Tag: Culture

‘I’m proud of the BBC’

  • October 22, 2010 at 6:27 pm

  • I’m a big fan of the BBC, and very pleased that Mitch Benn is releasing this song on 1 November. Wouldn’t it be great if we could get it to Christmas Number One while the government is busy tearing chunks out of the Corporation?

Ostrich burgers, farmers markets and Birmingham culture

  • April 24, 2010 at 11:03 pm

  • This morning Nick Booth and I had intended to blog from Moseley for Birmingham’s Big City of Culture 24 hour blog. We failed spectacularly. However I did interview Nick eating an ostrich burger. He goes on to say how Farmers Markets are a nice cultural thing. Or something. Have a listen anyway: Listen!

Preview tour of Birmingham’s ‘mac’ gets the thumbs up

  • April 21, 2010 at 6:48 pm

  • Yesterday I was lucky enough to be invited round the new mac before its official opening next weekend. I was really very impressed. I hadn’t been particularly struck by the outside of the building, but now I’ve been inside I see the external fabric in a much more forgiving light. The interior is completely unrecognisable [...]

Small but significant improvements that the Custard Factory should make..?

  • September 22, 2009 at 1:32 pm

  • The Custard Factory in Birmingham has become a bit of a joke. It’s looking run-down, and suggests no-one really cares anymore about promoting it as a vibrant space, and no-one really goes there (except for loud music at weekends). Simon Gray just tweeted a small but important change that would vastly improve accessibility for visitors: [...]

The Pen Room

  • June 19, 2009 at 8:59 am

  • I’ve been meaning to go for ages, and on Saturday I finally went to Birmingham’s Pen Museum. Nikki Pugh steered me there: I’m not sure I’d have found it otherwise. It’s one of those incredible places that sit politely out of the limelight but are full of cool stuff: in this case, nibs, nibs, nibs, [...]