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"The anticipated change in government post-General Election offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for ministers and MPs to win over the UK's night-time economy and help the industry get back on its feet"
A pre-election statement, on behalf of
@wearethentia
and Birmingham's NTE
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It’s been 10 years since I last stepped into the vaults of the magnificent Grade II listed Birmingham Municipal Bank on Broad Street, now called The Exchange and beautifully restored by
@unibirmingham
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Can Birmingham unite under one anti-hate banner to remember Jacob Billington?
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Black Sabbath guitarist
@tonyiommi
officially opened
@BIMM_Birmingham
at a ceremony in Digbeth earlier today
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🗞️ Career news 🗞️
Today is my last day in the press office
@MyBCU
I’m moving on to expand my PR consultancy work with clients across the music, media, and NTE industries regionally and nationally.
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Diljit Dosanjh breaks Arena Birmingham UK box office record
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So the London vs Birmingham debate pops up again, following the BBC's power-sharing announcement yesterday. It's important we communicate that Birmingham is now a much more confident city, and - post-lockdown - will have more to offer to those relocating than ever before
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Paid our respects to Super Trev, laid a scarf, shared a moment with fans and club officials on a very sad day for
@BCFC
💙 fair play to the club for swiftly pulling together a fitting tribute at St Andrews
#KRO
#BCFC
#trevorforever
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20 years since Joe Strummer died. We're mourning Terry Hall, hard. It's been almost three years since Ranking Roger passed
All three, particularly Roger, will be remembered by his son
@RankingJnr
+
@TheBeat
at a very special show tonight
@TheMillBham
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Happy 70th to the late great West Brom and Dublin rock star Phil Lynott, amongst the very best of his generation
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.
@markstrippel
,
@1Xtra
head of programmes, says Birmingham is a "beacon for rap and grime music in the UK" ahead of 1Xtra Live
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News that Birmingham's annual Frankfurt Christmas market will NOT take place this year will, I think, be welcomed by and large by the city
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.
@thespecials
, photographed in a Coventry barbershop, 1979, by the late Brian Griffin, the acclaimed Black Country-born British photographer who died this week, aged 75.
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Made up for Adam, Jon, Matt + the
@hareandhounds
team
When one of the best music boozers in the UK announces its reopening, you know things are on the up 🌤
Hold tight the Birmingham music professionals who have been treading water, or taking on water, for the past 12 months ❤️
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👀 First announcement (of a few) around a very special project I've been working on with the brilliant and ever-patient Nina Lammiman at
@bbcwm
- keep 'em peeled for more
pic via
@DOTHEDOGMUSIC
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VIP visit to
@BirmCons
, part of
@mybcu
, from Punjabi music and poetry superstar
@SufiSartaaj
- welcomed by RBC interim principal Dr Shirley Thompson
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“Representation isn’t just about having a Black or a brown face. It’s about representing the views and interests of Black and brown people."
- Professor
@kehinde_andrews
, Director of the Black Studies course
@mybcu
in
@NBCNews
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I've been sitting on this info for a while...excellent news for live music in Birmingham - this series of events should support jobs and economic growth in the city over the Summer Bank Holidays
Keep an eye on those
@OfficialRandL
headliners 👀
via
@BhamWorld_
Live Nation applies to host 4 day music festival in Centenary Square this summer 2024
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If you are a musician, a music worker, or a music fan please consider reading and acting on the following - probably the most important campaign the live music industry has come together for in recent memory
#LetTheMusicPlay
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Interviewing
@marcusryder
and
@LennyHenry
with
@ThomBartley
at an event marking the second anniversary of
@LHC4MD
@mybcu
.
Strong support from industry and academia for a centre producing impactful research on representation, equality and diversity in UK media
Image:
@TVMarv
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"He was a throwback to old-school racism. Painting him as a benign, cuddly uncle of the nation is simply untrue."
@mybcu
Black Studies Professor
@kehinde_andrews
in
@CNN
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"It's complete nonsense. It goes in the face of all the actual existing evidence. This is not a genuine effort to understand racism in Britain. This is a PR move to pretend the problem doesn't exist" -
@mybcu
Black Studies Prof
@kehinde_andrews
in
@BBCNews
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"The only thing the monarchy can do if the institution is serious about racial progress is to abolish itself." -
@MyBCU
Black Studies Professor
@kehinde_andrews
opinion piece in
@CNN
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Essential reading for anyone frustrated with the clickbait, ad and affiliate-heavy Birmingham Live model, or interested in the future of local journalism.
