CiB celebrated it’s fourth Birthday, a stir was caused when a leaked document of recommended cuts to local art organisations sparked concern over their future, and legendary Birmingham promoters, Leftfoot, celebrated their 1oth anniversary. Birmingham Royal Ballet and mac managed to raise a decent amount of money through The Big Arts Give, while Moseley Folk … [Read more…]
I’ve not been paying a great deal to Rhubarb Radio over the past little while, other than my usual subscription to Brumcast which drops into my iTunes on a weekly basis. I hadn’t realised they were in any sort of trouble until I read Robin Valk’s post: Last month, there was more bad news. Like … [Read more…]
Is Stansfield from Léon the promoter for this or something? Confirmed so far – We Are One, Rhubarb Radio, Join The Dots formerly Scratch Club, Reverb Club, Breakfest, The Beat Suite, Custom Made, Organic, Funkbox, Discomendments, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Open Minded People, Faux Real, Friendly Fire, Loafers Lounge, Planet Breaks, Mama Feel Good, Bunka, Heducation, … [Read more…]
Guest Blog: The Pharaoh of Film – Khaled El Hagar – profiled by Professor Roger Shannon “Acknowledged in his home country Egypt as the most controversial movie maker of his generation, Khaled lives quietly for half of the year in Kings Heath, in Birmingham, where he has established himself as the city’s leading auteur” Rhubarb … [Read more…]
It’s actually a little tricky to find out about local music around the city, I find. This is the stuff I know about, feel free to add other stuff in the comments. News Brum Notes is the website for the free, monthly music and lifestyle magazine (Nov issue out now, Oct one online here). The … [Read more…]
Rhubarb Radio: Want Airplay? Send your material to: Rhubarb Radio, c/o Reception, The Custard Factory, Gibb St, Birmingham, B9 4AA The WGGB blog – News from the West Midlands The first 9 months of the Writers Guild, West Mids branch Let It Go … – Birmingham Post – Lifestyle Blog Fiona Ferguson waxes lyrical about … [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…]
Pop on over to Rhubarb Radio to check out the live stream for Birmingham’s newest radio station. For the time being you can’t listen through your web browser, but will need to use your media player of choice (iTunes, Windows Media Player, Winamp, whatevs). There are plenty more bits and pieces to come on the … [Read more…]