Birmingham Post – BBC confirms plans to axe radio stations Asian Network The Beeb are closing the Birmingham-based Asian Network, which is a shame. Although more people seem peeved at them shutting down that London-based station that plays Elbow all the time Why The BBC Asian Network Still Scratches My Niche Defence of the Asian … [Read more…]
The REP have a new section for families on their website. It’s got vids and such on it, like this one showing how to make a toy theatre:
Sounds like the Writing on the Wall event at The Rep the other night went well – it even created some amusing fuss on the event page’s comments thread. There’s more Aerosol Arabic action at Bullring this weekend, with Mohammed Ali creating a big mural in the shopping centre. There’s an online interactive element to … [Read more…]
West Midlands Cultural Sector Economic Survey “The aim of this survey is to find out how the West Midlands cultural sector is performing during the recession”. Courtesy of the West Midlands Regional Observatory. Please help out by filling it in Images 33 « More Canals than Venice “The prestigious Association of Illustrators (AOI) Images 33 … [Read more…]
An odd one this, but a goody. I daresay we’ll see more interesting fundraising efforts in this vein over the next little while. See also the CBSO’s recent Street Maestros thing. More info than what I’ve pasted below on The Rep’s website. There are some spooky goings on at The REP this festive season as … [Read more…]
Top 10 Birmingham Bands of The Decade? « The Blue Whale Blog Ah, finally! Some opinionated Birmingham-centric music writing, I knew it’d be out there somewhere. The Blue Whale Blog is worth a subscribe. This is their hack at a top 10 Brum bands but many others have had their say since iain armstrong • … [Read more…]
Mohammed Ali is holding an evening of live graffiti-art and poetry in The REP’s soon-to-be-demolished workshop (Kate Beatty’s photos of which you can see here) on 21 January 2010. Tickets available from The Rep. Jonzi D is directing the event with Dreadlock Alien, (the superb) Zena Edwards and Amir Sulaiman performing new poetry. After the … [Read more…]
With big changes happening at The Rep over the next few years, Kate Beatty‘s been asked to use her photographing prowess to document life behind the scenes at the theatre: I have been shooting the interiors, back stage, workshop, wardrobe, wigs, props and the people behind the scenes….and there sure are some characters! Photos will … [Read more…]