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‘Not everyone wants to pay £200 to see Taylor Swift in an arena, or £28 to watch her show at a cinema. Some people still want to see local bands for a fiver on a Tuesday night’
-
@markdavyd
,
@musicvenuetrust
at
#musicvenuesday
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Pupils at a primary school in Birmingham studying the musical and cultural impact of global reggae stars UB40 have performed to the band at a special assembly on Monday 27 February 2023.
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“The Midlands is the worst served BBC region in the country and despite contributing a quarter of the licence payers fee, gets only 2% back in network TV spend. The BBC really has to do better"
Stephen Brown
@WeAreTheMU
regional organiser in
@BhamWorld_
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Super lucky to have caught a new Anatomix creation in the wild this week: more striking work from one of the brightest visual, graphic and street artists out of Birmingham in recent years
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This is the
#digbethnightlife
map, which sits on the exterior of
@TheRuinDigbeth
in Birmingham. there are 44 Digbeth bars, clubs, restaurants, and venues in the famous and historic city area. Ever wanted to visit them all? Now you have motivation to be the first - a £500 bar tab
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A genuine honour to host a 2-Tone Q&A with
@paulineblackOBE
and
@DanielRachel69
at
@hareandhounds
today, as part of the inaugural King’s Heath Literature & Music Festival, organised by The Heath Bookshop
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"The idea, for example, that Birmingham doesn't have a permanent museum to Black Sabbath, and Led Zep, and The Move, and ELO and that era as a whole, is astounding." - Stewart Lee in
@ichoosemag
cc
@jezc
@homeofmetaluk
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The first public debate between the West Midlands Conservative Mayor
@andy4wm
and the Labour Party Mayoral Candidate
@RichParkerLab
in 2024 will take place at
@HockleySocialCl
, Birmingham on Mon 15 Apr.
Full story:
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The
@Brumpic
exhibition, in memory of the late, great Dave Oram, is now up at Snow Hill Square in central Birmingham
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We paid a flying visit to one of Birmingham’s bona fide music gems yesterday:
@thediskery
in B5.
The record shop was established in 1952 by Morris Hunting, making it one of the oldest in the UK and most certainly England
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Lovely to see these magnificent creatures returning to the wild after so long
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In love with these two Horace Panter prints of classic The Specials lyrics, created by the ridiculously talented artist and musician.
Thanks so much to Horace and Clare for these beautiful additions to our art collection!
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Adam Regan, who runs Birmingham live music mecca
@hareandhounds
, talks candidly about the future of the venue to
@_grahamyoung
for
@birmingham_live
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A born-to-rule elitist white family, the head of the Commonwealth – which is actually the Empire – even in that picture she’s wearing jewels stolen from different parts of the Black and Brown world."
@kehinde_andrews
of
@MyBCU
on
@GMB
, report by
@TheSun
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*Tonight*
A Head to Head at
@HockleySocialCl
sees West Midlands Mayor
@andy4wm
(Cons) debate with mayoral candidate
@RichParkerLab
(Lab) ahead of the West Midlands election on 2 May.
Hosted by political broadcaster and journalist
@lewis_goodall
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.
@steelpulse
's super-influential reggae album Handsworth Revolution is 40 this year.
@punchrecords
will unveil a celebratory public mural ft the record in Handsworth, Birmingham on Sat 13 Oct followed by a free Q&A between
@jezc
+ original band members
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.
@TheNewsAgents
co-host and journalist
@lewis_goodall
will chair the 90-minute first West Midlands mayoral public debate between
@andy4wm
and
@RichParkerLab
- organised by
@HockleySocialCl
- on Mon 15 Apr
Story/tix:
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Gave basic first aid and called paramedics for a man who had fallen and was having a seizure in Birmingham city centre earlier. The number of people who stand and watch when someone is unwell in a public is disturbing
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"In the past 10 years it feels more like the '80s in terms of the abuse the players are getting — and the government and the tabloid press are 100 percent to blame for that."
