Our Community is defined by the ground beneath our feet and the people we talk with face to face. Share your views and ideas on how people discover, experience, and engage with Birmingham’s Music culture. buff.ly/N2PKTKT #music #musicians #birmingham

Our Community is defined by the ground beneath our feet and the people we talk with face to face. - Birmingham Music Network buff.ly/N2PKTKT #music #musicians #Brexit #Birmingham #Grassroots #venue

Post-Brexit fall in EU net migration raises questions about Britain’s demographic future. EU net migration has remained negative since December 2022, with new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing a record net loss of 70,000 people buff.ly/KqJ0683 #music #musicians #brexit

New research to shape ‘music-led’ visitor experience in Birmingham - Museums Association buff.ly/dxABtG6 #music #musicians #Brexit #Birmingham

The view from Independent Venue Week. The measure of the warmth and community of a grassroots space buff.ly/XdxRpK5 #music #musicians #greassroots #Brexit #venue

If you love music, please help shape the future of Birmingham’s music visitor experience. Share your views and ideas on how people discover, experience, and engage with Birmingham’s music culture. Birmingham Music Visitor Experience Survey buff.ly/xBYqWLq #music #musicians #grassroots #Birmingham

Violent Winds by Liberation Park. This track is about The Violent landscape we find ourselves in. All proceeds from sales go to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) who provide frontline medical care in war zones including; Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and The Congo buff.ly/2lEUCEK #music #musicians

Independent Venue Week 2026 kicks off with over 700 shows across the UK. It comes at a vital time, with Music Venue Trust reporting recently that 2025 was yet another concerning year for UK grassroots venues buff.ly/sujUhxZ #music #musicians #brexit #grassroots

Witch Fever left "broke" after playing two months in arenas buff.ly/L7s0EHS #music #musicians #Brexit

Witch Fever left "broke" after playing two months in arenas buff.ly/L7s0EHS #music #musicians #Brexit

Music Venue Trust Calls Out Live Nation. The state of grassroots music in the spotlight buff.ly/FzIZAUf#music #musicians #Brexit #grassroots

Transglobal Underground – The masters of global fusion, a band of cosmic mutant rebels, a living rebuttal of race-hate politics - Tour Dates for 2026 buff.ly/OFfA2BH #music #musicians

Putin Scrambles For Cash As Russian Treasury Runs Dry. As Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine continue, the Russian state itself is sliding toward catastrophe. Four years of full-scale war have devastated Russia’s economy. buff.ly/q9qErrc #Russia #Ukraine #Trump #Greenland

Davina and the Vagabonds - UK / European Tour Dates and booking availability for 2026. From Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band is converting audiences one show at a time buff.ly/vLcrxYb #music #musicians #jazz #blues #soul

6,000 jobs lost in grassroots music venues. More than 40% were operating at a loss in 2024. But in 2025’s results, nearly 54% of the music hotspots failed to make money, while total employment within GMVs fell from 30,885 people in 2024 to 24,242 in 2025. buff.ly/IILyFfL #music #musicians #Brexit

UK music industry in 2026. "We’re broke as fuck – and we just did two months in arenas. We also can’t get a job because we’re back on tour in March, so nowhere will hire us. This is just crazy that this is what the music industry is like at the moment." buff.ly/rY05Emi #music #musicians #Brexit

UK rock band ‘broke’ after touring arenas for two months. Witch Fever, a Manchester-formed four-piece who describe their sound as “doom-punk”, supported Danish rock band Volbeat on their headline tour for two months last year. buff.ly/ci7QGI0 #music #musicians #Brexit

Transglobal Underground - a pioneering musical collective known for fusing global beats with electronic music, a style often called world fusion or ethno techno play STOURBRIDGE: Katie Fitzgerald's Wed 25th March 2026 Doors 6:30pm buff.ly/bjPsYWk#ethno #techno #world #fusion

Transglobal Underground - a pioneering musical collective known for fusing global beats with electronic music, a style often called world fusion or ethno techno play STOURBRIDGE: Katie Fitzgerald's Wed 25th March 2026 Doors 6:30pm buff.ly/UpBZsg7 #music #musicians #world #fusion

Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy buff.ly/GokMjQI #Russia #raisethecolours #brexit #fail

Transglobal Underground – The masters of global fusion, a band of cosmic mutant rebels, a living rebuttal of race-hate politics - Tour Dates for 2026 - All booking enquiries email [email protected] buff.ly/5PS3GFT#music #musicians

UK Music CEO Tom Kiehl: 'Let's make 2026 the year our politicians stick to their promises.' We need action to remove the barriers facing UK musicians, performers, businesses and crew when touring the EU buff.ly/Y61u9KG #music #musicians #brexit

Davina and the Vagabonds - UK / European Tour Dates and booking availability for 2026 - To book this band to play UK/EU please email [email protected] buff.ly/hGUY6cy #music #musicians #jazz #blues #swing

Nokia Predicts Death of Music Industry buff.ly/vVoaLxT #music #musicians #brexit #death

