Brighton

there's a fatboy slim one aswell int there? i think it's something to do with a local council initiative to commemorate hometown boys who've come good. that is, presuming derek jameson is a brightoner. if he's not.. then... i don't know w(hy)tf.

I visited several bookshops which I when I was last in Brighton, although I only bought one book. I thought the shops seemed pretty decent, though.

ILE Brighton Day Out Now!

(There ARE a few good second-hand bookshops in Brighton, though the best one burnt down last year. Savery Books, Brighton Books, TwoWay Books, one on Duke St I can't remember the name of - all treasure troves. None of them open on Sundays but so what? Oxfam Books and British Heart Foundation Books & Music are new and fantastic.)

this month i've got
2 john fante books (1.50 each)
bukowskis 1st book published in the uk (penguin modern poets 13 - 1.00)
2 murakami books (1.50 each)
a dan fante book with a fax from kevin sampson inside about the
blurb he's going to contribute to the back cover of the book and
the blurb on the back is faithfully reproduced! (1.00 i havent read
any kevin sampson, whats he like?)
a japanese graphic novel based on 2001 called 2001 nights (2.00)

there is more to brighton than the lanes, you know
(not that i get to much of it myself....)

and here's another reason why gareth (and other hataz) is WRONG: http://www.base58.com/misc/westpier.jpg

I'm going to Brighton tomorrow for a gig. Since it turns out we're not recording (and I had such a good time in Kent last weekend) I think I might stay for the weekend.

Since it's off season, I assume I might not need a reservation for a hotel? Also, erm... FAP anyone?

I will definitely FAP with you there! Or somewhere else.

See you Sat maybe!

Lion & Lobster is definitely cheap for rooms though.

Has anyone spoken with Nick B, Dave B or any other Brighton ilxors?

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=532668&Y=103694&A=Y&Z=1

How close is this to the B&B? I need to look it up. (Also, come and see Kevin Bletchdum if you fancy.)

Let’s make a Twitter post instead just to post on ILX :)

We are going monthly with our #brighton #italodisco night at @rossi_bar every 4th Friday.

Join us tomorrow 28th Jan from 9pm until late.

Fine cocktails upstairs, dancefloor downstairs. pic.twitter.com/C1ws2OQUYg

— Matthew Balaam (@matthewbalaam) January 27, 2022

I can see all of them, lol.

Super powers! It appears they don’t show when I look in Firefox here, but they do in Chrome.

turns out i’ve got a spare ticket for mdou moctar in brighton on 6th - anyone interested?

I’m not able to make that, but I am going to Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul the night before if anyone else is?

It's another show and this time we're playing in Hastings! South Coast people, you know what to do (come to the gig that we are playing in Hastings) https://t.co/6WzEJmjN2F

— Slum of Legs (@slumoflegs) April 8, 2022

^ anyone fancy a day trip to crowleyville?

I'm away going to see Charli XCX.

Booooo. Nick, please come to Hastings, I'd love to see you, though if you can't make it then there will be a Brighton date in October (come to both, come to both). I probably shouldn't say but there is a possibility that the October date will officially be the last. We haven't fully decided but it seems improbable that we can carry on with everyone spread out.

Nick, please come to Hastings

i probably will! :)

Fingers crossed for October, sorry to hear it might be the last though.

Was fricking great to see you, Nick & CP. Gig was messy as hell but I had a good time. (Bit of a delay in posting here as I needed about a week to recover.)

YES MATE!! :)))

Fingers crossed for that Brighton gig.

Flying visit to Brighton over the next couple of days. Anyone got any good food recommendations? We're staying pretty central and would like to keep it relatively cheap... Not fussed about style so much, so place/reputation as much as the style of food, if that makes sense. Thanks!

Welcome to Brighton! By relatively cheap is £10-15 for a main OK? A good road for eating is Preston Street, quite near the i360 tower and West Pier ruins

* Some of the best ramen you can get in the UK is at Goemon Ramen Bar (Their sister place KitoKito near the train station does good Poke too)
* Awesome Neopolitan pizza at Nanninella
* Great noodles at Shaanxi

If you want any specific reccommendations I’ll be able to offer more suggestions :)

Thank you, Chewshabadoo. We had to wing it in the end. We were staying at the end of East Street, and it was shitting it down, so we stayed local: drank in the Walrus and ate in the Curry Leaf Cafe which was lovely and pretty reasonable tbh. I've bagged your recommendations for next time!

We are also in Brighton - well, Hove - for a couple of days, so appreciate the recs too, Chewshbs.

My pleasure.

Not been to Curry Leaf for a while but it has always been a safe option.

When I'm in Brighton I go to the Regency Restaurant for the mussels and scallops, if that's your sort of thing.

Is Pompoko still there? That was/is a nice cheapish spot.

made good use of Chewshabadoo's recs while visiting Brighton for a few days - had v good food at Goemon and Nanninella and I improved my reputation for finding places to eat

Excellent news! If anyone is sill around and fancies a dance, myself and fellow poster NickB are heading out to see Helena Hauff tonight.

