Dead Wax Digbeth, 28 Adderley St, Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4ED. New Birmingham venue and ‘vinyl bar’ opens

“. . . an optimistic mind-set finds dozens of possible solutions for every problem that the pessimist regards as incurable.” – Robert Anton Wilson, Cosmic Trigger I: Final Secret of the Illuminati - 45 Birmingham and Midlands artists and DJs launch Dead Wax Digbeth from Thursday 28th November - Venue will be home to a collection of 4000 records, operating an ‘all vinyl, all the time’ policy - Music fans invited to play the venue’s records or bring own vinyl to play at city’s newest music destination - Craft beers from Beavertown, Laine Brew Co. and local breweries on offer all year round Dead Wax Digbeth 28 Adderley St, Digbeth, Birmingham…

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Yvette Cowles

"Love yourself, love life, be kind to others, laugh, be silly… dance! Having cancer, or any illness, does not stop you from following your heart and being as alive as you can be in each moment."  Yvette Cowles Former non-fiction marketing director at Harper Collins, Yvette Cowles, has passed away. Yvette was a good friend to me, and a supporter of Iron Man Records. The quote “Beauty is not in the face, beauty is a light in the heart” by Kahlil Gibran makes me think of Yvette. Yvette studied French and Italian at the University of Exeter and subsequently taught English in the South of France. She was diagnosed and treated…

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