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Hen Ogledd announce two exclusive live broadcasts for December
news 

Hen Ogledd announce two exclusive live broadcasts for December

November 30, 2020December 8, 2020 Luke Charnley
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festivals news 

Editors, Happy Mondays & Friendly Fires to play new Wolverhampton festival

October 16, 2020November 20, 2020 Richard Franks
gangsters geezers and mods by stephen pennell
features 

Book review: Gangsters, Geezers and Mods – a working class tale from Aston

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Counteract Reporter
tim's twitter listening party
features 

Are Twitter listening parties the new way to appreciate music?

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 Millie Finn
Table Scraps - Doom Generation
releases 

Table Scraps sum up 2020 with riff-laden new single, Doom Generation

December 11, 2020 Emily Doyle
cage park
releases 

EP review: Cage Park are unleashed on the perfect ‘Parma Violets’

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Samuel Lambeth
Birmingham’s best restaurant meal kits: from Michelin star to modern Mexican
food and drink 

Birmingham’s best restaurant meal kits: from Michelin star to modern Mexican

December 11, 2020 Simon Carlo
attic brew co intuition pale ale
food and drink 

The breweries delivering craft beer in and around Birmingham

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 Richard Franks
Best Films of 2020: Uncut Gems, Mank, The Lighthouse
film and tv 

Feature: Counteract’s 30 best films of 2020

December 29, 2020December 30, 2020 Blaise Radley
Top 5 Blockchain and Crypto movies to watch in December 2020
film and tv 

Top 5 Blockchain and Crypto movies to watch in December 2020

December 11, 2020 Hope Talbot
The Crown Season 4 film header
film and tv 

Feature: Divine retribution in The Crown’s critique of the establishment

December 2, 2020 Hope Talbot
Pixar film ranking header
film and tv 

Feature: Ranking 25 years of Pixar movies from worst to best

November 25, 2020 Harry Jones
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live 

Review: Mike Skinner’s The Streets provide a glimmer of hope with ticketed live stream gig

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Richard Franks
sofasonic festival supersonic 2020
live 

Review: Supersonic Festival streams experimental performances to thousands of viewers

July 21, 2020July 22, 2020 Emily Doyle
the crossing digbeth
birmingham 

Venue guide: The Crossing, Birmingham

Venue Guide
The Actress & Bishop, Birmingham
birmingham 

Venue guide: Actress & Bishop, Birmingham

Venue Guide
The Asylum, Birmingham
birmingham 

Venue guide: The Asylum, Birmingham

Venue Guide
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birmingham 

Venue guide: Utilita Arena Birmingham (formerly the NIA)

Venue Guide

news

Hen Ogledd announce two exclusive live broadcasts for December
news 

Hen Ogledd announce two exclusive live broadcasts for December

November 30, 2020December 8, 2020 Luke Charnley

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

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festivals news 

Editors, Happy Mondays & Friendly Fires to play new Wolverhampton festival

October 16, 2020November 20, 2020 Richard Franks
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news 

Birmingham venues including The Sunflower Lounge facing threat of imminent closure

July 24, 2020July 25, 2020 Richard Franks
die das der without venues compilation
news 

Die Das Der release new compilation in support of local venues

July 15, 2020July 2, 2020 Sophie Hack
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news 

Supersonic Festival is coming to a screen near you this weekend

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Emily Doyle

live reviews

the streets live stream earth hackney
live 

Review: Mike Skinner’s The Streets provide a glimmer of hope with ticketed live stream gig

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Richard Franks

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

sofasonic festival supersonic 2020
live 

Review: Supersonic Festival streams experimental performances to thousands of viewers

July 21, 2020July 22, 2020 Emily Doyle
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live 

Review: Jack Garratt treats fans to intimate live showing on ‘Work In Progress’ tour

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Sophie Hack
Review: Cage the Elephant tear the roof off at Birmingham’s O2 Academy
live 

Review: Cage the Elephant tear the roof off at Birmingham’s O2 Academy

February 21, 2020February 28, 2020 Ross Carley
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live 

Review: Waterparks cause chaos at Birmingham’s O2 Institute

January 28, 2020January 31, 2020 Cara Jackson

film + tv

Best Films of 2020: Uncut Gems, Mank, The Lighthouse
film and tv 

Feature: Counteract’s 30 best films of 2020

December 29, 2020December 30, 2020 Blaise Radley

It’s been a bad year for cinemas, but a good year for films. Explore 30 of the best films of 2020 here with Counteract.

Top 5 Blockchain and Crypto movies to watch in December 2020
film and tv 

Top 5 Blockchain and Crypto movies to watch in December 2020

December 11, 2020 Hope Talbot
The Crown Season 4 film header
film and tv 

Feature: Divine retribution in The Crown’s critique of the establishment

December 2, 2020 Hope Talbot
Pixar film ranking header
film and tv 

Feature: Ranking 25 years of Pixar movies from worst to best

November 25, 2020 Harry Jones
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm film review header
film and tv 

Film review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is a pointed but overfamiliar satire

October 26, 2020October 31, 2020 Nick Griffin

features

gangsters geezers and mods by stephen pennell
features 

Book review: Gangsters, Geezers and Mods – a working class tale from Aston

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Counteract Reporter

Professor Carl Chinn MBE, Birmingham’s foremost social historian and author of 33 books himself, reviews the debut novel of Stephen Pennell

tim's twitter listening party
features 

Are Twitter listening parties the new way to appreciate music?

