Month: November 2007

Supersonic sets on Last.fm

This didn’t really click until Jez pointed it out but over on Last.fm there are 14 complete sets from Supersonic 2007 available to stream. And the quality is really good, implying they’re taken from the sound desk. Very useful if you missed certain sets or your memory of them is rather vague (a problem I … [Read more…]

Interview with Rhonda Wilson

Here’s a nice interview with Rhonda Wilson of the Rhubarb Rhubarb photography agency. The transcript is extremely literal and there’s also a video (annoyingly in RealMedia format). Here’s a couple of quotes about Birmingham: To be honest, our reputation nationally and internationally is better than our reputation regionally. We consider that probably Birmingham is one … [Read more…]

Kipple

Kipple is one of those events that beforehand you’ve got no sodding idea what it’ll be about or like but it’s intriguing enough to make you suspect it’ll be something special, or at least worth a punt. Kipple is a term popularised by insanely great sci-fi writer Philip K Dick referring to “unwanted or useless … [Read more…]

Gigbeth collective memory

Right, let’s see what the online-o-sphere can give us for this weekend’s giggery. First up, there’s a group on Flickr for you to add your photos. All are welcome. Conference David Nikel reports and Dunc Autumn Store responds on the subject of promoters. Robin Valk is interviewed by The Stirrer at the conference about the … [Read more…]

Project X setup

Marc Reck points to photos of yesterday’s final setup for Project X Presents. More here. If you’ve got your Gigbeth wristband you can get into the dress rehersal tonight and some tickets are still available on the door tomorrow for the show proper. A year in the making, by all accounts. Should be good. If … [Read more…]