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Duran Duran Week Friends Of Mine Spotlight: Paul and Michael Berrow #duranduranweek17 #duranduranweek2023 #DuranDuranWeek #duranduran #paulandmichaelberrow #berrowbrothers

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12095Khz 0359 4 MAY 2024 - BBC (UNITED KINGDOM) in ENGLISH from TALATA VOLONONDRY. SINPO = 55434. English, dead carrier s/on @0358z with ID@0359z pips and Newsroom preview. @0401z World News anchored by Chris Berrow. Three Indian nationals have been arrested and charged over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada, which sparked a major diplomatic row between the two countries. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, was shot dead last June by masked gunmen in a busy car park in a Vancouver suburb. The diplomatic row escalated after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged India's government may have been involved. A hydroelectric dam has collapsed in southern Brazil after days of heavy rains that triggered massive flooding, killing more than 30 people. Officials say another 60 people are missing in Rio Grande do Sul state. About 15,000 residents have fled their homes since Saturday. At least 500,000 people are without power and clean water across the state. US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says, “There has not been any movement [in the hostage negotiations] in the past few days. There is a proposal on the table that answers much of the demands that Hamas made in previous rounds of negotiations. Israel made a significant offer in this last proposal that went forward [in which] they compromised on many long held positions that they had taken. It met many of the demands that Hamas had said they needed to agree to a deal, so we believe it’s now incumbent upon them to take the deal,” Miller says. “Hamas is the only barrier to a ceasefire right now and immediate ceasefire, and we were waiting their response,” he adds. Former White House aide Hope Hicks became emotional towards the end of her testimony Friday afternoon during former US President Donald Trump's hush-money trial. Ms Hicks served as Mr Trump's campaign spokesperson during 2016 and was a close confidante. Asked if she would agree that Cohen would protect Mr Trump out of the "kindness of his heart", as the former president had claimed, Ms Hicks replied: "That would be out of character for Michael.'' The US has blamed the Rwandan army and M23 rebel group for the deadly bombing of a displacement camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least nine people, including seven children, were killed in the strike on the Mugunga camp in the eastern city of Goma on Friday. The Congolese army and M23 blamed each other for the attack. Rwanda, which borders DR Congo, is widely accused of backing the rebel group, which it denies. Thousands of Georgians protested on Friday in fresh rallies against a controversial "foreign influence" bill backed by the government but criticised for mirroring repressive Russian legislation. The presence of pine martens in Northern Ireland has almost doubled, according to a new report. The elusive native mammal had been greatly reduced due to habitat loss and persecution in the 19th century. However, a new survey report by Ulster Wildlife has shown significant pine marten expansion across all counties since 2017. A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Friday honoring the vocal quartet Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons for a career that began in 1962 and included such memorable songs as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and “Walk Like a Man.” On his 90th birthday, Valli accepted the star on behalf on keyboard player and tenor vocalist Bob Gaudio, who was unable to attend, baritone vocalist and lead guitarist Tommy DeVito, who died in 2020, and bass guitarist and bass vocalist Nick Massi, who died in 2000. @0406z "The Newsroom" begins. 250ft unterminated BoG antenna pointed E/W w/MFJ-1020C active antenna (used as a preamplifier/preselector), JRC NRD-535D. 250kW, beamAz 315°, bearing 63° . Received at Plymouth, MN, United States, 15359KM from transmitter at Talata Volonondry. Local time: 2259.

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RIBA Awards 2022 News

RIBA Awards 2018, Winning Buildings, Shortlist, UK Architecture, Links, Projects, Architects

RIBA Awards 2022

Royal Institute of British Architects: Prize Winners News – Architectural Information

27 Nov 2020

RIBA Awards in 2022

RIBA confirms 2021 and 2022 UK Awards programme plans

Friday 27th of November 2020 – The RIBA has today announced that the next call for UK awards entries will be next year – for the 2022 RIBA Awards.

The 2021 RIBA UK Awards (including Regional, National and the RIBA Stirling Prize) will be selected from the shortlist for the 2020 RIBA Regional, RIAS, and RSAW Awards.

The RIBA will continue to build on its rigorous eligibility and judging criteria, and, from the 2022 RIBA Awards, will require all project entries to have been in use for one year. This change will enable judges to assess projects with even more detail on their performance, more extensive client feedback, and a better understanding of how the project functions within its civic, communal and environmental context. It will also add greater focus to the sustainability criteria – further aligning them with the standards set out in the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge.

RIBA President Alan Jones said: “I am pleased that the 2021 RIBA UK Awards will focus on judging and celebrating the exceptional projects that we were unable to visit this year. Not only is this the fairest outcome – reached after detailed consultation with entrants and jurors – but it provides an unexpected opportunity for us to bring forward plans to significantly refresh our judging criteria – with projects having to be in use for one year. The RIBA and our members are committed to the best, sustainable design that will serve generations to come, and I am pleased that from 2022 we will be able to further demonstrate this through our awards programme.”

Previously on e-architect:

May 2018

RIBA Awards in 2018

RIBA National Awards Winners in 2018

RIBA South East Awards Winners 2018 photo © Quintin Lake

RIBA East Awards Winners 2018 photo © Nick Kane

RIBA Yorkshire Awards Winners in 2018 photo © Phil Grayston

RIBA North East Awards Winners 2018

RIBA West Midlands Awards Winners 2018

RIBA International Award in 2018

RIBA Awards for International Excellence 2018

RIBA National Awards Shortlists in 2018

Arranged by region, alphabetical:

RIBA East Awards Shortlist 2018

RIBA London Awards Shortlist 2018

RIBA North East Awards Shortlist 2018

RIBA North West Awards Shortlist 2018

RIBA South Awards Shortlist 2018

RIBA South East Awards Shortlist 2018

RIBA West Midlands Awards Shortlist 2018

RIBA Yorkshire Awards Shortlist in 2018

23 + 22 Jun 2017

RIBA Awards in 2017

RIBA National Awards Winners in 2017

49 projects across the UK have been announced as winners in the 2017 National Awards for architecture, which distinguishes the UK’s most outstanding buildings and offers insight into construction, design, and investment trends in the country.

