links for 2010-08-28
August 28, 2010
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Last Under The Sun – Fast Chaotic Hardcore Punk from Birmingham, England.
August
Saturday 28th Fuk Reddin, Grosvenor, Stockwell, LondonSeptember
Tuesday 7th Liwi, Leipzig, Germany
Wednesday 8th Stumpf, Hannover, Germany
Thursday 9th Raumstation, Frankfurt, GermanySaturday 11th – Kopi, Berlin, Germany
Sunday 12th – Discentrum, Prague, Czech Republic
Monday 13th – Club Futra, Orlova, Czech Republic
Tuesday 14th – Biograffs, Decin, Czech RepublicThursday 16th – Den Barbaar, Ghent, Belgium
Friday 17th – Venue to be confirmed, Groningen, Netherlands
Saturday 18th – Gullugem Festival Belgium
Sunday 19th Carlo Levi, Liege, Belgium
links for 2010-08-23
August 23, 2010
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REKNAW proudly presents FUK REDDIN 2010
Fuk Reddin 2010 The Grosvenor Pub, 17 Sidney Road, Stockwell, SW9
Friday 27th August
The Restarts, Rabies Babies, Poundaflesh, Constant State of Terror, Bizarre, The Kadt, Autonomads, Brutal Regime, DJ ameba.Sat 28th August
Coitus, Liberty, Trashcat, The Fiend!, Last Under The Sun, 2 Sick Monkeys, Tribazik, GirlfixerSun 29th August
Citizen Fish, The Usual Suspects, Defcon Zero, Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons, Left for Dead, Flatpig, The Extinguishers, Armed Response Unit.
links for 2010-08-18
August 18, 2010
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POLICE BASTARD "it’s good to hate" 2xCd (Iron man)
Review by International Punk / Hardcore
links for 2010-08-17
August 17, 2010
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Read the Iron Man Records August 2010 e-mail newsletter here: http://ymlp.com/zdmOpO
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John Pilger, David Halpin, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Ken Loach, Noam Chomsky, Richard Dawkins, Lindsey German, Ben Griffin, Dr Nawal Saadawi, Haifa Zangana, Mark Steel, Dr Kamil Mahdi, Bruce Kent, and other citizens of Spain, Argentine, USA, and UK, support a Blair War Crimes Foundation to seek signatures for a petition to the United Nations General Assembly and the UK Attorney General, to uphold the UN Charter, the Geneva and Hague Conventions, and International Law, and to indict Tony Blair for war crimes.
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The Adam & Eve, Bradford Street, Digbeth, Birmingham.
links for 2010-08-11
August 11, 2010
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Curate's Egg presents the Nightingales + The Courtesy Group + Black Carrot. First 'Gales Brum show since '07 and last one for another few years.
links for 2010-08-10
August 10, 2010
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- SUBVERT 2010 - a festival of resistance
October 8th-10th, in Bristol, England.Vegan cafés! - Info & record stalls! - Films! - Workshops! - Picnic! - Live punk!
Bands (Saturday 9th):
HELLKRUSHER
(yup that's right, back to show you how it's done)RUIDOSA INMUNDICIA
(the return of incredible Latino super-fast h/c, from Austria)
WAR ALL THE TIME
(rare gig by UK hardcore veterans!)
AGNOSY
(stirring London metallic d-beaters you might recognise…)
THE WANKYS
(fuzzed-out Japan/Bristol worship from Leicester)
THE EXTINGUISHERS
(scorching ska-core, Bournemouth)
BULLETRIDDEN
(the West Country's newest gnarly crust-metal beast awakes)
All a benefit for an anarchist direct action bust fund.
More details soon, watch www.bastardsquadcollective.wordpress.com
Pre-flyer attached, please forward widely.
The Music Network - 4pm Thursday 30th September 2010, Birmingham T.E.E, Millennium Point, Birmingham, B4 7XG. All Invited
July 16, 2010
The Next Music Network meeting will be in September 2010
The Music Network is open to all on Thursday 30th September 2010
The Meeting will be lead this month by Mark Badger from 4pm til 6pm at Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG
The Music Network organises a NETWORKING EVENT on the last Thursday of each month, for the benefit of music related businesses in the West Midlands region. If you have any involvement in music, come and talk about what you’re up to and meet some new people. These Networking events are about all things music in the region. They’re about helping you to teach yourself how to do it, by yourself, for yourself and encourages you to share the knowledge with others so they can do the same. If you are a musician, a student, someone who works with musicians, represents musicians, has involvement with the music industry, or are looking to make new contacts…..the meeting will be useful.
