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NEWS: Birmingham City Council to cut all funding to the cultural sector. Give it a few years and British culture will be represented solely by four films about each one of the Beatles. What a country.

Sad news about Richard Lewis. Remains one of my favourite interviews I’ve ever done. Played me like a fiddle from the second he picked up the phone to the moment he hung up on me. Was a total bit from start to finish that was a pleasure to be a part of. vice.com/en/article/kz7…

UK publisher Velocity Press is opening a bookstore in London. Read the news ra.co/news/80355

My new article, exploring UKG and U.K. Funky is freely available - Full article: Make It Funky for Me: Black British Women’s Explorations of Britishness, Womanhood, and Artistry Through 2000s Music tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Big announcement alert! Our planning permission for the Brookdale Club has been approved by Lewisham Council ! We want to say a massive thank you to Beep Studio & everyone who has helped us get to this point 🧡

NEWS: WE DID IT!! THE CROWN HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR Historic England GRADE II LISTED STATUS!!!! WHAT GREAT NEWS FOR BIRMINGHAM AND OUR MUSIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

It's so great to see the repress of the brilliant Jim Ottewill Out of Space book which now features a chapter on Birmingham Rave Culture. We were chuffed to offer some words along with @Tony_Surgeon Hare & Hounds Birmingham Adam, Mo Jones aka Mistress Mo Bobby Friction Ej Lizier & others Out now!

🪩Did anyone go to a gig at the Mermaid pub in the 80s and 90s? It + loads more venues and voices feature in a brand new Birmingham chapter of a bestselling book about UK rave culture. We had a sneak peek and chatted with author Jim Ottewill birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/birmingham-r…

٭ Statik LP 。 June 7th Smalltown Supersound Pre-order now Creative by Ola Rindal statik-lp.com

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.@Tony_Surgeon interviewed by Jim Ottewill for his Out of Space book on how UK cities shaped rave culture which has been given a polish by the author and extended it to include a chapter on Birmingham. theransomnote.com/music/surgeon-… Jim Ottewill Velocity Press

UK nightlife may appear to be in a doom spiral of decline. But smaller projects and venues are resisting the gloom by diversifying in line with local demand. Their focus is less hedonism – more human connection positive.news/society/uk-nig…

“Putting genuine democratic control into the hands of local people means it’s more likely to survive in the long run.” Plunkett UK members Sister Midnight are among those venues featured in this great piece by Jim Ottewill for Positive News. 👇

Funktion One recently interviewed Laura and Sophia about our Forward In Sound collaboration and wider work in the industry 🎤🔉 Read the full piece at: funktion-one.com/news/saffrons-…… Words by Jim Ottewill Doors Open sound-services

Really enjoying reading this from Jim Ottewill “Out Of Space” about clubbing history in different cities in UK but it’s a NYC club called AREA which really intrigues me.

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Sending a signal here with a new feature with the mighty techno-loving duo Blasha and Allatt. Check their thoughts on the world of electronic music and their wicked pub rave, Meat Free. jimottewill.substack.com