Author: Azra Pathan

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May 5, 2026 No Responses

Saturday Slaughterhouse

It was one fine Saturday when a healthy crowd descended on the annual Slaughterhouse Festival right here in Birmingham. It was a day/night event, so we made sure our boots were strapped on nice and tight ready to mosh on...
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April 17, 2026 No Responses

Musician Heal Thyself.

Works have been underway in the Amongst Liars camp, a cabinet re-shuffle if you will as my friend Leo Burdett steps up to the mic to assume vocal duties alongside his fancy fretwork. With our friends Ross, James and Adam,...
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April 16, 2026 No Responses

Honesty Is the Best Policy

‘Heaven doesn’t have a phone, so there will be no more calls from home’ When I saw the band name ‘Don’t Panic’ the first thing I did was panic. As someone who runs on chronic anxiety it suits my nature...
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April 9, 2026 No Responses

Thank God for the Bomb.

‘Is it a person? Is it even a real thing? It’s a red skirted bitch, it’s disgusting’ The first ever Battle of the Bands at Spoilers was held on Easter Sunday, as murmurs and rumours do not a review make,...
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March 31, 2026 No Responses

The Thursday Night Owlers.

Each month, Brum Radio DJ Andrew Miller hosts a networking event at The Night Owl, a uniquely cute and welcoming venue in the heart of the Gig Quarter. They really love their quarters in Birmingham, there’s the Jewellery Quarter, the...
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Metal Gurus
March 16, 2026 No Responses

Metal Gurus

Yoga – a group of ancient physical, mental and spiritual practices originating in India, designed to unite the body, mind and spirit. Scruffy the Cephalopod. Armed with enough equipment to cater for every conceivable calamity and a mind filled with...
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Swing Low, Sweet Pendulum
March 10, 2026 No Responses

Swing Low, Sweet Pendulum

‘Eye for an eye, law of retaliation’ Having been writhing around in the industry bear pit and dangling from Foucault’s pendulum since 2018, our friends in Suffer know a thing or seven about the ins and outs of this murky...
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Hangovers, Heartaches and Hot Soup
March 9, 2026 No Responses

Hangovers, Heartaches and Hot Soup

‘Well, it was ugly but we made it this far.’ When I usually get an album to review, I press play and let it do its thing, but when my friend Jamie sent me this, I quickly scrolled to the...
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Nomad’s Land
March 8, 2026 No Responses

Nomad’s Land

‘I’m just a nomad, carrying a weight I’ll never show’ The sky view sweeping down through the forest and into the blanket of snow, a vision of beauty and desolation, we see Gaerea trudging along pleading with their surroundings, beseeching...
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Beddy-Byes in Brum
March 5, 2026 No Responses

Beddy-Byes in Brum

In today’s episode of House and Garden, I bring you Azaleas, they are quite hardy, they can stay outdoors in winter and are a great addition to a mixed border and what’s so brilliant is that they come back every...
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