- Surveillance Drones To Zap Protesters Into Submission – http://tiny.cc/eypuf #
- Tonight at scruffy murphy’s, Birmingham – free entry gig feat. Contempt, eastfield and dik guru 8pm start #
- Xova live tonight at the ainbow, birmingham on stage 9.45pm #
- Giant Monster Crab Found In England http://bit.ly/ctuRPz #
- Moving Space Tours – Luxury Van Hire: Quotes & Bookings for Film & Music Industry http://hub.tm/?KOKNN or phone (+44) 020 8205 2503 #
- Civilized World Must Protect Iran and Consequently Itself http://ur1.ca/m7ny #
- Just in cased you missed it check out Seasick Steve on these radio shows: Seasick Steve on Front Row BBC Radio… http://bit.ly/9yrNcX #
- Angry Man Runs Naked Through Phoenix Airport http://ur1.ca/m7iz #
- @sostenutollp is Interested in hearing from Black Country orgs wrkng with unwaged wntng advice in creative industry careers.1-2-1’s see … #
- New 9/11 photos ‘prove WTC exploded from inside’ http://ur1.ca/m8xd #
- Obama signs law lifting debt ceiling http://ur1.ca/m8uu #
- Ahead of Olympics, Vancouver assaults civil liberties http://ur1.ca/m8r5 #
- Listening to the accused….what a brilliant band….and still good after all these years… #
- http://twitpic.com/12zx7c – Five (yes, Five!) Free!! Metal bands @ The Old Wharf, Digbeth, Tonight #
- Listening to cop on fire #
- @nomain: Today’s unfortunate spelling error? Flyfisting. A popular outdoor pursuit requiring a pole and rubber trousers. #
- It’s just a ride… — Bill Hicks Last Words http://youtu.be/OIy8rGa8p_g #
- Best and cheapest vegetarian take away in Birmingham: Milan Sweet Centre, 191 Stoney lane, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B12 8HB, 0121 449 1617 #
- Thinking of going back to europe in may, perhaps germany around 20th may…but rehearsals on tuesday and wednesday o de… http://lnk.ms/5yXrx #
- Thinking of going back to europe in may, perhaps germany around 20th may…but rehearsals on tuesday and wednesday so d… http://lnk.ms/5xvHl #
- Israel Conducts Covert Assassination Campaign http://ur1.ca/m9yl #
- On the way to gatwick airport #
- A Quarter of U.S. Nuclear Plants Are Leaking a Radioactive Material Linked to Cancer: http://is.gd/8nz5p #
- Tough sanctions could see Iran ‘regime change’: top US aide http://ur1.ca/me0h #
- Sorting through last bits for police bastard record and working on words for next last under the sun tune….at the same time of course #
- Never Mind The Bullocks gig nights – WORCESTER – THURSDAY 18 FEB 2010 http://shar.es/m1H7x for Free pass get in touch with Brendan #
- The Goal of Modern Propaganda: Mythocracy http://ur1.ca/melr #
- Cars, Riptides, Lightning — All More Likely to Kill You Than Terrorists: http://is.gd/8raEa #
- Aspartame has been renamed and is now being marketed as a natural sweetener http://ur1.ca/meie #
- Thirty-six predictions for the world: 2010 2012 http://ur1.ca/me7o #
- NATO Kills 12 Civilians in Afghanistan http://ur1.ca/meqi #
- ok tuesday is stourbridge 2pm, musoplex after, then rehearsal. wednesday is po box etc then musoplex & rehearsal, thursday is Mika. arghhhh #
- Gnomes in peoples gardens are about as interesting as bloggers in Birmingham. what is going on? #
- @guardianeco: Police arrest 26 at Aldermaston nuclear weapons plant blockade http://bit.ly/b9XNOW #
- US media omission: Iran calls for global nuclear disarmament http://ur1.ca/mf6s #
- Philip K. Dick: Stopping Neo-Nazis from staring WWIII http://bit.ly/bdHcTM #
- On the way to petes in stourbridge to work on dufus footage etc #
- The CIA and NSA Want You to Be Their Friend on Facebook http://ur1.ca/mi9v #
- Tanks were rolling north on the m5 today but all is well, petes done good work on dufus videos so far…. #
- Police drones are grounded for breaking the law http://ur1.ca/mhn3 #
- At musoplex oldbury with pete andy and katie sorting out a few bits and pieces #
- Seano porno after last under the sun rehearsals yesterday at muoplex http://twitpic.com/13sawe #
