The Drum in Aston is having an open day tomorrow from 1.30 – 9.30pm aimed at local creatives who might be interested in working with them. The Drum is Birmingham’s leading African, Asian and Caribbean arts centre. Over the past 10 years, we have built a reputation for nurturing local talent within the creative industries … [Read more…]
The Birmingham Post reports that the Creative Industries are Booming in the West Midlands with 60,000 people working in the sector, expected to increase by 7% over the next year. All good. Except D’log wonders where exactly they’re getting their figures from. It’s a fair point. Where do you draw the line on what counts … [Read more…]
I’m growing to like the Number 10 petition site. The petitions might not achieve anything in themselves but they do serve to stimulate debate on issues that have slipped off the media’s agenda. A recent one that’s relevant to this blog is to recognise that music and dance should not be restricted by burdensome licensing … [Read more…]
I’m not sure whether this is news per se but the dates for this year’s Capsule’s Supersonic Festival have been set for 13-14th July. Stick it in your diary now.
Misty’s Big Adventure are playing a small series of gigs where they’re doing double sets, performing as many songs as possible in an hour and a half including ones from the forthcoming new album Funny Times. The Birmingham gig on March 27th at the Glee Club has support from Poppy and the Jezebels, a group … [Read more…]
You might have noticed I added a calendar to the site recently. This holds all the events and festivals I come across as I’m blogging. It’s by no means comprehensive and I’m not including music gigs as that’s just too much work, but you might find it useful. It’s run on Google’s new calendar program … [Read more…]
aa-rt is a “new art and contemporary craft show” taking place in the Custard Factory on the weekend of the 24-25th March with a private view on the 23rd. If you are looking for an original piece of artwork, a unique wedding gift or a specially commissioned present, aa-rt ’07 will have it all. The … [Read more…]
Media consultant Antonio Gould is intrigued about Co-working spaces and how they might benefit Birmingham. The idea is to create a flexible working space which can be hired out whenever necessary but more importantly to create a social space and sense of community around the space. As the post put it (sort of) “Part cubicle, … [Read more…]