Sky Attack from crstokes83 on Vimeo. Chris Stokes is a video artist in Birmingham, and has made this animation using a Sky Attack game, with music supplied by Creeping Jaw Society, consisting of manipulated sounds taken from samples of the game. Pretty cool.
Codify is a free event taking place at Grand Union on Friday 10 December, presented by My Imaginary Friend. Musicians and artists based in Birmingham will be putting on this special performance, featuring live adjusted sound and video, guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, sax & ableton. Doors open at 7.30pm, and the performance starts at 8pm.
There’s a couple of Christmas parties coming up at the Hare & Hounds… First is BIAD’s Christmas p-Arty on 9 December, which is £5 in with live music from Black Heart Generator and the Juneau Brothers, plus sets from dj Cassie- Philomena and a portion of poetry from Jodi Ann Bickley and the Mongrel S.Mutt. … [Read more…]
Throughout the week of 22 – 27 March 2011, Birmingham will be treated to an eclectic programme of film and performance from Flatpack Festival and Fierce Festival, who’ve announced that they’ll be sharing dates next year. Flatpack’s fifth festival will celebrate and take film to unexpected places; where new film fraternises with silent cinema and … [Read more…]
Celebrating a a year of craftism, Craftspace are holding a free day of crafty activities on Saturday 4 December in the Gallery at The Custard Factory from 1 – 5pm. Activites include pin badge making, t-shirt printing, sweet graffti, DIY gaming, giant drawing with pins and a few festive activities including pom pom snow balls … [Read more…]
Ikon Eastside will be closing their doors for winter and bidding a ‘blonde farewell’ on 3 December. Starting at 8pm, they’re inviting you to party with them into the evening, taking inspiration from their final exhibition of 2010, AVPD’s Hitchcock Hallway, with the optional dress code of a blonde or white wig. Alfred Hitchcock is … [Read more…]
The final Filmrats of 2010 is tomorrow evening from 8pm at The Victoria. Join them for an evening of short films and live music at just £2 in. This scrapbook, cut & stick style poster was also designed by illustrator Hayley Warham, which is rather cool.
Tate Movie Project will be stopping over at the Ikon on 2 & 3 December, joined by Wallace and Gromit creators, Aardman Animations, who’ll be giving pupils from Birmingham schools the chance to create an animation film by and for children to be broadcast on Blue Peter. Pupils from St John’s CE Primary, St Catherine … [Read more…]