March 2012
2 posts
February 2012
1 post
December 2011
1 post
October 2011
4 posts
WatchRadio Birmingham audio slideshow
This audio slideshow was produced by Pete Simpkin, and used when he gave talks about the work of Radio Birmingham in the 1970s. It dates from the time when Pete presented the Breakfast programme, and illustrates the daily routine of the Station, which was based at BBC Pebble Mill. (via Radio Birmingham audio slideshow – Pete Simpkin | What Was Pebble Mill?)
August 2011
4 posts
‘Debtocracy’ →
Birmingham Co-operative Film Society Presents: ‘Debtocracy’ A compelling film about Greek’s financial crisis makes the case that the entire euro system was rotten from the start 74 min. Cert 15 7pm, Thursday 11th August (Doors open at 6.30pm) Midlands Co-operative Member Relations Centre Birmingham & Midlands Institute, Margaret St, Birmingham, B3 3BS Tickets: £2.50 (members) /...
July 2011
6 posts
“I maintain that Felt are by far the best band to ever come out of Birmingham.”
– Tim Burgess On Loving Lawrence & Felt, “Birmingham’s Best Band”
“culturally aware Birmingham locals (yep, they do exist …).”
– Want to be het up about something of the day:
Cine-files: The Electric, Birmingham | Film | guardian.co.uk
June 2011
6 posts
Consultation on proposed changes to Birmingham...
Thier proposals:
To increase income generation – through extending charging for exhibitions, events and activities and increasing the use of our facilities for external hire
Temporary exhibitions, events and audience development programmes – we will maintain a full programme in our Gas Hall exhibition space, delivery of other programmes and activities will be dependent on available resources
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“The first Reggae City event, will present some of the finest International...”
– Reggae City - Birmingham’s newest and biggest Reggae Festival
May 2011
7 posts
Praise the Sabbath: now Birmingham shows its metal... →
“Every day tens of thousands of commuters hurry past a telling statue in Birmingham’s main square. Antony Gormley’s Iron: Man – a sort of wonky prototype for The Angel of The North – perfectly expresses the culture of Brum. The city, like its under-appreciated icon, is off-kilter. It was this intangible sense of the other, of being different despite being the bullseye of Britain,...
Desert Island Life →
In May, Diesel host a ‘series of lessons, field trips, screenings & parties featuring inspiring industry experts and pioneers from creative and cultural fields’.
April 2011
15 posts
Help to get news Misty's Big Adventure LP out... →
Our new album, The Family Amusement Centre, is nearly ready to release. But this time, we’re doing it slightly differently. When I first started writing songs, I thought the key thing was to be original and to make music for music’s sake. Listening to mainstream radio goes to show this isn’t what they want in Music Industry Land. And good luck to them. For while the walls tumble in on the record...
Thriller In The City - A MASS THRILLER FLASH MOB... →
a mass thriller Flash mob will be descending on a secret city centre location on 1pm on Saturday 16th April.
“Brum band The Toy Hearts had the following stolen last night:
STOLEN GEAR -...”
– THE TOY HEARTS STOLEN GEAR - 6th April 2011 (102) (Facebook link)
March 2011
11 posts
Red Dwarf Convention at Holiday Inn in April
Dimension Jump the one and only official Red Dwarf convention.
We can also happily confirm that we’ll be returning to the excellent Birmingham City Centre Holiday Inn for Dimension Jump XVI! The convention will be held over the weekend of the 8th, 9th and 10th of April 2011 and we’re open to bookings at a special early price right now.
WatchBirmingham’s nameless spaces
Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts have written a book - Edgelands - in praise of England’s marginal places: the miles of parking lots, industrial estates, scrubby fields and derelict yards that exist on the edges of our cities. They take us on a tour of Birmingham’s nameless spaces (via Edgelands: Between the urban and the rural)