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 Millie Finn
Dorcha_photo by Sam Wood
features interview 

Dorcha talk app design, the fifth dimension and new single, Last Minute

October 15, 2020 Emily Doyle
Bryony Williams
features interview 

Interview: Bryony Williams discusses the ‘State I’m In’

October 12, 2020October 15, 2020 Samuel Lambeth
Y!KES
features 

Birmingham anti-pop quartet Y!KES discuss the release of their new single and forthcoming EP

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Stephen Pennell

on tour

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touring 

Oh Sees to play rescheduled Digbeth date this November

April 28, 2020April 29, 2020 Emily Doyle

Garage rock icons Oh Sees will now play The Crossing in Birmingham this November

Teenage Fanclub at O2 Institute Birmingham
touring 

Teenage Fanclub to bring their ‘Endless Arcade’ to Birmingham – get tickets

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Samuel Lambeth
brian wilson beach boys uk tour
touring 

Brian Wilson to bring good vibrations to the Symphony Hall this June

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Ross Carley
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touring 

Bloc Party frontman Kele to play intimate Hare & Hounds gig – get tickets

March 5, 2020 Sarah Staniforth
another sky uk tour birmingham tickets
touring 

Another Sky to play new Birmingham venue Dead Wax on UK tour

March 3, 2020 Andrew Gutteridge

food and drink

Birmingham’s best restaurant meal kits: from Michelin star to modern Mexican
food and drink 

Birmingham’s best restaurant meal kits: from Michelin star to modern Mexican

December 11, 2020 Simon Carlo

Award-winning food and drink writer Simon Carlo gives us his rundown of Birmingham’s best restaurant ‘at home’ boxes for delivery at home

attic brew co intuition pale ale
food and drink 

The breweries delivering craft beer in and around Birmingham

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 Richard Franks
dishoom birmingham paradise restaurant
food and drink 

Dishoom announces Birmingham restaurant opening date and soft launch offer

March 5, 2020 Richard Franks
villa park digbeth dining club
food and drink 

Digbeth Dining Club announces street food partnership with Aston Villa

November 22, 2019 Richard Franks
Brand new Latin American restaurant La Mariposa to open in Birmingham
food and drink 

Brand new Latin American restaurant La Mariposa to open in Birmingham

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Rhiannon Davies

nightlife

The Old Crown, Digbeth, Birmingham
nightlife 

Old Crown, new look: a look inside the legendary pub’s reopening

February 12, 2020 Luke Charnley

After a short closure, iconic Birmingham boozer The Old Crown is back in business with a bit of a facelift.

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nightlife 

Roxy Ball Room opens in Digbeth – here’s what the opening night looked like

February 3, 2020 Luke Charnley
nq64 digbeth birmingham custard factory
nightlife 

Retro gaming arcade bar NQ64 opens in Birmingham

February 1, 2020February 2, 2020 Richard Franks
roxy ballroom birmingham
nightlife 

Roxy Ball Room set to bowl into Birmingham this January

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Alice Mills
birdies bar digbeth
nightlife 

Digbeth welcomes its first tropical themed bar, Birdies

September 3, 2019September 22, 2019 Rhiannon Davies

releases

Table Scraps - Doom Generation
releases 

Table Scraps sum up 2020 with riff-laden new single, Doom Generation

December 11, 2020 Emily Doyle

Table Scraps drop a thunderous new single; the first from their upcoming album Coffin Face. Watch the video here.

cage park
releases 

EP review: Cage Park are unleashed on the perfect ‘Parma Violets’

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Samuel Lambeth
dorcha - honey badger
releases 

Album review: Dorcha embrace weirdness on genre-fluid LP, Honey Badger

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 Emily Doyle
martin reynolds you dirty blue
releases 

Martin Reynolds looks on the bright side with solo debut ‘Strange Days Indeed’

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Emily Doyle
bad girlfriend birmingham band
releases 

Watch: Bad Girlfriend are back with new video ‘Here It Comes’

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 Sophie Hack

watch

t8pes
watch 

Local alternative hip hop artist T8PES releases new video

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Richard Franks

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

god damn 2019
news watch 

God Damn release new video and 2020 tour dates

November 8, 2019November 12, 2019 Richard Franks
Paper Buoys - The Pagans S.O.H.
releases watch 

Video premiere: Paper Buoys team up with The Pagans S.O.H on new single

November 8, 2018November 7, 2018 Richard Franks
Riscas
watch 

Watch: Birmingham band Riscas’ Sofar Sounds performance

January 5, 2018 Samuel Lambeth
Jaykae - Moscow
watch 

Watch Jaykae’s Peaky Blinders inspired video for ‘Moscow’

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 Richard Franks

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  • Book review: Gangsters, Geezers and Mods – a working class tale from Aston December 15, 2020
  • Table Scraps sum up 2020 with riff-laden new single, Doom Generation December 11, 2020
  • Birmingham’s best restaurant meal kits: from Michelin star to modern Mexican December 11, 2020
  • Top 5 Blockchain and Crypto movies to watch in December 2020 December 11, 2020
  • Feature: Divine retribution in The Crown’s critique of the establishment December 2, 2020
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  • The breweries delivering craft beer in and around Birmingham November 27, 2020
  • Feature: Ranking 25 years of Pixar movies from worst to best November 25, 2020
  • EP review: Cage Park are unleashed on the perfect ‘Parma Violets’ November 24, 2020
  • Are Twitter listening parties the new way to appreciate music? November 16, 2020
  • Album review: Dorcha embrace weirdness on genre-fluid LP, Honey Badger November 16, 2020
  • Film review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is a pointed but overfamiliar satire October 26, 2020
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