A simple idea, nicely done by Karen Strunks who’s managed to turn a personal photography project into something a little further-reaching. This’ll be the third outing for the 4am Project. The aim of the 4amproject is to gather a collection of photos from around the world at the magical time of 4am. Everyone can take … [Read more…]
I’ve not talked about the shop very much which seems a bit remiss of me. As well as lots of things to spend your money on we’ve been using the space for other things. We had Flatpack in last week – they gave out brochures and also installed David Hurley‘s installation ‘A Thought. An Afterthought‘. … [Read more…]
There’s a PILOT night tomorrow – an evening of ‘new, untested shorts from some of the UK’s most exciting theatre companies’. AE Harris are housing and Kindle Theatre are hosting. It’s only a fiver so get down by 7.30pm for this little lot: The line up will include performances from Needle & Thread Theatre’s continuing project … [Read more…]
The new exhibition at Ikon opened last night and is Ron Terada’s first solo show in Europe, apparently. It’s called ‘Who I think I Am’ and: it involves a deadpan reproduction of texts drawn from a wide range of sources including street signage, popular music and advertising Which makes it sound like one of the … [Read more…]
Now this I heartily endorse – the clever folk at the Bulls Head in Moseley have been recording mixes by residents and guests at their Freestyle night and uploading them to Mixcloud. There are mixes from Yam Who?, Steve Cobby (Fila Brazillia), Mama Feel Good, Sam Redmore, Adam Regan and a whole bunch of others. … [Read more…]
Pogus Caesar’s film ‘Muscleback’ surfaced on the Wooster Collective‘s site the other day. I’m not going to feign understanding but I did watch for the whole 6-ish minutes: Via the Wooster Collective.
New vid for Juice Aleem’s ‘Rock My Hologram’: The vid was shot at Boxxed in Digbeth and, looking at the blurb in the YouTube description a whole host of local folks were involved (aside from Juice Aleem himself).
We Are Eastside brochure « We Are Eastside | Birmingham “For your viewing pleasure, a guide to Eastside” Young People and Arts Boards Training Programme – Audiences Central “Arts organisations across the city have said that they would like young people aged 18–25 to become members of their management boards”. If you are a young … [Read more…]