A shortlist for the prestigious Stirling Prize will be selected from this list.

Arranged by region:

RIBA East Awards Winners in 2017

• Carrowbreck Meadow by Hamson Barron Smith – Norwich, Norfolk, England – Housing development – private photo © Jefferson Smith

• The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia by Architype – Norwich, Norfolk, England – University photo © Nick Caville

• Peacock House by BHSF Architekten with Studio-P Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England – Individual house photo © Benedikt Redmann

• St Albans Abbey by Richard Griffiths Architects – St Albans, Hertfordshire, England – Place of worship photo © Richard Griffiths

• Vajrasana Buddhist Retreat Centre by Walters & Cohen Architects Walsham le Willows, Suffolk, England – Place of worship photo © Dennis Gilbert – VIEW Vajrasana Buddhist Retreat Centre Building in Suffolk

• The Welding Institute Eric Parry Architects Great Abington, Cambridge, England Research institution photo © Dirk Lindner The Welding Institute Building

• Leicester Cathedral’s Richard III Project ‘With Dignity and Honour’ by van Heyningen and Haward Architects – Leicester, England – Place of worship photo © Carlo Draisci

RIBA London Awards Winners in 2017

• The Laboratory, Dulwich College by Grimshaw – Dulwich, south London, England School – independent/public

• No 49 by 31/44 Architects – Hither Green, southeast London, England – Individual House

• The Loom by Duggan Morris Architects – Whitechapel, east London, England – Workspace/office

• 8 Finsbury Circus by WilkinsonEyre – City of London – Workspace/office image courtesy of architects 8 Finsbury Circus

• 40 Chancery by Lane Bennetts Associates – Holborn, central London, England – Mixed use building – Workspace/office and retail photo ® Hufton+Crow Saatchi & Saatchi Chancery Lane HQ

• King’s College School by Allies and Morrison – Wimbledon, southwest London, England – School – independent/public

• New Scotland Yard by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris – Embankment, central London, England – Workspace/office picture from London Metropolitan Police Service New Scotland Yard by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

• Paradise Gardens by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands – Hammersmith, west London, England – Housing development – private

• Photography Studio for Juergen Teller by 6a architects – Ladbroke Grove, west London, England – Mixed use building – workspace and residential photo © Johan Dehlin Photography Studio for Juergen Teller wins a RIBA Award 2017

• Silchester by Haworth Tompkins – Notting Hill, west London, England – Housing development – social

• Barretts Grove by Amin Taha + Groupwork – Stoke Newington, north London, England – Housing development – private photo © Timothy Soar Barretts Grove wins a RIBA Award in 2017

• Dujardin Mews by Karakusevic Carson Architects with Maccreanor Lavington – Ponders End, north London, England -Housing development – social

• Tate Modern’s Blavatnik Building by Herzog & de Meuron – Bankside, central London, England – Museum Switch House, Tate Modern © Iwan Baan Tate Modern Blavatnik Building by Herzog & de Meuron

• The British Museum World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners – Bloomsbury, central London, England – Museum image © the Trustees of the British Museum British Museum World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre / British Museum World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre

• Walmer Yard – P Salter and Associates with Mole Architects + John Comparelli Architects – Holland Park, west London, England – Housing development – private

RIBA North East Awards Winners in 2017

• Live Works by Flanagan Lawrence with Tench Maddison Ash Architects – Newcastle Upon Tyne, England Theatre Live Works Newcastle Building

• Shawm House by MawsonKerr Architects – West Woodburn, Northumberland, England – Individual house

• The Word by FaulknerBrowns Architects – South Shields, South Tyneside, England – Library and cultural venue

RIBA North West Awards Winners in 2017

• Chetham’s School of Music – Stoller Hall by stephenson STUDIO – Manchester, England School – independent/public photograph © Daniel Hopkinson Chetham’s School of Music Building

• Finlays Warehouse by Stephenson Studio – Northern Quarter, Manchester, England Housing development – private

• Liverpool Philharmonic by Caruso St John Architects – Liverpool, England – Theatre

• Maggie’s at the Robert Parfett Building by Foster + Partners – Christie Hospital, south Manchester, England – Healthcare photograph © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Maggie’s at the Robert Parfett Building

RIBA Northern Ireland Awards Winners in 2017

• Fallahogey Studio by McGarry-Moon Architects Ltd – Kilrea, Northern Ireland – Workspace/office photo : Adam Currie

RIBA South Awards Winners in 2017

• Bedales School of Art and Design Building by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios – Petersfield, Hampshire, England School – independent/public photograph © Hufton+Crow

• The Berrow Foundation Building and New Garden Building, Lincoln College by Stanton Williams University of Oxford – Oxford, England – University photograph © Nick Hufton

• Magdalen College Library by Wright & Wright Architects – University of Oxford, Oxford, England – University photograph © Dennis Gilbert

• Warwick Hall Community Centre by Acanthus Clews Architects – Burford, Oxfordshire, England – Community space photograph © Andy Marshall

RIBA South East Awards Winners in 2017

• Caring Wood by Macdonald Wright Architects Rural Office for Architecture – near Maidstone, Kent, England – Individual house

• Command of the Oceans by Baynes and Mitchell Architects – Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent, England – Museum photo : Hélène Binet Command of the Oceans in Chatham

• Hastings Pier by dRMM Architects – Hastings, East Sussex, England – Leisure photo : Alex de Rijke Hastings Pier Building

• British Airways i360 by Marks Barfield Architects – Brighton & Hove, England – Leisure British Airways i360 Drone image : Visual Air British Airways i360 Building

• South Street by Sandy Rendel Architects Ltd. – Lewes, East Sussex, England – Individual house

