The Stirrer

news that matters, campaigns that count

for Birmingham, the Black Country and beyond

The Paul Samuels columns

BRITISH SEA POWER 02-06-2010

THE FALL 17-05-2010

CANDI STATON 05-05-2010

PETER HOOK/HOWARD MARKS 22-04-2010

MARLENA SHAW 03-04-2010

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU 09-03-2010

JIMMY WEBB AND THE WEBB FAMILY 17-11-2009

TOTALLY WIRED 27-07-2009

EMOTIONAL REUNION 29-05-2009

DAG FOR DAG 23-05-2009

DOVES 07-04-2009

CANDI STATON 28-01-2009

THE HOLD STEADY (Wolves Civic) 30-12-2008

BLACK AND WHITE RIOT 12-12-2008

THE HOLD STEADY (Wolves Civic, Monday 15th Dec) 11-12-2008

REGINA SPECTOR (Tonight, The Robin, Bilston) 26-09-2008

ISAAC HAYES AND SAM AND DAVE 16-09-2008

BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB 16-08-2008

THE HOLD STEADY 09-07-2008

AL GREEN (NIA, October 28) 24-06-2008

THE ZUTONS 24-06-2008

STARS OF THE LID (Hare and Hounds, May 21st) 19-05-2008

SHARON JONES AND DAP KINGS (Yardbird, Birmingham) 22-04-2008

SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS 28-02-2008

WE ARE SCIENTISTS (Birmingham Academy, April 18) 09-02-2008

NICK CAVE (Carling Academy, May 5th) 05-02-2008

JOHN COOPER CLARKE (Tonight, Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath) 20-12-2007

EELS (Birmingham Town Hall, 26/2/08) 08-12-2007

THE RAVEONETTES (Nov 17, Barfly) 17-11-2007

BRITISH SEA POWER (tonight, Barfly Birmingham) 05-11-2007

CSS (Carling Academy, Dec 7) 27-10-2007

SHACK (Birmingham Barfly, Oct 24) 12-10-2007

ALABAMA 3 (Wednesday 26 Sept, Carling Academy Dale End) 22-09-2007

MAPS (Carling Academy, Dale End. October 6) 15-09-2007

THE UNDERTONES (Robin, Bilston. 20 Sept) 31-08-2007

WILCO (Carling Academy, November 4) 20-08-2007

POLYPHONIC SPREE (Glee Club, September 5) 11-08-2007

KAISER CHIEFS (NIA, 26 November) 21-07-2007

BADLY DRAWN BOY (MAC, August 3) 07-07-2007

THE STILLS 30-06-2007

HAYSEED DIXIE (MAC, July 21) 18-06-2007

RICHARD HAWLEY (Symphony Hall, Setember 7) 11-06-2007

DEVO (Symphony Hall, June 22) 06-06-2007

KINGS OF LEON (Dec 10, NIA) 31-05-2007

ART BRUT (Academy 2, Birmingham, June 14) 26-05-2007

CHERRY GHOST (Glee Club, Birmingham June 13)22-05-2007

THE HOLD STEADY (London, Manchester, Portsmouth) 14-05-2007

JULIAN COPE, Glee Club, Birmingham, May 16) 07-05-2007

BILL CALLAHAN (Carling Academy, Birmingham, April 27) 23-04-2007

ONLY ONES (Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, June 8) 07-04-2007

BRETT ANDERSON (Wulfrun Hall, May 5) 31-03-2007

MAXIMO PARK (May 3, Birmingham Academy) 24-03-2007

THE SHINS (Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, March 26) 20-03-2007

KINGS OF LEON (Carling Academy, Birmingham, 19th April) 12-03-2007

SPIRITUALISED (Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, April 25) 03-03-2007

COWBOY JUNKIES (ACOUSTIC SET) WULFRUN HALL, MARCH 9 24-02-2007

MANIC STREET PREACHERS, WOLVES CIVIC 17-02-2007

AL GREEN (NIA, 4 JULY 07) 10-02-2007

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, BIRMINGHAM ACADEMY, MARCH 7 03-02-2007

THE FALL, THE ROBIN, MARCH 5 27-01-2007

THAT'S NO LADY…IT'S LADY SOVEREIGN 20-01-2007

GETTIN IN A FUNK ABOUT FRED 13-01-2007

INCREDIBLE STRINGLESS BANDS 08-01-2007

RECORD OF THE YEAR: LATE CONTENDER 22-12-2006

THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS...???? 16-12-2006

SINGLES OF THE YEAR 2006 09-12-2006

ZIGGY STARDUST vs ALADDIN SANE 04-12-2006

Scritti Politti, Birmingham Academy 27-11-2006

THE RANDOM THEORY OF THE MUSICAL UNIVERSE 18-11-2006

TEENAGE FLICKS 11-11-2006

SOUL, MAN 04-11-2006

SOUL DEEP 28-10-2006

THE PISTOLS vs THE CLASH 21-10-2006

WHERE'S SIMON BEAST WHEN YOU NEED HIM? 13-10-2006

DREAD AT THE CONTROLS…OF RADIOHEAD'S COMPUTER 07-10-2006

I'D GO THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD ...TO VALERIE 30-09/01-10-2006

THE LIFE OF BRIAN 23/24-09-2006

SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD - SING OUT! 15-09-2006

KNIFE TO SEE YOU 08-09-2006

NEW YORK ...NEW YORK 25-08-2006

WHAT'S THE GREATEST MOVIE SOUNDTRACK EVER? TRAINSPOTTING 19-08-2006

FEELIN' ALRIGHT WITH THE CRUE …THE BEST ROCK BOOK EVER? 12-08-200

PUNK'S MOST UNDER-RATED; GENERATION X ???????? 04-08-2006

SOME THINGS MEAN MORE THAN CARS AND GIRLS... 25-07-2006

MUST "THE SHOW" GO ON? 20-07-2006

Who is Paul Samuels ?

Renowned for his unstinting charity work relieving poverty amongst owners of record shops, pubs and curry houses. His meandering career path has taken him to executive positions within the fields of Care Work, Housing, Tree surgery, and as bassist in Onionhead and Tenderloin. Since moving into IT he has been carrying out important work for the Government. Sssh