If you have news to report, a presentation to give, an event to promote, any new points for discussion, a pitch to make, business cards or flyers to hand round, an appeal for help, advice or guidance or even if you just want the free tea and biscuits and some serious discussion…you are invited.
You can also post in by email any news or gig dates or press release information for inclusion on the website and for distribution through the mailing list and RSS feed. More details on the website.
There will be luxury chocolate biscuits and good coffee for all. There’s food and drink afterwards supplied by the creative networks too. Please pass this invite on to Musicians you know or anyone else who you think may benefit.
http://birminghammusicnetwork.com Come and Join us.
About Mark Badger:
Mark runs Iron Man Records, based in Birmingham England. The record label has been running since 1996 and in 2000 he set up Birmingham Music Network which is also known as just The Music Network.
Mark has organised more than 1000 gigs in and around Birmingham since 1994 using many different identities but most of them used the name Badger Promotions until 2002.
Mark plays in a band called Last Under The Sun and another called Police Bastard. He works as a tour manager and driver helping bands out on the live circuit and when he finds time he writes and maintains several music related blogs. Mark has assembled simple online strategies for established bands, like the The Orb, and countless other new bands who have asked for help.
Mark has done some lecturing at Birmingham City University as part of their Music Business degree course, and bits and pieces for the Musicians Union, Birmingham City Council, Learning and Skills Council and Advantage West Midlands.
Mark also operates a shop on ebay selling all sorts of good alternative music on cd or vinyl.
June 2010 Music Network Meeting Minutes
July 1, 2010
The Music Network Meeting Minutes 24th June 2010
Present:
Clare Edwards, Nicola Toms, Mark Sampson, Gary Hayward, Pete Zimmer, Spence Cater, Rob Heaton, Yammis Yfestos,
Apologies: Anthony Hughes, Andy Derrick, Lyndsey MU cant make Abi Seabrook.
New Points:
Pete Zimmer - Singer songwirter and has been for many years. Plays small pubs and clubs and repetoire blues rock etc. plays covers and a few of his own). just finished a bsc in music tech at BCU. Hosts a couple of open mic jam nights once a fortnight in Amblecote outside stourbridge…at The Maverick. Bands on fridays and saturdays. Once a month on a tuesday night at the queens head in Wolverly out near kidderminster..they have an open mic on a tuesday aimed at singers. Anyone can show up and play. semi acoustic thing…more about singers rather than electric playing etc.
www.petezimmer.co.uk
www.myspace.com/petezimmer
www.facebook.com as pete zimmer
Gary Hayward - Gary has decided to keep and put to one side the new grey whistle test. A project that he’s been working on for past few years.
Gary has bought and set up a brand new website domain called Radio Pebble Mill. He wants it to be a radio station that reflects what is actually going on in the local Birmingham area. Trying to think of good ideas for shows, looking for people to get involved and present shows of their own. it will be internet radio primarily
www.radio-pebblemill.co.uk
If you want to get involved in the internet radio station contact gary: 07842 242593
suggestions were made about : rhubarb radio, radio to go, brumcast, music world radio, vale fm, big city fm, south birmingham community radio, basment sound radio
Clare Edwards - Works with Soweto Kinch.
Clare Edwards is involved in three events in July
17th July: Simmer Down Handsworth park. 1pm-7pm all free with workshops, street dance, carnival for kids, its a Community Festival with Reggae. Band called Legend, Friendly Fire band, Daholl,
www.the-drum.org.uk
The Drum Box office 0121 333 2400
31st july a Festival just outside Ludlow in the grounds of Elton Hall
www.fireflymusicfest.com
Headlines from Scott Mathews, Chew Lips, Muchuu, King Charles, Tom Bradley,
There is camping, tickets about £28.00
4th July Sing up in the park, Mac, Birmingham. All Free
Nicola Toms: Regional manager for Oxjam which is oxfams Music festival and also Moseley Folk Mostly Jazz festival.