RIBA South West Awards Winners in 2017

• Dyson Campus Expansion by WilkinsonEyre – Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England – Workspace/office

• New Music Facilities for Wells Cathedral School by Eric Parry Architects – Wells, Somerset, England School – independent/public image : Smoothie New Music Facilities for Wells Cathedral School

• Wolfson Tree Management Centre by Invisible Studio – Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire, England – Leisure

RIBA North Awards Winners in 2017

• Remembrance Centre, National Memorial Arboretum by Glenn Howells Architects – Lichfield, Staffordshire – Memorial

• Blackburn Meadows Biomass by BDP – Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England – Energy infrastructure

• Derwenthorpe Phase One by Studio Partington – York, north Yorkshire, England – Housing development – private

• Victoria Gate Arcades by ACME – Leeds city centre, England – Retail

RIAS Awards Winners in 2017

• City of Glasgow College by Reiach and Hall Architects and Michael Laird Architects – Cathedral Street, Glasgow, Scotland – Further education college City of Glasgow College Building

• Newhouse of Auchengee by Ann Nisbet Studio – Meikle Auchengree, North Ayrshire, Scotland – Individual house

• Rockvilla by Hoskins Architects – Speirs Wharf, Glasgow, Scotland – Workspace/office

RIBA president Jane Duncan said,

“The lack of high-quality new housing is a huge issue in the UK so I am particularly pleased to see great examples of well-designed, sustainable new homes amongst our award winners,” she added.

“We all deserve a well-designed, affordable home, wherever we live in the country. I encourage other local authorities, developers and clients to look at these projects as exemplars.”

She praised the inclusion of a number of high-quality schools – including The Laboratory at Dulwich College and new music facilities at Wells Cathedral School – but said it was disappointing to see no new state school buildings included in this year’s awards.

“Well-designed schools support improved student achievement, and staff and student wellbeing and should be part of educational aspirations for all our schools, not just those in the fee-paying sector,” she said.

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8 Apr 2017

RIBA Awards Shortlists 2017

RIBA Awards Shortlists in 2017

The winners will be announced at an Awards event at Ascot Racecourse on Thursday 25 May.

RIBA London Awards 2017

RIBA West Midlands Awards 2017

RIBA South East Awards 2017

RIBA South Awards 2017

RIBA South West Awards 2017

RSAW Welsh Architecture Awards 2017

RIBA East Awards 2017

RIAS Awards 2017 Shortlist

RIBA Northern Ireland Awards 2017

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14 Jul 2016

RIBA Stirling Prize 2016 Shortlist

23 Jun 2016

RIBA Awards 2016 Winners

RIBA National Award Winners 2016

The UK’s best new buildings

RIBA Awards 2016

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today, Thursday 23 June, announced the winners of the 2016 RIBA National Awards, the most rigorous and prestigious awards for new buildings in the UK.

RIBA National Award-winning buildings set the standard for good architecture. The shortlist for the coveted RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best building of the year will be drawn from the 46 award-winning buildings announced today.

image : Timothy Soar

RIBA Awards Past Winners

RIBA Awards 2013 – Winning Buildings + Architects

RIBA Awards 2013 photograph © Studio cento29

Britain’s 50 best new buildings – 2012 RIBA Award winners

RIBA Awards 2012 photograph © Hufton+Crow

Location: UK

Winners Archive

RIBA Awards 2011 photograph © Tim Soar

Stirling Prize

RIBA Special Awards Shortlist – Client of the Year award + Stephen Lawrence Prize

RIBA International Awards : Winners photo : Patrick Bingham-Hall

RIBA Special Awards

RIBA Royal Gold Medal

RIBA Awards Scotland

Architecture

Previous Winners 2005 – 2010

RIBA Awards 2010

RIBA Awards 2009

RIBA Award 2009 Scotland – Scottish winners

RIBA Awards 2008 – winners online

RIBA Awards Scotland 2008

RIBA Awards 2007

RIBA Awards 2006

RIBA Awards 2005

RIBA Awards – Past Overall National Winners

RIBA Award 1992 : Sackler Gallery RIBA Award 1991 : Broadgate Centre RIBA Award 1990 : Queen’s Inclosure Primary School, Hampshire RIBA Award 1989 : Nelson Mandela School, Birmingham RIBA Award 1988 : St Oswald’s Hospice, Newcastle

RIAS Award for Architecture – Best Building in Scotland

Comments / photos for the RIBA Awards 2022 – UK Architecture Prize page welcome

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HUGE book clear out - over 150 books. Most names/authors below! They're in various conditions - some are pristine, others are a bit worn, but I will provide you with pictures of any specific book you want so that you can decide. Prices vary - I’ll tell you if you message/reply (in your currency) Some books are ex-library stock bought at sales, so they contain stamps and such.

Postage costs will be calculated for it to be sent via mail, this will be included in total cost.

PLEASE NOTE, IN UK PRICES, THESE BOOKS AVERAGE 50P FOR PAPERBACK, £1 FOR HARDBACK. WE ARE SELLING REALLY CHEAP TO RAISE FUNDS TO REPAIR OUR COOKER, AND UPDATE OTHER FURNITURE PIECES BEFORE WE MOVE. Some books will be priced separately.

