The albums of 2016: Ranked by Birmingham bands
From new bands to established outfits, there has been a raft of quality collections that have outweighed the dysfunctional nature of this year.
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God Damn to headline Birmingham Christmas show
God Damn top a really fucking loud five band bill this Christmas
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Interview: Mutes on new albums and “lairy times”
Mutes, AKA musical polymath James Brown, spoke to Counteract about the band’s upcoming show at the Dark Horse in Moseley, recording new material and why albums still matter.
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Review: The Cribs celebrate 10 years of ‘Men’s Needs…’ in Birmingham
The Cribs return to Birmingham to celebrate 10 years of Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever at the O2 Institute.
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Review: God Damn & friends celebrate a successful 2016
Bringing together some of the West Midlands’ most favoured rock groups, This Is Tmrw kickstarted the end of year celebrations in a chaos befitting of the past twelve months.
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Review: Three of the loudest, riff-heavy rock bands quake the O2 Institute’s rafters
If anyone was expecting a quite night in Digbeth on Sunday 3rd October, it was never going to happen with 3 of the loudest, riff heavy rock acts taking over The Institute.
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Review: Washington legends The Melvins take over the Rainbow Warehouse
The walls of Digbeth shook on 22nd June when Washington’s sludge rock legends, The Melvins, played an hour and a half set at The Rainbow Warehouse.
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God Damn to return to Birmingham on forthcoming UK tour – info & tickets
The band are currently working on the follow up to their debut record, Vultures, which was released via One Little Indian in 2015.
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The Wytches + God Damn + Adore, The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham 27/02/14
In front of a room maxed out at its capacity, three bands showcased exactly what live music is all about.
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Blog: 14 bands I want to break ‘b-town’ in 2014
Let’s not think about the quest to ‘make it.’ Let’s focus on who’s going to break it, and have a world full of fun in the process. Here are some of the bands I want to see causing riots in the city over the next twelve months:
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