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Category Archives: Folk and Alternative

mishkin

In Good Company With Mishkin Fitzgerald’s Solo Debut

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By Coralie Oddy Best known from orchestral rock band Birdeatsbaby, punk pianist Mishkin Fitzgerald can certainly deliver gorgeous musicality. The dark demeanour of the cabaret quartet is lit up by […]

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Folk and Alternative, Reviews, Rock and Metal, Uncategorized
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WomanKind Reviewed

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Don’t let anyone say that alternative music is a lads-only club. It may be relatively recently that we’ve seen women like Adele, Amy Winehouse and Florence Welch take the reins of the music industry, but tonight’s Skief Promotions event at the Blind Tiger Club shows that even in the local scene, Beyonce may well be right: girls run the world. And boy they do it well.

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Folk and Alternative, Recent Events, Rock and Metal
fresh like dexie

Feel-Good Funk and Feisty Punk

March 31, 2012by skiefpromotions Leave a comment

By Sasha Flatau Funk/ Punk band Fresh Like Dexie came to be during a camping trip on top of the Downs, overlooking Brighton. The group is currently made up of […]

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Folk and Alternative, Jazz, Reggae and Soul, Reviews, Uncategorized
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Folk Spotlight: Fickle Friends

March 11, 2012by skiefpromotions Leave a comment

By Sasha Flatau Fickle Friends are a group whose songs will leave their listeners with goose bumps.  The captivating voice of Natassja Shine is enough to draw listeners in, but […]

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Folk and Alternative, Reviews
dead on the livewire

Alt Spotlight: Dead on the Live Wire

March 11, 2012by skiefpromotions Leave a comment

By Molly Taylor Male-female duo Dead on the Live Wire describe themselves as ‘rough and ready’: a phrase that seems to be fitting, but goes only half way to begin […]

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Folk and Alternative, Reviews, Rock and Metal
common tongues

Folk Spotlight: The Common Tongues

March 11, 2012by skiefpromotions Leave a comment

By Molly Taylor The Common Tongues are a Brighton-based five piece; an amalgamation of guitar, violin and three clean voices that weave seamlessly together to consider disillusionment, a developing self-consciousness […]

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Folk and Alternative, Reviews, Uncategorized
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An Interview with Bitter Ruin

February 13, 2012by skiefpromotions Leave a comment

With Ben Richards and Georgia Train Interview by Coralie Oddy Rock. Punk. Folk. Soul. Classical. We don’t mind what you think Bitter Ruin is, as long as it’s ‘Brilliant’. With influences ranging from The Talking […]

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Folk and Alternative, Jazz, Reggae and Soul, News, Reviews, Rock and Metal

An Interview with Crazy Arm

December 8, 2011by skiefpromotions Leave a comment

With Darren Johns (vocals, guitar) and Patrick Pearson (keys, fiddle) Interview by Molly Taylor  With debut album ‘Born to Ruin’ released under Xtra Mile Recordings and an exhilarating European tour […]

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Folk and Alternative, News, Reviews

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