- Last under the sun have been hard at work at musoplex. new songs worked on and rehearsal recorded. London next after dropping people home #
- Just arrived at venue in sheffield with mika lot. All good. #
- The Space Shuttle Challenger and Climate Change http://bit.ly/dsLw5E #
- Don’t Think before sharing your current location: http://pleaserobme.com true genius ha ha #
- Check this video out — Bollards in Motion – Cross Street, Manchester http://youtu.be/Fjgq2Bgbc_0 #
- Man Who Flew Plane into IRS Building Posted Anti-Government Screed Online: http://is.gd/8FG0g #
- Is the Web Making You Passive? http://ur1.ca/mp9l #
- Cheney Confesses to Serious Crimes — Torture Is Just the Beginning: http://is.gd/8FMcz #
- @BlueWhaleBrum: Wanna play at Godiva Festival? http://bit.ly/b87xXT #
- Magick is live right now on http://www.musicworldradio.com with an eclectic mix of pop and beyond from the UK and EU 1980s to new releases #
- @terrestrials: Come to "the old bell hotel" Tomorrow from 8:00 pm to 1:00 am. wicked line up http://bit.ly/aW5d9o #
- @terrestrials: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3974279&l=e259e92d1e&id=19578926511 #
- I. #
- Inner terrestrials play birmingham adam and eve feb 19th 2010 free entry http://twitpic.com/143ta7 #punk #Birmingham #
- Man Bulldozes Home After Foreclosure http://ur1.ca/mrs2 #
- @BrumPunks: Zombie Club at The Sound Bar, Goth/New Wave night (ft. ex Barrel Organ DJ’s) tonight http://twitpic.com/13xjj8 #
- @BrumPunks: http://twitpic.com/143wzm – Inner Terrestrials (Punk/Dub/Ska)play The Adam & Eve, Digbeth tonight. #
- Police accused of sending agents provocateurs to Olympic protests in Vancouver http://ur1.ca/ms12 #
- Army Investigates Alleged Attempt by Soldiers to Poison Food at Fort Jackson http://ur1.ca/mryh #
- In Manchester today. Mika plays Apollo later. #
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Dictionary: – Musoplex (aka the ‘plex)
Birmingham’s brightest collective of music-centric professionals working under one roof in Oldbury.
Musoplex is home to: –
Framework Studios – headed up by Si Reeves this legendary studio works across the board – in the last 2 months alone we have recorded everything from acoustic songs for a West End show to the new Police Bastard EP for UK and US release soon and everything in between from tribute bands to mayhem metal from Frozen Theory and indie-disco from Discotheque Wreck. Lee Phillips – Corner Studios, Wolverhampton, is also on our Producer roster.
Rehearsal Rooms – we have 4 – they all work, they are much used cos they are only £9 per hour.
Raven: Record Label – housed in the small office at the front Andy works on finding quality bands (usually by sticking his head out the door and listening to whoever is in) and we record them and release them. Only a year old and 5 releases in but it does get easier as it goes along. March 1st sees the release of a 3 version single – Your Silence – from Discotheque Wreck to be followed by the EP later in March. Pre-orders alone have already made the Top 10 for Indiestore downloads and the songs go live on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc on March 1st. The band tour the UK to promote the single and EP soon – see www.discothequewreck.co.uk
Photography – The ‘plex has it’s own photo / video studio too – and 3 photographers to choose from. The last few weeks have seen shoots for The Ganders, Butterfly Fan the Inferno, Planet Rock and more. Competitive to completely creative – you choose what you want from us and we deliver.
Promotion – we have just secured a much-needed local venue for live gig promotion – watch this space.
Videography – We work very closely with Pete of Abstract Reaction. His 4 camera live videos are stunning, his visual creativity beyond compare. Pete is just back from a European tour making a band documentary as well as accompanying Dufus on mush of their UK tour. We are now looking forward to making the first of a series of interview videos. Pete is also a superb Wolves Uni grad photographer.
