Watch a new film exploring Birmingham’s historic metal venue The Mermaid
‘At the Mermaid’ dives into the birth of grindcore in a dilapidated Midlands pub, featuring interviews with Justin Broadrick and Nicholas Bullen of Napalm Death.
“Political and social revolutions won’t happen without culture” – An interview with Namiwa Jazz and Aaliyah Hasinah
As two examples of Birmingham’s self-starting generation, promoters Namiwa Jazz and Aaliyah Hasinah discuss pushing for WoC visibility in the city
On stage, Kendrick Lamar is rap’s new martial arts-inspired superhero
The Compton rapper delivered a masterclass in arena rap during the Birmingham show of his UK tour
Birmingham’s The Rainbow Venues has its license revoked
The club may be forced into closure due to a drug related death
Mist:
Blow Off the Pain
The rising Birmingham rapper has turned around hardship and a stint in prison to live his dream. He tells us why you shouldn’t underestimate him or his city
New 12,000 square foot venue CRANE to launch in Birmingham in autumn 2017
An exciting new venture from the team behind the Rainbow Venues
Supersonic Festival announce complete 2017 line-up
Highlights from the latest round of additions include Big Joanie, a Nawa Recordings showcase and a kids-only gig from Japanese grindcore outfit Melt Banana
Birmingham street closed due to demand for J Hus gig
A Birmingham street was shut down by police in the early hours of Wednesday (25…
Black Madonna and more to play Rainbow Venues’ Chapter XIII festival
Zip, Gerd Janson and Midland have also been tapped to play against the industrial backdrop…
The Rainbow Venues in Brimingham to host new party: Chord
Magda, Mathew Johnson, Nicholas Lutz and Mathew Burton all headline at the first event under…
The Rainbow Venues announce Summer Chapter showcase
Find out what the Birmingham venue has in store for the August bank holiday weekend…
The Rainbow announces Chapter 12 series
Preditah, Kurupt FM and David Rodigan are all set to play Birmingham event space The…
Peace Happy People
At the dawn of the 1990s some pompous plonker at Melody Maker coined the term…
All Years Leaving Festival
Is Birmingham two-dayer All Years Leaving the best mini festival held in the second city?…