Music

Spotted on the Punch Records site – a new-ish book about Bhangra by Birmingham-born academic Dr Rajinder Dudrah, senior lecturer in Film and Media Studies at the University of Manchester. Bhangra music is a genre that comes from the Indian subcontinent and sung in Punjabi. Bhangra: Birmingham and Beyond traces its birth in the UK … [Read more…]

I just wasted two hours of my life writing about the 10 Birmingham bands I think are quite bloody marvelous so the least you can do is go read it. There’s even audio to back up my assertions, and the invitation to draw my attention to other potentially bloody marvelous bands in the region. Get … [Read more…]

Exciting news for anyone who fancied themselves and rock and roll star with their Casio keyboard in the 80s – Jean Michel Jarre is playing Symphony Hall on March 27th, performing the album Oxygene in full with the original instruments. I wouldn’t normally plug such a thing on this blog but hey! Part of my … [Read more…]

A band to pout about. Well, wadaya know, a profile of Beestung Lips in the Birmingham Post. Given that the Post’s target readership is politicians and business leaders in the city it’ll be interesting to see what effect this has on their audience demographics.

I really should start collecting quotes which, while on their own might just raise a smile, together would illustrate why Birmingham’s a rather interesting place to be. So let’s start a series right here, starting with this one from the Facebook listing for Earth’s Birmingham gig. Support is Lash Frenzy, a side project of Andrew … [Read more…]