news

Hen Ogledd announce two exclusive live broadcasts for December
Cosy up this winter equinox with two exclusive broadcasts from Newcastle avant-pop experimenters Hen Ogledd, courtesy of Supersonic Festival We’re
live reviews

Review: Mike Skinner’s The Streets provide a glimmer of hope with ticketed live stream gig
On Thursday 6th August, your local city poet Mike Skinner proved that ticketed live streams can work, and offered hope for many in the music industry
film + tv

TV Preview: The Irregulars Puts An Interesting New Spin On A Familiar Story
Netflix’s new crime drama drops at the start of April and presents a new angle on Sherlock Holmes’s story that might make long-time fans feel a little uncomfortable
features

A Look Back at Brütal Legend: The Video Game Featuring Birmingham’s Own Ozzy Osbourne
To celebrate Ozzy’s first album in a decade, an 8-bit video game called Legend of Ozzy was released last year
on tour

Oh Sees to play rescheduled Digbeth date this November
Garage rock icons Oh Sees will now play The Crossing in Birmingham this November
food and drink

Birmingham’s best restaurant meal kits: from Michelin star to modern Mexican
Award-winning food and drink writer Simon Carlo gives us his rundown of Birmingham’s best restaurant ‘at home’ boxes for delivery at home
nightlife

Old Crown, new look: a look inside the legendary pub’s reopening
After a short closure, iconic Birmingham boozer The Old Crown is back in business with a bit of a facelift.
releases

Table Scraps sum up 2020 with riff-laden new single, Doom Generation
Table Scraps drop a thunderous new single; the first from their upcoming album Coffin Face. Watch the video here.
watch

Local alternative hip hop artist T8PES releases new video
There’s Always Tomorrow is a brutal trip down memory lane for Jimmy Davis aka T8PES, who is in the best form of his career so far