URBRUM Magazine issue 2

2 Cover Storys
Selection by URBRUM
Different Junior James Life Story
For the last 20 years I’ve either been in jail or out on the road
doing drugs, stealing and smuggling. I’ve never done anything
legit. I wrote and edited the book while I was in prison.
Page : 10
Birmingham Met Collage
Working with the magazine
has given the opportunity to
Extended Diploma in Photography
student’s real industry
experience and the chance to
have work published.
Page : 06
Little Big Planet
Who would have thought, that a
small little character, filled with
wool, zipped up, would turn out
to be the most loved character
on PlayStation 3.
Page : 14
Steroids the inside story
Steroids have long been linked to the idea of the athlete
striving to reach the utmost peak of performance, and with
this being Olympic year they will be very much in the news.
Healing Teamwork
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Andy, who lives in the Hockley area of Birmingham, spoke
very openly about his life journey, in the hope that it would
help tackle the day to day stigma that’s all too often a result
of ignorance in relation to mental health issues.
Page : 12
Diamond in the rough
My name is Duane Courtney,
and Lozells will always hold a
special place in my heart, as
this is where I was born, bred,
and have some of my fondest
memories.
Graffiti art
Page : 28
Graffiti art originated from New
York in the 1970s and was a
big part a of the hip hop movement,
it was mainly painted on
subway trains and a new art
form had been created.
Page : 24
Thoughts, feelings
and faith
The URBRUM team have been
searching for Birmingham’s
talent and we were successful
in finding just that.
Page : 05
SIGN
POSTING
Useful contacts
and links across
Birmingham
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