Entries from May 2008

May 29, 2008

Competition: Free Tickets to the Education Day at Graduate Fashion Week!

Fused Magazine is giving away 25 pairs of tickets for the Education Day at Graduate Fashion Week on the 12th June. The Education day is organised for those working towards a career in the fashion industry, providing the chance to get up close and personal with some of the fashion industry’s biggest names.
The day includes [...]

May 28, 2008

I went to Ikon Eastside last night and all I got were some flip flops

The launch of Ikon’s new Eastside space in Birmingham last night was quite a lot for the senses to take in.
Turning up at about 8.30pm the space was in almost complete darkness with people sitting on the floor and milling around looking bemused. Having managed not to trip over the bodies on the floor – [...]

May 27, 2008

Ikon Eastside Opening Party

Tonight sees the openin of Ikon’s new Eastside space at 183 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham. The opening exhibition is SOI PROJECT Island comprises a 3D island covered in satellite images from Google Earth.
Established in 2003 by Japanese architect Jiro Endo and Thai artist Wit Pimkanchanapong, Soi Project is a group of artists, musicians, architects and [...]

May 27, 2008

Flip Animation Festival 2008: Call for Entries

Organisers of the Flip Animation Festival, Light House, Wolverhampton, are urging animators to submit work for this year’s open submissions category.  The closing date for entries is 8 August 2008.
Flip will run over 3 days between 6 – 8 November 2008 at Light House and other venues across Wolverhampton and Birmingham. In the festival’s 5th [...]

May 27, 2008

FLY53 Tour 2008

Getting bored of the same old gigs and same old bands well Fly53 and Vice Magazine wanna give you an injection of new blood.
The line-ups will not be influenced by anything in particular other than the bands, artists and DJ’s being too good for you to ignore. The dates will not go on and on [...]

May 23, 2008

Rock Posters Rock On

The prolific rock poster creators Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company will be blazing through the UK in June/July as part of the UK’s first rock art poster tour. The creative-genius behind the company, Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan who are based in San Franciso, were so impressed by the talent they met at the Brighton Fringe [...]

May 23, 2008

Meet the Futureheads

Don’t miss the chance to meet post-punk four piece The Futureheads at a free show and signing at HMV 28th May. The band are promoting their third album featuring their most recent single, ‘The Beginning Of The Twist’, ahead of their headline tour across the UK in the following months.
The gig kicks off at 5.30 [...]

May 23, 2008

Exclusive LRG T-Shirts

Check out the new range of LRG tees available at Urban Industry. LRG is a company designed to overthrow the masses – their slogan is simple, ‘underground inventive, overground effective’. The shirts feature individual, smart, quirky prints inspired by independent culture. Added to the tees is a fresh blend of tracks tops, hoodies and shorts.
Available [...]

May 22, 2008

MIDLANDS TYPOGRAPHIC REAL ESTATE

This is a great oppportunity to get your brand involved in a unique and wonderful piece of art..
Emergent Visual Communicators from Birmingham City University are presenting a unique opportunity for you to celebrate your brand identity through the creation of a bespoke visual map.
June the 11th sees the launch of a site-specific artwork, created from [...]

May 22, 2008

Bank Holiday with The Herbaliser

The brand new club debut for Resonance Events kicks off in style with seven piece DJ and live collective The Herbaliser at Town Hall Birmingham on the 25th May.
The night takes place in the glorious surroundings of the 175 year old venue and welcomes back to Birmingham the mixologist and Substance promoter Chris Read behind [...]