“Are you interested in developing your animation skills? Are you over 19, unemployed and residing in Birmingham, the Black Country and Hereford & Worcestershire? Light House is offering a selection of FREE animation techniques courses throughout 2007 and 2008.” Those interested in the architectural history of Birmingham should really check out Birmingham: AAH, a relatively … [Read more…]
Birminghamusic.com are putting on a free gig at the Barfly on May 30th featuring Blakfish, 62pennies and Moneytree. While laudable I wonder how other promoters feel about a Council-funded project putting on free gigs? Strangetime have a new single, Personality Disorder, out on 24th May and a launch-gig on the 25th at the Acrtress and … [Read more…]
New Editors album due 25th June, titled “An End Has a Start”, which indeed it does. Mark Badger profiles Murdoch who are, shall we say, somewhat on the up and coming. A quick reminder that Moseley Folk are running acoustic nights every second Friday of the month at The Cross in Moseley. Birminghammusic.com reports that … [Read more…]
Project X Presents talk about their efforts in getting funding on their news blog. Vote for Soweto Kinch in the BBC Jazz on 3 Innovation Award. via Podnosh D’log has a roundup of what the Sunday Times calls “downwardly-mobile upper-middle class professional graduates” with some interesting stats about earnings within the creative professions. Straightheads, the … [Read more…]
TAK! get a nice profile in the Birmingham Post which has some background to how the design agency formed. via themselves. The nearby Litchfield Festival looks to be more impressive that you might have thought with the festival opened by Philip Glass, a performance by the Soweto Gospel Choir and work by locals Ex Cathedra. … [Read more…]
Shepherding the links… 4Talent interviews filmmaker Mark Locke animate!tv seeks proposals from UK-based artists and animators for risk-taking and experimental films for television. Five films will be commissioned, with budgets up to 20k. The deadline is 27 April. More details at the link. Edgbaston-based Ditto Music came to notice in January when they helped unsigned … [Read more…]
Some quick links to stuff of interest. James Thornett may we have invented Clingfilm Photography. Antonio Gould was chatting with the owners of The Rainbow where they’re apparently going to have weekly film nights when the refit is complete in April. The Magnetic Four are looking for a new drummer. Film Birmingham has a brief … [Read more…]
Stuff that happened over the last fortnight: Eastside-based creative studio Substrakt relauched their website alongside a new blog which informs that they’re soon to be working on a new web presence for Jibbering Records. D’Log visits New Art Birmingham. The Birmingham Post previews The Event, the contemporary art, um, event, which starts on March 31st. … [Read more…]