Song: Inside My Pants [audio:inside_my_pants.mp3] Video: I Like Boys MySpace Next gig: 18th August, Barfly. (Statements pertaining to them being German are contradictory to the evidence and should therefore be considered lies.) Hat tip to The Baron
Reality Estate is a delightfully ambitious performance project taking place in October at the Five Ways Estate. The project will communicate the realities and stories of life in Five Ways Estate and its surrounding area of intense development against a backdrop of spectacular projections and lighting. A unique score for the event will be created … [Read more…]
Very last minute this and apologies for that – it slipped right through my net. Tonight’s Out of Hours at Light House in Wolverhampton is all about music covering Business and Pleasure. From 7.30pm there will be a number of short talks from music business development people, record labels and musicians, including: Anthony Hughes from … [Read more…]
The Birmimgham Mail reports on planning permission being granted for a new venue in Digbeth. Sui Generis will be situated in a converted warehouse on Adderley St in Digbeth, east of the Custard Factory and along from The Rainbow. With a capacity of 600 it will have live music and, given the opening hours are … [Read more…]
Song: Hush [audio:Hush.mp3] MySpace Next gig: August 31st, Hare and Hounds.
Kamikazi are running a new music night at the Rainbow starting on August 10th and running every Friday. Interestingly they have slightly bigger plans than just putting on gigs for the sake of it. Kamikaze Promoters are currently looking for the best signed and un-signed acts Birmingham has to offer… We’re looking for high performance … [Read more…]
Bearded is a new music magazine coming out of Birmingham this month. In the independent music industry, there is a dedicated voice emerging for artists and labels alike to give their wares prominence in an industry stagnated with sub-standard songs and even worse band names. Birmingham’s Misty’s Big Adventure recently summed it up quite aptly … [Read more…]
The Birmingham Carnival takes place in Handsworth tomorrow. (Sorry for the last minute notice.) There’s a procession from Handsworth Park starting at 12pm ending up in Perry Park where celebrations go on until 9pm. And Aswad are playing! Ta to Russ L for the heads up.