SACRILEGE: SPEAKING WITH THE FOUNDERS OF NORWICH’S GOTH NIGHT

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Norwich Radical in April 2023, Arts and tagged accessibility, arts, Cambridge, Chains on Velvet, club night, Covid-19, east anglia, featured, goth, hybrid events, livestream, music, nightlife, norwich, racism, Sacrilege, subculture, The Rumsey Wells, Wednesday Addams.

By Kasper Hassett

Norwich has a goth scene. That’s not always obvious – but go digging in the Underbelly of The Rumsey Wells on certain Saturdays and you might find yourself caught up with those who move on the city’s darkest dance floor.

Started by Alixandrea and Dvae in Cambridge, Sacrilege is a semi-regular club night showcasing a range of dark music from all eras. In recent years it has moved with them to Norwich, and is now gaining traction as a hub for the East Anglian alternative community to gather and enjoy goth music. I got in touch with Alix and Dvae to discuss Sacrilege, how it came to be and what may be in its future.

SPIRITED, RIDICULOUS, FUN – THE LOVELY EGGS LIVE AT THE WATERFRONT

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged band, david blackwell, encore, featured, gig, holly ross, live music, music, norwich, review, rob auton, setlist, the bug club, the lovely eggs, waterfront.

by Kasper Hassett

The Lovely Eggs brought a buzz to an eager crowd at the Waterfront on a Tuesday night last April. Formed by the Lancaster couple Holly Ross and David Blackwell, the band delivers a charismatic hippie-punk sound which brings the room to life. Although there are only two members, there is enough going on to satisfy any noise-hungry gig-goer. Holly juggles vocals with the guitar, complemented by David on the drums, creating something which is lively, interactive, and absurd.

OUR SUBVERSIVE VOICE: 400 YEARS OF PROTEST SONGS

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Community and tagged activism, Alan Finlayson, billy bragg, Bob Vylan, calypso, class war, Dave, Diggers Song, empire, england, Englishness, fascism, featured, folk, Folk Against Fascism, Gerrard Winstanley, Grime, hip-hop, history, hymnals, John Street, long read, Lord Kitchener, Maggie Holland, metal, migrants, music, national identity, nationalism, norwich, Norwich Arts Centre, Our Subversive Voice, petrol girls, political communication, protest, protest songs, punk, reggae, rhetoric, Songs of Hope and Protest, Stormzy, The Common Lot, The Specials, The Young'uns, UEA, uk, windrush.

By Rowan Gavin

Last year, two-tone legends The Specials released an album entitled ‘Protest Songs 1924-2012’. It featured covers of tracks by Bob Marley, Leonard Cohen, Big Bill Broonzy and other legends of protest music – but not one song penned by a British person, despite the band’s Coventry origins. This, UEA Professor John Street tells me, was part of the impetus behind the project Our Subversive Voice: The History and Politics of the English Protest Song.

‘IT MIGHT GET WEIRD’ – AN INTERVIEW WITH THE NEUTRINOS’ KAREN REILLY

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged art, artivism, arts, band, cop26, featured, Glasgow, interview, karen reilly, klanghouse, lockdown, music, norwich, performance, the neutrinos.

by Ananya Wilson-Bhattacharya

In November 2021, as Glasgow swirled with police, delegates and protesters during the COP26 conference, one sound art gallery was hosting a unique performance. There, Norwich band The Neutrinos performed Darkroom, their lockdown-inspired, one-audience member soundscape show which takes place – as the name suggests – entirely in darkness. I caught up with vocalist Karen Reilly about the show, the band’s partner project Klanghaus and their dream Darkroom performance venue.

‘REAL INTIMACY’ – THE NEUTRINOS LIVE

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged artivism, featured, intimate, jeron gundersen, jon baker, karen reilly, klanghaus, mark howe, music, no christmas, norfolk, norwich, Norwich Arts Centre, politics, review, sal pittman, sofa, the neutrinos.

by Rowan Gavin

Sometimes you go to a gig not quite knowing what to expect. I found out I would be covering The Neutrinos’ recent double-set Norwich Arts Centre show for the Norwich Radical at relatively short notice, and decided on a whim to perpetuate my ignorance of the band’s work until I could hear it live. What I discovered, one December Saturday evening in that beautiful converted church hall, was all the more delightful for my lack of expectation – in fact, I’m not sure that any amount of pre-listening could have quite prepared me for the experience of this show.

2021 IN 21 GREAT RECORDS

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged 2021, Bachelor, BUCK-TICK, David Rovics, featured, Floating Points, Frank Carter, Gabriels, Goat Girl, grace petrie, Greentea Peng, Joy Crookes, Kælan Mikla, La Femme, Little Simz, maya law, Måneskin, music, norwich, Pharoah Sanders, Pom Poko, Remi Wolf, Rival Consoles, Self Esteem, She Drew The Gun, The Beths, year in review.

