Links from DeliciousI have two reasons for posting this:
It amused me that the site talks up ‘free entry to the splendid Birmingham Artsfest’ when entry is free anyway
It’s good to see Birmingham being talked about as a destination for an arty getaway
There’s a few other items bundled into the package that might make it worth throwing your [...]
The Undercurrent is:
several voices from Birmingham’s Creative Community, with disciplines spanning Music to Design, Photography to Fine Art, collectively exploring the idea of an online magazine in the form of a blog…
Many authors, bringing their own fresh perspectives…
Those authors include 7 Inch Cinema, Capsule, Geoffrey Dolman, Lucy McLauchlan and Surely? At the moment it seems [...]
Lisa and Jenny from Capsule gave their thoughts on the Big City Plan to Night Times Newspaper, concentrating on the development of Digbeth. Here’s what they said:
Currently our success has happened in spite of the city rather than because of it, just think what could be achieved if we worked together. Travelling frequently to other [...]
Normally I’d avoid mentioning (or thinking about) the desperate cry-for-attention that is Broad Street’s Walk of Stars, but the Capsule ladies have managed to find a pretty compelling angle to the latest addition.
Tony Iommi - guitarist for Black Sabbath - is the next person to be honoured, which ties in nicely with the Home of [...]
Halloween might not be my bag but at least it’s an excuse to put some interesting events on.
Aside from the Ikon Eastside closing party there are a fair number of Halloween-themed things going on. These are they (all happening on Friday 31 October, except the last two):
The National Trust are putting on events in the [...]
Wedding/rock photographer (as well as ex-international DJ, Birmingham Live! creator, etc…) Steve Gerrard has relaunched his website and, put together by Chris Garrett (who also did The Big Picture’s website), very nice it is too.
Steve’s blogging is sometimes used as an example of how a creative type can use use regular updates to showcase their [...]
Bits of Britain
John Dale is a “trade plate driver, collecting and delivering vehicles around the UK” but is based in Birmingham. His blog is a collection of his travel writing. In his email he adds “I’ve previously had writing published in the Moseley based magazine Birmingham 13 and in Raw Edge. I’ve also [...]
The big Film Dash logo vote
Film Dash - the 48-hour film challenge happening in Birmingham on 17-19 October is picking up pace. We need a logo though. A couple have been submitted; please have a look and vote for your fave
Capsule Blog » The Joyful Bewilderment
Capsule are involved in a group exhibition at Rough Trade [...]
Graphiquillan - tea break painting | process
The joy of artists’ blogs - I like seeing the process behind/around the finished work. This is “the journey from sketch to almost finished study for a future painting”
stitches and hos have a blog
“For now here’s a picture of a knitted fish blanket that I love”. A blog for [...]
CiB’s frequent flyers may know that 2007’s Supersonic collective memory was a thing of rare beauty, pulling together all sorts of mentions of the festival from across the interwires. This is an attempt at replicating that for Supersonic 2008.
[Update, 29 July 2008]Â I’ve noticed very little new stuff recently so I’m going to stop actively [...]
Next weekend Capsule’s festival of rock and electronic music - Supersonic - is taking place at the Custard Factory. In addition to planning that, Capsule recently took local acts Pram and the ZX Orchestra to Barcelona’s Sonar festival for a well-received showcase.
Frankie sat down with Jenny and Lisa to discuss DIY ethics, council funding, the [...]
Present on 4Talent
Win a ticket to Bestival and the chance to interview an artist on 4Talent’s podcast. Some interesting fun with Twitter from the Brum-based 4Talent peoples.
Collection: Capsule @ Sonar 2008
Jenny Capsule has put up photos from Sonar.
Birmingham Words - New Editorial Team
“We intend to make Birmingham Words reflect the diverse talent from our region [...]
Clusta: Pushing Forward
Behance Magazine have some flattering things to say about Clusta.
Capsule’s Sonar Showcase
More news of Birmingham hitting the international scene - Capsule are taking Birmingham’s ZX Spectrum Orchestra and Pram to Barcelona for a showcase next Thursday.
Antonio Roberts at B-VAC
Antonio says thanks to everyone who went down to the first B-VAC exhibition and has [...]
Now this is an impressive line-up of events:
Saturday 24th - Tinariwen
Sunday 25th - Resonance Events presents The Herbaliser and Chris Read while Mad Flow, DJ Maxwell and Chromatouch provide the local talent.
Monday 26th - Capsule & Fierce present a Julian Cope lecture plus a screening of Haxan with live soundtrack.
The Saturday night is particularly interesting. [...]
A perfect storm of Birmingham creative scene interestingness is happening on Monday 26 May with Capsule producing an event for the Fierce Festival at the really-rather-good Town Hall (who seem to be widening the scope of the events they’re putting on).
Julian Cope will be presenting his lecture entitled ‘Ancient Worship Of The Gods Beyond Rome’, [...]