About This Site
BrumSound is an independent, non-commercial tribute to Birmingham, UK’s outsized musical footprint — from the birth of heavy metal to reggae, New Romantic pop and orchestral rock. It is not affiliated with any of the artists, labels, or platforms it links to.
About the creator
Hi — I’m an XR developer at BOM. I built BrumSound because I love rock music and wanted more people to discover the history behind these iconic Birmingham bands. My favorite band is Duran Duaran and I love the song Hungry like a wolf
Image credits
All band photography is sourced from Wikimedia Commons under public domain or Creative Commons licenses. No press or promotional photography is used.
- Black Sabbath: “Black Sabbath 1977” by Anthony Catalano, licensed CC BY 2.0. View on Wikimedia Commons.
- Judas Priest: “Judas Priest 2799” by Dori, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. View on Wikimedia Commons.
- Electric Light Orchestra: “ELO 1977” by Jet Records, licensed Public Domain. View on Wikimedia Commons.
- Traffic: “Traffic 1973” by Heinrich Klaffs, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0. View on Wikimedia Commons.
- UB40: “UB 40 (6759960069)” by Eva Rinaldi, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0. View on Wikimedia Commons.
- Steel Pulse: “David Hinds - Steel Pulse” by gabba, licensed CC BY 2.0. View on Wikimedia Commons.
- Duran Duran: “Duran Duran Interview at SxSW” by Earl McGehee, licensed CC BY 2.0. View on Wikimedia Commons.
- Dexys Midnight Runners: “Dexys2012” by Egghead06, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. View on Wikimedia Commons.
Music
Album art and playback on band pages are provided by Spotify’s official embedded player. Streaming requires a Spotify account for full tracks; short previews are available without one. The timeline page links out to Spotify rather than embedding, to keep the page light.
Accessibility statement
This site aims to meet WCAG 2.1 AA. Every page uses semantic landmarks and a skip-to-content link; every image carries descriptive alt text; color contrast is checked against each of the site’s four band-mood themes; the whole site is keyboard-navigable including the album timeline; and animation is disabled for visitors who set a reduced-motion preference. The timeline diagram is progressively enhanced — a full chronological list is always present in the page for anyone browsing without JavaScript or with a screen reader.
Found an accessibility issue? This is a static demo project with no contact form by design — but the source is plain HTML/CSS/JS and easy to patch.