If anyone is in town for Pride tomorrow, I’m DJing italo disco and Hi-NRG kinds of things with friends from 7-10pm at The Hope and Ruin:

https://www.facebook.com/events/238502202376345

Not sure if anyone except the usual suspects will see this, but I’ll be dressing in black to DJ at Kollaps this Friday:

https://www.facebook.com/events/902017108317265

If you don’t wanna click on FB:

KOLL∆PS 10th Anniversary Party.
Serving post-industrial realness since 2013.
EBM // D∆RKWAVE // NEW BE∆T // SYNTH // INDUSTRI∆L // LE∆THER ∆NTHEMS
+ HOMOEROTIC SEX M∆GICK VISUALS
And performing live from 8:30pm, our special guests:
˜”*°•.˜”*°• MASSIVE LUXURY OVERDOSE •°*”˜.•°*”˜
Over the past year, this Brighton-Based Darkwave duo's tracks have been a dance floor staple at your more discerning Goth-adjacent clubs across the globe: from New York to LA; Berlin to Saint Tropez. And we are proud to present the launch of their upcoming EP. Details TBA...
https://massiveluxuryoverdose.bandcamp.com
+ Kollaps DJs on rotation
- DJ Ms Vanderbilt
- Van Horne
- DJ Barelife
- + PLUS XTRA SPECIAL GUEST STARS:
- FOUNDING MEMBER OF KOLL∆PS--CELIA, AND HER FLEX DISKO CO-HOST MATTHEW BALAAM WILL BE JOINING US ON THE DECKS!
In the basement Of The Brunswick
8pm to 2am
£6 on the door
Let your body learn...
PS: KOLL∆PS is a queer-centric kind of night. So homo/queer/trans/anything else-phobia will not be tolerated.
The venue is in a basement, so unfortunately we cannot promise a fully accessible venue for wheelchair users or people with mobility issues.

Lol good reminder, i was just booking my van in at the garage for 8.30 on Saturday morning - yeah that ain't happening

Famous last words but it cant be a late late one this time around… me and Jo have got a midday lunch meeting the next day…

would love to come to this but I'm in London that night

ach, london schmundon mate

tbf I will be back around midnight and it is just round the corner...

see that's more like it! :))

I am in fact not going to London after all

heyyyy!

What a rollercoaster!

Take some photos for me, plz? So sad not to be making it.

Have a couple of pics somewhere I think, will try and find them. I also recorded our set so I should try and get that up at some point.

Next bit of shameless spam for Flex next Friday.

“This time we have very special guest Joy Egg playing Cantopop, Vietallo, Thai Synth Pop and live electronics alonside Flex residents playing the hammers you love accompanied with deep cuts, junk-shop bangers and new discoveries.”

https://www.facebook.com/events/784696516388040/

I'm planning to pop down to watch the Would-be-goods at the Prince Albert this Sunday afternoon. Any recommendations for a spot of lunch within striking distance of there, ideally somewhere I wouldn't need to book? (Also, anyone else going to see the Would-be-goods?)

oh cool, will see you there

not sure re lunch because I normally grab things to go round there rather than sit in but Milk No Sugar is right by there if you like Banh Mi, I also like We Love Falafel which is a few blocks away

Excellent, it’s been ages!

If you can walk a few more minutes I have a couple more. Goemon on Gardner St does very good ramen, on Gloucester Rd La Choza is pretty good Mexican (for the UK) and Fatto a Mano do decent Neopolitan pizza.

Thanks, these all sound like good options.

I guess all the regulars know this, but if anyone is in town tonight come on through to the 5th Birthday of the italo disco party Flex I’m involved in:

https://bsky.app/profile/matthewbalaam.co.uk/post/3lb3prdxy2k2u

https://www.facebook.com/events/27511998975112199

Hey, don't know if you lot have seen/donated already, but there's a move to get the Marly under queer community ownership: https://www.gofundme.com/f/queer-the-marly

It’s ambitious for sure, but I really hope it succeeds.

i just remembered that while i was out with matthew on saturday night seeing DMX Krew and Paranoid London, Matt pointed out a guy in the crowd to me and told me it was emil.y's brother!! i stumbled over and gave him a big hug and just said "i love her!". i was quite tired and emotional and he was probably very confused. haha, oh god! apologies all round

Awwwwww <3

Matt actually told me you met him earlier, but he didn't reveal your drunken antics, ha. Also damn, DMX Krew - 'The Glass Room' is still one of my go-to sad jams.

That was a fun moment - decent night all round (for Patterns)

Bit hail-marying here, but can anyone recommend a good place to eat, with a five year old, near to the beach?

I always like to go to the Regency, it's next to the beach and they have good seafood and also just chips or sth if your kid is fussy.

Thanks! We stumbled to the wrong place at first - the Regency Pub, a few blocks north - disaster with a hot, hangry kid (and parents). Then, like a gorgeous mirage, the actual proper Regency loomed into view, and had a free table with a window seat facing the sea, and we all had a seriously lovely time. So thanks again!