A busy night ahead. Finalised an interview with up and coming electro/rock specialists Late of the Pier. I ended up going down to their sound check at the Barfly which was predictably running late, pushing back my interview slot from 5pm to 6pm. Thankfully they were great lads and the conversation flowed freely. More from Late of the Pier in future issues of All About…Brighton.
After ducking home for 20 minutes and having enough time to throw a half cooked pizza down my throat it was time for a dose of comedy – or so I thought. It was my first visit of the year to the Parlure Spiegeltent which sits attractively behind St Peters church. London’s famous Headliners comedy club has come down for a stint at this year’s festival. Now I don’t know if I set my expectations to high but I have to say I was a tad disappointed. On reading the listings and I quote “renowned for consistency and quality of its lineups,” I was expecting great things. Indeed I had heard great things from the previous nights show. I think I had maybe picked the wrong night, either that or it just wasn’t to my taste. I did however notice some other negative comments from audience members. The night was compared by TV trickster Paul Zenon, who I have to say was the funniest of the lot. The other few highlights were Jordi Gunter, a German porn star who proceeded to simulate sex acts with a few very embarrassed looking female onlookers and Skate Bush, a chap dressed as Kate Bush on roller skates re-enacting the babooshka video. Expected more laughs really.
I then headed across to the Barfly to catch the Late of the Pier gig as part of the Levi’s Ones to Watch program. As expected, they raised the roof with their seemingly effortless blend of electro sounds and rock rhythms. I saw these guys on MTV with Zane Lowe the other week so keep an eye out for them. They’ll be coming back for the Great Escape Festival on the 16th and as previously mentioned watch out for our future coverage.
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