Today's idea - Bobby McGees + Special Guests, by TURDS

Tonight for Ukulele fans comes a special show from The Ukulele Research and Development Society (T.U.R.D.S). They are, we suspect, less scientific than the name suggests. This evening they'll be presenting Brighton's own Bobby McGees + Special Guests, with open mic slots available until 9.15pm, "this promises to be a night to remember."

Bored of Brighton is has been having a bash at learning the Ukuele and is quite excited by this prospect. It's all a bit fun and if you're not convinced by the lovely above image, we recommend you check out a brilliant MGMT cover by the Ookes of Hazard.



Time: 7:30pm
Cost: £2/free to performers (slots will be limited to arrive early to avoid disappointment)
Location: Latest Music Bar

Today's idea - Bad Science

Tonight comes a fantastic talk from University of Southampton lecturer Phil Uttley. Talks at the Latest MusicBar are lovely and more intimate than a regular lecture theatre. It covers a pretty relevant topic of how the media covers new and as titled, 'bad science'. It sounds completely great, and involves no chalkboards.

"One of the most important things science has given us is the scientific method itself, which since its first rigorous application in the 16th and 17th centuries has pushed our understanding of the universe and our place in it to previously unimaginable levels. And yet, the majority of the population are completely unaware of these simple principles which underpin human progress. Much of this ignorance is down to the bad reporting and presentation of science by the media, which tends to portray science as arcane information handed down from on high, not a path to knowledge which most people can tread. At worst, the media actively pushes stories as `science’ when they are really based on pseudoscience or a basic misinterpretation of scientific data.

In this talk, I’ll use examples from science and the media to take a look at some aspects of the scientific method, how we can use them to make sense of the world, and show how without them, we can all be led astray. We’ll see how our unscientific ways of thinking may have been useful in the past when we lived as hunter-gatherers, but are really holding us back today. On the way we’ll look at cloud-creatures and nun-buns, the connection between superstitious pigeons and stock-market analysts, and I’ll also point the finger at some less-than-obvious culprits in the bad-science wars. Most importantly, I want to show how the scientific method is relevant to our daily lives and not just the classroom or laboratory."

It begins at 7:30 with free entry - but have change for a collection to cover costs if you're a kind type. Great talk on a cool topic, by a bar. Wholeheartedly recommended.

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Today's idea - Go to Melting Vinyl's VIVE LA FRANCE at The Basement

Melting Vinyl evenings at The Basement are a little bit well known for good, and just a little bit hip, evenings (namely as "the region’s leading purveyor of innovative and experimental performance"). Tonight is the second year of Melting Vinyl's (who we've written about before) annual showcase of talent from France called 'VIVE LA FRANCE" and it all sounds genuinely fantastic. I am quite excited.

Bigger than last year's the festival showcases contemporary emerging French musical talent from the country’s innovative labels, and also celebrates Brighton based French performers, ‘The French Connection’. The event is produced by music promoters Melting Vinyl, in association with France's London music office: ‘Bureau Export’ and the largest French Cultural magazine: ‘Les Inrockuptible’s. All wonderful, and Lisa Li-Lund looks lovely, so we must go.

Here is some quoted goodness about them each individually:

Lisa Li-Lund

Not only member and sister of Herman Dune, Lisa Li-Lund has worked with the likes of Jeff Lewis and Zombie Zombie alongside a highly successful career as a solo artist. Come in from the cold and embrace the heart-warming and playful indie-folk indie-folk sounds of one of Paris' most creative artists - namely, Lisa Li-Lund, Hugh Coltman & Hamilton Yarns.

Hugh Coltman

Critically acclaimed in France, charismatic singer-songwriter Hugh Coltman was recently nominated for ' La Prix Constantin' (France's equivalent of The Mercury Music Prize). Having inhabited the same circles as Coco Rosie, and compared to Andrew Bird, this intimate performance will be very special indeed.

Hamilton Yarns
 (with a fabulous name)
Brighton's Hamilton Yarns are made up of members from both sides of channel. One if this festival’s French Connections and one of Willkomen Records' own, they make "music through the looking-glass, mapping in sound odd fragments of a parallel universe" - The Wire.

No reserved tickets, it's first-come-first-served - and FREE (as we always joyfully exclaim over these things). We reckon this is definitely one of the better things going on this month - and a little bit different from all the others. It starts at 8pm, and we plan not to be late.

The Basement is located at 24 Kensington street.

And here is a man, a violin and a horse. Have a lovely Friday evening.

Today's idea - Go to the Catalyst Club

Today sees the return of the Catalyst club: a unique monthly Brighton event on the second Thursday each month that "pays tribute to the old traditions of French Salon, debating societies and Gentlemen's clubs." It involves three guest speakers discussing "things close to their heart" - usually odd and unusual things - for fifteen minutes each.

These have previously included Bees, Emergence Theory, Hitler's Moustache, Victorian Lantern Shows, Cunnillingus, The exciting world of Slime Mould, Giant Squid and the Dawn of Civilisation.

Silly, fun and educating we suspect. There's some curious perplexing videos here, and we discovered it via @orbific.





There's more photos here, which all look quite interesting, and a bit more appealing and better quality than the videos.

It's held at Latest Music Bar on Manchester Street (that's a google map link). It costs £5 and starts at 8pm with a late bar, which I suspect stimulates the topics.