You never need many excuses to see a film at The Electric Cinema. This is the oldest working cinema in the UK, it has the comfiest sofas you’ll ever sit in – and you can text the bar to bring you drinks and popcorn if you fancy paying for the privilege. On Friday 25th April … [Read more…]
Rob Peters, the engineer at Highbury Studio, showing John Mostyn how all their analogue equipment works: Warning: contains talk of reverb, patch bays, channels and all sorts of other things. To be filed alongside the behind the scenes vids from The Electric
Photo: Hotdogs by Matt Cattell A few festive bits and bobs happening around Birmingham… The Frankfurt Christmas Market closes on Friday 23 December, as does the Festive Pop Up Bazaar on New Street. It’s the BrumNotes/This Is Tmrw Christmas Party at The Victoria tonight. Click the link or ogle the poster below (sidenote: are Lewes Herriot‘s gig posters the … [Read more…]
Birmingham Conservatoire are offering ‘tricks and treats for everyone’ at their Composer’s Platform Halloween Special. If dinner and theatre’s your thing The Kitchen Garden Cafe is offering Fright Bites with Don’t Go into The Cellar Theatre Company. On the filmic side, The Electric are showing Ghostbusters and at the MAC you can see Nosferatu with a live score … [Read more…]
It’s festivals a gogo with the Fierce and Flatpack festivals kicking off today with a whole load of interesting stuff coming to Birmingham between now and Sunday. You’ll no doubt have done the decent thing and booked up a load of tickets for both of these already but, if not, there should still be time. … [Read more…]
April was a busy month by the looks of things. The 4am Project took the opportunity of the fourth day of the fourth month to take an early morning photowalk, there was a look at what could be expected from the MAC reopening, International Dance Festival Birmingham got into gear and all sorts of events popped up … [Read more…]
Ever wondered how your favourite films get on to the silver screen? How 3D films work? Or even how independent cinemas deal with major film distributors? Well, wonder no more, because those enterprising chaps at The Electric cinema have been busy making a fine selection of documentary videos which give a unique insight into the … [Read more…]
Kirsty Davies – Jewellery and Accessories – How to make it, video Following up from a post back in Nov, here’s Kirsty showing off the her make it, wear it, love it neoprene jewellery accessory. There’s a flip book too which looks like it was done by i heart joan (http://www.iheartjoan.co.uk/) Brummie Women listing « … [Read more…]