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links for 2010-04-13

April 14, 2010 in News by Mark Badger

Mouth of God – Tuesday 13th April 2010 at 22:00 GMT with Sir Real. | Iron Man Records

This week sees Part 3 of the Mouth of God’s journey into the unknown…presented by one of Birmingham’s most active Agitators…..Neil, aka DJ Sir Real…with, as you might expect, a fine selection of wrongness, weirdness, beauty, cosmic anthems, bad disco, mutant techno, funny talk and hoo-haa…

So that’s tonight, Tuesday 13th April, starting at 22:00 GMT

Neil would be very chuffed indeed if some of you would like to join him for the journey…and please feel free to circulate wide and far to spread the wrongness

Go to http://www.musicworldradio.com

Sir Real will definitely be in Club Impulse in Second Life this week for some chat and flying and stupid dancing and ill-advised clothes…you can check that out here – http://secondlife.com/?v=1.1

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by Mark Badger

Microblog 2010-04-09

April 9, 2010 in Other by Mark Badger

“Crystal Castles // Health – split 7 inch single (new) on eBay”
http://hub.tm/WEtrv #
Come to "the fawcett inn portsmouth" Friday, April 16 from 8:00 pm to 4:35 am. old school underground venue… http://bit.ly/9 … #
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4243460&l=a6f4a3f2ec&id=19578926511 (via @terrestrials) #
Trying to find more gigs for Last Under The Sun in Belgium 16th and 17th May 2010 #
Bill Hicks on Easter http://bit.ly/9QwAOM #
Microblog 2010-04-04 http://goo.gl/fb/bpL0g #
Microblog 2010-04-04 http://goo.gl/fb/NcoZx #
Who’s that xxxx over there? http://twitpic.com/1der7j #
http://twitpic.com/1der7j – Frank Says: “Who’s that Cunt over there?” #
Wikileaks Unearths Classified Video Of Military Massacre In An Iraqi Suburb http://bit.ly/aIAMqS #
Shocking footage of death of photographer at hands of US forces http://bit.ly/dyGO1J (via @thestirrer) #
The killing of a press man by US forces http://www.thestirrer.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7938 (via @thestirrer) #
Journalist Groups Demand Apache Massacre Investigation – http://tiny.cc/5qddy #
Report: British Soldiers Using Models of Mosques for Target Practice: http://is.gd/bkyaa #
Iraq War Vet: “We Were Told to Just Shoot People, and the Officers Would Take Care of Us” http://bit.ly/bMpxm2 #
Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren dies aged 64 http://dlvr.it/SHPW #
PUNKS ALIVE GIGS @ the old wharf, digbeth, #Birmingham april 9th cryo-genics + cock55 + support #punk #
PUNKS ALIVE GIGS @ the old wharf, digbeth, #Birmingham #punk may 22nd the varukers + Menace + alcohol licks + support #
PUNKS ALIVE GIGS @ the old wharf, digbeth, #Birmingham #punk june 10th disorder + support #
PUNKS ALIVE GIGS @ the old wharf, digbeth, #Birmingham #punk june 19th instant agony + support #
PUNKS ALIVE GIGS @ the old wharf, digbeth, #Birmingham #punk july 9th genital deformities +grind the enemy+discarded+ support #
PUNKS ALIVE GIGS @ the old wharf, digbeth, #Birmingham #punk
sept 18th poundaflesh + support #
PUNKS ALIVE GIGS @ the old wharf, digbeth, #Birmingham #punk nov 6th uk subs +broken-bones+ support #
working on police bastard artwork stuff,European gigs for Last Under The Sun in May,emails,& sorting boxes of new tshirts of P.B. & P.A.I.N #
Bilderberg To Prolong Global Financial Recession For Another Year – http://tiny.cc/cvr9f #
Anti Police Violence Protest – 4 videos of Portland’ stand against police violence: http://bit.ly/dpS6nT #
The Coming Internet Protection Racket or Rentier Digital Capitalism: http://bit.ly/aHMOWs #

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by Mark Badger

Mark from Iron Man Records interviewed by Katy Jay at Musoplex March 2010

April 3, 2010 in News, Other, Strategy by Mark Badger

Mark from Iron Man Records interviewed by Katy Jay, unsigned music champion from 101.8WCRfm in Wolverhampton.

Musoplex describes Mark Badger as “…..Head of one of Birmingham’s most loved and influential independent record labels…..Iron Man Records have released music from grindcore to punk and anti-folk over the last 15 years. Hear Mark’s views on bands, recording, touring and being the head of a label. The interview features footage of …..punk band Police Bastard, Anti-folk New Yorkers Dufus and Last Under the Sun.”

Mark talks about Police Bastard and Trogg, Tape Trading and life before filesharing and the Internet, touring with a band on a budget you can stick under a glass, the idea of giving bands a small amount of help at a critical time, Robert Lloyd and The Nightingales, how the label got involved with Seth and Dufus and he talks about his own band called Last Under The Sun.