@kehinde_andrews
Professor of Black Studies
@mybcu
in
@NBCNews
#Euros2021
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“Chris Blackwell at Island Records wanted us to change the album name before it was released...because no one knew where Handsworth was” - Basil Gabbidon of
@steelpulse
at the celebration of Handsworth Revolution’s 40th anniversary in Birmingham, part of
#nationalalbumday
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FAO Birmingham: please pay the minimum national rate for musicians and vocalists at your events. They deserve the same bottom line as any other creative and can’t exist on exposure and free drinks. Our collective value of music and musicians has to increase in this city
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Delighted to be hosting an in-conversation around 2 Tone with the inspirational
@paulineblackOBE
(
@TheSelecter
) and 'Too Much, Too Young' author
@DanielRachel69
at
@hareandhounds
for The Heath Literature & Music Festival, Birmingham on Sun 21 Apr 2024
Tix
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Members of
@UB40OFFICIAL
have launched a new series of maps celebrating the rich music heritage of Birmingham being rolled out at 30 railway stations across their home city. Sterling work by
@jezc
and
@brummusicpics
funded by
@WestMidRailway
Image
@iandaviesphoto
#musicalroutes
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Important read + superb music journalism by Michael Oliver that views France's horrific colonial past and right-wing present through the magnifying glass of the French music industry, specifically rap
Via
@guardianmusic
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"The monarchy is probably the primary symbol of white supremacy in the world; the idea that one black woman could make a difference to that is just facile.” -
@mybcu
Professor
@kehinde_andrews
in
@guardian
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Four year old Golden Doodle Martha outside Highbury Hall, Birmingham this morning
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A real treat to see 12 original Leonardo Da Vinci drawings up close and personal tonight
@BM_AG
. Meticulous attention to detail, beautiful right to left script, anatomical precision, map-making skills and occasional apocalyptic leanings - incredible.
On until May 2019
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""This just shows that this is an institution that needs to go. Why are we bothering? Why is it on the front pages? They are celebrities, this is gossip."
@kehinde_andrews
from
@mybcu
on
@GMB
, reported in
@Independent
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Devasting news. An original, in all senses.
A polymath, he worked with music, words, and screen.
A linguistic master in writing and speaking.
A man of integrity and values who turned down an OBE and undertook veganism activism work
A dub warrior.
A lifelong Rastafarian.
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.
@RMTunion
general secretary Mick Lynch, Midlands National Executive Committee member Jas Breyal and President Alex Gordon on stage at independent music venue and community bar
@nortons_digbeth
, Birmingham last night
#toriesout
#uptheworkers
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“He was the youngest of everybody in 2-Tone and he was such a bright spirit, so beautiful on stage’ - the wonderful
@paulineblackOBE
of
@TheSelecter
on Ranking Roger of
@TheBeat
in this fine full page interview, by Dave Freak for
@MetroUK
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.
@mybcu
's
@STEAMhouseUK
, formerly known as Belmont Works in Cardigan Street Birmingham, is close to the end of a £70m two year construction project preparing it to house businesses, creatives, students, and researchers
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"It’s not past, it’s very much the present and a continuation, and the banks are one of the key drivers. The idea they can just apologize and have some more diversity is frankly insulting.” -
@mybcu
Black Studies Professor
@kehinde_andrews
in
@business
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Today, Lyra McKee, the young NI journalist fatally shot during rioting in Derry in April 2019, was posthumously awarded an MA in Online Journalism by
@mybcu
. Lyra’s sister Nichola Corner and brother-in-law John Corner received the award on her behalf
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RTC between large lorry and a Midlands metro on Broad Street in Birmingham, at the junction with Gas Street. Avoid Broad Street, which is backing up to Five Ways island
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Congrats to Harry, Jack, Nicol, Carly, and the whole
@HockleySocialCl
. ops and production team for delivering a sleek and smooth mayoral election debate tonight
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One of the very best.
@BBC6Music
loses a huge piece of its DNA. Countless hours of hilarious and entertaining radio. Super excited for your next adventure in music
@shaunwkeaveny
🙌
"Things change, places change, people change, and it’s time for a change, after 14 years (it will seem longer to many) I’m leaving 6 Music."