Saturday 16th october in multiple city center venues, come and watch local bands and profits go to oxfam. Gig tomorrow at Urban Coffee company. Oxjam are looking for people to put on smaller events to raise funds before oct 16th then event itself is happening on 16th october in Birmingham City center.
Venues to be confirmed. Victoria and Island
looking for volunteers
www.oxjam.org.uk/oxjam
www.oxjambrum.org.uk/fb
emil nicola for more info.
Spence Cater: Project Called “Pathways to Enterprise” which is curretly which is operating in wolverhampton and sandwell offering people who are considering self employment as an option the chance to get help and support in becoming self employed. Spence Cater enterprise coach mobile 07943790266
Rob Heaton: trying to carve out some work in music production…been getting training and experience….recently been working on “two weeks to make it” helping with the making of a film for that project. made contact with a number of media companies.
Rob is looking to find or contact any musicians who are looking to record a demo or any artists who want to make a video or companies
If you want to work with rob bert@wanderful.plus.com
www.soundcloud.com.sonic-vibe
www.vimeo.com/pathway
Yammis:
His band is a fusion of latin funk ska reggae
looking for something in world music
attract fans from all sorts of different styles
looking to record an album in october
looking for a record deal producer etc to get things moving.
myspace.com/frutalokamusic
07907645664
suggestions made for Yammis to contact: poseidon music, jon cotton, sasa music david flowers, also blue whale studios, alan james and bob ramdhanie,
Keisha Thompson: singer songwriter poet,
git a gig next week at the yardbird…open mic night, next wednesday, (happens every other wednesday) featured artist next week. playing guitar plus jazz reggae,
poets singers musicians invited.
if anyone wants to work with keisha she plays guitar, she sings, poetry, spoken word, jazz, reggae…..email: kstarz4@yahoo.co.uk
Steve Hughes: xova plus dj derrick 25th june £5 with special guests dennis seaton of musical youth.
links for 2010-06-25
June 25, 2010
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Welcome to "Under the Pavement", Manchester's radical/ alternative radio show broadcast every Thursday from 11.00pm until 1.00am on ALL FM 96.9, a community radio station for south, central and east Manchester, England.
"Under the Pavement" is presented by three vegan anarchists, David, Spike and Lauren and has been broadcasting for over six years. The show brings you regular guests and interviews, news from Indymedia, what's on guide and reports on direct action and grass roots resistance in the Manchester area.
The music is an alternative/ leftfield eclectic playlist covering punk, folk, experimental, indie, hip hop, electronica and pop.
Tune in every Thursday from 11.00pm until 1.00am on ALL FM 96.9 across south, central and east Manchester and online at www.allfm.org.
links for 2010-06-23
June 23, 2010
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The Music Network is open to all on Thursday 24th June 2010
The Meeting will be lead this month by Mark Badger from 4pm til 6pm at Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG
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I work as a Driver / Tour Manager and help bands find just about everything else tour related.
I am a Driver / TM and I can find the best Vehicle for your tour (Splitter, Gear Van, Car, Minibus etc)
Email or Call for more info: Mark: (+44) O7974-746-8IO
I can also help you with: Merchandise, Production, Backline, Crew, Rehearsal, Recording, Press, Promotion.
Most of my work is based around Driving and or Tour Management in the Music Industry but I have also worked with the Theatre and Film Industry.
I have played in all sorts of bands myself over the years, I’ve organised 1000’s of gigs in Birmingham, I’ve set up tours, managed bands, put together press kits, pr and promotion strategies, worked out online strategies for artists big and small, i run a record label, and i’ve dealt with all sorts of madness along the way. I’ve taken a lot of people to a lot of gigs from small venues, squats, warehouses, TV and Radio Stations to major music venues and festivals.
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Police Bastard, Selfless and War/System
Sunday 27 June 2010 at 8:00pm
http://ironmanrecords.net
The Old Wharf
21 Oxford St.
Digbeth, Birmingham B55NR
United Kingdom
Iron Man Records, Monkey Business, Ovation Music Management, Musoplex Studios and Badger Promotions are proud to present a Money Burning Live Music festival of Punk, Metal and Crust Music:Police Bastard will be playing songs from the new CD “It’s Good To Hate…” (Iron Man Records 2010) and a selection of tunes from Traumatized and perhaps a few choice covers too.
