The UK Home Office has introduced new bureaucratic procedures for organisations that wish to invite non-EU artists and academics to the UK. As professionals committed to the principles of internationalism and cultural exchange, we are dismayed by these new regulations – which will curb our invitations to non-EU artists and academics to visit the UK for talks, artist residencies, conferences and temporary exhibitions.

As band and follower, we go back a long way. That’s myself and The Nightingales. Back, indeed, to their former incarnation as Birmingham punksters, The Prefects. Sullen, deadpan pioneers of the state of embryonic musicality. Caught them at Manchester’s Electric Circus in 1977 and then, numerous times, supporting The Fall. Always loved them and quietly filed them away next to Subway Sect who, likewise, seemed to marry thoughtfulness to their jagged overtones.

They were like secret little bands and later, both would gather encouragement from a certain Mr Peel. However, that very fact also served to seal their fate. As such, The Nightingales, led by the enigmatic Rob Lloyd, now of suitably unfashionable Telford, never gained anything resembling an identifiable following.

Just to let you know I've reviewed the new LP and it’s now on-line.
http://www.evilsponge.org/albums/Nightingales__InsultToInjury.htm
Ratings, as ever, out of 7 for some reason. And the way sentences get chopped up is their editing – not my writing! ; ) – Keith

A Set of reviews, flyers, photos and other stuff to do with The Nightingales 2009

Right or wrong – weak or strong

… I'll be what I am, a solitary man. It's not that I'm absolutely friendless, it's just that nobody regularly keeps in touch with me or I with them, so oftentimes I find myself drinking alone. However, I have no qualms about this and anyway have done so quite consistantly throughout my life by choice. There's no real art to solitary drinking but in my opinion, unless you are simply one of those people that struggles in your own company, there are plenty pluses to be gained from imbibing on your Jones.

Photo set documenting the Police Bastard recordings made at Musoplex February and will contains all other pictures collected during 2009

Peej works in visual arts as a videographer and photographer at Musoplex

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interview with kim gibbins from stirchley stop the war coalition – www.stopwar.org.uk

interview with kim gibbins from stirchley stop the war coalition – www.stopwar.org.uk

interview with kim gibbins from stirchley stop the war coalition – www.stopwar.org.uk

interview with kim gibbins from stirchley stop the war coalition – www.stopwar.org.uk

interview with kim gibbins from stirchley stop the war coalition – www.stopwar.org.uk

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Clare says – I run Gigbeth, conduct Notorious, Chair of Sound It Out, am involved with the board of Arts Council England WM, Black Voices, Moby Duck and a governor of my local primary school.

In between I sing with Ex Cathedra (when I can) and am trying in vain to research for an MPhil….

I’m also a mum of 2 and apparently Birmingham Young Professional of the Year 2007!!

A comprehensive guide to the Digbeth district of Birmingham, UK, encompassing the emerging arts and cultural scenes, the older Irish Quarter and new neighbourhoods of luxury apartments. Digbeth is Good is bought to you by:

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Half lizard, half machine, all party! Robot Vs Dinosaur is the most diverse and eclectic electronic event in the West Midlands. Taking place at top cocktail hangout the Island Bar on every third Friday of the month (next event – Friday 19th September!), we aim to bring brain-bothering live beats from the cream of the UK electronic underground as well as DJing an anything-goes monster mash-up featuring everything from Brian Eno to Venetian Snares.

We vapourise genre boundaries and tear pigeonholes limb from limb, if it has a man-made body and a machine’s pulse then chances are we’ve played it already! Entry is £3 for humans, but robots and dinosaurs get in for a mere £1. And, apes watch your backs- our robojurassic ranks are swelling…

New Music Ideas is a site where music industry professionals (what?!!) review websites that are designed to help independent artists and music businesses. Opinions expressed herein are opinions held by the holders and expressors of those opinions, etc. Your own opinions may vary. Quality may be good or bad. work it out yourself.

New Music Strategies – yet another site that attempts to unpick and explain some of what’s going on in the online music environment – and from that, develop basic strategies to help independent musicians and music businesses cope and in a changing media environment. This could be useful for bands starting out as well as established acts. Do Your research and decide for yourself.

Jenny Moore and Lisa May – Started as a promotions company but as far as I’m aware are now also a record company. The main events that Capsule run are Supersonic festival and Home of Metal.

Jenny Moore and Lisa May – Started as a promotions company but as far as I’m aware are now also a record company. The main events that Capsule run are Supersonic festival and Home of Metal.

In January 2005, Mark E Smith and The Fall (described as "one of the most enigmatic, idiosyncratic and chaotic garage bands of the last 30 years") were the subject of a BBC 4 TV documentary, The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E Smith.

"Kings of Glam" profiles the leading men of the glam rock era, starting with Marc Bolan of T. Rex. Fan Johnny Marr briefly comments about this new music coming out in the early 70's.

Documentary from the BBC Late Show 1993 features Matt Groening. (Produced & Directed by Nigel Leigh) Click link for high quality/stereo:

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L'UBU venue and concerts / Trans festival Rennes France.

This is one of the best venues I've been to, run by dangerous lunatics that love music and work really hard to give musicians the best opportunity to play to new audiences. the food is excellent, the people are organised and the sound is excellent. what more do you want?

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Music venue Lille, France.

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