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February XYZ Magazine - OUT NOW!
The latest issue of XYZ Magazine hit the Brighton streets this week!
As always, we have some fantastic interviews! Local lads, Maccabees, grace the February cover - we caught up with front man Orlando Weeks about the release of their second album No Kind Words and their recent collaborations with Roots Manuva… Coming fifth place in [...]
XYZ Wristband Deals
Look out inside XYZ magazine for info on the new XYZ wristband, launching soon! Bringing amazing reader promotions and perks to all XYZ wristband holders, including a quid off each drink at some of the best venues, money off gigs, clothes, haircuts, VIP Q-jumps at your favourite gigs and so much more!!
The brand new special XYZ Wristband will be available from the XYZ website for just 2 squids, and from venues acros the region. Credit crunch? What credit crunch!!
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Latest News
Little Dragon Come Back To Brighton
Following their sell-out gig at Jam last December, Channel 23 and the Brighton Coalition are hugely excited to announce Little ...
Winter Rites
On Sunday 7 February, Bistrotheque, London E2 9DR, will host Winter Rites! Winter Rites is a fundraising event in support ...
Great Escape Festival 2010 Line Up
The BBC Sound Of 2010 nominees dominate the first of many Great Escape 2010 line up announcements. Fifth place Hurts, ...
Marina And The Diamonds Announce Summer Tour
Following a previously-announced series of dates this month, Marina And The Diamonds have announced details of a UK tour for ...
The Drums To Support Florence And The Machine
The first single from The Drums' as yet untitled debut album, will be brand new track 'Best Friend'. Released on ...
United Brighton Presents… Haiti Appeal Fundraiser
Artists, promoters and community groups of Brighton have come together to host a fundraising event at the Concorde 2 for ...
Music Previews
Factory Looking for somewhere to go on a Saturday night that isn’t a club but stays open late? Well, Factory is a night of performances, installations, artworks, films and music. Following on from the huge success of The Fortune Factory during White Night 2009, the new quarterly event launches at Phoenix Gallery on this weekend with [...]
Music Reviews Live
These New Puritans Audio, 1 February 2010
BEWARE: TONIGHT’S PERFORMANCE USES STROBE LIGHTING
No really. Prepare to be plunged into an evening akin to one spent in a Super-8 film. Singer/preacher, Jack Barnett, flickers before your eyes for about an hour spitting Crowlian sentiments as his sickly pale skin flashes from a chalky white colour to a seasick sapphire [...]
Music Interviews
Yeasayer Having produced a storming debut album way back in 2007, Yeasayer have proven themselves as one of the most sublime and cutting edge bands of the last five years. Now, the band is back with a new album, an exciting new sound and a whole host of psychedelic collaborations up their sleeve. James Watts caught [...]
Music Reviews CD
Album: Efterklang – “Magic Chairs” In previous releases, and most notable on their last album Parades, Efterklang were an orchestral, searching leftfield wonder. The instrumentation and arrangements straddled something between chamber music, electro and ambient putting them often out of reach of many people. With Magic Chairs they have taken a decided step into more poppy territory. They still utilise [...]
Editors picks -new bands
The Slytones Hometown: Brighton
Musical Family Tree: Imagine The Doors and Queens Of The Stoneage letting it all hang out on an all-night drinking session, culminating in an orgy at Zippo’s Circus.
Unique Selling Point: They look as though they’ve been stylised by Insane Clown Posse and specialise in turning nursery rhymes into psychedelic garage anthems.
Why should we care? [...]
Editors picks -new releases
Single: Owl City - “Fireflies” Adam Young is the brilliant individual behind American synthpop project Owl City. Capturing the hearts of millions of fans through the combination of melodic vocal lines and simple programming, Young has created a sound so memorable you’ll be humming his songs for weeks. His latest single ‘Fireflies’ is no different, having had over 24million listens [...]
XYZ events for the diary
Hot Club de Paris, 10 February 2010 Liverpool trio Hot Club de Paris are playing at the Freebutt in Brighton later this month. Signed to the London-based Moshi Moshi Records, Hot Club de Paris have released a string of 7″ singles and two critically acclaimed albums (Drop It ’til It Pops in 2006 and Live At Dead Lake in 2008). They toured [...]
