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SEVEN INCH LISTINGS

31-05-2008

The wonderful 7" film folk have sent us their usual list of the weird, the offbeat and the plain interesting occuring over the next few weeks in the West Mids. Generous to a fault, we thought we'd share it with you.

Saturday 28 June, 7pm-2am at the Rainbow in Digbeth
7 INCH CINEMA FIFTH BIRTHDAY BLOWOUT

No, we don’t believe it’s been five years either. To
celebrate, a return to the birthplace of 7inch for a night
of maudlin nostalgia and a-v revelry. Includes:
JUNEAU PROJECTS
MIKE IN MONO
JAYGO BLOOM’S GREENSCREEN BOUDOIR
MICHAEL VALENTINE WEST
GRANDMASTER GARETH (dj set)
FILMFICCIONES YOUTUBE ODYSSEY
PRIME OBJECTIVE + DJ DOM
Plus lots of shorts, installations, birthday cake,
barbeque...
£5 on the door.
http://www.7inch.org.uk/events

Scroll down for further 7inch activities in July. And look
out for the Destroyers gig at Town Hall on 12 June.

SO WHAT ELSE IS ON?

Sat 31 May, 1-9pm under Hockley Flyover near Handsworth
FLYOVER FESTIVAL
Free outdoor shindig featuring Bashy, Ty, Soweto Kinch and
many others.
http://www.myspace.com/flyovershow

Sat 31 May, 9pm at 22 Green St, Digbeth
FRANK BRETSCHNEIDER
Modulate present a rare performance by the musician and
video-artist who founded the Raster-Noton label.
http://www.modulate.org.uk/

31 May-28 June across the Midlands
BASS FESTIVAL
Urban music and graffiti festival, including a few film
screenings.
http://www.bassfestival.co.uk/

Tues 3 June, 8.45 at the Lamp Tavern in Digbeth
FIZZLE
Fortnightly improv night.
http://www.myspace.com/improvisationbirmingham

Tues 3 June, 10pm at Ikon Eastside in Digbeth
THE SOCIETY OF FUTOPIA
One-off performance mixing live dance and film.
http://thingsguide.blogspot.com/

Weds 4 June at Symphony Hall in Bham
LIZA MINNELLI
There are still a few £95 tickets left for this if you
hurry...
http://www.thsh.co.uk/view/liza-minnelli

Thurs 5 June at Birmingham Town Hall
AND NOW, THE NEWS
To launch the New Generation Arts festival, a live
broadcast of the BBC news will be accompanied by a
orchestra led by Julian Lloyd Webber.
http://www.thsh.co.uk/view/and-now--the-news-
http://www.newgenerationarts.co.uk/

Thurs 5 June at the Waggon and Horses in Digbeth
SHIFT
Dark ambience and sci-fi soundtracks, inc. Mutant Ape and
Iron Fist of the Sun.
http://3rdprogram.org

Friday 6 June at Space2, the Custard Factory in Digbeth
THE BAYS + JOHN METCALFE
Improv electronica outfit join forces with a classical
ensemble using real-time scoring written on the spot by
composer John Metcalfe. Part of the Integra conference.
http://www.capsule.org.uk/Coming_Up/212.aspx
http://www.integralive.org/

Sat 7 June, 3pm-2am at Taylor Johns in Coventry
SONIC BOOM
Experimental music all-dayer, featuring BJ Cole, Myoptik,
Black Carrot and others.
http://www.ghosttownpresents.co.uk/

Weds 11 June, 1pm at BAYC Centre in Birmingham
CASTING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION
Producer’s Forum workshop.
http://www.producersforum.org.uk

Thurs 12 June, 7.30 at Bham Town Hall
1001 NIGHTS WITH THE DESTROYERS
Folk orchestra meets bhangra sounds in a rollicking
collaboration with the Dhol Blasters and Sanchita Pal.
http://www.thedestroyers.co.uk/

Thurs 12 June, 6pm at Light House in Wolverhampton
HOME FROM HOME
Evening of talks and archive film exploring Wolverhampton’s
links with India.
http://www.light-house.co.uk

Mon 16 June at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY & THE BROKEOFFS
Latest Curate’s Egg blowout.
http://www.myspace.com/thecuratesegg

Sat 21 June in Birmingham
SCORE no.12: CAST
The17 (yet another Bill Drummond conspiracy) present a
Fluxus-type happening which involves standing on a manhole
cover with eyes closed. Manhole cover to be decided.
http://www.the17.org/events.php

Sun 22 June at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
MELT BANANA
Japanese legends return. Support by Mirror Mirror!
http://www.capsule.org.uk/Coming_Up/214.aspx

Weds 25 June, 6.30 at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham
A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS
Cultural establishment here we come! As part of a series of
sessions where Birmingham art types gas about stuff they
like, Ian Francis (7 Inch Cinema) will have an hour to
discuss his deep love of potholing and Five Star. Perhaps.
http://www.ikon-gallery.co.uk

25 June, 6-9 at Vivid in Digbeth
FLUXFEST LAUNCH
Kicking off Vivid’s three-week Fluxus programme.
http://www.vivid.org.uk

Thurs 26 June at Warwick Arts Centre nr Coventry
THE ZOMBIES AND THE YARDBIRDS
Reformed ‘British Invasion’ combos, still crazy after all
these years.
http://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/events/id/3637

Sat 28 June at the Rainbow in Digbeth
7 INCH CINEMA 5th BIRTHDAY BLOWOUT
See above.

Thurs 3 July at the Rainbow Warehouse
7 INCH CINEMA: FLUMMOXED
Special happening as part of the Vivid Fluxus season.
Featuring Ergo Phizmiz, Filmficciones/Micronormous, a new
composition inspired by the number 11 bus, a space curated
by Nic Bullen, a silent rave, flipbooks and plenty more.
More info coming soon.

Til 7 July at Walsall Art Gallery
MOBILE COTTAGE INDUSTRY
Artists in residence Yoke and Zoom are modifying a caravan.
http://www.yokeandzoominresidence.blogspot.com/

11/12/13 July at the Custard Factory in Digbeth
SUPERSONIC
Winner of Plan B’s Best Festival Award last year, a day
longer this time and featuring Battles, Harmonia,
Gravetemple, Efterklang, ZX Spectrum Orchestra etc etc.
Plus 7inch films.
http://www.capsule.org.uk/Supersonic/

19/20 July at Compton Verney in Warks
7 INCH CINEMA: KNITFLICKS
Rolling programme of shorts, animation & so forth on a
knitting theme, to complement the new Fabric of Myth
exhibition.
http://www.comptonverney.org.uk


FLIP ANIMATION FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline: 8 August
http://www.flipfestival.co.uk/

ACTIVE CANCELLATION
Our designer Gas is doing a fortnightly show on
Resonance FM...
http://www.cyrk.org/events.html

What is 7 Inch Cinema?
A Birmingham-based outfit which produces all manner of film/music events and projects, including the Flatpack Festival.

More info at http://www.7inch.org.uk