Selfless will be supplying addicts with some 4 piece insane politically and socially charged hardcore punk crust grindcore lying somewhere between Black Flag/Heresy/Discharge…and War/System will be greeting punters with their own brand of political punk metal crust. The gig will be free to get in but we may have to pass a glass round at some point to find some cash to pay the sound engineer.
The Music Network - 4pm Thursday 24th June 2010, Birmingham T.E.E, Millennium Point, Birmingham, B4 7XG. All Invited
June 22, 2010
The Music Network is open to all on Thursday 24th June 2010
The Meeting will be lead this month by Mark Badger from 4pm til 6pm at Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG
The Music Network organises a NETWORKING EVENT on the last Thursday of each month, for the benefit of music related businesses in the West Midlands region. If you have any involvement in music, come and talk about what you’re up to and meet some new people. These Networking events are about all things music in the region. They’re about helping you to teach yourself how to do it, by yourself, for yourself and encourages you to share the knowledge with others so they can do the same. If you are a musician, a student, someone who works with musicians, represents musicians, has involvement with the music industry, or are looking to make new contacts…..the meeting will be useful.
If you have news to report, a presentation to give, an event to promote, any new points for discussion, a pitch to make, business cards or flyers to hand round, an appeal for help, advice or guidance or even if you just want the free tea and biscuits and some serious discussion…you are invited.
You can also post in by email any news or gig dates or press release information for inclusion on the website and for distribution through the mailing list and RSS feed. More details on the website.
There will be luxury chocolate biscuits and good coffee for all. There’s food and drink afterwards supplied by the creative networks too. Please pass this invite on to Musicians you know or anyone else who you think may benefit.
http://birminghammusicnetwork.com Come and Join us.
About Mark Badger:
Mark runs Iron Man Records, based in Birmingham England. The record label has been running since 1996 and in 2000 he set up Birmingham Music Network which is also known as just The Music Network.
Mark has organised more than 1000 gigs in and around Birmingham since 1994 using many different identities but most of them used the name Badger Promotions until 2002.
Mark plays in a band called Last Under The Sun and another called Police Bastard. He works as a tour manager and driver helping bands out on the live circuit and when he finds time he writes and maintains several music related blogs. Mark has assembled simple online strategies for established bands, like the The Orb, and countless other new bands who have asked for help.
Mark has done some lecturing at Birmingham City University as part of their Music Business degree course, and bits and pieces for the Musicians Union, Birmingham City Council, Learning and Skills Council and Advantage West Midlands.
Mark also operates a shop on ebay selling all sorts of good alternative music on cd or vinyl.
May 2010 Music Network Meeting Minutes
June 16, 2010
The Music Network Meeting Minutes 27th May 2010
Chaired by Mark Badger
Present:
Mark Badger (Iron Man Records, The Music Network), Robin Valk (RadioTogo.com), Jenny Tate (Violet Sky Music Management, Saturday Rock on Rhubarb Radio), Saurabh Thomas (Student at BCU,) Rich Mitton (Mitton Audio, Audio Engineer, front of House, Vinnie and the curse), Darren Roberts (University of Birmingham), Bernadette Markantonakis, Olivia Markantonakis (at University in Lincoln and doing drama, also singer & actress), Colin Tippin (Musicalexchanges.com), Rob Heaton (Pathway productions, music production and video production), Andy Watt (Base Studios, rehearsal studios and venue with streaming internet) Spence Cater (Writer photographer, musician, mentor),
Apologies: Dusky edwards, Clare Edwards, Anthony Hughes, Andy Derrick.
Rich Mitten:
One man operation, he’s a front of house and monitor engineer, also does studio production.
He can offer advice and guidance from putting on an event to any element of production.
Rich is working as an engineer for Vinnie and the Curse.
mittonaudio@gmail.com
Rob Heaton:
Looking to get into music and video production. Recently been doing some training on music creation software. Interested in doing some remixing work. Currently doing a documentary for a competition “two weeks to make it” its the first time the competition has been run. the idea is take two weeks to make a music video.
