Disc magazine from February 1974 - Roy Wood doing particularly well in the music poll awards!

Archive credit: UK Vibe

Coming soon to Redditch! See, hear & feel the power of one the greatest rock drummers of all time in a new immersive experience at John Bonham’s Memorial Statue in Redditch town centre.

John Bonham: The Rhythm of Redditch launches March 2025.

Love these ads from an issue of Midland Beat in 1965, especially the February line-up at the Regan's venues.

On this day: 12th February 1971, Deep Purple at the Town Hall, Birmingham.

Archive credit: Ron Brinsdon

Nearly on this day: Drongos for Europe, Dead Wretched and The Varukers played Digbeth Civic Hall on 29th January 1983.

Archive credit: Midge Jones

Little ad for the Elbow Room from January 1968.

Happy birthday to Gillian Gilbert. Photo taken when New Order played Birmingham's Imperial Cinema in Jan 82.

Happy birthday to Martin Degville. Here he is with Jane Farrimond (aka Yana YaYa) in i-D magazine back in 1981. Watch a 1986 documentary on Sigue Sigue Sputnik featuring some familiar faces and voices at
▶️📺 youtu.be/8RUYT-DB6e8

A dream visit to the incredible @laneyamplification.bsky.social one of the UK's great musical exports. Amazing to see & hear about the history & future of this great brand. We should be celebrating #laneyamps more here in the Midlands! Here's one of the original @iommi.com #blacksabbath amps!

This is brilliant news - now let's get The Crown back into safe hands and reopened so people can visit the cradle of Heavy Metal! 💛💛🖤🖤https://www.forbes.com/sites/quentinsinger/2025/01/21/black-sabbath-to-receive-prestigious-honor-by-birmingham-city-council/

We shared 1943 new songs from artists from Birmingham & the West Midlands last year. Here are our favourite 50. Some great music from across the spectrum.
open.spotify.com/playlist/5mO...

On this day: 22nd January 1964, The Searchers at the Town Hall, Birmingham. Support included The Hollies and Screamin' Lord Sutch.