- Birmingham Post – Creative industries’ major role in Birmingham economy
Anna Blackaby runs through the provisional findings of a new report commissioned by the Creative Birmingham Partnership Board. It’ll apparently conclude that “small firms operating in digital media, music and computer software and those in the design and architecture areas should be the focus of support” - Take it away from Arts Council England
“Take it away is an Arts Council initiative designed to help more people get involved in learning and playing music. The scheme allows individuals to apply for a loan of up to £2,000 for the purchase of any kind of musical instrument, and pay it back in nine monthly instalments, completely interest free” - Better Never Than Late – The Gas Lamp Killer
bntl feature some pics from the gig at the Hare & Hounds last week - Best Believe – Vintage Style
“a round up of all the places in Birmingham that you can get yourself fully hooked up on a purely vintage tip” - Built On Sand: A Birmingham Sampler ’78-’86
“The mix concerns itself with Birmingham’s vibrant but infamously fragmented and undervalued punk and post-punk scene of the late 70s and early 80s” Not sure who spotted this first, so apologies, but I’m seeing this everywhere at the moment - FaceBoot Bar-Boot Sale, 5 Dec 2009 | Hare and Hounds
A car boot sale with a difference. Free stalls. Click the link for contact details