Learning and Development – Katie Southall (radio presenter Katy Jay) helps us to keep on top of learning and development projects – currently running the excellent Sound It Out project. Katie is also a superb photographer.
We have links to management teams, get our bands radio play and generally help in any way we can.
The ‘plex Team.
Si Reeves – Studio, Head Producer
Andy Ward – Studio, Photography, label, business
Katie Southall – Learning and Development, Photography
Affiliates
Pete Rhead – Videography and photography
Lee Phillips – Producer
Musoplex
Junction 2, M5 – Oldbury
mail at musoplex.com
THURSDAY 18 FEBRUARY
nmtB midweek club night launch @ The Firefly Worcester.
After this launch, if it goes well regular gig nights at The Firefly will continue on the first Thursday of every month, the night after my regular Hereford shows on the first Wednesday of every month and the night before my regular show at The Globe At Hay on the first Friday of every month.
Doors 8pm-1am | £5 entry | £3 Students (please bring NUS card)
Drinks offers >>>
San Mig £2 – Grolsh £2 – Vodka Mixer £2 Selected Shots £1
10% of profits from all nmtB shows goes to support Love Music Hate Racism!
SUBSOURCE
http://www.subsource.co.uk
I AM AUSTIN
http://www.myspace.com/iamaustinmusic
THE SPOONFEDZ
http://www.myspace.com/thespoonfez
RUBBERDUB (dj)
http://soundcloud.com/rubberdub
LADYFLASH + 9099L35 (vjs)
SUBSOURCE INFO
Here is some footage from the 13 festivals, including Glastonbury that they played last year..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NME5_5ANYEw
Here’s the video for the last single…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1kv0xDx8z0
Last year SUBSOURCE toured with Dreadzone, and had some good shows with Beardyman, Far too Loud, Dizzie Rascal, Dub Pistols and Rodney P.
BREAKING NEWS Subsource gets an honourable mention in Metal Hammer`s 2010 Hot List of bands to keep an eye on this year! Rock on!
The FLY says
“Bionic Breakbeat Punks have the dance-floor squirming with their jaw-dropping power, soul and perception”
Eddy Temple-Morris (XFM) says
“Those who know me well know that breakbeats give me the raging horn but so do some bands… this is so up my street.”
The Metro says
“The best cyberpunk riot since The Prodigy”
BBC Online says
“A live electronica dance band who are loved by those who know and are about to be adored by those who don’t”
LTD Magazine says
“This is a band that truly demands a larger setting – the main stage at Glastonbury comes to mind. Subsource make Pendulum look like the f**king Carpenters”
Liam Howlett (The Prodigy) says
“Amazing vocals”
Single ‘The Ides’ released March 29th, 2010
Album ‘Tales From The Doombox’ released April 5th, 2010
(Doombox Records)
www.myspace.com/subsource
www.twitter.com/subsource
I AM AUSTIN INFO
Two piece Dance/Dnb/Electro/Rock duo from North Wales. Supported bands such as, Dananananaykroyd, Black Lips, The Chapman Family, You love her coz shes dead, Casio Kids, Das Wanderlust, James Yuill, Cage The Elephant, The Little Comets and Noisettes. Were crowned KING OF THE MOUNTAIN at Snowbombing Austria 2009. Have performed a live session for Bethan Elfyn BBC RADIO 1 WALES.
Bethan Elfyn BBC Radio 1 Wales
“I haven’t loved anything this much since I heard the Manics’ Generation Terrorists. Bloomin’ ace! xx”
“My new favorite band!”
“like one fifth’s Kings of Leon crossed with the ghost of Death From Above”
A new band a day.com
“I Am Austin are all hair, hormones and songs about lust”
“It’s a big, bruising sound that always threatens to explode violently”
Red Stripe Music Awards
“This stunningly different electro, dance, rock duo have managed to create something unique”
The Fly Magazine, In the city review
“Nice job fellas and our eardrums have been flexed like they’ve done an Elle Macpherson workout.”
The Fly Magazine
“Like the Black Keys meeting Nu-Rave, I Am Austin deliver drum and bass exactly as it says on the tin”
Adam Walton BBC Radio Wales
“The new I Am Austin recordings are skyscraping filth: Add ‘N’ to X, DFA, Kills… a pummeling, monstrous future blues. Ace, in other words”
THE SPOONFEDZ INFO
Bringing a blend of funk, reggae, soul, hip-hop, and alternative/punk-rock! It’s for you! Enjoy!
