More music news for Birmingham – hoorah! I heard about The Music Quarter a little while ago and it’s good to see it up and running now. Natalie, the site’s editor, is a BCU student and this, I gather, is to be the focus of her year-long project.
Of course, this raises questions about whether/how the site will last longer term (or indeed whether it’s sustainability matters).
Now, not wanting to sound spoiled, but indie/rock music seems to be looked after – I’m enjoying the Blue Whale Blog, fr’instance. Who’s writing about the city’s bhangra, hip hop, reggae, dance music, etc and digging up the gems there?
“Who’s writing about the city’s bhangra, hip hop, reggae, dance music, etc and digging up the gems there?”
Hear hear. Well asked that man.
Hi Chris,
Thanks for giving The Music Quarter a mention!
Yes I’m running the site as part of my MA and it’s very much a work in progress but something I’d like to continue after my studies.
I don’t intend to solely focus on indie/rock but if there are any writers out there that would like to promote local up-and-coming artists in the other genres you have mentioned then they’re more than welcome to get in touch – contribute@the-music-quarter.com
Thanks,
Natalie x
Thanks again for the plug – http://biggerthanbarry.com/ is pretty good for dance related stuff.
Cheers,
Andy