While the rest of the festival season winds down, on the 19th-21st October Supersonic Festival shows up again for its 10th year running to give the music scene a good hiding . If you haven’t been before then your eardrums are in for a treat (and a bit of a pounding) as the weekend session, run … [Read more…]
We’ve spotted a few groups looking for helpful volunteers. Here are a few you might want to take a look at: The Flyover Show is taking place this Saturday, 18th of August, and are looking for a few extra pairs of hands to help out. Each year the space under the Hockley flyover is transformed … [Read more…]
Is Digbeth the new clubbing capital of Britain? | Digbeth is Good Interesting. Also, seeing as how I’ve mentioned LAB11, Gibb Street Warehouse and Air on here recently, there might even be a small chance I’ve got my finger somewhere near the pulse after all A destination wedding in Sierra Leone with Lee Allen photography … [Read more…]
After Supersonic there’s often someone from out of town who goes home and blogs about their experiences, not just of the festival, but of their journeys around the rest of the city. I think my favourite was the Portuguese a few years back. This year it seems to be Alice on her blog, Quaint Living: … [Read more…]
Nirvana – Lithium – Birmingham 1991 – YouTube Footage from The Hummingbird (now Birmingham Ballroom). There are a few more here too Interactive/film and video artists wanted – The Public The Public are currently inviting interactive artists and artists working in film and video to submit work to two unique open exhibitions, taking place early … [Read more…]
Mark Essen, Gene-George Earl, Sarah Farmer and Cathy Wade – CRASH “An experimental season of sonics, moving image, installation and construction stimulated by the vision of J.G. Ballard” Growing Our Own Producers « mid * point I can’t remember whether I’ve already linked to this or not. Either way: “During the First Bite Festival on … [Read more…]
From the Supersonic website: Capsule are currently putting together a zine about all things Supersonic and we’re looking for illustrators to contribute. If you’re interested, please contact admin@capsule.org.uk by 16th August and we can send you more details. Capsule’s previous zines are on Issuu, in case you wanted to have a look. Open publication – Free … [Read more…]
Fundraising Session from the RSC « mid * point “the Royal Shakespeare Company would like to share its resources and expertise, and have put togethera fundraising session that will be held in Birmingham on Monday 19 September from 1.30pm -4.30pm” Birmingham: Why Bother? • Future Cities of the Future As always the rhetorical answer to … [Read more…]