave Angel, Darren Emerson, FC Kahuna, Metro Area, Rolando, Evil Nine, Ivan Smagghe, James Holden, Andrew Weatherall, Ewan Pearson, DJ Heather, Simian Mobile Disco, Mula, Tiefschwarz, Koma & Bones, Nic Fanciulli, Craig Richards, D. Ramirez, Will Saul, Damian Lazarus, Layo & Bushwacka!, Mr. C, Crazy P, Green Velvet, Luke Solomon, Midfield General, Andy Mac, Deepgroove, Paul Woolford, Carl Finlow, Dave Mothersole, Eddie Richards, Nathan Coles, Hakan Libdo, Dirt Crew, Nathan Fake, Mark Knight, our friends at Mulletover, Secretsundaze, Sancho Panza, Technique, The End, Kliks, Ape-X, Covert, Rounder, Hedonizm, Catskills, Positive, Skint, Underwater, 20:20 Vision, Rekids, Bugged Out, and of course, the ever-reliable residents over the years — David Parr, Serge Santiago, Matt ‘Radioslave’ Edwards, Tula, Dan Hill, Cagedbaby, Kenny Hawkes, Lee Smith, and Holly Cooper.

All Time Top 100 Returns

With a music policy that demands you to play the best records whatever the genre, All Time Top 100 is a breath of fresh air in a world that has DJs on a treadmill of newness. It disappeared at the end of last year when the Cosmo Bar was shut, so it’s great to hear that it’s back at the charmingly salty-sea-dog outpost The Fortune Of War. Every Friday from March 7th you can hear the cream of Brighton tastemakers playing obscurities and old favourites all the way until 2am. Also look out for one of their famous all-dayers at The Cobbler's Thumb on Sun 23rd March and the 5th Birthday Party at Audio on Sunday 4th May.

A Life of Crime

Brighton City Reads 2008 celebrates crime writer Val McDermid’s A Place of Execution from 13 March until 23 May, the idea being that if everyone reads the same book, it brings people together. Events include a free film screening of Wire in the Blood on Saturday 5 April at 10am, free library readings and discussions at the library throughout April, a Crime Walk on Thursday 17 April at 7.30pm and a Crime Book Quiz at the Lord Nelson on Wednesday 23 April. Check www.cityreads.co.uk for more info.

Handmade CDs from the Woods

The Oxfam Field Recordings Volume 2 comp is finally ready. The 78 minute long 16 track CD was recorded live at Oxfam in Brighton last October and features –a+M, Cottonmouth Rocks, The Great Park, Mid-West Blues, Sons of Noel and Adrian, The Winter Club and many more. 50 hand stamped CDs are available from www.woodlandrecordings.com. They’ve also reissued the –a+M/Spoomo ‘Split’ EP and, also being handmade, they’re being snaffled up, so we suggest you get in quickly.

PTMY: Holler!

Holler! Has moved from the Enigma to Hectors House and is now on the last Sunday of the month, while glam metal clubnight Poison is going to be at the Honey Bar on the 1st and the 3rd Wednesday of the month.

More Great Escapees

Brighton’s great Great Escape festival just keeps growing as more names are added to the line-up. Held on 15th–17th May, bands confirmed already include Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, The Hold Steady, Black Lips, Iron & Wine, The Subways and many more. With a focus on finding new talent, the Great Escape is known for breaking bands from all over and is already plugging unsigned acts Ebony Bones and White Lies. Early bird tickets are just £35 from www.escapegreat.com

Loop Loops The Loop

Loop Festival was a victim of its own success last year with people bursting out of their tents, but the organisers say they have been doing a lot of talking with the council and its return will see bigger structures and two open stage areas across the town centre site. “We really want to get that word out that, after the success of last year we have taken measures to make sure that everyone can get see all the acts they want to,” says organiser Jason Clarke, who is looking for new and local talent to perform at this year’s event. Check out www.loopbrighton.com for info about submissions. The line-up will be confirmed over the next couple of months — watch this space.

USA Craves Rock

Brighton band The Crave are set the play to an audience of 250,000 in the States later this year alongside Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith and the Foo Fighters. The only unsigned band on the line-up of the massive Harley Davidson 105th Anniversary gig, they’ve already headlined the BBC America’s Brit Bus Tour and are planning a five-month tour. Citing the likes of Guns ‘N’ Roses and Green Day as their influences, the Crave were invited backstage to party with the Killers in Denver and had studio time with Mark ‘Sonic Youth/U2’ Flannery. Check tunes from their EP Bring It On and the Harley Davidson video at www.myspace.com/
thecraveband

Life Is Just A Game

Brighton-based video games publisher NCsoft is looking to recruit six apprentices from local students in 2008. Last year they worked with City College, PartnerTrans and SkillSet to train three Brighton-based students in Quality Assurance and Games Production. The apprentices will not only work on developing new PS3 and PC games but will have an impact on their final design. If you have a grade C or above in GCSE English and Maths and are IT literate, apply to Larna at: ljm@ccb.ac.uk asap. Talk about a dream job although your thumbs might hurt after a while.

