Vivid Projects unravels Birmingham's music history with a very special collection of cassette demos to celebrate Record Store Day 2013, in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive and The Catapult Club.
Since 1989, Catapult Club founder Arthur Tapp has been in the business of championing music in Birmingham. As resident promoter at Brummie institutions including the
Hare & Hounds,
The Jug of Ale,
The Actress & Bishop and
Birmingham Academy/ O2 Academy he has acquired a vast collection of band demos, posters and flyers in the process.
Join us Thursday 18th - Saturday 20th April as we delve into Arthur’s vast archive, documenting Birmingham’s local music scene in analogue – from cassette tape demos to cut ‘n’ paste posters.
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THU 18 APR | 6.30PM | ADMISSION FREE
IN CONVERSATION: Arthur Tapp & Jez Collins
Join Arthur Tapp in conversation with Birmingham Music Archive founder Jez Collins as they look back on 24 years of Arthur's involvement with local music.
Jez will probe Arthur about his steadfast belief in Midlands-made music; the highs and lows of promoting and the changes he has seen during this time; his favourite (and least favourite!) gigs; and what he really thought of
My Dad Hitla, who were managed by Collins, and voted by
Blue Whale Blog readers as the best unsigned Birmingham band of the last decade.
Don’t miss this rare insight into one of the real mainstays of Birmingham independent music - Arthur Tapp, The Catapult Club, we salute you!
Admission free but capacity limited. Reserve a free place here:
http://vividprojectsrevolution5.eventbrite.co.uk/
www.thecatapultclub.net
www.birminghammusicarchive.com
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FRI 19 - SAT 20 APR | 12-5PM | ADMISSION FREE
EXHIBITION: The Catapult Club Archive
A visual and aural exhibition showcasing some of the handmade cassettes and posters sent to the Catapult Club over the past 24 years, alongside live footage shot across countless gigs at The Jug of Ale.
The exhibition features material from some of Birmingham's best including Ocean Colour Scene, Editors, King Adora, Broadcast, and Pram.
Admission to the exhibition is free, no booking required.
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SAT 20 APR | 1PM
Screening: Last Shop Standing [dir: Pip Piper, 2012]
Named official film of
Record Store Day 2013, and inspired by the book of the same name by Graham Jones, Last Shop Standing takes you behind the counter to discover why nearly 2000 record shops have already disappeared across the UK.
SAT 20 APR | 3PM
SCREENING: WHO SHOT THE SHERIFF? [dir: Alan Miles, 2005]
Firefighter turned filmmaker Alan Miles’ documentary tells the story of the Rock Against Racism (RAR) movement of the 70s, when music played a key part in mobilising opposition to racism and the National Front.
Featuring rare archive footage from the punk and RAR era – including the Clash, the Specials, Steel Pulse, and Misty in Roots – the film draws on a wealth of exclusive interviews with musicians and activists associated with RAR to give testimony to the narrative of the rise of racism and the National Front in 70s Britain.
Admission to both screenings is free, no booking required.
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The Catapult Club Archive is presented as the fifth revolution of Vivid Projects' opening season 33 REVOLUTIONS, an eight month programme which asks the question; can art and culture be a catalyst for social change?
33 REVOLUTIONS takes the audience on a journey through film, print, performance and song, celebrating personal acts of protest and resistance from the dance floors of 70’s NYC to the anti-institutional spirit of 1960s – 70s Britain right up to the simmering Arab Spring and Occupy!.
www.vividprojects.org.uk 
