Misc

Background (Thrown together using Google Image Search and Photoshop. If someone with actual skillz in this department wants to have a go please do!)

The current Radio to Go podcast is a Rootsville special with interviews, music from the performers and some exclusive live material from Chrissy Van Dyke. Interesting to note that Rootsville is getting a lot of support from the various online presences in Birmingham. Direct MP3 link. Friends of the Stars, a musical band, have a … [Read more…]

One of the good things about gig venues in Digbeth is they don’t have to worry about the neighbours, because there aren’t any. A gig in, say, the Jug of Ale in Moseley in the summer months can resemble a sweat lodge thanks to noise pollution restrictions keeping the windows shut but the Barfly can … [Read more…]

From Gareth Courage Photos are posted here from the Birmingham Flickr community. Click on the image for more details.

From ikkio_too Photos are posted here from the Birmingham Flickr community. Click on the image for more details.

From nobody knows anything Photos are posted here from the Birmingham Flickr community. Click on the image for more details.

The Sound in the Round programme of open air events at the MAC has been released. Lots of interesting looking stuff there including Hayseed Dixie (!!), Badly Drawn Boy, Dreadzone, Nina Nastasia and more. 7 Inch Cinema, the local champions of the odd in the motion picture realm, send out a regular newsletter chock full … [Read more…]

Along with a rash of festivals we seem to be having an epidemic of debates at the moment. When I first saw this I assumed it was part of the Arts Council’s Arts Debate but The Big Debate Birmingham turns out to have a wider remit and is organized by the NEC Group and the … [Read more…]