Books below:

Alex Connor - Memory of Bones Alice Sebold - Lucky Anchee Min - Empress Orchid (Empress Orchid #1) Andy Lane - Fire Storm (Young Sherlock Holmes #4) Angie Sage - MAGYK (Septimus Heap) Anthony Ryan - Blood Song (Raven's Shadow #1) Ann Cleeves - Hidden Depths Anne Pellowski - Winding Valley Farm Arthur Golden - Memoirs of a Geisha Beverly Barton - The Murder Game (Griffin Powell #8) Bob Servant - Delete This At Your Peril: The Bob Servant Emails Brandon Sanderson - The Alloy of Law (Mistborn #4) Brian Freeman - Immoral Carol Smith - Without Warning Chris Carter - The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter #1) Elizabeth Chadwick - Shadows and Strongholds Eoin Colfer - The Supernaturalist G.M. Berrow - Twilight Sparkle & the Crystal Heart Spell George R.R. Martin. - A Dance with Dragons: After the Feast (A Song of Ice & Fire #5.2) Jack London - The Call of the Wild & White Fang J.K. Rowling - The Casual Vacancy James Joyce - Dubliners Juliet Marillier - Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters #1) Jo Nesbø - The Devil's Star (Harrry Hole #5) Jodi Picoult - My Sister's Keeper John Lutz - Serial Jonas Jonasson - The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man #1) Jordan Belfort - The Wolf of Wall Street Jonathon Nasaw - The Girls He Adored Julia Golding - The Gorgon's Gaze Kathryn Stockett - The Help Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go Kenneth Oppel - Dusk Keri Arthur - Tempting Evil Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner L.J, Smith - The Forbidden Game (The Forbidden Game 1-3) - £2 Laurell K. Hamilton - Mistral's Kiss (Meredith Gentry #5) Lindsey Davis - The Ides of April (Flavia Albia Mystery #1) Linwood Barclay - Too Close to Home Lisa Gardner - Say Goodbye Louise Welsh - A Lovely Way To Burn Lynda La Plante - Cold Shoulder Mark Billingham - Scaredy Cat (Tom Thorne #2) Mercedes Lackey - The Wizard of Karres Michael Cordy - The Colour of Death Nick Stone - King of Swords Peter David - Fantastic Four Philip K. Dick - Paycheck Philip Pullman - The Tiger in the Well (Sally Lockhart #3) R.J. Palacio - Wonder Rebecca Chance - Killer Queens Richard Yates - Revolutionary Road Robert Louis Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde & Other Stories. Robyn Young - Brethren (Brethren Trilogy #1) Rudyard Kipling - Just So Stories (Wordsworth Collection) Scott Frost - Never Fear (Alex Delilo #2) Simon Kernick - Relentless (Tina Boyd #2) Steve Voake - The Dreamwalker's Child Susan Abulhawa - Mornings in Jenin Ted Eliott; Terry Rossio - Pirates of the Carribean - The Adventure So Far Tony DiTerlizzi - The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles #1) Tracy Chevalier - The Last Runaway Vittoria Bowles - Get Started In Italian William Jefferies - Bloody River Blues (John Bellam #2)

ALISON WEIR Innocent Traitor The Captive Queen The Lady Elizabeth

ANTHONY HOROWITZ - Nightrise (The Power of Five #3) Point Blanc (Alex Rider #2)

CECILIA AHERN If You Could See Me Now P.S, I Love You The Time of My Life

CARLOS RUIZ ZAFON The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #1) The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #2)

DAN BROWN Angels and Demons (Robert Langdon #1) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon #2) The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon #3) Inferno (Robert Langdon #4) Deception Point Digital Fortress

CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI Eragon (Inheritance #1) Eldest (Inheritance #2) Brisingr (Inheritance #3)

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JOE ABERCROMBIE The First Law Trilogy Box Set (Current eBay price £14, selling for £10)

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VICTORIA HOLT The King of the Castle The Secret Woman

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England’s Forgotten Club Kids: The Rum Runner

There’s a lot to be said about the Club Kids of the 1980/1990s. Too much for films, documentaries, books, and certainly too much for a short blog post that’ll certainly be more photos than words. Simply put, the true ‘Club Kids’ were a group of misfits in the late 80s/90s who f*cked up New York City. There were so many I can’t name them, and they liked drugs, electronic music, and the scene culminated in a grisly murder of one of their own, by one of their own.

Before them, however, there were the Blitz Kids in London—named for the Blitz Club, where Boy George was a cloak attendant and Spandau Ballet was the house band—and the new-romantics who frequented the Rum Runner just short 2-hour train north in Birmingham, where the boys of Duran Duran were bussing tables at 8 and took the stage by 10. There’s quite an amount of literature on the Blitz Club, but not as much on the Rum Runner; so for the first post in a vintage club series I may never finish, let’s take a look at the history of Birmingham’s Rum Runner and some of its most exciting patrons.

The Rum Runner was a casino before Paul and Michael Berrow, the two sons of the club’s original founder, renovated the place after a particularly exciting trip to New York City wherein they visited Studio 54 (Brits may not admit it all that often, but they’re kinda obsessed with America, in the same way Americans are obsessed with Brits). The Berrows wallpapered the place with mirrored glass resembling of what it might look like to step inside a disco ball, painted any other visible walls black, and opened the doors with visions of David Bowie dancing in their heads (they hosted club nights spotlighting tunes from Roxy Music, Chic, Bowie, and many other glam rock giants, which attracted all the coolest kids in Birmingham, naturally). In 1978, cool kids Nicholas Bates and Nigel Taylor (who would then become Nick Rhodes and John Taylor) handed the Berrows a demo tape for their fledgling band Duran Duran and the rest is history; they held auditions until D-Squared became a full-fledged band with a guitarist and everything, and the Berrows became their managers.

Guitarist Andy Taylor recounts many interesting things in his book “Wild Boy” (a fantastic read) about the Rum Runner. He writes about working with the Berrows, helping maintain the interior of the club by polishing the mirrors, touching up paint, and whipping up burgers in the kitchen in exchange for free rehearsal space. He talks about the wild behavior of the club-goers—how flamboyantly they dressed, how they acted like rules and behavior norms didn’t apply, and how sex, drugs, and glam rock were paramount. He also talks about the aptly named ‘Sex Offender’s Room’ (“People weren’t politically correct, then”, he writes), where the Durans and the Berrows dragged in a nice fluffy bed in a vacant corner…and then would purposefully walk in on one another when they were enjoying the, uh, intimate company of their guests.

Yeah, they truly did that.