Surface Unsigned (Midland Final Review)
Saturday 12th September 2009 @ The O2 Academy (Main Stage), Birmingham, Words by Ashley Neal….
“Great catchy dance along tracks merged with some incredibly tight musicianship pulled together to deliver one of the stand out sets of the day”
Brendan Stephens
www.nevermindthebullocks.co.uk
Motorheadcase are coming back to Birmingham on the 29th of April
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The Roadhouse
Wharfside Leisure Complex, Lifford Lane
Stirchley, Kings Norton
Birmingham, United Kingdom B30 3DZ
8:00pm – £5 door, £4 adv – All Ages
£5 on the door, £4 tickets bought online at www.theroadhousebirmingham.co.uk
The Music Network Meeting Minutes 28th January 2010
Introductions:
Simon Howes, Robert Edwards, Saurabh Thomas, Gwen King, Jamiee Hewitt, Dan May-Miller, Jack Kennerly, Simon Evison, Vince O’Malley, Karl Tippin, Kevin, Tom Prottey, Jack Perry, Aidan Laverty, Darren Roberts, Rob Heaton, Tom, Clare Edwards, Joe Blanks, Doug Blanks, Colin Tippin, Marcus Dellicompagni, Scott Sheppard, Phil Mountford.
Apologies: Mark Sampson, Andy derrick, Anthony Hughes.
New Points:
Karl from Musical Exchanges talked about www.musicalexchanges.com – which has now gone live! This brand new website is social networking site, diary and recruitment site designed for anyone working in the music industry.
Marcus Dellicompagni – Doing a PHD and researching the power relationships in music industry of Birmingham has started by looking at Urban music concentrating on Lozells but now wants to widen the scope to other genres and areas.
Robert Edwards – working in own TV studio making a range of shows from games shows and children’s tv. Interested in finding musicians who can produce theme tunes, perform on the station and help the children presenters develop their own band! To find out more go to www.lovemedialtd.co.uk or contact email: Robert at lovemedia.co.uk
Tom – Jam night from the Roadhouse looking for a new venue as they’ve had to move on from the Roadhouse. Looking for a venue with some backline equipment already – the night attracts about 20 performers and had a good momentum. And is usually a Thursday. If someone knows a venue contact Tom Richardson 07956 368998
Tom – interested in starting offering his services paid and free apprentice work doing almost anything in the music industry. 07956 368998
World Unlimited, Folk night at the Hare and Hounds – Yeah Sparrow performs on 31st January. Also playing are the Kings of Spain and Alex Moir and its £3 in! Also he is playing for Silent Filter Promotions gig at the Wagon Horses in Digbeth and they are trying to set some new nights there supporting local bands. http://www.myspace.com/yeahsparrow and http://www.myspace.com/silentfilter
Simon Howes – Social Media Café is tomorrow (Friday 29th Jan) at 10am at Coffee Lounge and every last Friday of the month – a good way to meet other social media types in the city and get ideas and ask questions http://www.birminghamsmc.com/
Rob Heaton from Wolverhampton – looking to start up a business offering music production, on location recording, audio editing and mixing. Contact Rob on 07858 520318
Gwen King – is looking for someone to write theme music for her TV show and other musicians who can compose good songs email: gwen at gwenking.co.uk
Clare Edwards – updated everyone on Music Central which is a new project probably starting in April 2010 which will be designed to support music industry companies and individuals eg, managers, labels, promoters etc through a programme of mentoring, seminars, networking and a conference. Go to clareedwards@mac.com after April for more details.
Stafford based studio and staff currently mostly taken up by one band – ‘The Tunics’ – no website but you can get a message to them via www.joeblanks.com
Jack Perry – The Razorbax have just made their first record. Go to www.therazorbax.co.uk for more details. Dave Midson has mastered it – they are now looking for contacts for distribution, promotion and getting gigs.
Next meeting Thursday 25th February 2010 4pm – 6pm. Special thanks to Clare Edwards for leading the January meeting and at short notice. If anyone else wants to lead a Music Network meeting get in touch, you know it has to be a good thing to do for local music.