Secret Admirer puts interviews with bands, mainly from around Birmingham and the West Mids, on her blog. I was just at the This Is Tomorrow gig the other night at the Hare & Hounds, so the Matt Beck interview and Silver Souvenirs made for good reading. Is anyone else out there blogging about Birmingham’s music scene? The … [Read more…]
Self Service and This is Tomorrow have launched a new pilot mentoring scheme for new writers in the West Midlands, offering an opportunity for an emerging writer to develop skills in critical writing for publication. I’m just going to copy and paste the information: The scheme intends to encourage writing practice within the West Midlands, … [Read more…]
Jahmai ‘Jam Fu’ Jones blogs at The Inner Sanctum, dances with Smash Bro’z and MDK and is involved in Down By Law (a night at The Victoria. He’s also one of the dancers who jumped on stage with KRS-One at the HMV Institute recently: Speaking of Down By Law, they’re running the second room at … [Read more…]
Intrepid reporter that I am, I went along to the Fierce Start Party last week to see what Laura and Harun, the new artistic directors, are planning for the next 12 months. If you’re not familiar with Fierce they’ve been responsible for some of the most weird, wonderful and worrying live art presented in Birmingham … [Read more…]
Kino Concrète: Two Thousand Maniacs! « More Canals than Venice Basement Bar (top of New St in the city centre) have a free film night. Noted. INTERVIEW: A Conversation with Dave Juste Scene Not Heard have a natter with Dave Juste from Subculture Midlands Media Awards launched This is aimed mainly at journos. Deadline for … [Read more…]