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Sophie Hack December 16, 2019 Birmingham, charity single, christmas, Robert Craig Oulton, swampmeat family ban, The Castle and Falcon

Swampmeat Family Band to debut new charity single at Christmas party

Birmingham’s favourite Swamp Dwellers Swampmeat Family Band have released a new single ‘A Present For Me’ in aid of homeless charity Crisis.

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Sophie Hack November 13, 2019 castle and falcon, Robert Craig Oulton, Swampmeat Family Band

Swampmeat Family Band to bring festive frenzy to The Castle and Falcon

The Family are back for a Christmas knees up with supports, DJ sets and more. This is one Christmas party you don’t want to forget.

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Sophie Hack November 3, 2019November 6, 2019 arlo day, big joanie, Brain Food, Chartreuse, china bears, clarion, EKKAH, Exotic Pets, hamer, Hare and Hounds, humanstairs, kaleidoscope, mount pleasant, muthers, night owl, NONSUCH, patawawa, Prince of Wales, Robert Craig Oulton, Shai Brides, Sofa King, Sorry Grace, sugar candy mountain, Sugarthief, The Castle and Falcon, The Flapper, the ninth wave, The Taboo Club, walt disco

November 2019: 10 gigs in Birmingham for less than a tenner

Cramming as much live music, in one month as possible, here’s the low down on the best gigs for less than a tenner in Birmingham.

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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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Samuel Lambeth December 31, 2016July 19, 2019 Apathy, Field Harmonics, Gleam, God Damn, Handwaxx, Jaded, JAWS, Mutes, Paper Buoys, Quinn, Robert Craig Oulton, Semantics, The Cosmics, The Lizards, Yung Jimmy's Big Ideas

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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Sophie Hack May 25, 2019 hobby club, rob, Robert Craig Oulton, single release, Sorry Grace, Sunflower Lounge

Robert Craig Oulton to debut new material at Birmingham headline show

Local bedroom-indie-pop singer-songwriter Robert Craig Oulton to celebrate latest single release with an intimate show on June 1st.

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Sophie Hack March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 bad girls, Black Mekon, castle and falcon, cherry pickles, dollcanoes, Dorcha, Hare and Hounds, Hoopla Blue, killer bob, Liquid Cheeks, Mutes, muthers, Peach Club, Robert Craig Oulton, Scruffy Murphy's, Sofa King, sophie and the giants, Sorry Grace, Spilt Milk Society, studio, Sugarthief, Sunflower Lounge, Swampmeat Family Band, The Cosmics, The Mighty Young, The Night Owl

10 gigs in Birmingham this March for less than a tenner

All of the best gigs in March, all for less than a tenner. Featuring Swampmeat Family Band, Sugarthief, Sophie & The Giants & more.

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Samuel Lambeth February 20, 2018 2018, Birmingham, Robert Craig Oulton

Interview: Robert Craig Oulton talks his new double A-side single

Birmingham singer-songwriter Robert Craig Oulton spoke to Counteract about his new double A-side single, ‘Bad Tastes / Hell Knows’, as well as his plans for 2018.

Albums of 2017, selected by Birmingham bands

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Samuel Lambeth December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 2017, Albums of the year, Apathy, Birmingham, Birmingham bands, Bryony Williams, Callum Kerrigan, George Gadd, Gleam, Ivory Wave, P.E.T., Paper Buoys, Primary Colours, Quinn, Riscas, Robert Craig Oulton, Sam Hollis, Semantics, Shaun Gambowl Walsh & The Plagiarists, Sugarthief, Super Lemon Days, The Americas, The Cosmics, Violet, Wood and Nails

The albums of 2017: Selected by Birmingham bands

Counteract asked the best bands coming out of Birmingham right now to select their album of the year, and expand on why exactly it’s their favourite.

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Counteract Reporter February 25, 2017March 10, 2017 Ceol Castle, Lomelda, Pinegrove, Robert Craig Oulton

Review: Pinegrove bring love to a heartfelt place

Pinegrove kickstarted a new tradition of live music at Ceol Castle on February 25th with support from Lomelda and Robert Craig Oulton.