Monthly Archives: May 2011

(BIRMINGHAM) STREETPOEMS Streetpoems was another initiative by Streetpress and a fine looking magazine it was, produced at the Birmingham Arts Lab and printed by Moss Side Press in Manchester. After initial contact with the Birminham Streetpress in 1972 I got … Continue reading →

BIRMINGHAM STREETPRESS GIGS Birmingham Streetpress Gig, Moseley Around 1972, the Birmingham Streetpress organised a number of lively mixed media gigs – at the Fighting Cocks in Moseley and at the Birmingham Arms, New Street. The energy and creativity of the Birmingham Streetpress group was … Continue reading →

Birmingham Magazines 1 “The term “Brum Beat” or “Brumbeat” originated early 1960s in the wake of the “Mersey Sound”, later incorrectly described as “Mersey Beat” that came out of Liverpool. Norrie Paramore came up with “Brum Beat” as part of … Continue reading →

Hobo Feature article 2 “Internet changed “compositional possibilities,”not “principals,” This was originally on the Hobo Vox blog (now closed) 08/10/2007 Simon Frith is a Rock Sociologist and journalist. He was based in Coventry from 1972 to 1987. A senior lecturer … Continue reading →

Hobo Feature article 1 This article by Rock Sociologist Simon Frith is from Wedge, a radical magazine from the 1970’s, which I bought in the Coventry Wedge Cafe / bookshop c 1977. Simon Frith was based at Warwick University as … Continue reading →