Intro Birmingham has a pretty rotten reputation within the UK based mainly on the awful things done to the city centre during the 1960's. Some of these such a...
A (Birmingham Based) group of artists producing works involving sound. Pieces include HumDrum, which I saw at the MAC , in which they used a "stethoscope elect...
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The Electric is an independent cinema in Birmingham city centre. The only other independent / "art house" film cinema is at The MAC . However, if you want an e...
Leisure * I'm interested in contemporary art, particularly novel performance art, interactive art, and SoundArt. * I go see the odd film at TheMAC or TheElect...
The MAC or Midlands Arts Centre Cinema, Theatre, Bar, Cafe, Exhibitions the building design makes it feels like a small place, but it has a lot going on. What's...
Gig 5th February 2003 Saw Mike at TheMedicineBar. I arrived 2 songs (?) into his set. The place was packed, with quite a few people dancing near the front, and ot...
This Guardian Article gives a good insight into Brian Duffy and his Modified Toy Orchestra. The gig reports below are from a few years back, when "MTO" was a sol...
One of my favourite artists, Robyn Hitchcock, is a witty but deep english singer/songwriter/guitarist, a kind of cross between Sid Barrett, Oscar Wilde, Jimmy Hen...
Tele:funken a one man electronic band Let me tell you about my first Telefunken gig. It was at the FlapperAndFirkin, in central Birmingham supporting Pram ...