(All-around handyman Andy Taylor, busboy Roger Taylor, and deejay Nick Rhodes, from the Rum Runner Facebook page)

Another thing they did is run their official Fan Club upstairs from the f*ck room in the club they also worked at. I can confirm this because I have the card to prove it:

(Yes, this is a hand-me-down from my Duranie Aunt, and now something that is in my possession and that I cherish dearly).

Through the years, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Ub40 and the English Beat would also become regulars there, amongst others, and the English Beat would go on to film their video for “Mirror in the Bathroom” with the Rum Runner as the setting, aptly named for the mirrors that swallowed the entire club (these are some of the best interior shots of the club I’ve seen, and the song is a killer ska jam!). The Berrows would go on to manage Duran Duran until the mid ‘80s, just before the release of 1986’s Notorious. The Rum Runner would also face its final curtain in 1986, where they hosted a ‘Demolition Party’ before the club closed for good, and now a Hyatt hotel stands on its former grounds on Broad St (so don’t go looking for it).

The Rum Runner held happy memories for many. Jeremy Green writes on an old Duran video showcasing clips from the club about one of his contemporaries, Gay John (who was a prolific member of the new romantic scene/gay community in Birmingham, more on him later): “I remember one night Gay John went around The Rum Runner Club sticking his vibrator in people's drinks.. Fun times. :p :p :P” (Gay John sounds like fun. Where is Gay John now?). Keith Hill, probably also a dude from Birmingham, writes “Had my 21st Birthday party here...how cool is that?...I believe John Taylor was seen there, love to say I invited him, but maybe cooler to say…he crashed my party! Hiding in barrels, dodgy goings on in barrels…& the toilets of course, the multi sexual toilets.”

What he might have meant was, there was a unisex area where men and women could apply makeup at the club, but he also...could have meant other things.

In fact, he most certainly also meant other things, if Andy’s accounts of the club’s wild party-goers are to be trusted. Also, there were barrels. Was this place even real?

A patron named Rob goes on to write he met his wife at the Rum Runner, and now they’ve got grown children, which is a fun and unnecessary fact to share, I suppose, but the internet is full of that; Andy Taylor also claims to have spent much time with his then-girlfriend-current-wife Tracey there, as well (seriously, they’ve been married for ages, which is incredibly sweet), even asking her to be his wife after throwing back one too many drinks within the mirrored walls. For a joint with a f*ck room, the place seems pretty damn wholesome.

(He also did cocaine there on Christmas Eve, though, so let’s not get ahead of ourselves.)

Going back to Gay John, though-- I’ve grown incredibly obsessed with him in the short time I’ve been researching the Rum Runner and I’d love to find more information on him. Gay John is almost always mentioned in reminiscent comments by the old Rum Runner club-goers on chat boards/comment spaces, although only by means of a sentence or passing mention; that being said, video footage of Gay John does exist, as he’s featured in Duran Duran’s Planet Earth video doing the ‘New Romantic Shuffle’ with fellow Brummie clubgoer who went by the name ‘Lavinya’. 

(Who’s who? I can’t even say.)

Gay John was, as you might guess, a member of the gay community in Birmingham who worked with many drag artists and was also apparently involved in the Rocky Horror community; he also owned a strip-club called the Tin Can in Birmingham’s Digbeth area, where glam/goth tyrants like Sisters of Mercy, the Jesus and Mary Chain and Flesh for Lulu would go on to play. Apparently someone died there during a show, though, so who’s to say what really happened there or when it closed (nobody’s said anything otherwise, so I’m guessing it’s closed). If anyone has information on the Tin Can Club or Gay John, please let me know!

I’ve not got much else to say other than the internet was kind to me when I started searching for Rum Runner lore, and it sounds like a fantastic place to have frequented in its day. It might not be the Limelight or the Blitz, but for a bunch of working-class kids, it was a place of decadence and self-indulgence. Because we can’t see it for ourselves, I’ll try to paint a picture as best I can for you to the tune of the Rum Runner Playlist, with songs hand-picked by resident DJ Nick Rhodes to evoke memories of when he was still pressed for cash and most likely dying his own hair.

   All photos below will be credited to their owners as best I can. Enjoy!

Sources: The Guardian, Carpenter & Joiner, Birmingham_81 on Twitter, BirminghamLive / a second article from BirminghamLive, Duran Duran Wiki, Shapers of the 80′s, Gay Birmingham Remembered, Birmingham Music Archive, John Taylor’s and Andy Taylor’s books, and last but certainly not least, the community-run Facebook page for the Rum Runner

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Andy Taylor (born 16 February 1961) is an English #guitarist, #singer, #songwriter, and record producer, best known as a former #member of both Duran Duran and The Power Station.

He has also recorded and performed as a solo artist, and served as a guitarist, songwriter and record producer for the likes of Robert Palmer,Rod Stewart, The Almighty, Thunder, Love and Money, Mark Shaw, Then Jerico, C. C. Catch, Paul Rodgers (with The Law), Belinda Carlisle,Gun and many more.

Duran Duran began their rise to fame at a Birmingham club named the “Rum Runner”. The club was owned by their managers and mentors, brothers Paul & Michael Berrow. It was centred on the music and ostentatious fashion of the era, particularly dance & disco music, which had fused with punk and electronic to create the sound and look adopted by various “New Romantic” acts of the time. The band was heavily influenced by the 12 inch cuts of the day.

Taylor says… “Anybody who is familiar with early DD (Duran Duran) will be aware of the Night Versions concept… the underlying influence of the 12” mix – Edwards & Rodgers – Giorgio Moroder … It was all part of the matrix – we tested our first hits on the dance-floor before going anywhere near the radio – it was the way you defined your style and who you were, through the club you were associated with – where you hung-out … I’m a rock fan, but the girls hung-out at the disco – I recommend a large portion of both.“

The band signed to EMI Records in December 1980 only seven months after completing the line-up. Their debut single "Planet Earth” was released shortly after that, with their self-titled debut album, Duran Duran, released in June 1981. By 1983, the band was a global success story.