@ShaunWKeaveny
to leave
@BBC6Music
:
935
97
2K
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“2 Tone gigs were unforgettable. Sweat pouring down the walls, the crowd roaring with energy, and fans storming the stage as everybody was united by the music.”
–
@horacepanterart
, bassist with
@thespecials
, in this
@BBCNews
x
@bbcwm
collab on 2 Tone
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No word of a lie I saw a toy poodle wearing gold-rimmed spectacles in a pushchair being pushed along by a man on Navigation Street in Birmingham yesterday
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Your contenders for top ten albums of all time from Birmingham and Midlands artists, please? Its for a thing
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So good to see a new record store opening in Birmingham! Well worth a visit; welcoming, neat little drinks menu, superb sound system + plenty of vinyl available. Top work Christy + team
@CafeArtum
, looking forward to hanging out at 177 Corporation St more!
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.
@mockbirdcinema
, one of the best independent film venues in the Midlands, has launched a Crowdfunder campaign to develop a second screen at its home in
@custardfactory
.
Brummies and film fans, get behind this excellent project!
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A Birmingham film producer and crew are in the process of putting together a film about the city's legendary live music venue
@TheFlapperBrum
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Every single councillor representing the City of
#Birmingham
who today voted to increase council tax to 21% over two years, and who have signed off on horrific cuts to a wide swathe of essential services, will be held to account - now, and in the coming weeks, months and years
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Five years ago today:
@thespecials
live at BBC Maida Vale for
@BBC6Music
. Still one of my favourite gigs of all time 🏁 cc
@horacepanterart
@lynvalgolding
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8
23
"If we want an anti-racist Britain, then songs like this don't need to be celebrated in the Proms" -
@kehinde_andrews
, Professor of Black Studies
@MyBCU
, talking to
@GMB
reported by
@DailyMirror
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8
23
Exceptional conversation with
@moormother
as part of the
@supersonicfest
@moogmusicinc
Sound Lab at
@BirmCons
- divine inspiration
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7
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.
@mybcu
's £71 million Seacole Building, named after the celebrated Jamaican-born nurse Mary Seacole, will temporarily reopen to upskill close to 300 students heading into key roles across
@NHSuk
via
@ITVCentral
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Superb morning of Birmingham music history geekery and research with industry titan
@johnmostyn
and music/travel journalist
@richardpfranks
, visiting sites of 2 Tone importance including The Golden Eagle, The Crown, The Locarno Ballroom, The Matador, The Mercat and The Institute
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6
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Incredibly sad to learn of the passing of Patti Bell, bona fide British cultural trailblazer
As part of Kahn and Bell, designer and visionary Patti - who married Birmingham music royalty Steve Gibbons - was rock n roll through and through
Sincere condolences to Patti’s family
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Very good to see Birmingham's
@hareandhounds
nominated in the Grassroots Venue: Spirit of the Scene category in this year's
@musicweek
Awards shortlist, and in fine company too
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One year on.
Thinking of Terry, his wife and kids, friends, bandmates and the wider Specials/Fun Boy Three/The Colourfield families 🖤🤍🖤🤍
Image: Heather Augustyn /
#terryhall
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Only
@thespecials
headlining last night
@mostly_jazz
in Birmingham
.
🏁💃🏻🪩😍🔈
.
Terry, Horace, Lynval, Steve and band sounding tight AF, an up for it crowd, and glorious weather
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4
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This piece of writing by
@KitdeWaal
about 1970s
#Moseley
in
@guardian
should be compulsory reading for all Brummies, new and old
1
5
22
“The album speaks about our lives: our community, the location. People used to travel to Birmingham back in the soundsystem days. It was a really important place. Our struggle was that we were considered country to London”
@MykaellRiley
at the unveiling of the
@steelpulse
mural
1
9
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"A born to rule White elite encrusted with the wealth and jewels stolen from their former colonies."
Recent op-ed by Professor
@kehinde_andrews
of
@mybcu
in this new
@CNN
feature
1
9
18
Giant versions of new maps championing Birmingham's rich music heritage will be seen by hundreds of thousands of city residents and visitors in a
@brummusicpics
#MusicalRoutes
x creative street advertising specialists
@Jack__Arts
project
Image
@iandaviesphoto
#Birmingham
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9
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"It's really tied into the idea that African people aren't really human beings. They were more like an animal than a human being, a beast of burden, could be bought and sold...literally had no rights."
