Viral Pirate

12/12/2017

Meet GiwHa, a multi-talented musician playing out of Brighton by way of Lagos, Nigeria!

It's that time again, and our latest edition of the Captain's Quarters brings us a man who found his musical home in Brighton by way of Lagos. Ladies and gents, this is GiwHa, a very talented musician whom you might have known as Musiq Man. He's since...

10/20/2017

Check out our interview with Darker Days Illustration!

It's been a while since we've put up an interview, or a post for that matter (whoops), so we decided to get back on track and present you all with an interview of the very talented and super cool dude behind Darker Days Illustration. Within one year of...

10/12/2017

Rey is totally stoked for Star Wars ! Artwork by Detectivesinc

08/30/2017

Coming in hot! The latest spotlights a super-talented MC and actress Tia P.! Check it out!

The dog days of Summer '17 are here, but that doesn't mean the fun is over. Far from it! It's been a minute since our last edition of , so we've put together a solid interview with a very talented artist and we know you'll dig it. Joining...

06/21/2017

ICYMI, here's our interview with the very talented Myr Design

Art is tricky. There are an incredible amount of definitions for what is and isn't art, but what's always key when creating art is making sure it comes from the heart. Bad rhymes aside, any artist will tell you that they want to create what speaks to them...

06/02/2017

If you haven't heard, Tingsek has a new single. So, we had a little chat with the man about it!

Music is always a journey, and an artist's journey generally parallels that of their life. That statement holds true with Sweden's supremely talented Magnus Tingsek. In our previous interview with him, Tingsek told us about the inspirations behind his...

05/15/2017

Nintendo gets handheld gaming like no one else. Their next objective is to own mobile gaming.

If any of you grew up in the '90s, or any time when mobile video games were being created, for that matter, then you're certainly ware of the fact that Nintendo, simply put, owns the mobile gaming industry. And when I say "mobile" I mean "handheld." All of...

05/10/2017

Check out our exclusive interview with the very rad Jeff Rosenstock!

Hello and welcome to our latest edition of ! We couldn't be more excited about today's interview, and we hope you're just as stoked as we are. If you came up through the DIY punk scene in the 2000's then you're already familiar with the...

05/05/2017

Are you going to The Great Escape Festival? Check out these cats who you really shouldn't miss! And if you're not going, then check these cats out anyway!

Festival season is upon us, folks! The Pirate pride is primed to attend Brighton's Great Escape Music Festival in just a few weeks time, and our team couldn't be more excited to catch some of the hottest international acts in rare form. To help cut through...

04/18/2017

Mama K & The Shades are too good to miss, so what are you waiting for? Check 'em out!

It's time to get your funk on with the groovy sounds of Mama K & The Shades. The flavor-filled band from Austin, Texas delivers with Honey Made, an innovative album that will not disappoint. Bringing high energy and funky grooves from the stage to...

04/18/2017

Casting choices aside, this was an awful movie that didn't hold up to the brilliance of the original. Thoughts?

Hollywood's live-action remake of "Ghost In The Shell" came under fire while in production due to the casting of Scarlett Johansson ( a white woman) as the Asian lead. Asian-American actors already have a tough enough time getting roles in general since...

04/17/2017

Disney seems hell bent on kicking off the robot uprising.

I warned you. They're taking our jobs, they took over the world's oldest profession and they've even been slowly replacing half our species. Now, the great and powerful House of Mouse has signed our death warrants. It's like they want us to hate them...