The next instalment from the peope behind the speak-easy cinema takes place on Sat 6 December and this month they promise: science fiction treats culled from the Outer Spaceways. Our Prime Directive will be, as ever, Lost Movies, Cult Obscurities and Films You Probably Shouldn’t Be Watching! and SubAtomic Sounds by TWIGGY AND THE K-MESONS … [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…]
Rhubarb Radio: Want Airplay? Send your material to: Rhubarb Radio, c/o Reception, The Custard Factory, Gibb St, Birmingham, B9 4AA The WGGB blog – News from the West Midlands The first 9 months of the Writers Guild, West Mids branch Let It Go … – Birmingham Post – Lifestyle Blog Fiona Ferguson waxes lyrical about … [Read more…]
Not strictly creative (although I’m not sure what is these days) but it’s Harry Palmer, so worth a mention. Join Harry Palmer this Saturday (22nd Nov) near St Martins Church – Bullring, Birmingham (3pm sharp) to hear details surrounding the tragic crisis of the hedgehog in Birmingham Here’s the flyer (update – as per the … [Read more…]
I’m doing this wrong, I know I am. What I should do is go to the places I’m about to mention, ‘experience the art’, get trollied and turn this into some gonzo jounalism effort. Sigh. Anyway, there are a few pubs in Birmingham that are pushing the arty side of things – two in Hockley … [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…]
Warwick Uni’s opera, drama, and dance societies have got together and are putting on performances of Purcell’s ‘Dido and Aeneas‘ at a selection of churches around the West Mids, including a show at St Martin’s church on Wed 26 November. There’s plenty more info on the press release here.
As far as the Big City Plan is concerned, so far there’s been plenty to talk about but nothing in writing to pick apart. Birmingham Central have picked out highlights of the City Centre Masterplan (Big City Plan) Report from Acting Strategic Director of Development at Birmingham City Council to the Cabinet meeting on the … [Read more…]