The Stirrer

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BROWN DIGS FOR VICTORY 04-05-2010

PRESIDENTIALISATION 26-04-2010

FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH 19-04-2010

WELL HUNG 07-04-2010

BLOW FOOTBALL 30-03-2010

POMPEY CRIMES 09-03-2010

STEVE REICH 23-02-2010

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH 10-02-2010

POOL PLAN HITS CHOPPY WATERS 04-02-2010

VEILED THREATS 18-01-2010

THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD? 01-01-2010

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE 17-12-2009

STOP THE BLAME GAME 18-11-2009

THE SPECIALS 13-11-2009

FRANZ FERDINAND (Wolves Civic) 21-10-2009

CBSO/MARINSKY THEATRE (Symphony Hall) 19-10-2009

LAST CHANCE TO SEE? 28-09-2009

POOL PROTEST PLANNED 21-09-2009

DOUBLE NELSONS 07-09-2009

ACTS OF TERROR 27-08-2009

EARNING THE URN 24-08-2009

NEW FRIENDS FOR SPARKHILL POOL 20-08-2009

POOLING IDEAS 14-08-2009

READY FOR THE OFF 10-08-2009

FOUR BECOMES ONE 10-08-2009

BRUM ANTI-FASCIST DEMO "RARE" SAY POLICE 10-08-2009

VIOLINS AGAINST VIOLENCE 10-08-2009

CHOCAHOLICS A GO GO 10-08-2009

SPLASHING OUT 13-07-2009

Blur (Wolves Civic, Wednesday)26-06-2009

SINK OR SWIM? 11-06-2009

POOLING RESOURCES 10-06-2009

MANIC STREET PREACHERS 04-06-2009

MANY HAPPY RETURN JOURNEYS 29-05-2009

UP FOR THE CUP? 19-05-2009

TERROR ERROR STUDENTS FIGHT DEPORTATION 18-05-2009

TRAIN IN VAIN 15-05-2009

INSULTING CONSULTING 12-05-2009

HELLO EVERYBODY, IT’S US AGAIN 04-05-2009

A STUDY IN TERROR 23-04-2009

JOE GIDEON & THE SHARK 27-03-2009

CBSO YOUTH ORCHESTRA (Symphony Hall, Sunday) 27-02-2009

SEASICK STEVE (Wolves Civic) 02-02-2009

HAIL TO THE THIEF 20-01-2009

THE HOLD STEADY 30-12-2008

THE FRATELLIS 09-12-2008

LAURA MARLING 11-11-2008

CBSO CONDUCTED BY ANDRIS NELSONS 19-09-2008

MANC HOLIDAY 17-09-2008

TING TINGS (Wolves Civic, 2 March 2009) 17-09-2008

BOURNVILLE STRING ORCHESTRA (Edgbaston High School For Girls) 02-09-2008

CBSO YOUTH ORCHESTRA ACADEMY 12-08-2008

WAVING NOT DROWNING 08-08-2008

LIBRARY MEETING – READ ALL ABOUT IT 06-08-2008

LAURA MARLING - ALAS, I CANNOT SWIM 25-07-2008

THE TING TINGS (Birmingham Irish Centre, Tuesday) 23-05-2008

BJORK (Wolves Civic, Friday) 28-04-2008

NEW STREET REVAMP? KEEP THE CHAMPERS ON ICE 15-02-2008

LAST ONE IN…MAKES HISTORY 23-01-2008

MOSELEY ROAD BATHS – THE TWO POOL OPTION 19-12-2007

HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT (The Robin, Bilston,Mon) 05-12-2007

HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT (The Robin, Bilston Dec 3) 28-11-2007

VERTIPLEX: AN UNIMPRESSIVE ERECTION? 02-10-2007

KING OF SPAIN RETURNS TO EDGBASTON 19-09-2007

BARE AND RAGGED STAFF 18-09-2007

SHARKS IN THE 50 METRE POOL 20-04-2007

BUILDING SIGHTS 28-03-2007

ENGLAND'S STICKY WICKET 13-03-2007

MOURINHO AND WENGER: THE RIOUTOUS BROTHERS 02-03-2007

CBSO YOUTH ORCHESTRA (Symphony Hall, Sunday, Feb 18th) 20-02-2007

MISSING IT 10-02-2007

MOSELEY ROAD BATHS ON FILM 05-02-207

BRIAN ENO PLAYS MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS 23-01-2007

LESS IS MOOR 22-01-2007

POOLING RESOURCES AT MOSELEY ROAD BATHS 06-01-2007

100 YEARS OF ST. ANDREWS - PART TWO 27-12-2006

100 years of St. Andrews - Part One 26-12-2006

A LONG TIME GONE BY CHRIS PITT 05-12-2006

MOSELEY ROAD BATHS GET A FRIEND 25-11-2006

GIVING BIRMINGHAM A SPORTING CHANCE 05-10-2006

RADIO WAN 28-09-2006

GET OUT MORE - GIG NEWS 16-08-2006

SOME PEOPLE NEVER GET IT! 11-08-2006

BLAIR - A LIAR AND A COWARD 20-07-2006

MUSIC PUNTERS SING THE BLUES 06-07-2006