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Keeping the tradition of women bands and singer-songwriters alive (more of which later in the month!) that deserve more recognition, come Poppy and the Jezebels. Young, talented and with a great attitude Poppy and the Jezebels are gaining quite a bit of recognition around the country witnessed by them appearing at the Isle of Wight… Read More »Brum Music Month: Poppy and the Jezebels – UFO

Starting his musical career as a dj at the infamous Rum Runner club, DJ Dick formed Rockers Hi-Fi with BiggaBush in 1992. Never to break through in terms of sales, Rockers Hi-Fi were much admired, certainly around Europe, where the still retain a strong following. They became in demand as re-mixers working with acts like… Read More »Brum Music Month: Rockers Hi-Fi – Transmission Central

Known for his role as one of the original members of Duran Duran, Stephen Duffy is a consummate songwriter. He went on to form The Lilac Time, was probably best know for his ‘Kiss Me’ song under the guise of Stephen ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy and eventually wound up writing for Robbie Williams. This track shows… Read More »Brum Music Month: The Lilac Time – Trumpets From Montparnasse

So here we are, Brum Music Month June 09 and I thought it would be apt to kick off the month with The Move Flowers In The Rain, a great BrumBeat group and the first record ever to played on Radio 1 so I thought it kinda apt. Read more about The Move in the… Read More »Brum Music Month: The Move – Flowers In The Rain

Here’s the deal. Birmingham Music Archive was tweeting about all the great music that has originated in Birmingham. There was a Londoner, 2 Kiwis (one of whom was in Hall Green the other in Chicago) and a Belfastodian (is there such a thing) in the conversation  when Dubber annouced let’s have a Brum Music Month, like they do in New Zealand, that is a NZ music month, not a Brum one, although that may be the next idea!

So, from a simple Twitter conversation we now have Brum Music Month. But what is it, who is it for, who is in charge?

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Brum’s greatest recordings (ar, that’s right). No.1 in a series. Band: Felt, Record: Primitive Painters (Cherry Red, August 1985) Felt were one of the bands whose records and approach to pop defined the independent recording sector in the 1980s and, to some degree, aspects of an ‘alternative’ musical sphere. They were beloved of delicate women… Read More »Brum’s greatest recordings

An Interview with Mickey Nold of PCRL We’ve been lucky to recieve an extensive interview with Mickey Nold of PCRL (103.5FM) which is below, thanks to Gordon from Moke Modzine who sent it in to us. PCRL was a ‘pirate’ radio station serving the black communities in Birmingham from 1981 – 2005, we hope to… Read More »An Interview with Mickey Nold of PCRL