There’s a new New Media 4cast online from Antonio Gould, this time looking at Online Music. As with his previous podcasts he offers a clear overview of what’s going on rather than trying to dazzle you with jargon. To do this starts off with our friend Andrew Dubber to explain what’s changed, what hasn’t changed … [Read more…]
It could be argued that what Artsfest needs is a big feck-off thing to draw the crowds in rather than just the vibrant but low-impact spread of little things. It looks like we might have just that because Architects of Air are bringing their big colourful tent to Birmingham over that same weekend – September … [Read more…]
Private View is tonight at The Sheila Cooke Foundation in Wolverhampton, an intriguing little artists boutique shop that I’ve been meaning to check out for a while now. So I will. And then I’ll dash back for the Pub Conversations. Phew!
Pub Conversations is a rather cool thing I just found out about. The next one is tonight but they crop up regularly. The deal is fairly simple. The talks are curated by Self Service, a “constantly evolving” group of 14 Birmingham-based artists, one of whom selects another artist who inspires them to talk about their … [Read more…]
Did you know Antfest, “the first annual live Antmusic festival” featuring “the best Antmusic tribute acts in the world as well as new punk and established acts” took place in Birmingham last week? Truly we are at the centre of some universe or other. The Silver Footed Gig Slut listings are up with MySpace links … [Read more…]
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Film Birmingham‘s Susie Norton is pushing for a film studio to be established in the city, according to an article in the Post: We believe a Birmingham studio would help to boost the level of investment by film crews in the city. If we want production teams to come to Birmingham in the numbers that … [Read more…]
You might have noticed some gaps in my posting to this blog recently, so it’s only fair I give a heads up. I’m currently in the process of moving and starting a new job and while this won’t affect Created in Birmingham in the long term (I’m 100% committed to this blog) things might get … [Read more…]