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8bit Pete at the Vaults

May 26th sees 8bit Pete engaged by Art Detection Services at The Vaults to provide music entertainment as they judge the goodness or otherwise of Art using their bespoke Art Detector Machines. I have no idea what to expect of … Continue reading

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I’m going to hold you to that

The other day the Prime Minister said this: “Today we are not just announcing a new government and new ministers. We are announcing a new politics. A new politics where the national interest is more important than party interest, where … Continue reading

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The PIBWANFI list

This evening Gareth Compton, the Conservative councillor for Erdington, Birmingham, behaved like a bit of a cunt using his Twitter account. To be honest I don’t really care about him or what he’s done. All that matters to me is … Continue reading

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Misty’s and Brute Force

Last week I saw Misty’s Big Adventure play a rare gig with Brute Force. It was the first time I’d seen Misty’s in far too long and I enjoyed it immelsley. Brute was also wonderful, like a camp Martin Landau … Continue reading

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Rainey’s marathon ends

I have many buckets of man-love for cartoonist and wit Paul Rainey. I don’t see him that often these days but on those rare occasions he suffers many man-hugs from me. He is a good person and I like him. … Continue reading

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The end of the shop, for now

I just posted the end-game plans for the Created in Brum shop. In short we’ll be closing on the 23rd and packing up and out by the 29th. We’ll then take a few months to recuperate and reflect on what … Continue reading

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GIF’ed

Last month Synth Eastwood came over from Ireland and did a big music and film night called Fast Forward as part of Flatpack in Birmingham. Part of this was spending a day creating their visuals in the city, and part … Continue reading

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