On Saturday 16 April, Speech Fewapy Records are putting some bands on in record shops as part of National Record Store Day. Swordfish Records, Temple Street, Birmingham – 1pm (Click here for map) Ali Forbes (Malpas)/The Traps/Tom Peel/Victories At Sea Polar Bear Records, York Road, Kings Heath – 3pm (Click here for map) The Traps/Vinny and The Curse/John Presley/Black … [Read more…]
On 20 November, The Hare & Hounds and Birmingham Jazz will be welcoming the Grammy nominated Christen Scott Quintet to Birmingham. Considered somewhat jazz pedigree, as the nephew of saxophonist Donald Harrison, Scott has become one of the great innovators of his generation as part of an achingly cool new wave of contemporary jazz artists. … [Read more…]
Rizla re-crafted is coming to Birmingham on 12 November, as part of their national competition to find the best remix of the Mystery Jets‘ next release, ‘Show Me The Light’. UK garage scene legend, MJ Cole, will be dishing out inspiration by hosting a free interactive workshop on the art of the remix at the … [Read more…]
There’ something poignant about Record Store Day coming round on 17 April with two of Birmingham’s independent record shops about to call it a day. With Tempest and Swordfish on the way out the only ones left vaguely near the city centre (that I know of) are Hard To Find Records and The Diskery. Oh, … [Read more…]