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If you look with open eyes at our modern metropolises you will see that there is an undeniable relationship between a city's entertainment culture and how desirable it is to live there. I know there are the occasional nosy-never-noisy neighbours who seem to move into the city centre and then spend the rest of their lives desperately trying to work out a hidden meaning to the term 'mixed use', but in general normal members of the public look more favourably on an area if there is a strong and exciting artistic undertow. Now this can be ballet, music, theatre, art or whatever floats your particular cultural vessel, but entertainment is unarguably the life blood to a vibrant city and any area that can boast an eclectic mix of quality artistic activity will find itself automatically shortlisted for the estate agent good books.
Birmingham has always been a creative hub and one area we have especially excelled in is music. Not just producing it, but also promoting it and allowing new sounds and styles to be heard with open ears. From sound clashes on Soho Road and Blues parties in Balsall Heath, to punks in the Aston Triangle and dance music exploding in Digbeth in the early nineties, Birmingham has been on the ubiquitous cutting edge of music ever since the gramophone. The only problem is that if you talk to anyone outside of a B postcode the first musical icon they come back with when they think of Birmingham is Ozzy Osbourne. Now there is an element of kudos to this association but times have moved on a lot since The Prince of Darkness was stalking the land and it's the current culture of music we should be seeking national recognition for.See the full content of this document
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Agenda: Time to Start Singing From the Same Hymnsheet
What does, and deservedly should, make our fair city more attractive to the eyes of the nation are some very independent, very astute and very well-organised music venu...
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