From Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th June 2010, 10am to 6pm, Home Of Metal will be taking up residence in a disused shop located at City 10, 18 Queen Square in Wolverhampton city centre, inviting fans to bring along their memorabilia & stories to be photographed & recorded to contribute to the digital archive or drop in to look at some of the Home Of Metal related wares we have already discovered!

WE NEED YOU!

Home Of Metal are looking for everything from concert tickets to photographs, badges, album covers, t-shirts, demo tapes, fan letters, fanzines, flyers, lyrics, posters, press articles, set lists and promotional materials to build the collection online, which will inform a series of major exhibitions which are being developed for 2011.

On Saturday 19 June, from 2pm to 6pm, renowned rock photographer Steve Gerrard will be in residence, fans are invited to have their portraits taken by him in their prized band T-shirts to feature in the Home Of Metal Exhibition.

Valerie & Mike Smith courtesy of Steve Gerrard

These are the sorts of things we’re looking for so go hassle your dads, search out your lofts…

Black Sabbath poster courtesy of Neil Parry

Patch jacket courtesy of  Ken TLF

Live Led Zep photos courtesy of Lee Dunning

Selection of T-shirts courtesy of Rex68

Judas Priest T-shirt Painkiller 1991 tour – courtesy of Billy

Plaid & Southbank Gamelan Players show this Friday at the MAC has sold out – apologies to those wanting to see them.

Tickets have just gone on sale for TUNNG + HEALTH & EFFICIENCY who will be performing in the Arena at the MAC on Friday 13th August –  www.macarts.co.ukSILVER APPLES + PRAM tickets are also on sale for their show at the Hare & Hounds www.theticketsellers.co.uk

Having influenced so many artists in both the electronic and rock world, Silver Apples will be playing an intimate show at Hare & Hounds, Birmingham.

Capsule are thrilled to host the act that inspired Krautrock as well as bands such as Spacemen 3, Stereolab and just about every band who uses electronics within rock music.

5th August 2010
Silver Apples
Pram
@Hare and Hounds, Birmingham

Advance tickets here

‘I’m closing my eyes until the colours appear’, sings Matthew Houck. As though he wants everything to change for the better, and we believe him. A hard hitting implication which has only previously been achieved by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy.

While Jesse Anderson Ainslie surprises us with tear-jerking, guitar solos, made to fit the whole experience with a sense of fragility. It’s easy to see how the actuality gains reliance from the crowd, as simple sways match an alluring, sweet and gentle lap steel echoing sound.

Read the full review here

Words – Ross Cotton
Images – Katja Ogrin

Phosphorescent live at ICA, London
(Rated 5/ 5 )

By Ben Walsh

Houck and his hairy cohorts appear ready for it – ready for all of it – playing this intimate venue like it’s the Albert Hall; with bravado and precociousness. Swirling, cinematic and plaintive folk-rock, blessed with Houck’s pained, gorgeously cracked vocals, which are tailor-made for country-and-western laments. 

Read the full review here
and see him live for yourself…

Saturday 5th June

Phosphorescent / Forest Fire / Rich Batsford
@ Hare and Hounds, Birmingham

Adv tickets here

HomeofMetal from Mr Nat Higginbottom on Vimeo.

Home Of Metal took Johnny Doom from Kerrang! radio to meet Lemmy at SXSW in Austin Texas in March of this year, to help us launch the digital archive Stateside.

Acid Mothers Temple

Photography – Katja Ogrin

Stearica

Photography – Julia Murphy

Gum Takes Tooth

Photography – Julia Murphy

“It’s been two years since Acid Mothers last appeared at the Hare and Hounds, providing a much anticipated return all round, and they certainly don’t disappoint.

The adventurous thrill is still there, but has matured and induced on a whole new level, developing a star-gazing, out-of-this-world theme that leaves you breathless.

The fiercely Egyptian-sounding ‘The Tales of Solar Sail’ whirls an evading concoction of space age Roland synths with snake-charming guitar riffs, making the audience succumb to a hypnotic trance performed by true Pied Pipers.

By this stage, you could physically see the music pulsating around the room, leading everyone on the same journey of amazement, awaiting the Pharaoh to rise from his tomb.”

Read the full review on Brum Live

Review – Ross Cotton

Images – Katja Ogrin & Julia Murphy

After reading these stellar reviews of the new Phosphorescent album we’re getting more than a bit excited about his show on Saturday…

“…an undiscovered gem” Q Magazine

“…this is a really amazing album. Incredibly honest, very human, emotionally brave, musically coherent, with moments of real poetry. Thoroughly recommended, with a tear in the eye.” The Line of Best Fit

Saturday 5th June
Phosphorescent
Forest Fire
Rich Batsford
@ Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
Adv tickets here