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Samuel Lambeth September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Giant and the Georges

Review: Giant and the Georges see the light on ‘Blind Love’

Giant and the Georges, one of the Midlands’ most sensational new bands, show seeing is for the weak on new single ‘Blind Love’.

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Richard Franks September 20, 2019September 21, 2019 Anna Calvi, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, JAWS, Jaykae, Liam Gallagher, Mike Skinner, Peaky Blinders, Primal Scream, Slaves, The Clause, The Cosmics

Review: The Legitimate Peaky Blinders Festival crashes down on Digbeth

Across the weekend of September 14-15, The Legitimate Peaky Blinders Festival transformed the industrial streets of Digbeth into a 1920s immersive experience like no other

Emily Doyle September 18, 2019September 20, 2019 Bad Girlfriend, Hare and Hounds, Kim's cold food company, king khan, louder than death, Sofa King

Review: King Khan’s Louder Than Death brings chaos to Birmingham

King Khan’s Louder Than Death played a red-blooded set at the Hare & Hounds for Killer Wave, with support from Bad Girlfriend and Kim’s Cold Food Company.

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Ross Carley September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Robert Craig Oulton

Robert Craig Oulton debuts new music video for ‘Pretend I Was Dreaming’

‘Pretend I Was Dreaming’ broke through into the world back on June 1st and the slightly shoegaze, indie solo-artist has now dropped the video

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Rhiannon Davies September 4, 2019September 11, 2019 Black Sabbath, Edwyn Collins, Jake Bugg, Joni Mitchell, Lucy Rose, Moseley Folk Festival, public service broadcasting, The Zutons, tunng

Review: The spirit of Birmingham comes alive at Moseley Folk

Boasting their best line-up to date, Moseley Folk and Arts Festival united the people of Birmingham with a weekend of glorious folk.

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Samuel Lambeth September 8, 2019September 11, 2019 Kasabian, Serge Pizzorno, The SLP

Review: The S.L.P have Birmingham on ‘Lockdown’ with pulsating show

The SLP, the new guise of Kasabian guitarist Serge Pizzorno, showcase their eclectic energy at the O2 Institute.

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Blaise Radley August 28, 2019September 3, 2019 Birmingham, Jericho Noguera, Over

Review: Jericho Noguera delivers nostalgia-hued grooves on new single

Birmingham-based singer-songerwriter Jericho Noguera flits between jazzy breaks and haunting hooks on new release, ‘Over’.

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Emily Doyle July 22, 2019August 7, 2019 AJA, big joanie, big lad, CHW ceramics, daniel higgs, digbrew, Eastside Projects, Godflesh, haress, hey colossus, HHY and the Macumbas, home of metal, kuhle wampe, Matters, miss red, monster chetwynd, moor mother, neurosis, pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs, supersonic festival, the bug, The Crossing

Review: Supersonic Festival is as adventurous as ever in fifteenth year

An eclectic line up ft. Neurosis, Anna Von Hausswolff, The Bug ft. Moor Mother and Pigsx7 makes Supersonic Festival 2019 another triumph

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Richard Franks October 11, 2018July 26, 2019 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne's ELO, NIA

Review: Jeff Lynne’s ELO impress at interstellar homecoming

Jeff Lynne’s ELO brought a career-spanning set of singles to Arena Birmingham on Wednesday 10 October – the first of three ‘homecoming’ shows.

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Ross Carley July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 Paper Buoys

Review: Paper Buoys return with stellar new single ‘Time Won’t Wait’

Fresh off the back of their most recent single ‘Chasing Ghosts’, Birmingham quartet Paper Buoys offer up another wistful winner.