07858 520318 bert@wonderful.plus.com
looking for musicians and others to get in touch.
Darren Roberts
From University Of Birmingham. Writing a project focused on power relations in birmingham, how music works in the west midlands. wants to hear from people about their views in the music industry. There are a series of quesions
“Your experiences of both the commercial world of music and the public world (as in public funding bodies), and the different challenges to be faced or benefits to be gained, the impact on creativity, and the relationship/contrasts that exist between both spheres”"Where do you see different forms of unity (stability, hierarchy, power) and division (exclusion, illegitimacy, segregation) within Birmingham’s music industry”
If anyone is interested in contributing: Dxr827@bham.ac.ukThere is also a small piece “musicism in birmingham” to be posted on the blue whale blog.
Robin Valk:
Is talking about local radio and its relationship with local music.
Focus is where radio has been, where it is going and where the new opportunities lie and some of the things you can do with radio. Also looking at audio with pictures. Its not a positive picture for radio but it is positive for creativity.
Robin is involved with Project x presents: a multi media event, with music, dance, performance artists, builds to a climax of mark wreck dj set. next event will be informal possibly in november and wants to make it more music based.
wants to get musicians collaborating and getting ideas together.
Robin is pushing to get people djing
suggestions welcome, expenses will be paid but thats about it. if you want to get involved please get in touch: robin@radiotogo.com
Jenny:
(Violet Sky management launching a band “Hope Order truth”)
duskyedwards@live.co.uk
band looking for support slots, band have new stuff in production, website, facebook, looking for sponsorhsip for the album launch and also collaboration from anyone who can help the launch go sucessfully
looking for any platform to help the band. Looking for people to come in for the show on saturdayrocks@rhubarbradio.com
www.rhubarbradio.com
Olivia:
A singer who is looking to work with bands, producers, studios, anyone who is making pop music and requires a good female singer. oliviamarkantonakis@hotmail.com 07958 225864
Colin:
www.musicalexchanges.com
It is a website resource for musicians, still under construction. Site has networking section, recruitment section, mini traders section for people to sell to each other, also shop section for people to find good deals.
Trying to build an ebay style or facebook style dating.com and an online shopping center
Should be launched very soon. Website has been two years in the making
Colin is inviting people to get involved, register with the website and take part in testing still taking place.
Colin is looking for two more web developers enquiries@musicalexchanges.com
Andy:
Base Studios
Near Stourbridge Railway Station, 200 capacity live venue, basic lighting rig, 5k rig, good sound desk, bar and six rehearsal rooms.
Theres a green screen behind the stage backdrop
Get a Gig: Warren@basestudios1.co.uk if you want a gig
website: myspace.com/basestudios
basestudios1.co.uk
Andy looking for people that would be interested in employing someone who can source and sell merchandise, experience working with label, licensing and running the label, interested in finding out more about online and digital sales.
Andy Watt: andy.watt@ssp.uk.com
Saurabh Thomas
Is aiming at being a composer, wants to get into television and advertising, wants to know how to get into the business
discussion followed, do your research, find people already successful, find out how they operate, try and approach some independent filmakers, perhaps look at screenwestmidlands,
myspace.com/saurabhft
Spence cater:
Moseley in bloom is a few weeks away. the garden area is open to the public. Looking for a jazz trio
anyone who is interested get in touch with spence cater
oakland road, up past the patrick kavanagh
spencecater@hotmail.com
THURSDAY 24 JUNE 18:00 BAFTA AND CREATIVE NETWORKS PRESENT - DOCUMENTARY FOCUS
June 16, 2010
Birmingham City University, Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, West Midlands B4 7XG
4pm The Music Network Meeting
6pm Registration and refreshments
7pm Event starts
An evening with BAFTA-winning director Jessie Versluys and assistant producer Kate Collier on the making of Katie: My Beautiful Face.
Katie was young and beautiful. A model and budding TV presenter, the 24-year-old had a glowing future ahead of her. But in 2008 a vicious acid attack destroyed her face, and with it her career and her life as she knew it.
