Music: Lightning Bolt

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Looking forward to another wet cold night in darkest Digbeth can only mean another Capsule show, this numbering three out of ten for their tenth birthday celebrations this month. Boasting a return to Birmingham for perennial favourites and sonic demolition artists Lightning Bolt the lineup was bolstered by two support acts spanning widely varying styles, yet with a shared love of volume. CONTINUE READING THIS POST >

Music: Cum Dogs/Esquilax/Beestung Lips/Monotonix

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And so the celebrations start. Capsule, Birmingham’s leading promoters are 10 years old, and from their humble beginnings at the start of the new millennium have now taken over Vivid, a warehouse space in Digbeth for a series of shows to commemorate.
Also hosting an exhibition featuring gig posters, live photographs and merchandise from bands who have played under the Capsule banner over the past decade, it firstly made me feel ancient – given that my first Capsule show was nine years ago – but most of all proud, knowing that I had played at some of these shows displayed and celebrated here tonight.

And so the celebrations start. Capsule, Birmingham’s leading promoters are 10 years old, and from their humble beginnings at the start of the new millennium have now taken over Vivid, a warehouse space in Digbeth for a series of shows to commemorate.
Also hosting an exhibition featuring gig posters, live photographs and merchandise from bands who have played under the Capsule banner over the past decade, it firstly made me feel ancient – given that my first Capsule show was nine years ago – but most of all proud, knowing that I had played at some of these shows displayed and celebrated here tonight.

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News: Scene It?

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If you’re fanatical about TV and film, the three latest releases from the Scene It? stable will no doubt be on your Christmas list this year.
Featuring all-new deluxe editions from the popular game franchise including STAR TREK, THE SIMPSONS and TWILIGHT, you can indulge your inner Trekkie, Simpson-self and vampire this Christmas.

If you’re fanatical about TV and film, the three latest releases from the Scene It? stable will no doubt be on your Christmas list this year.
Featuring all-new deluxe editions from the popular game franchise including STAR TREK, THE SIMPSONS and TWILIGHT, you can indulge your inner Trekkie, Simpson-self and vampire this Christmas.
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Fashion: Pete McKee Special Edition Desert Boot

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You would be mistaken for thinking there wasn’t much that could be added to a pair of Desert Boots other than a change of colour maybe – however from Spring/Summer ‘10 Clarks Originals have engaged the talent of artist Pete McKee to add his unique style to the classic footwear.
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News: The Hangover – Competition

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Two days before the wedding in his father-in-law’s beloved Mercedes, Doug (Justine Bartha) heads off with his best buddies Stu (Ed Helms), Phil (Bradley Cooper) and his slightly disturbed, soon-to-be, brother-in-law Alan (Zach Galifinankis) for a weekend they will never forget in the bright lights of Las Vegas – the city of sin.   CONTINUE READING THIS POST >