I came really close to missing this, even though the guy lives round the corner from me. Willard Wigan carves sculptures from dust particles, sugar crystals and grains of sand. Many of those sculptures are smaller than this full stop. Yes, that one. Now, this isn’t like those guys who’ll write your name on a … [Read more…]
From 1930 to 1960 Bearwood Snooker Hall was a cinema, then a variety theatre and finally a rep theatre. Since then the building has been used as an ice rink and, in its present incarnation, a snooker hall. Parts of the old theatre space remain and Nikki Pugh was recently invited by the people of … [Read more…]
A couple of good things from the Ikon. Firstly, every Wednesday over the summer the gallery and bookshop will be open until 8pm (cafe until 11pm). Coinciding with the late openings is a series of talks called ‘These are a few of my favourite things’ which will be loosely based on Desert Island Discs where … [Read more…]
The Emergent Game starts in earnest on 5 June although it’s been warming up for a little while now. In case you’ve not been following it, it’s an ‘alternate reality game’ (although I prefer their description of ‘a framework for exploring your surroundings’) and is part of the New Generation Arts Festival. Explaining what The … [Read more…]
For the first in our new series of interviews/podcasts we were lucky enough to be welcomed into Soweto Kinch’s flat for tea, Jaffa Cakes and chat. The driving force behind The Flyover Show – taking place under the Hockley Flyover on Saturday 31 May with big-name guests from the worlds of hip hop and jazz … [Read more…]
As part of the (ongoing) site redesign I thought it’d be nice to have some more visible contributor profiles so you know who’s writing this stuff. I asked Steve Gerrard if he’d take some snaps of us and the results are in. So from left to right that’s Danny Smith, Chris Unitt (me), Frankie Ward … [Read more…]
BBC on The Flyover Show Is there a more essential, free event happening in the city this weekend? Don’t miss out. Lots Of Things To See And Do In The West Midlands Russ L picks out June’s interestingness so I don’t have to. WOIB rounds up Birmingham Gay Pride 08 The folks on the Whats … [Read more…]
I’m very much liking the website for the 24th Birmingham International Jazz Festival. I’ll come back to that though. Meanwhile… The dates/programme/etc for the jazz festival have been released. It’ll take place across a whole host of venues from 4 – 13 July. Musicians and bands from USA, Spain, France, South Korea, Hungary, Poland, Holland, … [Read more…]