Commercially Inviable Records » Here Come The Light Nights A free sampler of upcoming releases on the label Wanted: Critical friends “BiNS is looking for contributors, willing to go out, and then come back, and write good criticism about what they found”. Splendid. Why couldn’t I quote Charlotte’s Web on stage? Lucy Caldwell on copyright … [Read more…]
Joined by Aura Satz and a line up of DJ’s playing winter horror, creepy electronica and spectral pop, VIVID are offering an alternative to the office Christmas party, hosting Nightmare Before Christmas on 18 December. Marking the close of their 2010 programme and LANGUAGE season, with work from artist Aura Satz, who will also be … [Read more…]
‘Language‘ is the latest offering from VIVID, opening on 2 December. The exhibition and events programme will explore the constructs of language and meaning from far reaching cultural perspectives. The international selection of moving image, exhibition, discussion and print includes work from John Adams, William Burroughs, Barbad Golshiri, Gary Hill, Valerie Mréjen, Aura Satz, Guy … [Read more…]
Colour is the night run by Cib alumnus Katie Spragg and it returns to The Victoria on Thursday 15 October. Back in February (that long ago) they brought Charlie Parr along – there’s a video of him performing a fantastic version of ‘Cheap Wine‘. This time round they’ve got a Commercially Inviable special starring World … [Read more…]
Being the editor of CiB comes with certain privileges, one of them being the opportunity to give your other projects a cheeky plug. As you may know I co-run Colour live music events, and we are putting on our first ever Birmingham gig at The Victoria next Tuesday. The evening will feature music from 3 … [Read more…]
Let me introduce myself, I’m Kate Spragg and I am taking the reins of Created in Birmingham from Chris. I’m sure you’ll agree that Chris has done a fantastic job since taking over in May 2008. The blog has brought together the Birmingham creative community which I look forward to becoming a part of, and … [Read more…]
Another big weekend with something for everybody (unless you happen to hate animation, music and design in equal measure, in which case you can just do one) with: Plus+ International Design Expo Flip Animation Festival Gigbeth Plus+ kicked off today at Fazeley Studios, Digbeth. I’m heading over in a bit and am not really sure … [Read more…]