Rocket Fuels Up

The third Rocket Festival is set to take off from the beautiful Spanish mountains of Andalucia on 16th–18th May, and they’re looking for artists and arts organisations keen to go with them. With a strong emphasis on the visual arts and performance, circus, street and music they’d love to hear from anyone who can deliver arts-based workshops as well as outdoor and venue-based work for the many festival bars and arenas. While they currently can’t offer any payment, funding and sponsorship applications of those chosen for the programme will be supported. Check www.rocketfestival.com or email Cara Courage at cara@marscape.co.uk for more details.

PTMY: New For March

COALITION
New live music venue Coalition is due to replace The Beach on 20th March. Kitted out by the same crew who set up Wembley Stadium, the 700 capacity venue will have a sloped floor for shorter music fans, plus space for lounging and dining. Keep your eyes peeled for info on the launch party with a host of big names and surprises.

ENCHANTED UNDER THE SEA
New burlesque favoured night Enchanted Under the Sea is back, Back To The Future style, on Friday 14th at the Hanbury Club. Live acts include Baby Bones and Kitty Peels, covering everything from 50s rock’n’roll, 60s garage and swing.

ALI CATS
One of our fave bars will become a 200 capacity venue mid-March. Perfect, it looks like CBGBs already. We’ll keep you posted.

SAM’S OF BRIGHTON
Sam Metcalfe of the Sevendials Restaurant is at it again, taking over One Paston Place, in Kemp Town, promising less formality than its predecessor but with the same classic British bistro dishes.

BRIT For Lashes

After just missing out on the Mercury prize, Bat For Lashes gets another chance for a fancy doorstop this month as she’s been nominated for two Brit Awards. Wolf-loving Natasha Khan will face competition from the likes of Kate Nash and PJ Harvey in the Best British Female category, and lines up against popsters Mika and Leona Lewis for the – eek – Radio 1 listener-voted British Breakthrough Act prize. Despite expectations to the contrary Belle & Sebastian blagged their way to the gong and relative outsiders The Fratellis also won, although they’re admittedly shit. You can shout your BRIT frustrations at the TV when it’s broadcast live on Wednesday 20th. Good luck Natasha.

Big Beach Boutique 4 – Flu Not Included

Fatboy Slim is looking to throw a fourth Big Beach Boutique bash in September. Subject to knocking heads with the council, two shows will host 22,000 people a night on Madeira Drive on September 26th and 27th. Norm is hoping the autumn date will negate a repeat of the 15 electric shocks he received during 2007’s new year gig. It is not yet known whether tickets, as before, will only be made available to those with a BN postcode. Incidentally, despite getting the flu and all the equipment breaking, support DJ David Guetta told us that it was one the best gigs of his life.

SOURCE Cover stars Voted Bands Of 2008

Congratulations to our former cover stars Foals and Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, who have both been named one of the acts of 2008 by almost every publication going. NME gave Foals the cover of their New Bands issue (JL&TJJJ also made the cut) but most excitingly, both made the normally on-point critics poll on the BBC website. Of course for all SOURCE readers they were the bands of 2007. You saw them – as always – here first.

Animate Your Vote

The Sallis Benney Theatre is acting as Brighton’s host venue for this year’s British Animation Awards screenings. Three programmes of short films, music videos and animated commercials will be shown on Sunday 17th and Monday 18th, with voting slips handed out at the same time. The votes will then be combined with others from around the UK to pick the winners. Get down there and support local filmmakers Trevor Hardy and David Anderson.
21 Today, 21 Today, They’ve Got The Key To The Concorde…
Concorde 2 is kicking off its 21st birthday celebrations this month with a host of themed offers. At advertised live shows, there will be 21 minutes when punters will be able to get two drinks for the price of one. Clubbers (again at selected nights) will get a free drink if they’re one of the first 21 customers, and if they’re the same age as the venue, will receive a C2 goodie bag. Mailing list subscribers will be treated to two-for-one offers all year too.

PTMY: New For Feb

The Ocean Rooms’ Refit
Loads going on at the Ocean Rooms – soundsystem fixed, complete redecoration and a proper live lounge in the middle floor. The venue welcomes alt-dance night Somewhere In The Universe There Must Be Something Better Than Man (housewarming Friday 8th) and a new residency from Zombies Ate My Brain (Saturday 9th).

Burnt Toast
The old Polar Bar is looking lavish, and this night’s loose music policy promises to include “occasional nonsense”. Every Saturday at the Thomas Kemp, 9pm-1am.

Club Kovak
Doll & The Kicks join Kovak tonight, with LillyZoot on the decks. Hector’s House, Saturday March 1st, 8pm.

Kick Out the jams
Sal & co make a surprise return to the Pav Tav after their swift exit to the Barfly. That’s all forgotten as Fridays rock again.

Where’s It At?
Tru Thoughts’ Rob Luis and TM Juke are starting their monthly secret party on Thursday 7th. The venue will be announced on www.tru-thoughts.co.uk on the 1st of each month.

The White Rabbit
Formerly The Kensington, this independent boozer has now been revitalized to reflect “the independent, quirky spirit of this avant-garde, bohemian hot spot.”