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“High School Musical” star Vanessa Hudgens will lead the voice cast of “My Little Pony: A New Generation,” a Netflix film based on the popular children’s toy line.

The animated adventure’s cast will also include Kimiko Glenn (“Orange Is the New Black���) and James Marsden (“Enchanted”), with the two playing Izzy Moonbow and Hitch Trailblazer. Hudgens will put her spin on Sunny Starscout — these ponies have quite the surnames.

Entertainment One is backing the film, which debuts on Netflix on September 24, 2021, at which point it will delight parents and kids by joining a heavy rotation of other animated fare. The film was originally intended to be distributed theatrically by Paramount Pictures, but due to the COVID pandemic, those plans were altered and the project wound up at Netflix.

Other cast members include Sofia Carson, Liza Koshy, Ken Jeong, Elizabeth Perkins, Jane Krakowski, Phil LaMarr and Michael McKean.

Here’s the official synopsis: “The unimaginable has happened…Equestria has lost its magic! Earth Ponies, Unicorns and Pegasi are no longer friends and now live separated by species. But idealistic Earth Pony Sunny (Vanessa Hudgens) is determined to find a way to bring enchantment and unity back to their world. Teaming up with open-hearted Unicorn Izzy (Kimiko Glenn), the pair travel to faraway lands where they encounter the likes of charismatic and brave Pegasi Pipp (Sofia Carson) and Zipp (Liza Koshy) and the ever-responsible fellow Earth Pony Hitch (James Marsden). Their mission is full of misadventures, but these new best friends each possess their own unique and special gifts that may be just what this pony-verse needs to restore magic and prove that even little ponies can make a big difference.”

The film is directed by Robert Cullen, José L. Ucha, and co-directed by Mark Fattibene. The story was created by Cullen and Ucha, and Tim Sullivan. The screenplay was written by Sullivan and Gillian Berrow. Cecil Kramer and Peter Lewis produced.

We thought this was going to be a series. Or maybe it will be with a different cast?!?!

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Andy Taylor (born 16 February 1961) is an English #guitarist, #singer, #songwriter, and record #producer, best known as a former member of both Duran Duran and The Power Station.

He has also recorded and performed as a solo artist, and served as a guitarist, songwriter and record producer for the likes of Robert Palmer,Rod Stewart, The Almighty, Thunder, Love and Money, Mark Shaw, Then Jerico, C. C. Catch, Paul Rodgers (with The Law), Belinda Carlisle,Gun and many more.

Duran Duran began their rise to fame at a Birmingham club named the “Rum Runner”. The club was owned by their managers and mentors, brothers Paul & Michael Berrow. It was centred on the music and ostentatious fashion of the era, particularly dance & disco music, which had fused with punk and electronic to create the sound and look adopted by various “New Romantic” acts of the time. The band was heavily influenced by the 12 inch cuts of the day. Taylor says… “Anybody who is familiar with early DD (Duran Duran) will be aware of the Night Versions concept… the underlying influence of the 12” mix – Edwards & Rodgers – Giorgio Moroder … It was all part of the matrix – we tested our first hits on the dance-floor before going anywhere near the radio – it was the way you defined your style and who you were, through the club you were associated with – where you hung-out … I’m a rock fan, but the girls hung-out at the disco – I recommend a large portion of both.“

The band signed to EMI Records in December 1980 only seven months after completing the line-up. Their debut single "Planet Earth” was released shortly after that, with their self-titled debut album, Duran Duran, released in June 1981. By 1983, the band was a global success story.

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RIBA reveals the best of British architecture for 2017

The Royal Institute of British Architects has named 49 winners of its national awards, ranging from a cluster of luxury townhouses, to a new wing for the Tate Modern museum and workshops for the National Arboretum.

The 2017 RIBA National Awards for architecture recognises the best buildings created in the last 12 months.

A shortlist for the prestigious Stirling Prize will be selected from this year's diverse list, which showcases the breadth and scale of projects across the UK – from housing to shopping centres and spaces for worship.

Maggie’s at the Robert Parfett; Manchester, England, by Foster + Partners

"RIBA National Awards provide insight into emerging design trends, as well as showing how well the profession responds to economic drivers. I am delighted to see such confident, innovative and ambitious architecture delivered in such challenging times," said RIBA president Jane Duncan.

"The lack of high-quality new housing is a huge issue in the UK so I am particularly pleased to see great examples of well-designed, sustainable new homes amongst our award winners," she added.

"We all deserve a well-designed, affordable home, wherever we live in the country. I encourage other local authorities, developers and clients to look at these projects as exemplars."

Walmer Yard; London, England, by P Salter and Associates

She praised the inclusion of a number of high-quality schools – including The Laboratory at Dulwich College and new music facilities at Wells Cathedral School – but said it was disappointing to see no new state school buildings included in this year’s awards.

“Well-designed schools support improved student achievement, and staff and student wellbeing and should be part of educational aspirations for all our schools, not just those in the fee-paying sector,” she said.

Also among this year's winners is the visitor attraction British Airways i360, which was designed by Marks Barfield Architects for the Brighton seafront, and the Victoria Gate shopping centre in Leeds with its striking geometric-patterned facade.

A pair of timber-framed buildings for the National Arboretum in Gloucestershire designed using only felled branches from the site were given a nod.

British Airways i360; Brighton, England, by Marks Barfield Architects

Wilkinson Eyre's new additions to the Dyson Campus in Wiltshire is also recognised. The trio of buildings housing new research and design facilities, as well as a cafe and multi-purpose sports centre feature mirrored glass facades.

The striking brick extension of the Tate Modern Switch House by Herzog & de Meuron also gets a mention.

