On the Huh

A few weeks ago i got the chance to chat to Hutch in the Green Room at Voodoo's ahead of their headline show.  An extended line up for this tour has breathed new energy and sounds into the band.  Funny, charming and hugely entertaining Hutch bring melody and a soulfulness to their records and their live shows. We talk here about their writing process, their approach to pulling their music together and you can tell how relaxed they are and how much fun they are having. We are lucky to have them so check them out in all the usual places.    Don't forget to check out the ever evolving Spotify playlist of Norwich bands material compiled by pod producer Reuben Andrews called La musique de Norwich.chin chin

Today I'm joined by Simon from The Holloway team to talk about how this cracking little venue came in to being. It's a grass roots micro-venue in the heart of Norwich hosting a variety of small scale musical, literary and cinematic events in a relaxed friendly and welcoming environment.The space houses a carefully curated collections of books, zines, prints and music for sale with a focus on publications and merchandise that relate to the artists, musicians, writers and film-makers who perform, speak and screen there. It's a beautiful space seeped in history....  have fun. Don't forget to check out the ever evolving Spotify playlist of Norwich bands material compiled by pod producer Reuben Andrews called La musique de Norwich.chin chin

This week we have an OTHP Short special as Tim chats to Brighton based scuzz-popsters Canned Pineapple backstage at Voodoo's ahead of their set supporting Pleasure Inc as part of the line-up for the Wildpaths pre-party a few weeks back.The whole band rocked up and we got into how they formed, what they are up to (and going to be up to) and some silly stuff. Their set was tremendous so make sure your see them next time they are in town at The Party of the year with Pleasure Inc and Other Half in December at the Waterfront. Don't forget to check out the ever evolving Spotify playlist of Norwich bands material compiled by pod producer Reuben Andrews called La musique de Norwich.chin chin

Cerys Hubbard is a music journalist & Self proclaimed music history nerd based in Norwich, who likes to think her passion for all things rock n roll stemmed from the moment her parents decided to name her after Cerys Matthews. She grew up in the city listening to anything she could get whilst studying Music Marketing Media & Communications at BIMM Brighton. She founded Dead Pop Mag Society, a blog aiming to bring the fun and chaos of 80's and 90's music mags like Smash Hits to a new audience which so far has seen her have appearances on BBC Norfolk, BBC Leicester and most recently at Wild Paths festival interviewing some of the most exciting up and coming acts on the scene.When she's not doing this, she's working at Norwich Arts Centre, gallivanting about the city putting up posters and handing out brochures, pulling pints. selling merch and rabbiting on about her favorite bands to all the 6 radio dads that come her way.  Don't forget to check out the ever evolving Spotify playlist of Norwich bands material compiled by pod producer Reuben Andrews called La musique de Norwich.chin chin

This week - I got to sit down for a pint with  Matt “tex” Kennedy, 1/5th of the well oiled machine that is floral image, known city wide as the K. O. B (king of bass) for his fast attack ,unfathomable rhythm and onstage antics. Quoted by Spide Writer “Kennedy is the Iggy Pop of bass guitar”.In amongst all the chaos of touring and living a life as normal as a free wheeling freak can, He focuses a lot of time on his own project Black Magick Caravan. A project birthed from the grief of losing grandparents and finding a way to channel grief into songs and musical freakouts.Black Magick caravan is a mystical whimsy psych folk project toying with the feelings of paranoia, anxiety and finding the light at the end of the tunnel with themes of the occult, tarot, dreams. Flourish, the first song from black Magick caravans album titled “upon the dying flowers” is set to be released this autumn into winter. Don't forget to check out the ever evolving Spotify playlist of Norwich bands material compiled by pod producer Reuben Andrews called La musique de Norwich.chin chin