Since the UK officially went into lockdown on March 23rd, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of conversations, both online and offline, concerning our eating habits and our levels of daily exercise. By Tara Pilkington As per … Continue reading Managing disordered eating in lockdown
With isolation and financial abuse common features of domestic abuse relationships, what is being done to help those in danger as the UK’s current lockdown conditions leave vulnerable people exposed to a heightened risk of violence. By Tara Pilkington The … Continue reading What is being done for domestic abuse victims during Covid-19?
Coronavirus has destroyed nearly every industry going, not to mention anything to do with the arts. However, instead of letting her equipment gather dust during social distancing, photographer Anna Burton is one of the few photographers bringing a new post … Continue reading FaceTime Photoshoots by Anna Burton are lockdown’s new fashion forward hit
With all this lockdown nonsense, we’ve seen some seriously creative ladies flying the flag for Birmingham! Fill your isolation with some creation with some of Birmingham’s best babs below. Molly Cleaver Molly has been creating her custom prints for only … Continue reading Check out these Serious Ladies creating in social isolation
Along with her fifth album ‘All Mirrors’, Missouri songwriter and the epitome of dark pop Angel Olsen has added more dates to her extensive tour of the US and Europe. One of the smallest venues on her tour, Angel Olsen … Continue reading Angel Olsen brings new album ‘All Mirrors’ to intimate Birmingham gig
In march 2019, Slag Mag was an idea brewed between two people. In March that same year, the first event celebrated wxmen and LGBTQ+ creatives with a huge launch party. A year down the line, three issues and a special … Continue reading One year of Slag Mag celebrated with a huge all dayer fundraiser
One thing we’ve learnt is that 2019 was the year of the Slags, what started as a small idea between two people during office small talk, turned into a whole movement in Birmingham and beyond. Since launching in March, Slag … Continue reading Get Festive at the Slag Mag Issue 3 launch and Christmas party
This time around on SheBeat Meets, Brum Radio’s favourite singer-songwriter showcase, is Eloise Fabbri. A sassy singer-songwriter, originally from Guernsey, Eloise came to the Midlands via Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. There she trained in a classical space, then moved into teaching, before just this year finding her own, more jazzy voice. With influences ranging from Erika Badu, Italian pop rock and Kojey Radical, this songwriter loves lyrics with depth and sass, which you can hear in her own tracks. Eloise started working on her own tracks earlier this year, and is hoping to publish her first EP in 2020, we heard … Continue reading SheBeat Meets… Eloise Fabbri
Floating somewhere between an indie ballad and wintery folk number, newcomer Village Bully has resurrected the romance in Birmingham’s music. Soft and mesmerising, her new single ‘Lift’ released on Sunday, November 10th is a tender ode to someone sentimental, a … Continue reading Listen: Village Bully debuts new wintery track ‘Lift’
A household name, but an alternate reality. Charli XCX is caught in the crosshairs of being the alt-pop star, the chart topping songstress, the LGBT+ icon and the human being. It’s a battle she’s yet to conquer. Along with the … Continue reading Review: Crossroads and controversy is championed by Charli XCX
