Hanging around lamp posts late at night has often been an occupation met with risk, ambiguity and certain sense of not knowing what’s going to happen next. Bring synth pop legends Pet Shop Boys into this aquation and you’ll probably…
Belesduna Depeche Mode boys, Dave Gahan and Martin L Gore, are embarking on their latest extensive world tour on the back of 15th album Memento Mori. Celebrated in many quarters as their best long player in many years, this jaw…
Characterized as a ‘fantasy feat of a lifetime’ taking in 63 stadiums, three festivals and 22 arenas on a worldwide Summer Carnival tour, this mammoth adventure is not many would be brave enough to take on. Multifarious superhuman endeavors is…
The forever young looking Rod Stewart is back out on the road in December playing some slightly more intimate gigs than his stadium tour earlier in the year. Photographer Paul Dixon caught Rod the Mod at Birmingham’s Arena, his photos…
Birmingham’s Perry Park will be taken over in 2019 by the cities premier dance odyssey, MADE Festival. Annie Mac and Solardo lead the first wave of names for this year’s event. MADE Festival will return to Birmingham on July…
Midlands indie-rock quartet, Idle Noise, have been championed on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Introducing with every tune from their first EP, 18, being showcased. Idle Noise let us into their formation, proudest achievements and what we can expect from the rising…
Ivory Wave burst onto the Manchester scene last Saturday night with their vibrant setlist. The Birmingham five piece performed their latest track ‘Frankie’, which reflect a 90’s inspired track with the animated guitar melodies of The Stone Roses. ‘Paradise’ opened the…
Midlands’ psych-rock band pull out all the stops with their latest single, ‘Heaven Adores You’, a captivating dream-pop, shoegaze hybrid record. Violet have been taking over the Midlands music scene for the past year and each release further proves why….
The second city gets a lot of stick. From outsiders mocking the accent, to constantly being asked about relations to the Peaky Blinders, Birmingham deserves more love. People forget it gave inspiration for The Lord of the Rings, has more…
Techno heads out there will already be well aware of Chapter and the legacy it left last year in Birmingham, as The Rainbow Venues yet again gave Brummie ravers an opportunity to see the best in techno and house. Chapter…