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Nunovo’s reflections on Tunnel Vision On my return to the surface, I noted the standard city sounds with a sense of appreciation, hearing them as rhythmic ambient features of the sonic landscape. It’s not every day that the grind and roar of an approaching bus becomes an interesting element of installation art, or that the … [Read more…]
From harri b Photos are posted here from the Birmingham Flickr community. Click on the image for more details.
Dan Jones of Ten4 goes to the Manchester International Festival and asks “Why can’t Birmingham do it like Manchester? Last week I was invited up to Manchester for the launch of the International Festival, and the opening of Monkey, Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn’s ‘populist Chinese opera’. You can find plenty of reviews of Monkey … [Read more…]
From Matt Murtagh Photos are posted here from the Birmingham Flickr community. Click on the image for more details.
BBC Birmingham has photos from Tunnel Vision © BBC presumably If you didn’t already know it runs until next Sunday.
John Tighe of The Spotted Dog pub and venue in Digbeth has been issued with a Noise Abatement Notice following three complaints from the nearby Abacus housing development. As he writes on The Stirrer’s message board this is the first time in 22 years he’s had such a complaint and expects it will seriously affect … [Read more…]
I love how the Birmingham Jazz Festival is advertised with a lone guitarist playing in an empty theatre. Aesthetically spot on but probably not the result they’re looking for. This is the 23rd such festival in Birmingham and I’m not sure there are any that have run for longer – do correct me if I’m … [Read more…]