Interview: Sam Lambeth on his final gig, all for charity
Sam Lambeth is returning to Birmingham for one last hurrah, celebrating ten years of gigging before easing into retirement.
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Review: Flogging Molly head up a hardcore Fireball party in Birmingham
Flogging Molly unleash havoc and burn up the O2 Academy in Birmingham on Wednesday 12th December as part of the Fuelling the Fire tour.
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Band of the Week 007: Wood and Nails
Our seventh Band of the Week instalment focuses on Wood and Nails, one of Birmingham’s longest-serving and most thrilling outfits.
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Review: Tom Clarke ignites Hare & Hounds with trip down memory lane
The Enemy’s Tom Clarke kicked off his 2018 tour at the Hare & Hounds, delivering a passionate performance of old classics and new material.
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Review: Wood and Nails turn the ‘Lights Out’ on new single
Birmingham’s earnest – and inebriated – rockers Wood and Nails return with sublime new single ‘Lights Out’, set for release in November.
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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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Interview: Wood and Nails talk 2017 and next year’s ‘Resolutions’
Birmingham alternative punks Wood and Nails, led by Paul Beaumont, spoke to Counteract about the successes they’ve had in 2017 and their new single ‘Resolutions’, set for release in January.
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Review: Beach Slang punch hearts at The Rainbow
Beach Slang’s live performance is part riot, part headbanger and part comedy
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EP review: Wood and Nails – The Night Before
If you close your eyes, you can almost imagine the lighter shards of The Promise Ring and Texas Is the Reason blaring out.
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