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Dub Factory

From Pakistani heritage, Parvez grew up listening to reggae and soundsysytems before founding an indie rock back called Unison.Unison were short lived and Parvez returned with his new reggae band Aduwa. In 1994 he built his own home studio and recording under the name Dub Factory. They released the critically acclaimed 12″ The World Nowadays… Read More »Dub Factory

Parvez

From Pakistani heritage, Parvez grew up listening to reggae and soundsysytems before founding an indie rock back called Unison.Unison were short lived and Parvez returned with his new reggae band Aduwa. In 1994 he built his own home studio and recording under the name Dub Factory. They released the critically acclaimed 12″ The World Nowadays… Read More »Parvez

The Hurling Boys

The Hurling Boys are Birmingham’s are a four-piece multi-instrumental acoustic Irish folk band, playing all over the UK for weddings, parties, functions, and Irish nights. Mixing Ceilidh dancing with rousing choruses and gentle ballads they also enthral you with haunting airs and wild Ceilidh music. They demonstrate clearly close camaraderie, always ready to have ‘good… Read More »The Hurling Boys

Seventh Wave

Seventh Wave is a Festival of Electronic Music, weekly radio show and electronic music promoter founded by Chris Wave. Website is

The Crown

The Crown is arguably the most important venue in Birmingham’s music history. It was here, in the upstairs room, that Henry’s Blues House was started by Jim Simpson and would play host to the early gigs of Earth, before they renamed themselves Black Sabbath. But the The Crown was also a focal point for Brummie… Read More »The Crown

The Steering Wheel

Jazz Dance competition held at the club on Sunday 19th December 1993. There was no subsequent final held. Affiliated with Straight No Chaser magazine in some way – to investigate. Three judges including Steve Williams ukvibe.org DJs on the day included Bruce Q (Liquid Fusion) Dancers Oscar Anderson – The Floor Technicians (winner) from Bristol… Read More »The Steering Wheel