Jon Perks - Birmingham Post

Travel Reviews: Discover San Francisco's famous Golden Gate landmark on two wheels

Birmingham Post — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT

Jon Perks sees San Francisco's famous Golden Gate landmark on two wheels.

West Midlands News: 48Sheet art project to transform billboards across Birmingham

Birmingham Post — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:56:00 GMT

A billboard project will see the work of world-renowned painters displayed all over Birmingham during April. Jon Perks discovers the inspiration behind 48Sheet.

West Midlands News: French cheesemaker wins title at World Cheese Awards

Birmingham Post — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:41:00 GMT

Music: Nick Mason recalls the making of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here

Birmingham Post — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:00:00 GMT

Pink Floyd's Nick Mason tells Jon Perks of the 'painful process' en route to their classic 1975 album, Wish You Were Here.

Music: Review: Guillemots, at HMV Institute Library, Birmingham

Birmingham Post — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:33:00 GMT

A band with more talent in their little fingers than a whole complement of X Factor wannabes, Guillemots know how to put on a proper live show.

Music: Guillemots getting it together in the country

Birmingham Post — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Guillemots' Fyfe Dangerfield talks bands, birdwatching and Birmingham with Jon Perks.

Birmingham Art: Photographic exhibitions capture the essence of the 1960s and 70s

Birmingham Post — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMT

Two new photographic exhibitions capture stars of stage and screen in different lights, writes Jon Perks.

Music: Review: Ron Sexsmith, at Town Hall, Birmingham

Birmingham Post — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:00:00 GMT

While many a rock star has dabbled in the world of hard drugs, Lemsip is about as extreme as it gets for mild mannered Ron Sexsmith.

Music: Review: The Big Chill at Eastnor Castle Deer Park

Birmingham Post — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT

The inclement weather threatened to make it a chilled festival weekend for all the wrong reasons – until DJ Norman Jay stepped on stage Sunday afternoon. He has a habit of bringing out the sun every year.

Post Features: Creating a culture of ping pong in Birmingham

Birmingham Post — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT

A campaign to get more people playing table tennis in the city has got under way, writes Jon Perks.

Music: Tom Tom Club putting their heads together

Birmingham Post — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Jon Perks speaks to a husband and wife team about life after Talking Heads.

Music: The taste of things to come with Neneh Cherry

Birmingham Post — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Singer Neneh Cherry talks family, festivals and food with Jon Perks.

Music: Review: Cornbury Festival, at The Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire

Birmingham Post — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:02:00 GMT

In a summer packed with festivals, it takes something to stand out from the crowd. Now in its eighth year, Cornbury does just that.

Music: Review: Roger Waters - The Wall Live, at Birmingham NIA

Birmingham Post — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:59:00 GMT

The word spectacular doesn’t come close to describing Roger Waters’ latest live imagining of Pink Floyd’s classic album The Wall.

Music: Ron Sexsmith's a late bloomer

Birmingham Post — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:01:00 GMT

Despite being championed by the likes of Elton John and Elvis Costello, Ron Sexsmith has never quite broken into the big time. Now his latest album could change all that. Jon Perks spoke to him.

Other UK business news: 40 successful years in the property business for estate agent Andrew Grant

Birmingham Post — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:27:00 GMT

Andrew Grant tells Jon Perks the secrets of his success in a property business that has withstood the test of time

Music: Review: Rush, at LG Arena

Birmingham Post — Fri, 27 May 2011 07:01:00 GMT

When you’ve released 19 studio albums over the course of 35-plus years, putting a setlist together must be a nightmare.

Music: A summer of great festivals across the Midlands

Birmingham Post — Fri, 13 May 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Summer is nearly upon us, which means one thing – festivals. Jon Perks casts an eye over some of the best on offer in the Midlands.

Music: Music is food for Fyfe Dangerfield and Guillemots

Birmingham Post — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:10:00 GMT

Jon Perks talks to Fyfe Dangerfield about Guillemots' new album, which takes the band in a new direction.

Post Features: Neil Morrissey is a bad boy reformed

Birmingham Post — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:01:00 GMT

Neil Morrissey opens up about a painful childhood growing up in care homes for a TV documentary, he tells Jon Perks.