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Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam deliver a polished, snappy album with ‘Blackout Cowboy’

November 8, 2018July 15, 2020 Luke Charnley Birmingham, Blackout Cowboy, Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam

King’s Heath veterans Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam deliver a short yet sweet 7th album that distills down everything that fans love about them.

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features 

What is the Birmingham music scene doing during the lockdown?

April 29, 2020 Samuel Lambeth Birmingham, Birmingham music scene, The Assist, The Future Sound Project, the novus, The Taboo Club

Bands including The Novus and The Assist spoke to Counteract about the difference the Birmingham music scene is creating.

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Review: The Taboo Club usher in ‘Debauched Times’ on dark new single

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Samuel Lambeth Birmingham, Semantics, The Taboo Club

Birmingham’s purveyors of perverted cool continue their purple patch with ‘Debauched Times’, the lead single off their forthcoming album.

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We need to support independent businesses more than ever before

March 15, 2020March 20, 2020 Richard Franks Birmingham

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

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

March 5, 2020 Sarah Staniforth Birmingham, Hare & Hounds, Kele Okereke

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is touring the UK this May to promote his solo album 2042, with dates in 8 cities including Birmingham

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interview 

Interview: Birmingham trio Wishbone talk conflict and canines

March 5, 2020 Samuel Lambeth Ben Clapton, Birmingham, Rock, Wishbone

Birmingham trio Wishbone’s brand of fuzz-addled anthems are fast becoming a Second City favourite. How did they get here? Dogs

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Best Coast set for Birmingham return on new album tour – get tickets

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 Samuel Lambeth Best Coast, Bethany Cosentino, Birmingham, Bobb Bruno, O2 Institute

California natives Best Coast will return to the Midlands in May in support of their new album, Always Tomorrow.

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nightlife 

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

February 12, 2020 Luke Charnley Birmingham, News, Nightlife, pub, The Old Crown

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

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The Twang, Jaws and Swim Deep lead new Birmingham music festival lineup

February 4, 2020 Richard Franks Birmingham, Dead Wax, Digbeth, JAWS, Mama Roux's, O2 Institute, Sugarthief, Swim Deep, The Blinders, The Custard Factory, The Twang, Violet

Sonic Wave Festival, a new multi-venue music experience, takes over some of Digbeth’s biggest and brightest music venues this May

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touring 

Hands Off Gretel announce ‘Don’t Touch’ UK tour

February 3, 2020 Sarah Staniforth Birmingham, Hands Off Gretel, O2 Academy

South Yorkshire punk band Hands Off Gretel are to perform a string of UK dates in support of their upcoming EP

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