Independent Musicians Launch "We Need A Union" Petition Demanding AI Protections buff.ly/gRS2eml #music #musicians #AI

Davina and the Vagabonds - UK / European Tour Dates and booking availability for 2026. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits. Bookings UK / EU Movinmusic: +44 (0)1209 860067 or email [email protected] buff.ly/hGUY6cy #music

A rock concert to kick the Winter blues. Life in a Blender features the talented singer and songwriter, Don Rauf. Special guests, “Altimeter” with Milford’s own Timothy Topalian, aka Lucky T. Friday, January 23rd, at 7:30pm buff.ly/JNHIBWB #music #musicians

Transglobal Underground – The masters of global fusion, a band of cosmic mutant rebels, a living rebuttal of race-hate politics - Tour Dates for 2026 buff.ly/IWpDipK #TransglobalUnderground #music #musicians #tourdates

Brexit has made everything worse, new poll reveals. Brexit has made things worse in the UK, from the economy to immigration, and left the nation with even less control over its own destiny buff.ly/4bRmw9l #Brexit #music #musicians

Moscow Scrambles As Massive Protests Rock Iran. Russian disinformation operations in Europe are intensifying, with AI-generated propaganda targeting Poland, including fabricated women urging Poles to vote to leave the European Union. buff.ly/O3e4zUT

Lewes Con Club is a mainly volunteer-run, not-for-profit social club and independent music venue. Come and see Transglobal Underground and support an amazing Grassroots Venue. Tickets from £20 + b/f: bit.ly/4jlCaMp bit.ly/3LrlMxm #music #musicians #Venue #Grassroots

Total Assault On The Culture - January 2026 buff.ly/OVbyE2P #music #musicians #news #TransglobalUnderground #JohnSinclair #MC5 #Beatnik

Birmingham revellers turn out for non-existent fireworks – for second new year in a row...and you might wonder why there are England Flags on every lamp post? buff.ly/x4MHtZo #Music #Birmingham #Fireworks

Buy tickets – Transglobal Underground (Live) // Lewes Con Club – lewes con club. Red Hot Promotions presents: Transglobal Underground (Full Live Band Show), Saturday 10th January 2025, Lewes Con Club, Doors 8pm buff.ly/723VJ2l #music #musicians #dance #electronic #world #TransglobalUnderground

"fly right" a monk suite, by John Sinclair And Tom Worrell. John’s first collection of monk work, and signifies the beginning of what has become an unparalleled modern verse epic, spanning out across time, continents and musical environments. buff.ly/toznzxl #MC5 #Detroit #Beatnik #poet

Blow Baby Blow, by John Sinclair. Celebrating the life, music and poetry of John Sinclair, "Blow Baby Blow" A new John Sinclair compilation album buff.ly/KS43ztI#MC5 #Detroit #Beatnik #Poet

The Titanic, Sinclair C5 and Brexit: the Museum of Failure is coming to the UK. Britain has been mismanaging inventions and ideas with impeccable style for centuries. Next spring, we will finally get a museum to celebrate the results buff.ly/jch3OR4 #Failure #Brexit #UK

Music has done it again... buff.ly/YIyKHmH

2025 debrief: reflections from the grassroots - Grassroots culture and the community hubs keeping it alive buff.ly/aHJ7uXf #music #musicians #Brexit #Grassroots #Venue

Putin's Propaganda Machine Implodes As Ukraine Takes Ground. Ukraine’s battlefield reality is cutting straight through another Kremlin propaganda blitz. buff.ly/OjeHSH9 #Ukraine #Russia

Starsailor at The Academy, Dublin | Live Review - Walsh deals in bearing his very soul to a pleasant melody, and he does it really quite well. buff.ly/5emVQw9 #music #musicians #starsailor

DaN McKee - at the same time we tell our students about the importance of honesty, the importance of mental health, the importance of self-discovery, the importance of creativity, the importance of finding themselves and trying new things, we are told to hide from them who we are.

Philosophy Unleashed is about breaking free from the limits of syllabi and exam boards and allowing students and teachers to cast a philosophical eye on issues that interest them beyond the topics of an exam paper. buff.ly/EZxJ9ym #philosophy

Artists, orgs step up for Cultural Exchange Coalition buff.ly/o420lcP #music #musicians #Brexit

Birmingham concertgoers warned ticket prices may rise after arenas hit with soaring taxes buff.ly/CutnC2H #music #musicians #tax #tickets #Brexit

Music performances at Bromsgrove’s Potting Shed cafe to help the homeless buff.ly/irwNcld #music #musicians #homeless

“Famous musicians are indeed at risk of a premature death”: New study shows fame knocks on average four years off your life buff.ly/5FcWf97 #music #musicians

How To Support The Music You're Obsessed With buff.ly/UClKGJA #music #musicians #support

Scotland to consider cultural exports service in response to post-Brexit challenges - Arts Professional. The project will look at the challenges and opportunities facing cultural organisations and artists when accessing international markets. buff.ly/j7XMc1i #music #musicians #brexit

Artists, orgs step up for Cultural Exchange Coalition buff.ly/o420lcP #music #musicians #Brexit