Here’s a direct link: http://blip.tv/file/3407655

Tags: advice, anti-folk, birmingham, birmingham music network, dufus, filesharing, grindcore, iron man records, katy jay, last under the sun, music, musoplex, peter rhead, police bastard, punk, record label, recording, robert lloyd, seth hebert, tape trading, The Music network, the nightingales, touring, trogg, unsigned, wolverhampton
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by Mark Badger

Microblog 2010-04-02

April 2, 2010 in Other by Mark Badger

16th April 2010 Subhumans,defcon zero,extinguishers, and k.a.d.t. @ the jamm 261 brixton road london sw9 bands start 7.30pm £8 #punk #
“Bob Barry – Birmingham based Guitar repairs and customising : Birmingham Music Network”
http://hub.tm/qKcCT #
Korea Tensions Pale Alongside Agenda To Attack Iran – http://tiny.cc/au2dt #
Tinariwen to play World Cup Opening Ceremony on June 10th to a global audience of 1 billion!! http://www.fifa.com/concert #
Sierra maestra onstage at Manchester band on the wall in five minutes #
Video: DUFUS – You’re The King – Cheltenham 2009 http://goo.gl/fb/9HyS #
New Video uploaded: DUFUS – You’re The King – Cheltenham 2009 http://youtu.be/IiF5KiFnRbc #
NATO Tries to Silence a Truth-Teller in Afghanistan After Killing Pregnant Women: http://is.gd/b14mK #
Breakfast in Manchester is mental chess, one phonecall bad music and the rest… but it’s ok, off to scotland next, it has to be better #
Off to fife in Scotland next #
Everything is the music #
Video: Police Bastard – Enslaved – Berlin 29th January 2010 http://goo.gl/fb/ZosO #
what was that? You’ve worked with Ocean Colour Scene? ok,so that means you’re right does it? well, that’s that discussion decided then. #
The golden acorn? This place should be renamed the golden asshole after the idiot who used to work with ocean colour scene who booked it #
Sinead O’Connor: ‘There Should Be a Full Criminal Investigation of the Pope’ http://bit.ly/96RMLW and then be ex-communicated like the rest #
The Metal Time show with Nick Townsend and Rev Tool is now live! Listen now! http://www.basementsound.co.uk/radio/BSRadio.php #
Notice to all marketing people.Don’t talk to me about your stupid hotel brand until you fit lifts that are any use http://twitpic.com/1bbvfm #
I’ve ordered food for 11, pudding for 6, drunk my drink and sat here for over an hour. Will the food be here soon? http://twitpic.com/1bbwj1 #
band are on at 7.30pm but boris has ordered profiteroles because I couldn’t work out how to explain them to a Cuban.AC/DC guitar sound next #
I’m ready but the band are still in the worlds worst hotel.Luis is playing me one of the songs he recorded in his home studio on van stereo #
Remain calm. The band went on stage just after 7.45pm. Boris says he likes profiteroles. The people are enjoying the show. All good. #
I subscribed to Seany2shirts’s channel on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/Seany2shirts?feature=autoshare_twitter #
Video: DUFUS – You’re The King – Cheltenham 2009 http://youtu.be/IiF5KiFnRbc #
I’ve launched the Midlands Jazz Network http://bit.ly/9ayWrz & @midlandsjazz (via @probone) #
Video: Police Bastard – God Off – Berlin 29th January 2010 http://goo.gl/fb/Ga4Q #
Last sierra Maestra show tonight in sterling and the show has already sold out. Working on more gigs for last under the sun in may June #
Vanilla Ice at Glasto 2010…….why ?? (via @Pathaan) #
Sierra maestra onstage in Stirling. Gig is sold out and the tolbooth venue is excellent on every level. All good. #
@tillyxengineer yeah I’m ok, I was taking sierra maestra to apple store in Manchester and wondered if you still worked there and could help in reply to tillyxengineer #
Here’s boris hard at work. He likes guitars on volume 11 and has discovered a liking for profiteroles http://twitpic.com/1blok7 #
And this is sierra maestra http://twitpic.com/1blpwg #
@dubber yes, good indeed, I killed all myspaces I had sometime ago..just annoyed can’t kill the last one as I set it up with old email…duh in reply to dubber #
We are a nation of sheep. Spread the word. #
Back in morrisons exchanging tv’s. Don’t ask. #
About to head south from stirling #
Last call for cuban cigars! Oh yeah, fancy a holiday in Cuba? Carlos says if you are a friend of mine get in touch http://twitpic.com/1bqcjt #
Sierra Maestra hit London’s airwaves with a live session on BBC London: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p006zryj/DJ_Ritu_27_03_2010/ #
Video: Police Bastard – No Justice – Berlin 29th January 2010 http://goo.gl/fb/IpNf #
Video: Police Bastard – Regression – Berlin 29th January 2010 http://goo.gl/fb/kdKYg #
Sierra Maestra tour completed and I think it was a success on all levels. A lot of other work and emails etc to catch up on now….. #
I favorited a YouTube video — David Bowie – Five Years Live 1972 http://youtu.be/louXPUW7tHU?a #
“Punk and Disorderly in Brum – Punk All Dayer May 22nd 2010 Birmingham | Iron Man Records”
http://hub.tm/mcHIf #
Video: Police Bastard – Who’s Side? – Berlin 29th January 2010 http://goo.gl/fb/nHH4y #
DSC_0177 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/DcuJ8 #
DSC_0179 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/h1sFR #
DSC_0181 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/uuYBw #
DSC_0182 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/Zm8eL #
DSC_0183 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/Jdqg7 #
Working through final versions of Police Bastard artwork, packing and wrapping ebay orders, testing some new ideas for Last Under The Sun #
DSC_0187 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/MdVSG #
DSC_0188 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/e4W3D #
DSC_0191 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/Up757 #
DSC_0190 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/mN4MU #
DSC_0193 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/1jEie #
pain22 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/Ibgn2 #
pain23 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/Snk4R #
pain24 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/O66HK #
pain26 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/YXErc #
pain25 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/3qL7P #
P.A.I.N – new logo [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/WVO9D #
P.A.I.N – new logo for print at 300 dpi [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/vBtPP #
Andy Derrick has written an interesting piece here: Birmingham Music Network should be funded by AWM and here’s why: http://andyderrick. … #
Interview podcast…Katy Jay (101.8 WCRfm) talks to Mark – Iron Man Records http://lnk.ms/5xF7y (via @musoplex) #Birmingham #music #
Andy Derrick has written an interesting piece Birmingham Music Network should be funded by AWM http://andyderrick.co.uk #
The Manifesto candidate Danny Kushlick is standing in Bristol West. http://bit.ly/bGpSYp #
link to the Manifesto candidate for the election is http://bit.ly/bGpSYp and thanks for help… #
P1060072 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/hpiN6 #
P1060078 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/cRfoV #
P1060074 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/Tin44 #
P1060073 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/vhw9m #
P1060079 [Flickr] http://goo.gl/fb/XaefX #
Seasick Steve will be headling the Cambridge Folk Festival on Friday the 30th http://bit.ly/bTJqy3 #
The crusty hammer of kybosh is at work again but it’s ok, I will not be beaten just yet #
Katy Jay Interviews Mark from Iron Man Records at Musoplex March 2010 http://goo.gl/fb/0eOp3 #
Get a Gig – The Base, Unit 14, Gainsborough Industrial Estate, Rufford Road, Stourbridge, DY9… http://goo.gl/fb/xbsxN #
In asda. In the bagging area. #
Magick is live right now on http://www.musicworldradio.com with punk, rock, hard dance and psychedelic nonsense #music #radio #
links for 2010-04-01 http://goo.gl/fb/zTJ18 #
Links for 2010-04-01 [del.icio.us] http://goo.gl/fb/MvOHT #
Get a Gig – The Wellesley Inn, 685 Wellesley Road, Methil, Fife, Scotland KY8 3PQ http://goo.gl/fb/pcrEb #
You can’t play crust in flip flops #

