Posts Tagged ‘ Jug of Ale ’

Anyone got photos of 70s/80s Brum venues?

A plea from Jez: I’m making a film about Reggae, Punk and Bhangra in Birmingham around how communities and individuals express themselves through music. I received a small amount of funding for this with a condition I used 75% (roughly 45 mins) of archive material. The completed film will be shown as part of the re-opening of the Midlands Arts Centre from May- Sept which expected to attract 20,000+ visitors. It is a non-commercial film and is part of the Birmingham Popular Music Archive http://birminghammusicarchive.co.uk. I really need some visuals of the following venues from the 70′s/80′s: Fighting Cocks, Rebeccas, Cedar Club, Hare & Hounds, Santa Rosa/Rialto, Elite cinema Handsworth, Star Club, Red Lion Balsall Heath, International Small Heath, Odean New St,Locarno, Romulus, Jug of Ale,Mermaid I don’t have money to pay for use but would obviously give you a full credit/thanks. I’m on an incredibly tight deadline now (I was let down on getting some images of the above hence the urgent nature) so it would be hugely appreciated if you can help that you get jpgs to me before Wednesday of this week! Thanks in advance Jez Collins Birmingham Popular Music Archive

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For Sale – Brum music history

For Sale – Brum music history

For Sale – Mixing Desk, originally uploaded by H4NUM4N. The mixing desk from the Jug of Ale is for sale. As used by Oasis it says, but don’t let that put you off. Also used by Misty’s of course, and Frank Sidebottom. If I had room in the house it would be mine.

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Jug Of Ale to close? Yes, this time.

We’ve been stung by rumours before, but this seems to have substance (check out that empty calendar). Shutting on the 12th May — no doubt demolished to become “luxury apartments” — the Jug has a long and glorious history, The Catapult club have announced “three farewell gigs” the final one being Misty’s on the 11th. Angry and sad, we’ll tell more as and when we find it. (First word, pointers.)

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Jug of Ale to close

Jug of Ale to close

One of Brum’s (and England’s) most loved toilet circuit venues, The Jug of Ale in Moseley, is to close in around six weeks – to be pulled down and replaced with 100 much needed (hem hem) flats. The pub was sold in June of last year and now the owners have sold on again, according to those in the know. The venue is well loved and as Russ says “there are so few venues; fewer still that a DIY promoter can just go out and hire; fewer still that a DIY promoter can hire without having to pay an excessively high room-hire fee or have to deal with ridiculously awkward people”. Personally seen bands there that when on to be massive, and some that were (I thought) massive anyways, hello Big Frank. With flats built in Digbeth and about to be built in Moseley impinging on the live music in other venues it’s one disaster after another for the DIY music scene an the moment. Shutting venues to build flats destroys the reasons that the places are attractive to live in – we’ve got to do something about this trend. EDIT: Maybe this is a rumour after all –...

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