Halloween might not be my bag but at least it’s an excuse to put some interesting events on. Aside from the Ikon Eastside closing party there are a fair number of Halloween-themed things going on. These are they (all happening on Friday 31 October, except the last two): The National Trust are putting on events … [Read more…]
Wedding/rock photographer (as well as ex-international DJ, Birmingham Live! creator, etc…) Steve Gerrard has relaunched his website and, put together by Chris Garrett (who also did The Big Picture‘s website), very nice it is too. Steve’s blogging is sometimes used as an example of how a creative type can use use regular updates to showcase … [Read more…]
Capsule Blog – Think Antiques roadshow for fans of Metal The next stops on the Home of Metal tour are Wolves Art Gallery (25 Oct), New Art Gallery Walsall (6 Nov with performance by Einstellung) and Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (7 Feb) I Have Clones A musician who’s just moved back to Birmingham (to … [Read more…]
Bits of Britain John Dale is a “trade plate driver, collecting and delivering vehicles around the UK” but is based in Birmingham. His blog is a collection of his travel writing. In his email he adds “I’ve previously had writing published in the Moseley based magazine Birmingham 13 and in Raw Edge. I’ve also had … [Read more…]
Digbeth is Good – Sunday Xpress open mic and dangling Quoting the organisers – “open mic session this Sunday at the Adam & Eve, Bradford Street, Digbeth. Free entry, free roast potatoes, free arts & crafts, free junk stall, free entertainment, we’ll even give you some free advice if you ask for it. We are … [Read more…]
The big Film Dash logo vote Film Dash – the 48-hour film challenge happening in Birmingham on 17-19 October is picking up pace. We need a logo though. A couple have been submitted; please have a look and vote for your fave Capsule Blog » The Joyful Bewilderment Capsule are involved in a group exhibition … [Read more…]
I’ve been feeling a bit off-colour the past couple of days, so apols for the lack of decent posting. If anything’s going to raise my spirits it’s the prospect of a sodding great whale and a huge robot both turning up in the city. It’s like Power Rangers or something. The former comes courtesy of … [Read more…]
<a href=”http://vtsc.info/en/publication/” mce_href=”http://vtsc.info/en/publication/”>optical communications</a>Capsule are after folks to volunteer their time to put together a ‘people’s archive’ celebrating Birmingham and the West Mids as the home of heavy metal: I spoke to Jenny from Capsule about this last week and she made the point that discussions about the Birmingham music scene (or lack of) tend … [Read more…]