7inch May listings

hello,

It’s that busy time of year, so our listings are extra patchy
this month – but we hope you find some things here of interest.
Firstly, 7inch-related news…

Next 7inch event::
Sunday 18 May, 7pm
at the Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath B14 7JZ
7INCH no.32 :: folk special
featuring TRAVELLING FOR A LIVING

Our last Kings Heath event for a while includes a lovely
film from 1965 about Hull’s Waterson family; singing,
talking and drinking lots of tea. The director Derrick
Knight will be our guest, recounting his experiences making
the film and some other early adventures in documentary.
(Including an important role in pulling together a
10-camera record of the 1958 CND march on Aldermaston.)
Plus assorted folky clips, musical interludes and shorts.
£4 on the door.

We’ve also done a little interview with Derrick Knight.

Peering further into the future…

28 June at the Rainbow in Digbeth
7INCH 5TH BIRTHDAY SHINDIG

3 July at Rainbow Warehouse in Digbeth
FLUMMOXED
As part of Vivid’s Fluxus season

12/13 July at the Custard Factory
SUPERSONIC
Including 7inch film bits

19/20 July at Compton Verney in Warks
KNITFLICKS
Shorts, animation and archive clips on a knitting theme

15-17 August in mid-Wales
GREEN MAN FESTIVAL
Featuring a full day of 7inch antics in the filmtent

And big thanks to anyone who voted for Scott Johnston’s
DIVINE EDGAR installation, the coffin experience
commissioned for our Halloween event at Ikon Eastside last
year. Thanks to your votes Edgar will be making a
reappearance as part of the Fierce Festival from 24-26 May
at the Vaults on Newhall St, Birmingham. £3 appointments
can be booked through Fierce on 0121 244 8080.

A FEW OTHER THINGS GOING ON…

Thursday 8 May, 6pm at Warwick Arts Centre
THE GIRL WITH X-RAY EYES
Documentary by artist Phillip Warnell about a Russian
medical student who claims to be able to see inside bodies.
With live theremin accompaniment by the grand-niece of Leon
Theremin, a talk on X-ray vision and a screening of Werner
Herzog’s Bells from the Deep. Apologies for the short
notice, sounds like a great event.
> http://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/events/id/3767
Related to a Warnell exhibition in Leamington:
> http://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/RoyalPumpRooms/default.htm

Thursday 8 May, 7pm at the Library theatre in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL FILM SOCIETY
Inaugural event featuring classic Cuban satire Twelve
Chairs (1962).
> http://www.cuba-solidarity.org/events.asp?EventID=180

Thursday 8 May, 7.30 at the Rainbow warehouse in Digbeth
ON THE VERGE
Documentary about a campaign by a group of Brighton
activists against their local arms manufacturer. Plus
speakers and DJs.
http://www.woib.co.uk/event.php?eventid=10005056&dateid=8396086

Sat 10 May at the Red Lion in Kings Heath
PEGGY SEEGER + WATERSONS
Venerable folk club present legendary American singer on
stage with Norma and Mike Waterson (featured in Travelling
for a Living) and Martin Carthy. Launch for a new book on
Ewan MacColl and Charles Parker’s Radio Ballads by Peter
Cox.

> http://www.redlionfolkclub.com/index_files/PeggySeeger.htm

Sat 10 May at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES
“Punk-ass blues” from Nashville for the latest edition of
Curate’s Egg, with support by Copter and Courtesy Group.
> http://www.myspace.com/thecourtesygroup

Sat 10 May at the Custard Factory
DJ YODA’S MAGIC CINEMA SHOW
Video cut-ups.
> http://www.spectrum48k.com/Events.php?ID=2.5

Sun 11 May at the Jug of Ale in Moseley
MISTY’S BIG ADVENTURE
Last ever gig at the Jug before it gets knocked down. All
the best to Anne and everyone there.
> http://www.myspace.com/thecatapultclub

14-31 May at Vivid in Digbeth
TEREZA ZEVEROVA: FILLING
First UK show by a young Czech artist.
> http://www.vivid.org.uk/