By Rowan Gavin and Kasper Hassett

Yes, it’s been a weird old year, but you don’t need us to tell you that. What you do need – what we all need – is some great music to get you through and give you life. Luckily, 2021 delivered that in spades. The following is a not-at-all-comprehensive list of 21 records that we and other members of the Norwich Radical team loved this year, and think everyone should listen to. They’re not necessarily the best out there; they don’t necessarily all say or do anything particularly radical; but we promise they’re all great.

“FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH” – WILD PATHS FESTIVAL 2021

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Community and tagged Artel, Ben Street, Biig Piig, covid 19, Cultural Recovery Funding, Do Nothing, epic studios, featured, Franc Moody, Gonzo's Tea Room, green energy, Jerome Thomas, live music, music, NiNE8, norwich, Norwich Arts Centre, Palace, pandemic, Pip Millet, Pom Poko, Shoe Factory Social Club, Sports Team, St Laurence Church, sustainability, The Wallow, up-cycling, War of Words, Wild Paths Festival.

By Rowan Gavin

Since its foundation in 2019, Wild Paths festival has quickly become Norwich’s premier multi-venue live music event. The hotly anticipated 2021 edition of the festival will take place over four days from October 14th-17th, with headliners including Sports Team, Biig Piig and Palace as well as dozens of other acts playing at over 20 venues across the city. With just over a week to go until the festival began, I spoke to Ben Street, festival founder and director, about his experiences of organising the event.

LAST WORD FESTIVAL – LAUREATES: CECILIA KNAPP AND ALEXANDRA HUỲNH

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged agency, Alexandra Huỳnh, Amanda Gorman, artist, Caroline Bird, Cecilia Knapp, compassion, featured, imposter syndrome, introversion, Kendrick Lamar, language, laureateship, literature, london, music, National Youth Poet Laureate, objectification, online events, poetic form, poetry, poetry education, read women, Roundhouse Poetry Collective, Sacramento, Safia Elhillo, self-care, self-employment, songwriting, Steve Camden, Terrance Hayes, the last word festival, uk, USA, Vietnamese, Vietnamese American, Warsan Shire, women, young people, Young People's Laureate.

By Carmina Masoliver

This year’s Last Word Festival at The Roundhouse has been a mixture of online and in-person events. Although I had hoped to be able to attend more events, and accessing the festival hasn’t been easy, it was a pleasure to listen to poets Cecilia Knapp and Alexandra Huỳnh in conversation as I tucked into my dinner at home.

THE UNDERGROUND MUSIC SCENE AFTER COVID

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Community and tagged arts, Brexit, covid, events industry, featured, festival, funding, grassroots, independent venues, lockdown, music, music scene, music venue trust, nightlife, norwich, pandemic, punk, small business, subculture, venues.

by Ash

Your local music scene is a hive of energy which fuses together networks of people from all walks of life. It’s as much an awkward social battleground as it is an arena where ideas can be shared and explored in confidence and solidarity; it sustains avenues of expression which promote unity and mutual aid and offers sanctuary for people from disadvantaged and marginalised backgrounds to let off some steam. So as we enter a political chapter dominated by censorship and surveillance, we should all be asking ourselves what we can do to keep it alive.

LIVING RECORD FESTIVAL REVIEW – PART 1

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged ADHD, audio-visual, controversy, Covid-19, DJ Glade, Edinburgh Fringe, Elian Gray, featured, grief, identity, infuencers, Katie Elizabeth Payne, Katie Payne, Leanne Moden, Living Record Festival, Mango Lassi, Maya Katherine, mental health, Mike Masaros, music, My Mix(ed up) Tape, online theatre, performance, poetry, review, Rogue Play Theatre, Skip Skip Skip, spirituality, spoken word, The Quean's Company, theatre, theatre review, Thrash, Vivid Ashes, web series.

By Carmina Masoliver

January 2021 saw the start of the Living Record Festival, which featured over forty artists and theatre companies showcasing digital work, from spoken word audio pieces to mini-web series. It has garnered many four-star and five-star reviews. In this two-part series, Carmina Masoliver discusses her picks of the festival’s most interesting shows. You can read part two here.

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SACRILEGE: SPEAKING WITH THE FOUNDERS OF NORWICH’S GOTH NIGHT

By Kasper Hassett

SPIRITED, RIDICULOUS, FUN – THE LOVELY EGGS LIVE AT THE WATERFRONT

by Kasper Hassett

OUR SUBVERSIVE VOICE: 400 YEARS OF PROTEST SONGS

By Rowan Gavin

‘IT MIGHT GET WEIRD’ – AN INTERVIEW WITH THE NEUTRINOS’ KAREN REILLY

by Ananya Wilson-Bhattacharya

‘REAL INTIMACY’ – THE NEUTRINOS LIVE

by Rowan Gavin

2021 IN 21 GREAT RECORDS

By Rowan Gavin and Kasper Hassett

LAST WORD FESTIVAL – LAUREATES: CECILIA KNAPP AND ALEXANDRA HUỲNH

By Carmina Masoliver

THE UNDERGROUND MUSIC SCENE AFTER COVID

by Ash

LIVING RECORD FESTIVAL REVIEW – PART 1

By Carmina Masoliver

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