International Dance Festival Birmingham kicks off on 19 April and runs through to 15 May. At this point I should chuck in a disclaimer that I’ve been working with the festival’s organisers for a year or so on how they approach things online. However, that does mean that I’ve got a bit of a clue … [Read more…]
Lots Of Things To See And Do In The West Midlands: October 2009 I should’ve linked to this earlier in the month but there’s plenty of recommendations left The Electric’s Children’s Cinema Club Screen WM has the listings for this month’s kiddies club at the Electric with films and creative workshops Shop « Polarbear, spoken … [Read more…]
Birmingham based band The Destroyers are looking for someone to re-brand their image to co-inside with the release of their first full album. The 15 piece band have recently collaborated on a composition with The Dohl Blasters for the re-opening of Birmingham Town Hall, and have also been commissioned by Flatpack Festival to create new … [Read more…]
‘Tweedeleededeedee, Sir Ru Barb and the Green Wolf‘ is the next project from The Destroyers and is an ‘urban folk opera written by Paul Murphy with a score by Frank Moon’. Set in no particular time this opera draws freely from past, present and future to create an upbeat cautionary tale for discerning audiences of … [Read more…]
…be at Gigbeth tonight, but I’ve got to go to a birthday party the other end of the world instead. Humph. If I could, I’d be checking out The Destroyers (amusingly described as “Oompah oompah oompah oompah oompah oompah pah, OY! x 1m” by one unconverted soul), the Sugar Hill Gang and the 4Talent stage. … [Read more…]
Mark at Surely has posted up the new promo for The Destroyers – the riotous, Birmingham-based, 15 piece genre-botherers – on the Surely blog: Directed by John Humphreys and shot by Prime Chris in the late hours of a friday night in May, the merry band bring the dawn in atop a multi story with … [Read more…]