The 1980’s was an amazing decade for Birmingham bands and music. We are all familiar with those that went on to world wide success. Of course there are always a few that somehow slipped through the cracks. Sommerville are one of those bands. Formed in 1983 from the ashes of three of Birmingham’s most popular… Read More »Sommerville
The Jacobites were formed in Birmingham in 1982 by Nikki Sudden and Dave Kusworth, following the breakup of their respective previous bands, the Swell Maps and the Subterranean Hawks. The two had met in early 1980, with an initial live performance together in May 1982 under the name Six Hip Princes, but it was not… Read More »Jacobites
Formed in 1988 by Andy Wickett, ex of The Xpertz, Duran Duran and TV Eye, they were the first British band to tour North Africa and the Sahara regions picking up music and cultural influences on the way and would go on to support Duran Duran in the 1990s. Nick Aletti, a member of The… Read More »World Service
Formed in 1976 by Andy Wickett, Eamon Duffy and Dave Kusworth (later of The Jacobites) who left Moseley Art School in Birmingham and formed TV Eye, a band named after an Iggy and the Stooges song.