"Brick remains the top choice for many projects in London; Tate Modern's Blavatnik Building and Barrett's Grove are two excellent examples," said Duncan, but pointed out that timber has grown in popularity across the rest of the country. "Traditional building material remains very much part of modern London's architectural vernacular."

Tate Modern Blavatnik House; London, England, by Herzog & de Meuron

Scroll down for the full list of winners in the RIBA National Awards 2017:

› 8 Finsbury Circus; London, England, by Wilkinson Eyre › 40 Chancery Lane; London, England, by Bennetts Associates › Barretts Grove; London, England, by Amin Taha + Groupwork › Bedales School of Art and Design Building; Petersfield, England, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios › Blackburn Meadows Biomass; Tinsley, England, by BDP › British Airways i360; Brighton, England, by Marks Barfield Architects › Caring Wood; Kent, England, by Macdonald Wright Architects and Rural Office for Architecture

New Scotland Yard; London, England, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

› Carrowbreck Meadow; Norfolk, England, by Hamson Barron Smith › Chetham's School of Music - Stoller Hall; Manchester, England, by Stephenson Studio › City of Glasgow College, City Campus; Glasgow, Scotland, by Michael Laird Architects & Reiach and Hall Architects › Command of the Oceans; Kent, England, by Baynes and Mitchell Architects › Derwenthorpe Phase One; York, England, by Studio Partington › Dujardin Mews; London, England, by Karakusevic Carson Architects › Dyson Campus Expansion; Malmesbury, England, by WilkinsonEyre › Fallahogey Studio; Kilrea, Northern Ireland, by McGarry-Moon Architects › Finlays Warehouse; Manchester, England, by Stephenson Studio › Hastings Pier; Hastings, England, by dRMM Architects › King’s College School; London, England, by Allies and Morrison › Leicester Cathedral’s Richard III Project ‘With Dignity and Honour’; Leicester, England, by van Heyningen and Haward Architects › Live Works; Newcastle, England, by Flanagan Lawrence

Magdalen College Library; Oxford, England, by Wright & Wright Architects

› Liverpool Philharmonic; Liverpool, England, by Caruso St John Architects › Magdalen College Library; Oxford, England, by Wright & Wright Architects › Maggie’s at the Robert Parfett; Manchester, England, by Foster + Partners › New Music Facilities for Wells Cathedral School; Wells, England, by Eric Parry Architects › New Scotland Yard; London, England, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris › Newhouse of Auchengee; North Ayrshire, Scotland, by Ann Nisbet Studio › No 49; London, England, by 31 dash 44 architects › Paradise Gardens; London, England, by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands › Peacock House; London, England, by BHSF Architekten with Studio-P › Photography Studio for Juergen Teller; London, England, by 6a architects › Remembrance Centre, National Memorial Arboretum; Lichfield, England, by Glenn Howells Architects › Rockvilla; Glasgow, England, by Hoskins Architects

Dyson Campus Expansion; Malmesbury, England, by WilkinsonEyre

› Shawm House; West Woodburn, England, by MawsonKerr Architects › Silchester; London, England, by Haworth Tompkins › South Street; Lewes, England, by Sandy Rendel Architects › St Albans Abbey; St Albans, England, by Richard Griffiths Architects › Tate Modern Blavatnik House; London, England, by Herzog & de Meuron › The Berrow Foundation Building and New Garden Building, Lincoln College; Oxford, England, by Stanton Williams › The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia; Norwich, England, by Architype › The Laboratory, Dulwich College; London, England, by Grimshaw › The Loom; London, England, by Duggan Morris Architects

Caring Wood; Leeds, England, by Macdonald Wright Architects

› The Welding Institute; Cambridge, England, by Eric Parry Architects › The Word; South Shields, England, by FaulknerBrowns Architects › Vajrasana Buddhist Retreat Centre; Suffolk, England, by Walters & Cohen Architects › Victoria Gate Arcades; Leeds, England, by ACME › Walmer Yard; London, England, by P Salter and Associates › Warwick Hall Community Centre; Burford, England, by Acanthus Clews Architects › Wolfson Tree Management Centre; Gloucestershire, England, by Invisible Studio

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RIBA reveals the best of British architecture for 2017

The Royal Institute of British Architects has named 49 winners of its national awards, ranging from a cluster of luxury townhouses, to a new wing for the Tate Modern museum and workshops for the National Arboretum.

The 2017 RIBA National Awards for architecture recognises the best buildings created in the last 12 months.

A shortlist for the prestigious Stirling Prize will be selected from this year's diverse list, which showcases the breadth and scale of projects across the UK – from housing to shopping centres and spaces for worship.

Maggie’s at the Robert Parfett; Manchester, England, by Foster + Partners

"RIBA National Awards provide insight into emerging design trends, as well as showing how well the profession responds to economic drivers. I am delighted to see such confident, innovative and ambitious architecture delivered in such challenging times," said RIBA president Jane Duncan.

"The lack of high-quality new housing is a huge issue in the UK so I am particularly pleased to see great examples of well-designed, sustainable new homes amongst our award winners," she added.

"We all deserve a well-designed, affordable home, wherever we live in the country. I encourage other local authorities, developers and clients to look at these projects as exemplars."

Walmer Yard; London, England, by P Salter and Associates

She praised the inclusion of a number of high-quality schools – including The Laboratory at Dulwich College and new music facilities at Wells Cathedral School – but said it was disappointing to see no new state school buildings included in this year’s awards.

“Well-designed schools support improved student achievement, and staff and student wellbeing and should be part of educational aspirations for all our schools, not just those in the fee-paying sector,” she said.

Also among this year's winners is the visitor attraction British Airways i360, which was designed by Marks Barfield Architects for the Brighton seafront, and the Victoria Gate shopping centre in Leeds with its striking geometric-patterned facade.

A pair of timber-framed buildings for the National Arboretum in Gloucestershire designed using only felled branches from the site were given a nod.

