Review: Two-tone heroes The Specials return with important new album Encore
Encore is filled with smart social commentary, tackling issues such as racism, Britain’s political uncertainty and sexism.
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Live reviews of gigs in the West Midlands and album, EP and single reviews.
Review: Ministry unleash the industrial rage of AmeriKKKant at the O2 Institute
Uncle Al Jourgensen brings his politically acid spiked Ministry to Birmingham for one of only four UK shows
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Review: Eartheater and Semiconductor bring ‘Fracture Patterns’ to Digbeth
Eartheater and Semiconductor descend on The Crossing for Fracture Patterns: an audio-visual art piece like nothing else on Earth.
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Review: Phil Madeley’s debut single is a 21st Century success
’21st Century Witch Hunt’ is born of equal parts disdain and anger for the current state of play
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Review: Confidence Man bring an unstoppable party to Hare & Hounds
Aussie quartet Confidence Man brought seduction, satire and intrinsic swings and sways to Birmingham’s Hare & Hounds.
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Review: The Lafontaines unleash their latest album on Birmingham
The Lafontaines are back with one less band member and triple the mischief as the three-piece invade Birmingham on their headline tour.
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Review: Odd Soul bring the heat to the Hare & Hounds
Odd Soul bring a surprisingly human touch to a show that surely cements their position as one of the Midlands’ foremost musical exports
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Review: Foals storm a sold-out Digbeth Arena
Foals were back in Birmingham on June 15th and 16th for two sold-out nights at the outdoor Digbeth Arena
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Review: All-caps post-punk rogues DUDS cause a ruckus in Birmingham
Hot off the release of their debut album, Of A Nature Or Degree, on Castle Face Records, the manic Mancunian outfit kicked up a fuss at the Hare & Hounds
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Review: Nick Hakim conjures up a twilight tone at the Hare & Hounds
With support from the similarly hypnotic Jamie Isaac, Hakim cloaked the Birmingham venue in an air of the uncanny
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