There are two parts to this one: A debate on Thurs 3 June An installation by Raycho Stanev from 3-19 June Both at Friction Arts’ The Edge. Having seen mentions of this all over the place I’m guessing it’s going to be reasonably popular, which is good. Nicky Digbeth gives the info: The Great Excursion … [Read more…]
BASS Festival is the UK’s only month-long celebration of Black Music and Art. The festival is now in its fifth year and this year’s line up of events, produced by Punch Records, includes new commissions, gigs, exhibitions, master classes, showcases, club nights, theatre, conferences and film. Handily, you can check out the brochure and browse … [Read more…]
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…]
MySpace – ::The Other Woman’s Club “The Other Woman’s Club are a creative women’s collective of talented DJs, Photographers, Musicians, Jewelery Designers, Clothes Designers, Journalists, Promoters…and one man” FREESTYLE Exhibition | Hare and Hounds I missed this – a showcase of twelve different photographers and illustrators from around Birmingham. I’m going to do some short … [Read more…]
The line-up for this year’s Glastonbury Festival was announced today, and what a mediocre one it is. Like a lot of huge festivals it relies on the expected roll out of faded heroes and next week’s hipsters. If you are looking for a more, dare I say, ’boutique’ experience there are plenty of music festivals … [Read more…]
Fused Magazine – final call for delegates If you are a manager of a band, promoter, record label owner, music journalist, A&R, Label, DJ – anything related to music in the region and are interested in attending the SXSW festival at a subsidised rate contact Kerry Thomas on 0121 246 1946 / kerry@fusedmagazine.com. Burn fm’s … [Read more…]
trying to arrange a british tumblr meetup Substrakt’s Tom Martin would like to organise a British tumblr meet-up. If you work for any sort of digital agency in the city/region then it’d be worth getting in touch and lending him a hand Screen WM Acronym Glossary (SAG) Might be of use to someone (this is … [Read more…]
Wrote Under Wrote Under, the open mic night for music, poetry, comedy, stories and such has a blog here. The next event is Sat 22 Nov at The Spotted Dog from 8.30pm Crescent Theatre Blog The Crescent Theatre has a blog. Hoorah! Punch – BASS 09 Commissions “The aim of this year’s theme is celebrate … [Read more…]