Richard Franks, Author at Counteract – News | Music | Film

The Luckiest People in Birmingham

The popularity of lottery mathematics is on the rise to calculate the probability of winning in a lottery. Lottery enthusiasts

The best breweries in Birmingham and the surrounding area who are delivering craft beer during lockdown and UK Covid restrictions.

Other acts booked to play the new Creation Festival include Ash, Echo & The Bunnymen, Cast, Black Grape and Glasvegas. Ticket info here.

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

As a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic, a number of grassroots music venues in and around Birmingham could be just ‘weeks away from closure’

It’s been little more than three months since Ozzy Osbourne released his last album, and the legendary rocker is already planning the follow-up.

The video for the extremely topical quarantine single features cameos from members of Idles, Dream Wife, Amyl and the Sniffers, God Damn and more

The threat of COVID-19, or coronavirus, is beginning to have an impact on Birmingham’s independent restaurants, bars and retailers

Dishoom Birmingham will finally open its doors in April, following a ten-day soft launch with 50% off all food

Genesis have confirmed fans’ suspicions and will reunite for a series of UK & Ireland tour dates later this year,