The other night I went to Speak Up at the Hare and Hounds – a night of poetry, spoken word and music with a little bit of crazy dancing thrown in for good measure. It was good – the place was busy, there was a nice, relaxed atmosphere and the performers were an entertainingly mixed bunch. I’ve … [Read more…]
On Saturday 16 April, Speech Fewapy Records are putting some bands on in record shops as part of National Record Store Day. Swordfish Records, Temple Street, Birmingham – 1pm (Click here for map) Ali Forbes (Malpas)/The Traps/Tom Peel/Victories At Sea Polar Bear Records, York Road, Kings Heath – 3pm (Click here for map) The Traps/Vinny and The Curse/John Presley/Black … [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…]
OxjamBrum is fast approaching, the bands are ready to go, with 12 hours of live music coming from 40 local acts from 2pm onwards on Sat 16 October. Tickets are only £6 and get you access to all the venues at any time. Advance tickets are on sale until Fri 15 October at midnight, but … [Read more…]