Zang Productions are a new one to me. They are: Birmingham based indie label promoting hip-hoppers The Custodians and Barrowclough, singer/song-writers Bethan Marshall and Selina Blakeney, and electronic-folk rappers Greybeard, Benjamin Blower and University of the King Actually, Barrowclough will be supporting Public Enemy at the Custard Factory tomorrow (Wednesday 3 Dec). Anywho, the reason … [Read more…]
Brumcast 111 is up. Here’s the tracklisting: Tempting Rosie – Office Floors The Garcia LX – Bedsit in Longton The Daniels – Pennys Name Timothy parkes – All The White Horses Cult of wedge – dayglo disco sideshow Shocked Elevator Family – Over the Brother MPH _ Miss Halliwell – Vacuumusick Calories – To encounter … [Read more…]
Normally I’d avoid mentioning (or thinking about) the desperate cry-for-attention that is Broad Street’s Walk of Stars, but the Capsule ladies have managed to find a pretty compelling angle to the latest addition. Tony Iommi – guitarist for Black Sabbath – is the next person to be honoured, which ties in nicely with the Home … [Read more…]
I saw the The Heritage Orchestra at the Town Hall (one of their rather good resonance events) last month and they were great, so I was chuffed to hear about Birmingham Jazz’s plans for celebrating Stan Sulzmann‘s birthday: Stan Sulzmann has had a long relationship with Birmingham Jazz and is a Honorary Fellow at Birmingham … [Read more…]
Dom from Tak (on tunes) and Chris from Prime Objective (on visuals) have both blogged about their involvement in Culture Jam 2 at The Rainbow on Saturday 14 Nov (tagline – bridging the gap between cultures through art and music. Chris says: some of the best Lithuanian hip hop acts in attendance, such as 3 … [Read more…]
Little Chris’s next Brumcast episode is up and I’ve not even listened to the last one yet. Here’s another tasty looking tracklisting: Sunset Cinema Club – Sunday BestCrash Repeat – Machine Code Antoine Bones – Shinin Bright The Madcaps – Fuck the Scene Dirt Trak – Slide Break Amberphonik – Amber Assert – Anti-nazi Man … [Read more…]
I wasn’t sure whether or not to play this one straight, but then I came across this on the flyer: Classy. Anyway, I’m breaking my current ‘must be online to get a mention on CiB rule’ to copy & paste this from the email I’ve been passed: The orchestra will perform on a regular basis … [Read more…]
Little Chris hits us with the latest Brumcast which happens to include a few bands I’ve heard of. The tracklisting reads thusly: Copter – Can’t Help It Machine Boy – Jamie Chapters – Fakes In Our Friends Kramer Vs Kramer Vs Godzilla – Rukus The Brascoes – First Impressions Of You Gas – Microscopic Suddenly, … [Read more…]