Words & illustrations by Emily Doyle On Friday 6th April, queer art collective Dragpunk took over the middle floor of The Nightingale Club. This was the venue for their brand new performance night, Dragpunk Presents. For the uninitiated, we caught up with host Amber Cadaverous – who began by explaining the origins of the group’s […]
Words by Abi Whistance / Pics by Steven Cook It’s 15th April and the holy trinity of Stourbridge are steadily attracting the masses on a Sunday night, pulling nineties indie veterans out of their local legions and into the doors of the O2 Academy in Birmingham. Veterans like my own dad, and it didn’t take […]
Words by Lucy Mounfield / Production shots by Karl Andre Photography On reading the tag line for Pilot Theatre’s Brighton Rock on the Birmingham REP’s website I was a little apprehensive: ‘Romeo & Juliet meets Peaky Blinders in this gripping tale of crime and romance.’ Comparing Peaky Blinders with Brighton Rock misses the point somewhat; based on real […]
Words by Ashleigh Goodwin Despite the slight frustration of it being April already, the start of spring brings with it a myriad of cultural, musical and recreational events within the second city. But kicking off this fruitful month, Flatpack return for their 12thannual film festival – running from Friday 13th April to Sunday 22nd April […]
Words by Ed King On Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th April, the Love from Stourbridge Tour comes to the O2 Academy Birmingham – with The Wonder Stuff and Ned’s Atomic Dustbin both playing live, alongside a DJ set from Graham Crabb of Pop Will Eat Itself. Doors open at the O2 Academy from 7pm, with tickets […]
