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Colin Houlson is an arts-obsessed freelance journalist who's lived in Hove since 2001.


Posted at 10:08am Wednesday 16th September 2009

Fitter, Happier, More Product

Cornflakes in your Hollyoaks and Edam on your Emmerdale? Colin Houlson isn't lovin' it...

Posted at 10:59am Tuesday 18th August 2009

Kitten's Got Talent

Forget SuBo and JLS. Colin Houlson reveals the real stars of tomorrow

Posted at 5:23pm Tuesday 11th August 2009

Phill Jupitus's Perfect Brighton

The comedian tells Colin Houlson about his love of the city

Posted at 5:23pm Wednesday 29th July 2009

Easy Star All-Stars

Colin Houlson speaks to the band about the art of the cover version

Posted at 3:43pm Tuesday 28th July 2009

Bad things happen, but not in Brighton

Be careful what you wish for, writes Colin Houlson

Posted at 5:32pm Friday 17th July 2009

British Sea Power

Colin Houlson asks Yan from the Brighton-based band why he likes to be beside the seaside

Posted at 11:01am Tuesday 14th July 2009

Offended? You Might Be

Colin Houlson finds out how many members of Horsham District Council it takes to change a lightbulb

Posted at 1:05pm Friday 3rd July 2009

Michael Jackson: my part In his downfall

Colin Houlson pays tribute to the King of Pop

Posted at 9:36am Tuesday 16th June 2009

Jordan goes for gold

Katie Price. Jordan. Mother. Model. Wife. Reality TV contestant. 'Singer'. And now, Olympian?

Posted at 5:33pm Wednesday 6th May 2009

I Predict A Quiet

Music fans aren't happy. It began like the low murmur of discontent you find at gigs when a band keeps everyone waiting before they arrive on stage, but now it's reached the sort of angry crescendo that greets REM every time Michael Stipe says: 'Here are three songs from our new album.'

Posted at 1:19pm Tuesday 5th May 2009

Modern life is rubbish

'What if?' has been a staple of fiction - and particularly sci-fi - for centuries.

Posted at 6:09pm Friday 1st May 2009

Why do parents teach their kids to cycle on the pavement?

I may be going out on a limb here, but I'd be prepared to bet that most parents reading this wouldn't dream of taking their kids to the local supermarket for a shoplifting spree.

Posted at 5:46pm Monday 27th April 2009

Let's erect a statue to Margaret Haywood, Angel of the Southeast

Are you familiar with the song Kick Over The Statues? Far be it from me to criticise the Redskins' 1985 agitpop anthem, but I don't feel the band really thought the idea through.

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