British Airways i360; Brighton, England, by Marks Barfield Architects

Wilkinson Eyre's new additions to the Dyson Campus in Wiltshire is also recognised. The trio of buildings housing new research and design facilities, as well as a cafe and multi-purpose sports centre feature mirrored glass facades.

The striking brick extension of the Tate Modern Switch House by Herzog & de Meuron also gets a mention.

"Brick remains the top choice for many projects in London; Tate Modern's Blavatnik Building and Barrett's Grove are two excellent examples," said Duncan, but pointed out that timber has grown in popularity across the rest of the country. "Traditional building material remains very much part of modern London's architectural vernacular."

Tate Modern Blavatnik House; London, England, by Herzog & de Meuron

Scroll down for the full list of winners in the RIBA National Awards 2017:

› 8 Finsbury Circus; London, England, by Wilkinson Eyre › 40 Chancery Lane; London, England, by Bennetts Associates › Barretts Grove; London, England, by Amin Taha + Groupwork › Bedales School of Art and Design Building; Petersfield, England, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios › Blackburn Meadows Biomass; Tinsley, England, by BDP › British Airways i360; Brighton, England, by Marks Barfield Architects › Caring Wood; Kent, England, by Macdonald Wright Architects and Rural Office for Architecture

New Scotland Yard; London, England, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

› Carrowbreck Meadow; Norfolk, England, by Hamson Barron Smith › Chetham's School of Music - Stoller Hall; Manchester, England, by Stephenson Studio › City of Glasgow College, City Campus; Glasgow, Scotland, by Michael Laird Architects & Reiach and Hall Architects › Command of the Oceans; Kent, England, by Baynes and Mitchell Architects › Derwenthorpe Phase One; York, England, by Studio Partington › Dujardin Mews; London, England, by Karakusevic Carson Architects › Dyson Campus Expansion; Malmesbury, England, by WilkinsonEyre › Fallahogey Studio; Kilrea, Northern Ireland, by McGarry-Moon Architects › Finlays Warehouse; Manchester, England, by Stephenson Studio › Hastings Pier; Hastings, England, by dRMM Architects › King’s College School; London, England, by Allies and Morrison › Leicester Cathedral’s Richard III Project ‘With Dignity and Honour’; Leicester, England, by van Heyningen and Haward Architects › Live Works; Newcastle, England, by Flanagan Lawrence

Magdalen College Library; Oxford, England, by Wright & Wright Architects

› Liverpool Philharmonic; Liverpool, England, by Caruso St John Architects › Magdalen College Library; Oxford, England, by Wright & Wright Architects › Maggie’s at the Robert Parfett; Manchester, England, by Foster + Partners › New Music Facilities for Wells Cathedral School; Wells, England, by Eric Parry Architects › New Scotland Yard; London, England, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris › Newhouse of Auchengee; North Ayrshire, Scotland, by Ann Nisbet Studio › No 49; London, England, by 31 dash 44 architects › Paradise Gardens; London, England, by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands › Peacock House; London, England, by BHSF Architekten with Studio-P › Photography Studio for Juergen Teller; London, England, by 6a architects › Remembrance Centre, National Memorial Arboretum; Lichfield, England, by Glenn Howells Architects › Rockvilla; Glasgow, England, by Hoskins Architects

Dyson Campus Expansion; Malmesbury, England, by WilkinsonEyre

› Shawm House; West Woodburn, England, by MawsonKerr Architects › Silchester; London, England, by Haworth Tompkins › South Street; Lewes, England, by Sandy Rendel Architects › St Albans Abbey; St Albans, England, by Richard Griffiths Architects › Tate Modern Blavatnik House; London, England, by Herzog & de Meuron › The Berrow Foundation Building and New Garden Building, Lincoln College; Oxford, England, by Stanton Williams › The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia; Norwich, England, by Architype › The Laboratory, Dulwich College; London, England, by Grimshaw › The Loom; London, England, by Duggan Morris Architects

Caring Wood; Leeds, England, by Macdonald Wright Architects

› The Welding Institute; Cambridge, England, by Eric Parry Architects › The Word; South Shields, England, by FaulknerBrowns Architects › Vajrasana Buddhist Retreat Centre; Suffolk, England, by Walters & Cohen Architects › Victoria Gate Arcades; Leeds, England, by ACME › Walmer Yard; London, England, by P Salter and Associates › Warwick Hall Community Centre; Burford, England, by Acanthus Clews Architects › Wolfson Tree Management Centre; Gloucestershire, England, by Invisible Studio

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Andrew Arthur “Andy” Taylor (born 16 February 1961) is an English #guitarist, #singer, #songwriter, and record #producer, best known as a member of Duran Duran and The Power Station.

He has also recorded and performed as a solo artist, and served as a guitarist, songwriter and record producer for the likes of Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, The Almighty, Thunder, Love and Money, Mark Shaw, Then Jerico, C. C. Catch, Paul Rodgers (with The Law), Belinda Carlisle, Gun and many more.

Duran Duran began their rise to fame at a Birmingham club named the “Rum Runner”. The club was owned by their managers and mentors, brothers Paul & Michael Berrow. It was centred on the music and ostentatious fashion of the era, particularly dance & disco music, which had fused with punk and electronic to create the sound and look adopted by various “New Romantic” acts of the time. The band was heavily influenced by the 12 inch cuts of the day. Taylor says… “Anybody who is familiar with early DD (Duran Duran) will be aware of the Night Versions concept… the underlying influence of the 12” mix - Edwards & Rodgers - Giorgio Moroder … It was all part of the matrix - we tested our first hits on the dance-floor before going anywhere near the radio - it was the way you defined your style and who you were, through the club you were associated with - where you hung-out … I’m a rock fan, but the girls hung-out at the disco - I recommend a large portion of both.“

The band signed to EMI Records in December 1980 only seven months after completing the line-up. Their debut single “Planet Earth” was released shortly after that, with their self-titled debut album, Duran Duran, released in June 1981. By 1983, the band was a global success story.