33TV is an online music channel based in Birmingham. We are dedicated to showcasing upcoming artists and musicians, featuring interviews, freestyles and unplugged performances They’ve got interviews with Sox, Leo LeVox, Brian Travers, Firedon and plenty more. 33TV is on Twitter, Facebook and they’ve got a website at 33TV.co.uk but the best place to check out what they’re … [Read more…]
Town Hall and Symphony Hall have got a shiny new website and a new video to show off the kind of things they put on. First up, the video, which was made by Vermillion Films: And then the website, which was built by Made Media (which is where I work, full disclosure fans). Also, blimey … [Read more…]
From The Hubb on Twitter: #soulinthemachine Khyle raja drawing upon @thehubb1 walls pic.twitter.com/KuSs6jxr That’s for an exhibition called Soul in the Machine that’s opening tomorrow.
Nicky over on Digbeth is Good has picked up on some Digbeth-themed animations by some BCU students. This is Voices of Digbeth by a few people who have modestly decided not to put their full names to it: And this is Wasted Digbeth by Keanu Jones (I liked his Attack of the Dinozilla too):
Last weekend I went along to Aston Hall for one of the candlelit tours they do at this time of year: One of the country’s finest Jacobean houses, Aston Hall is seen at its most breathtaking, lit by around 300 shimmering candles and warmed by two glorious historic fireplaces It was pretty good too. It’s an … [Read more…]
Make Your Voice Heard – City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra – “What have the cuts meant to the CBSO? […] to balance the budget this year, we had to cut staff and costs, reduce education activity and remodel our concerts”. After the open letter from the MAC, here’s the CBSO The Other Way Works – … [Read more…]
Obsessionistas presents an exhibition of personal collections from across the staff and student community at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. On show are a broad range of items representing twenty five different collectors and their collections, including Japanese guitars, vintage hairdryers, Spirograph sets, English delftware, Mickey Mouse ties and deely boppers The exhibition’s on … [Read more…]
This one’s kinda brilliant. Fierce Festival are looking for 60 dachsunds from around the West Mids to take part in one of the projects featuring in next year’s festival: Bennett Miller’s ‘Dachshund U.N.’ is a replica of the former United Nations office in Geneva which will hold a meeting of the Commission of Human Rights. Each … [Read more…]