Birmingham Zine Festival

Discussions of fanzines are often in the margins of media and cultural studies literature but they do appear. A recent example is Chris Atton’s article Popular Music Fanzines: Genre, Aesthetic and the “Democratic Conversation” in Popular Music and Society (33.4, 517-531, 2010).

I was asked to talk about music fanzines at the Birmingham Zine Festival. This informal presentation relates my experiences of music fanzines around the end of the 1980s.

The Ins and Outs of Music Fanzines by Interactive Cultures

Friday Round Table: iPhones

The Interactive Cultures team discuss their iPhones: can we keep the conversation on track without descending into a “why we love Apple” love-in?

IP Law & Digital Britain

Andrew Dubber discusses intellectual property law in response to the Digital Britain Report at the West Midlands Digital Britain Unconference. Audio courtesy of Rhubarb Radio.

National Digital Inclusion Conference

For the next two days I’m at the National Digital Inclusion conference in London. I’m here with a group of Birmingham bloggers brought together by We Share Stuff. We are running a social media surgery, to demonstrate technology to delegates and policy makers. We’re also running a fringe event in the evening to bring delegates together with those who couldn’t afford to attend the main conference. I’ve cut together a rough and ready podcast where the team introduce themselves. You can follow the conference on Twitter or the video stream.

The Future of Events Vol. 2

Continuing our the discussion between Andrew Dubber and  Duncan Sedgwick. Are companies cutting back on events expenditure in light of the recession? And how is technology being used in conferences?

The Future of Events?

Andrew Dubber, from Interactive Cultures, discusses the changing nature of events, and exhibition management with BCU colleague Duncan Sedgwick, Course Director for MA Events Management. In these days of barcamps and unconferences, what is the future for the events industry? Are companies cutting back on events expenditure in light of the recession? And how is technology being used in conferences?

The Flatpack Sessions: Vol. 2

Jez Collins of Interactive Cultures and the Birmingham Popular Music Archive continues his discussion of popular music heritage with Chris Phipps at the Flatpack Studio.

The Flatpack Sessions: Vol. 1

Jez Collins of Interactive Cultures and the Birmingham Popular Music Archive discusses popular music heritage with Chris Phipps at the Flatpack Studio.