Presumably following questions about whether the tracks were actually licensed for such a purpose the downloads page for the B1: Birmingham Best New Bands CD has been removed from the council website. The address resolves to an “Error: Page not found” with no explanation of what’s happened. This wouldn’t be a problem if the latest … [Read more…]
Here’s the cover to Clutter issue 11, due out in a few weeks. Clutter was the first English language magazine to concentrate on the designer toy phenomenon and is produced by Miranda O’Brien & Nick Carroll in Uttoxeter. Which is close enough for my purposes. They were part of Ten4’s Creative Class 2006/7 and there’s … [Read more…]
Ben Calvert was featured on BBC WM’s Introducing segment last week and you can listen to it online (RealAudio link). Calvert, if you’re not aware, is one of the key enablers in the Birmingham singer-songwriter scene as well as being a folk musician himself. Amongst other activities he’s responsible for the Bohemian Jukebox nights, the … [Read more…]
Concreation, the group who really like brutalist concrete architecture, are doing an art trail around the library over the Artsfest weekend. Here’s the original brief for the show.
Rescheduled for next week, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. I’m wondering what sort of weather conditions they’re waiting for, and if we actually get such conditions in Birmingham. [Update to the Update (6.5?): Helga for Fierce has left loads of useful info in the comments along with contact details if you want to be informed when … [Read more…]
According to Antonio Roberts in this comment the Sky Orchestra (CBSO musicians in hot air balloons sailing over Birmingham at dawn) will finally take place tomorrow morning, that’s Thursday morning, starting at 6.30am. Don’t worry if you can’t make it to Edgbaston for take-off. Just keep your eyes and ears to the skies! (Idea for … [Read more…]
Okay, this is a piece of electronic incompetence of such glory that it has to be reported. Birmingham City Council’s marketing and/or PR department have put together a CD of music by some Birmingham bands. I’ll get onto that in a bit but the music is also available to download free from the council website. … [Read more…]
Just the other day we were wondering what the hell was happening with the promotion of Artsfest this year. Turns out there is a campaign but it was all kept under wraps until last night when Feel The Heat was launched at the Jam House. (I managed to blag an invite but my thoughts on … [Read more…]