@mybcu
Black Studies Prof
@kehinde_andrews
in
@BBCNews
2
10
20
Big applause for
@VirtualSarahJ
@TVMarv
@DianeKemp1
@rosshawkes
@daveharte
@chrislepkowski
+ the
@bcumedia
crew for a hugely successful day launching the
@HuffPostUK
Centre for Journalism
@mybcu
. Well done to my
@BCUPressOffice
gang for delivering another class
#bcucitytalk
event
2
10
21
Phenomenal set from
@BluesDirt
at
@ObarBham
🔥
Steve Walwyn (Dr Feelgood),
@horacepanterart
(The Specials),
@TedDuggan5
(Badfinger, The Beat, The Selecter) absolutely crushed it
Bonus
@unklerupert
too!
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6
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A very important statement.
Imagine Cannon Hill being broken up and sold off to developers, or one of the UK’s best concert venues becoming the Gillette Symphony Hall.
Culture and heritage - esp music and NTE - are often first in the firing line in this city/region.
We’re glad to stand with National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England in support of Birmingham’s world class creative and culture heritage.
@HeritageFundUK
@HistoricEngland
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5
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I've pledged a paid subscription to
@brumdispatch
, a welcome addition - under the editorial leadership of
@pennycenturyy
- to the city's media landscape.
Im proud to support a news model that consistently delivers quality journalism to readers.
1
5
20
New Birmingham venue and ‘vinyl bar’
@DeadWaxDigbeth
opens its doors to music fans this week with a huge four-day launch featuring 45 bands, musicians, artists + DJs from across Birmingham + the Midlands
1
12
20
Congratulations
@Nadine_Writes
. Looking forward to working with you in your new role 👏
The UK's first Race Correspondent and award-winning journalist
@Nadine_Writes
has been named as a Visiting Industry Fellow at Birmingham City University to celebrate her work highlighting the challenges facing people of colour in the UK.
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A five-star review from
@guardian
for
@BBCOne
’s new rap commission, filmed in part
@Forumbham
and
@BirmCons
Proud to have worked with
@sindycampbell
to bring this one into the venues.
2
7
20
Excellent ‘Working with the Media’ event delivered by
@BCUPressOffice
for colleagues from across
@mybcu
- massive thanks to media superstar
@DianeKemp1
and experienced media and PR stars
@DrStevenMcCabe1
@KellyinPR
@CraigProfessor
for giving up their time to share their insight
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6
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Todays office is the radio studio suite
@mybcu
’s Parkside, working with
@birmingham_live
community journalists and BCU alumni
@AidaFofanaa
@nathanc1999
@anisahvasta
and podcast supremo
@mwsmillard
on a series of interviews with expert academics for a special editorial project
0
5
20
Music media jobs in Birmingham were a rarity even before the pandemic; all the more reason to show love for the good work of creative duo Holly + Callum at
@BabMagUK
in securing support from
@youthmusic
to create essential pathways into the music industry for 18-25-year-olds
1
10
19
Peter Connolly, director of independent bar and music venue
@nortons_digbeth
has called on UK Gov to provide further financial support for hospitality businesses or ‘risk being responsible for the slow death of pub culture’ following
#AutumnBudget
statement
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"No one's banned the song, no one's said nobody can listen to it, it's not being burned in Parliament. Is this a song you want to sing to celebrate our public service broadcast television? No, it's not appropriate."
@mybcu
's
@kehinde_andrews
in
@CNN
2
5
19
"They keep cramming more and more people into our towns and cities but take away the very places for us to get together, to communicate, to socialise."
- Rob Rolfe
@ENTERSHIKARI
at
@musicvenuetrust
's Music Venues Day
via
@NME
ft pix of band
@O2AcademyBham
by Katja Ogrin
.
@ENTERSHIKARI
: “Show the Tories and landlord c**ts that our culture of live music is not for sale”
@musicvenuetrust
@RouReynolds
@enterrob
#SaveOurVenues
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