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Rainbow Meeting

As you should all know by now The Rainbow pub in Digbeth is fighting for survival as it’s been served with a noise abatement order. They’ve got tons of support (joining the Facebook Group is a painless way to do that, actually going is better) and held a meeting tonight. Landlord Kent Davis gave a speech that was impassioned enough to stand the cliché of being called an impassioned speech: Pete Ashton recorded it and shared it for all, so listen.

Digbeth Area Noise and Nuisance Study – the results | Rich Batsford

Rich summarises the AWM report into noise in Digbeth, it's not particularly heartening reading – but there's a hint of optimism.

AWM 'research' on Digbeth noise

Apparently "the vibrancy of Digbeth has come to the attention of regeneration quango Advantage West Midlands who've ordered research into the conflict between new residents and existing businesses." The results of the research are being presented tonight (28/5) at 5pm at South Birmingham College — but have you heard of anyone being consulted? Have you been consulted?

Save our pubs

“In Moseley and Digbeth, very small numbers of people who happen to live near centers of musical activity might be in real danger of closing down venues which are of benefit to thousands. Its an absurd situation, but all too real for those involved.” From Rich Batsford.

A steampunk symphony, a cacophony of hot noise, fireworks, flames and the first film ever exhibited in public. Blast, one of the opening events of this year’s ArtsFest, is quite possibly the largest, most boiling and definitely the most whistley performance you’ll see ever (and it’s on tomorrow as well) see. A blast on a horn, a blast of air, blast as a manifesto Vorticist in sound and steam, it was history, an alternate one where steam was harnessed as mammoth-scale entertainment rather than to drive industry. One of the first working steam trains was made in Brum, the station was a wonderful canvas, pyrophones are the chainsaw massacre of defined sound. Can you play the heavy industry? They did. If I wrote for the music press I’d call it Mad Max meets The Clangers, on acid probably. I’d also make a crack about Richard Wilson (The Turner prize nominee involved) and end on… I don’t believe it, or something. But I don’t anymore, so I’ll say it was bloody great, say that if there’s nothing else good at ArtsFest this year it was still worthwhile, and point you to my Flickr pics. And to CiB’s preview for something...

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Posts Tagged ‘ noise ’

Rainbow Meeting

Digbeth Area Noise and Nuisance Study – the results | Rich Batsford

AWM 'research' on Digbeth noise

Save our pubs

Review: Blast, part of ArtsFest 2007

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