UB40’s Brian Travers says Birmingham faces becoming a city famous for nothing more than “empty duplexes and shoe shops” unless more is done to protect the music scene.Read
The Birmingham Conservatoire jazz course has produced some very strong musicians over the last decade or so and its graduates are now fairly far-flung, so it is always a treat to have one of them return.Read
An online petition calling for Birmingham City Council to drop the noise abatement order against The Rainbow pub is set to be the first major test of the authority’s newly-introduced system.Read
The landlord of The Rainbow pub in Digbeth is remaining upbeat about his campaign against its noise clampdown despite a key council ally walking away because of an online spat.Read
The Digbeth pub at the centre of the storm over noise from city centre venues affecting newly-built flats has committed to put a roof over its courtyard in a bid to stave off further complaints.Read
The landlord of a Digbeth pub which is under threat because of complaints about it being too noisy has hit out at the council for allowing developers to build flats near by without considering music venues in the area.Read
Ever since the Custard Factory opened its doors in the early 1990s, Digbeth has been seen as one of Birmingham’s main centres for music and creativity.Read