Thurs 15 May at the Drum in Newtown
THE QUIET STORM
British thriller about the crisis in African leadership.
> http://www.the-drum.org.uk/event_info.php?id=328&eid=547

Thurs 15 May at the Custard Factory in Digbeth
SKINS LIVE
Teen tv on the rampage, including bands, auditioning
opportunities and mashup veterans Osymyso.
> http://www.skinslive.co.uk/parties/10

15-18 May in Stoke-on-Trent
STOKE YOUR FIRES
New animation festival.
> http://www.stokeyourfires.com/

15-24 May, West Mids
SCREEN+
Series of screenings and discussions across the region as
part of Adult Learner’s Week. Full details will hopefully
be at the link below at some point.
> http://www.screenwm.co.uk/screenings-events/index.asp

16-31 May in Birmingham
FIERCE FESTIVAL 2008
Established performance festival, slightly more compact
this year but still popping up in lots of different places.
Check out the Divine Edgar.
> http://www.myfiercefestival.co.uk

17 May, 1pm at the Electric in Birmingham
PLANET B-BOY
Break-dance doc as part of Dance Festival.
> http://www.idfb.co.uk/events/item.php?ID=153

Sat 17 May at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
B MUSIC
Featuring Andy Votel, Seeland, Klub Catusi and Secret
Cinema.
> http://www.hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk

Til 18 May at Ikon Gallery in Brindley Place.
RUTH CLAXTON: LANDS END
A gallery-ful of metal hoops and modified porcelain. We
like it a lot.
> http://www.ikon-gallery.co.uk/programme/current/
(Ikon also have a show on at Perrott’s Folly, the tower by
Edgbaston reservoir, til 25 May. And look out for Claxton’s
modified postcards at the Barber Institute.)

Sun 18 May at the Hare and Hounds
7INCH no.32 :: TRAVELLING FOR A LIVING
Info up top.
> http://www.7inch.org.uk/events

23-25 May in Birmingham
WIRELESS WEEKENDER
Various bands and workshops, plus screenings of Cracked
Glastonbury and Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey at the
Electric on Sunday 25 May. (No info on the site about
these, but apparently they’re on at 2pm and 4pm.)
> http://www.o2wirelessfestival.co.uk/weekender/

Monday 26 May at Birmingham Town Hall
AN EVENING OF THE OCCULT WITH JULIAN COPE
Mr Cope presents his unique take on the neolithic era,
followed by mental 1922 Swedish witchcraft film Haxan with
live score by Bronnt Industries Kapital. Definitely looks
to be one of Fierce’s highlights this year
> http://www.capsule.org.uk/Coming_Up/211.aspx

Thurs 29 May at TIC, Millennium Point in Bham
POWER YOUR BUSINESS WITH WEB 2.0
Creative Networks talk by Stef Lewandowski and Pete Ashton.
> http://www.creativenetworksonline.com/portal/index.asp

Tues 3 June at the Glee Club in Birmingham
NOAH AND THE WHALE
Wistful north London fivesome of Wes-like video fame.
> http://www.glee.co.uk

BITS AND BOBS

There’s an MP3 of last month’s radio 4 doc on Telly Savalas
travelogues here:
> http://tinyurl.com/6hbc9p

The opening of new Digbeth space Eastside Projects has been
postponed to June. The Post had a piece about it recently:
> http://tinyurl.com/5rlz45

This entries are in for this year’s straight8 challenge,
and all 175 can be glimpsed (very briefly) in this trailer:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNPWPeohudo

SOME FILMS SHOWING AT THE MOMENT

PERSEPOLIS (Dir: Satrapi & Paronnaud)
French-Iranian animation, on at Cineworld and the Electric

HAPPY-GO LUCKY (Dir: Mike Leigh)
Leigh in chirpy mode, also at Cineworld, Electric, Light
House.

VIVA SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL
Touring programme at Warwick Arts Centre 9-15 May.

YOU THE LIVING (Dir: Roy Andersson)
Pitch-black Swedish comedy. 17/18 May at the Electric.

HONEYDRIPPER (Dir: John Sayles)
Parable on the birth of rock n roll.
23-29 May at Wolverhampton Light House.

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