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by Mark Badger

Andy Derrick on why Birmingham Music Network should be funded by A.W.M.

April 1, 2010 in News, Other by Mark Badger

Andy Derrick has written an interesting piece, he starts by saying:

“I have the great pleasure of frequently attending and sometimes chairing the Birmingham Music Network. For those of you that don’t know, the BMN meets on the last Thursday of each month inside the TEE, a faculty of Birmingham City University at Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham. The network also has a dynamic online presence here: http://birminghammusicnetwork.com

It was set up by Mark Sampson and Anthony Hughes some time ago and is run on a voluntary basis. It meets an average of 20 people each month providing advice, support and a place to meet others and make good contacts. Businesses represented include sound engineers, singers, songwriters, radio dj’s, studio owners, performers, music students, media consultant, venue owners, gig promoters and everyone from across the music industry spectrum in the West Midlands.

The website and the network are vital parts of the local music scene, in my opinion, but it could do more.

Imagine a world where the website is continuously updated by a team of dedicated experts, where less time was spent finding a sponsor for some tea and coffee and more on promoting the meetings to the people that need them, where there was a budget to advertise effectively, where the volunteers were paid a modest amount to cover their time and expenses. Imagine what could be achieved. It could be achieved with some financial support.”

You can read the full article and leave your comments here: http://andyderrick.co.uk

Tags: advantage west midlands, andy derrick, awm, birmingham, birmingham music network, funding, midlands, music, opinion, The Music network
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