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Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:12 PM PDT


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@needlesandhooks Wowza

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 08:03 AM PDT

@ATTA_grrl Rally round - listen to Pins

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:51 AM PDT

@ATTA_grrl Rally round - listen to Pins

Jason and Zoe in The Milk Bar - Episode 146

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 10:17 PM PDT

Recorded at Molineux, Friday 30th March 2012

This week we talk cheese with Geoff Tristram, sports commentary with James Fielden and KFC with Actor Rupi Lal. Music comes from Chronicles of Zee and Finlock their frontman tells us about the band.

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Jason and Zoe in The Milk Bar - Episode 147

Posted: 08 Apr 2012 05:01 PM PDT

Recorded at Molineux on Maundy Thursday whilst pretending it is Easter Monday - all events mentioned take place Easter week!

You get four presenters for the price of none this week with Jason and Zoe joined by Jean Martyn and Nina Blakemore for this Easter special, we also talk to Tonia Campbell from Kuumba Arts about their Easter week workshops and have music from PRoM (People's Republic of Mercia) with Nick Hall on the phone. (NB as we were recording last Thursday you have missed the PRoM gig in Hyde….sorry!)

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Premier of new London 2012 music by Birmingham Conservatoire

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:33 AM PDT

Ping It, Ring It, Roll It, Write It


Exciting new musical commissions inspired by the heroic quest, William Blake, bell ringing, table tennis and the spirit of the Olympic Games.
Birmingham Conservatoire presents a day of musical fun and games on Sunday 6 May 2012 in the city's historic Jewellery Quarter.
The event, part of the UK‐wide PRS For Music Foundation's New Music 20x12 programme and inspired by the spirit of the Olympic Games, includes the world premiere of The Voyage, a 12 minute opera from composer Michael Wolters and theatre company Stan's Cafe.

Using the Olympic theme, the story follows a mythological character leaving home to face challenges overseas, in the hope of returning a hero. One of the performance's most striking features is the mobile nature of the audience. Mounted on castors, a custom‐made seating bank is designed to roll spectators 20 metres from the action bringing them back home.

The Voyage, a playful two‐act opera for a voice, a double bass and eight recorders, is the second collaboration between Michael Wolters, Deputy Head of Composition at Birmingham Conservatoire, and Stan's Cafe, whose radical theatre productions have been acclaimed around the world.

Also airing throughout the day are three other imaginative and inspiring New Music 20x12 works, each just 12 minutes in length.

Ping!
is a collaboration between composer and Birmingham Conservatoire Head of Composition Joe Cutler, Coull Quartet and Fusion Table Tennis Club which explores the distinct sounds and rhythms of a game of table tennis. Recently premiered at Warwick Arts Centre, the piece creates intricate cross‐rhythms between table tennis players and the string quartet, with film by international visual artist Tom Dale.

Composer and Birmingham Conservatoire Composition Tutor Howard Skempton's Five Rings Triples is an Olympian twist on the English bell ringing tradition ‐ a heady combination of music, sport‐like skill and maths for the world's heaviest instruments! Coventry Diocesan Guild of Bellringers will be ringing the piece throughout the day from nearby St Paul's Church where attendees can visit the bell tower, and find out more about the art of bell ringing.

Finally, fellow Birmingham Conservatoire Composition Tutor Richard Causton introduces a film and discusses the inspiration behind his yet‐to‐be‐performed new piece Twenty‐Seven Heavens. Written for a large 120 piece orchestra, it is inspired by William Blake's famed verse, Jerusalem, and areas of London, including the main Olympic site.

Performances take place at regular intervals throughout the day alongside a variety of other activities, including workshops, talks, face painting, wii games and video screenings. With an on‐site cafe also open, visitors are invited to stay for as long as they like, and sample the rolling programme.

David Saint, Acting Principal, Birmingham Conservatoire, said: "The New Music 20x12 commissions were hotly contested and we are proud that four of the 20 have been won by our staff. This event will be a great adventure for the whole family and will prove that contemporary music can be enjoyed by anyone. I'm very much looking forward to it."

Vanessa Reed, Executive Director of PRS For Music Foundation, said: "We are delighted that so many talented music creators and organisations were inspired to apply to New Music 20x12, a fantastic initiative that will see the UK's music community leaving its legacy as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. The chosen collaborations offer a snapshot of the UK's fantastically rich and varied new music scene and we are proud to support their contribution to this unique, international celebration."

���� Ping It, Ring It, Roll It, Write It takes place on Sunday 6 May 2012 at @ AE Harris, 110 Northwood Street, Birmingham B3 1SZ from 11.45am to 5.30pm. Admission is £6/£4, with under 5s free. For more information, including advance bookings, see: www.aeharrisvenue.co.uk

Former DRAGONFORCE Singer's I AM I: First Song Available For Streaming - Apr <b>...</b>

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:32 AM PDT

The group, whose lineup is completed by Paul Clark Jr. on drums, Jacob Ziemba on guitar and Neil Salmon on bass, will make its live debut on Sunday, May 27 at Birmingham, England's O2 Academy 2. I AM I's debut album, "Event Horizon", ...
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Blabbermouth.net

Pop mogul returns to Walsall to launch his book at The New Art Gallery Walsall h...

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:53 AM PDT

Pop mogul returns to Walsall to launch his book at The New Art Gallery Walsall http://bit.ly/HUervu


Steve Jenkins returns to Walsall to launch book
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A top music producer who had a hand in the careers of Britney, Kylie and Justin Timberlake is set to return to his Walsall roots for a major book launch.

<b>Shropshire</b> band Madison take on Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:23 AM PDT

Working from scratch and a year later the Shropshire band have finally done it. Madison are a modern 4 piece melodic rock band based in Shropshire. The band comprises of Daniel James on Lead Vocals, Dave Sylva with Lead Guitar, Jenny 'The Funk' Ford on ...
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shropshirelive.com (press release)

Literary event creates a buzz at The Hive

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 08:03 AM PDT

16.012.013.wos.nc3 www.buyphotos247.com LITERARY lovers flocked to The Hive in their droves on Saturday to enjoy a packed day of poetry, readings, talks, children's workshops and music. About 1400 visitors created a buzz in the £60million history and ...
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Worcester Standard

British entrepreneur becomes a rock star in Chile

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 08:01 AM PDT

Birmingham entrepreneur, Sarah Eaglesfield, left England in November to set up a travel website in Chile. Little did she realise that 6 months later, she'd be a rock star with her own record label. I woke up one morning, and heard our song, 'Shark', ...
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PR Web (press release)

Norton artist's work reflects city's Irish heritage

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 08:00 AM PDT

AN exhibition by a Stourbridge artist which aims to showcase the roots and heritage of Birmingham's Irish community is running throughout the month. Photographic artist Helen Sweeting, from Norton, was commissioned to produce a series of photographs in ...
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Links for 13 April 2012: http://t.co/gjIvH656

Posted: 13 Apr 2012 10:37 AM PDT

Links for 13 April 2012: http://t.co/gjIvH656

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Posted: 18 Apr 2012 03:19 AM PDT

Victoria Singh http://t.co/KgpP0ynD via @Abyandimitalk

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 02:10 AM PDT

writingwestmids: Book now! Poetry weekend with Jo Bell/Martin Malone, late April, Wye Valley. Good creative fun! http://t.co/az9wCiQs @Jo_Bell

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 03:35 AM PDT

writingwestmids: Book now! Poetry weekend with Jo Bell/Martin Malone, late April, Wye Valley. Good creative fun! http://t.co/az9wCiQs @Jo_Bell
Posted by Creative Midlands at 4/19/2012 12:10:00 pm
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