Join BAFTA and Creative Networks to hear how director Jessie and assistant producer Kate worked with Katie to bring her incredibly moving story to the screen. From commissioning and production through to the editing process, Jessie will elucidate the struggles both she and Katie faced in the making of this documentary and explain how they captured Katie’s truly amazing spirit and humour as she began to rebuild her life with her new appearance. Breakthrough talent BAFTA winner Jessie will also offer indispensible advice to budding filmmakers on how to approach sensitive subjects for the screen.
The event will be interspersed with clips from the Channel Four Cutting Edge production Katie: My Beautiful Face, courtesy of Mentorn Media.
Jessie Versluys is a freelance Producer/ Director. Jessie has a background in both factual entertainment and documentary, directing on a range of programmes from The Apprentice and Secret Millionaire to the critically acclaimed The Hospital (A and E) which revealed the plight of the busy staff on a typical NHS emergency wing. Jessie worked her way up the ladder until she got a break directing on a Channel 4 first-time directors’ scheme run through Ricochet. After making her first 30 minute documentary about a vulnerable prolific young offender she went on to make her first 60 minute documentary, Into The Big Wide World - a touching and well received film about care leavers and the extraordinary difficulties they face. She is technically trained and has self-shot many of her programmes.
To join us for this FREE event, please email creative.networks@bcu.ac.uk or call Dave Taylor on 0121 331 5400.
Alternatively, register online at www.creativenetworksonline.com
BAFTA’s learning and events programme brings you closer to the film, television and video games industries. Through nationwide events, which are open to all, and exclusive online content, BAFTA shares the knowledge, talent and advice of industry experts. Learn from the best at www.bafta.org. Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/bafta
links for 2010-06-16
June 16, 2010
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Devil In the Detail – The Nightingales (Single, 2005)
This is The Nightingales flexing their muscles, going for an almost Pistols-like power, whilst Robert Lloyd adopts an almost Iggy-like drawl on top of it all. My Single of 2005.Rocket Pool Via Rough Hills - The Nightingales (Out Of True LP, 2006)
Silver Machine-like noises over an Eddie Cochran riff and a beat to die for from their then new drummer Daren Garrett. Wonderful stuff! -
Music Supported Here is a new movement from the Musicians’ Union.
It’s a campaign for all musicians.It’s about the simple but important principle that musicians should
not get ripped-off in the digital world.For musicians, it will be a way to publicise and debate the issue
and to remind fans that you want to control your rights.It’s a platform for musicians to raise their profile and direct their fans to
their own stores and websites: a source of music controlled by the musicians.And for music fans it’s a way to say that you don’t rip-off musicians.
By supporting musicians' rights, we’re supporting music.
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The new Life in A Blender site now includes a storefront where you can buy all the band's music, in physical or digital form.
Check out the rarities on Mysterious Floating. Songs you never thought or wished existed–now you can own them!
You can also stream the entire catalog in case you like to try before you buy. Our music is available at iTunes, Amazon, etc, but directly from our website is the… best deal for you and for us, so come on by.
Visit the site often for news about shows and exclusive goodies. For instance, right now we're giving away a FREE (or pay-what-you-wish) download of a brand-new recording, HOOT OWL, from our forthcoming full-length album.
Buy some stuff and you'll play a mighty role in helping us finish our new CD and you'll be awesome!!
The site was designed by Mark Lerner, Life in a Blender's bassist.
Birmingham and Beyond - Old Library @ Custard Factory Monday 28th June 6.00pm – 10.00pm
June 15, 2010
Birmingham and Beyond in the Old Library @ the Custard Factory
Monday 28th June 6.00pm – 10.00pm
The Musicians’ Union (MU) are presenting an event in the Old Library at the Custard Factory on Monday 28th June aimed at helping Birmingham’s musicians to get themselves onto the Midlands music scene and beyond. The evening will be a mixture of networking and panel discussions covering topics such as taking care of business, the local music scene and beyond.
The line up is set to include Stu Coleman, creator and editor of Scene Not Heard, Maria Rodriguez, lead singer and guitarist from Birmingham band Gundogs and Ben Eshmade the radio producer and founder of the Arctic Circle.
The doors open from 6 and entry is by registration only. To get on the entry list or for more details please contact Lyndsey on 0121 622 3870 or lyndsey.hardiman@themu.org
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