By Matthew Osborne / Pics by Katja Ogrin Going to see Alt-J seemed like an inconvenience on a Sunday, as I had to tear myself away from the Swingamajig festival – which was infected with Type A Carnival Fever when I left. Whilst Alt-J undoubtedly know how to party off-stage, I expected the show to [...]

Pics & 10 Word quotes by Lucy Heath / Words by Ed King Brainchild of ‘Birmingham’s beardiest DJ’ (producer, promoter…) Sam Redmore, Freestyle has been cramming a broad genre policy into the upstairs room at The Bull’s Head for the past three years. Starting off with live acts then rounding up with DJs, Freestyle’s eclectic approach has [...]

Pics & 10 Word quotes by Lucy Heath / Words by Ed King Not to be confused with the older, balder, more American musician, Cambridgeshire born Frank Hamilton released his first EP, ‘You, Your Cat and Me’, back in 2008. Gaining significant support from BBC Radio 2 and XFM, Hamilton‘s debut EP soared. Support slots [...]

Couple of updates from Beta Birmingham, the locally based label and Glitch Hop champions. First off, Beta Birmingham are hosting the Basstronics stage at Drop Beats Not Bombs 10th Anniversary this weekend, with the following putting in an appearance: Barbarix, Shamanic Technologies, ADJ, Beta Test (live), Spenghead, DJ Switch, Kryme, Skanky Panky Allstars & and a [...]

So, unless you’ve been living in a Birmingham musical bunker (without WiFi), you’ll know Peace are playing at the O2 Academy on Sat 27th April. You’ll know they have a hotly tipped debut album out – ‘In Love’ (BhamReview will be reviewing post gig), you’ll know they’re on a UK tour, and you’ll probably know someone who [...]