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Carl Bulzacchelli January 11, 2024January 12, 2024

The Ultimate Beatles Tracks: Our Top Picks

The Beatles are synonymous with Britain and are a massive reason rock and roll has developed into what it

gangsters geezers and mods by stephen pennell

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Counteract Reporter December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

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

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

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Millie Finn November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 listening parties, The Charlatans, Tim Burgess

Are Twitter listening parties the new way to appreciate music?

In a world where our favourite tracks are at our Spotify fingertips, we’ve forgotten to appreciate the b-sides and the underdogs.

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Samuel Lambeth October 12, 2020October 15, 2020 Bryony Williams

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

Wolverhampton singer-songwriter Bryony Williams chats about her forthcoming third EP, State I’m In, and signing a new record deal.

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Emily Doyle October 15, 2020 box records, Dorcha, eric tobua, impa tv, lone taxidermist, shiyi li

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

Dorcha give us an insight into what to expect from new album Honey Badger, out November 6th on Box Records.

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Stephen Pennell August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 Y!KES

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

Accompanied by a new music video, Birmingham-based anti-pop quartet Y!KES released their latest single ‘Pirouette’ on 14th August

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Samuel Lambeth August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Lock Down Brum

How creative association Lock Down Brum has kept the community connected

Lock Down Brum, a community of creatives, discuss how they’ve shone a light on local businesses, artists and more during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Andrew Gutteridge July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 Aphex Twin, Bastille, Bicep, Biffy Clyro, Blur, Bob Dylan, Charlie Watts, Chris Martin, Dave Grohl, Disclosure, Dua Lipa, Eric Thomas, Fontaines D C, Foo Fighters, FSOL, Global Citizen, Hot Chip, Idles, Joni Mitchell, Kaiser Chiefs, Khruangbin, Laura Marling, Leonard Cohen, Live Lounge Allstars, mabel, Matt Berninger, Michael Ball, NZCA Lines, Parquet Courts, Prince, Sports Team, The Chemical Brothers, The National, The Rolling Stones, The Strokes, Tom Moore, UB40

10 tracks that got us through the coronavirus lockdown

From Sports Team to Idles and Disclosure to Laura Marling, these tracks were on hand to perk us up during these strange times we now live in.

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Stephen Pennell June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 North Parade

North Parade discuss Birmingham, influences and releasing an EP in lockdown

North Parade have been causing quite a stir on local radio for a while now, with a handful of individually released indie bangers peppering the airwaves.

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Stephen Pennell June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 The Nu

Darius from The Nu talks Birmingham, new music and festival dreams

Ahead of the release of The Nu’s new single One Life, we caught up with Darius from the band to hear about his story so far