Narnia, possibly… My strategy for navigation when out on my bike is pretty much “Oooh… what’s down here?” Today, as usual, I went somewhere I’d never been before and found this secret pond (well, I didn’t know about it) relatively close to my house. Not quite sure how I’ve managed to go this long without [...]
Categories: 365,Birmingham
Tagged: Birmingham, cycle
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working on a Music As Culture project with the band UB40. They’re going to be playing a gig at the Rainbow pub in Digbeth on Tuesday to raise money to help the venue pay for a new soundproof roof over the courtyard, so that they don’t get [...]
Categories: Birmingham,Music,University
Tagged: Birmingham, culture, Music, research, UB40
I’ve been travelling a lot in Europe recently, and I’ve come to the conclusion that making a great, vibrant, creative city is really, really simple. What follows is my 5-step plan to better cities. If you get these things right, ALL else will follow.
Categories: Uncategorized
Tagged: Bicycle, Birmingham, How to Fix Cities, Idea, Travel
On Saturday, I went around to visit Clutch, who has just become a father in the past week. I got to meet Donnie for the first time and do a bit of a catch-up with his dad. Seems like they’re doing really well – sleeping and eating’s all happening as it should. Well, it is [...]
Categories: Birmingham,Music,Video
Tagged: Birmingham, Music, Personal, Video
