http://www.culdesaconline.com/index.php The West Midlands Music Magazine Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:11:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With their refreshing take on pop - complete with all manner of squeaky toys - KateGoes are fast becoming one of Birmingham's better known treasures after a BBC session, radio airplay and festival dates. After support slots and a series of local gigs, the band are looking to head out ... http://www.culdesaconline.com/index.php/2008/11/11/kategoes-on-the-look-out.html Birmingham's Betty & the Id play their final show of the year on Friday November 14th, at Island Bar. The band - who concoct a heady mix of desert rock and spacey psychedelia - were featured on the Binary Oppositions compilation album, which brought together many of the city's best-loved ... http://www.culdesaconline.com/index.php/2008/11/11/betty-the-id-end-2008-with-a-flourish.html Flicking through Bombay Bicycle Club’s (BBC) plain but friendly website earlier in the day, it’s easy to be impressed by the tender yet raucous array of tracks beaming from the home page, particularly for a band only just out of school. Jack Steadman’s vocals echo that of a young Brian ... http://www.culdesaconline.com/index.php/2008/10/23/bombay-bicycle-club-birmingham-barfly-21102008.html In the past decade and more, Birmingham has undergone something of a cultural renaissance. Creative activity in the city is now much more widespread and there’s a host of artists, events and venues in the city which are getting national recognition too. “There’s loads more happening now than in recent times,” ... http://www.culdesaconline.com/index.php/2008/09/09/x-marks-the-spot.html Well, Cul-de-Sac appears to be generating a decent amount of local attention, with 4Talent Central England, Created in Birmingham and the Birmingham Post all having picked up on the site. Which is great news! All has gone quiet chez Cul-de-Sac recently, though, and you'll probably have noticed that the site hasn't ... http://www.culdesaconline.com/index.php/2008/09/08/help-cul-de-sac.html Now that Burial has lifted the hood which shrouded his identity, it looks like the next musical mystery to be solved might concern the Winter League. http://www.culdesaconline.com/index.php/2008/08/09/who-are-the-winter-league.html Veil releases his new album System Drills Vol. 1 on September 22nd. http://www.culdesaconline.com/index.php/2008/08/09/veil-toerunveil-new-album.html Stoner rock trio Dead Meadow touch down in Wolverhampton next month for a gig on their latest UK tour. http://www.culdesaconline.com/index.php/2008/08/09/dead-meadow-roll-into-wolverhampton.html Japanese psych-rock legends Acid Mothers Temple make the trip to Coventry in November. http://www.culdesaconline.com/index.php/2008/08/08/amt-journey-into-coventry.html German electronica act Hauschka's UK tour kicks off at Coventry venue Taylor John's House next month. http://www.culdesaconline.com/index.php/2008/08/08/hauschka-set-to-hit-taylor-johns-house.html