Pram are on the front cover of The Wire this month. Sadly the article isn’t online but they have made an mp3 available, “an unreleased instrumental soundtrack to the short film Electric Séance directed by Scott Johnston of filmficciones and produced as part of the 2006 Photophonic Experiment“. via Feuilleton
Heeeere’s Brumcast #77. [audio:http://ipodnetworks.com/podcast/363/2015_hifi.mp3]
Arts and Crafts and Stuff is a Facebook group “from the West Midlands to promote local stuff, explore ideas and discover crafty blogs or etsy sites”. Well worth joining if you’re of that ilk, I reckon. The number of fairs and markets along these lines in the region implies there’s definitely a community out there. … [Read more…]
People, the independent fashion / design shop in Kings Heath, have updated their website with their Autumn / Winter collection. The photos are by Emily Quinton.
Rich Batsford talks about Experimental Naratives in relation to the work that goes into structuring Project X Presents. I submitted two narratives: “Welcome, Engagement, Focus, Development, Agitation, Challenge, Excitation, Ecstacy†and “Entry, Acclimatisation, Cohesion, Inspiration, Altercation, Realisation, Transcendenceâ€. It’ll be interesting to see where it all leads.
Artstalking Ana reports on the current exhibition at Bearwood’s Crowd 6, a joint show between WebsterGotts and Mandy Rees. Birmingham is lucky to have new artist-led spaces putting on light and engaging show like this, it’s what really puts us on the map, so lets hope they get the support they deserve, whatever their future … [Read more…]
The Vaults is a new bar and restaurant in the Jewellery Quarter co-owned by Russell of Clusta, but of interest to us is this sentence: The Vaults also exhibits art works from contemporary artists and photographers from across the country. via the Blink blog
Nick Booth has organised a get together for Birmingham bloggers. Details are on Facebook but if you’re not that way inclined here’s the skinny. Thursday, January 10, 2008, 5:30pm – 7:00pm at the Kitchen Garden Cafe, Kings Heath. Then on to the Hare and Hounds. All are welcome. “First chance for Birmingham bloggers to get … [Read more…]