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Brighton rocks as Godfathers storm through Hope and Ruin
JOHN FLINT explores the Appleby Blue development, winner of the Stirling prize 2025
GORDON PARSONS enjoys the wealth of wisdom and the clarity of expression from a dialogue between Chomsky and Mujica
GUILLERMO THOMAS enjoys a survey of the current state of the CIA (aka Langley) from an expert and insider of sorts
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O CONNOR and JOHN GREEN review The Choral, Belen, Dragonfly, and Colossal Wreck
WILL STONE is frustrated by a performance that chooses to garble the lyrics and drown the songs in reverb
RITA DI SANTO points out the social experience of exploitation and oppression that inform the popular winners at this year’s festival
The Godfathers
Hope and Ruin, Brighton
“I WON'T take this any more, this is war,” The Godfathers' impeccable don Peter Coyne thunders.
It's a blistering opening statement of intent and a packed crowd erupts as the band deliver a tight, sharp and near-perfect sound right from the off.
Over a glorious rhythm section, guitarist Steve Crittall glides around the stage riffing, soloing and performing like this is the most important gig of his life. Cause I Said So surfs waves of chord changes that have the crowd singing along before a gloriously anthemic Big Bad Beautiful Noise makes everyone “feel so alive tonight.”
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