Brumbox Bulletin 28.11.23

Brumbox Bulletin 28.11.23

Do This

Attend Brutiful Birmingham x Black Country Type's event

Saturday 2nd December, 4-5:30pm
Yorks Café, Ikon Gallery, 1 Oozells Square, Brindley Place, B1 2HS

This event offers the chance to meet the authors behind two books; Tom Hicks’ Black Country Type and Mary Keating and Jenny Marris’ Birmingham, The Brutiful Years

Both titles are published by The Modernist, a creative project dedicated to celebrating and engaging with twentieth century architecture and design. 

Authors will be discussing their bestsellers, hosting a Q&A with the audience and signing copies. This event is free with no booking required. Click below to get to know the authors a little better!

Find out more.

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Picture This

Five Ways clock in Birmingham, captured by Richard Brierley

Five Ways Clock looking almost unearthly thanks to the talent of Richard Brierley, who captured this image late in 2019. What a shot!

 

Consider This

Jaykae performs at Birmingham's Team Takeover with DJ Target in 2017.

Watch Birmingham's Team Takeover with DJ Target from 2017

Birmingham’s energy in radio sets is often unmatched and the MC’s invited for this BBC 1Xtra takeover back in 2017 did not disappoint. 

The likes of Jaykae, Dapz On The Map and Bowzer joined the legendary DJ Target for an hour of bars, flows and wheel ups in what has since become an iconic video due to the growth of the city’s grime scene in the 6 years since it was released.

Catch the full set below!

Watch here.

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