I was going to post a preview of Record Store Day 2014 in Birmingham but the lovely David Malys has already done a much better job than I could manage over at Counteract Magazine (right here in fact). Amongst the highlights are collective Die Das Der's takeover of Kings Heath from 1pm onwards and the Brum Notes/Swordfish Records' in-store session at 5pm.
As part of Record Store Day someone's done one of those silly surveys that apparently reveals a growing trend for people to buy physical releases of music (even cassettes...yes..I know...) with absolutely no intention of playing them. The music fan in me finds all this a little odd but if it helps to keep the last few remaining record shops in business then c'est la vie. Here are a couple of the acts you can catch, first off Hoopla Blue who'll be playing in Kings Heath outside Polar Bear Records during the afternoon...
...and next Matthew Edwards, (ex The Music Lovers) who's recently returned to Brum after a decade or two in San Francisco and who'll be dropping by Swordfish Records to play a short set. Really like this track...suits my mood right now...
So pop along, buy something, maybe even play it if you're feeling wacky...
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