On the Huh

This time I sat down with Indie Royalty - Pete Fij has rocked up in Norwich on tour with his brilliant new solo Album Up's The New Down.  Back in the 90's he was front man for Creation Records band Adorable - Known for their punchy Lyrics and in your face live shows it was nice to be able to reminisce about the band starting out in Coventry and how al these years later how the new record...

This weeks episode features a chat with 3 members of Bayou - recorded at The Holloway just before their soundcheck ahead of a Sold Out home town headline show.  We talked about their backstory, what they have been up to, their love of playing live and how being friends larking about in the band is what matters most to them.  A fantastic live band who play with vigour and their heart on their sleev...

Spencer Ide also known online as SpideWriter is a British music journalist live reviewer and copywriter based around Norwich and Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. He writes live music reviews, artist profiles and musician interviews.  We sat down together in the Maids Head over a pot of tea and talked about his life and musical journey including his experiences with Punk and watching U2 for a fiver on Th...

This week we catch up with Norwich based multi-instrumentalist Reuben Claybourn. A Hugely popular member of the music scene around these parts playing guitar with Red Mar and Wylt and Accordian and guitar with frequent collaborator and friend of the Pod Cast Yer Blooze. Reuben has also begun to record his own solo material which we discuss and which in his own words is due to be released soon(ish)...

This week I got to catch up with all the members of hot new ticket in town Narcolepsy..  Narcolepsy are a 5-piece shoegaze/dreampop band from norwich, uk. Characterised by shimmering, glittery guitars and dreamy voices. Like a warm, nostalgic dream. Formed in 2024, narcolepsy have gained recognition in the local scene, previously supporting the Miki Berenyi Trio. In January 2026, Narcolepsy releas...

To kick off season 5 - I got to spend some time with Robin and Dan from spangly, jingly indie popsters The Danphes.  The band are from Norwich and draw inspiration from the C86 era of mixtapes and hazy summers. They write shimmering hook-soaked songs that balance the bright, chiming guitars with a slightly lovelorn, scuffed around the edges charm.  Rooted in the local scene and shaped by years of...

To finish off season 4 of the Pod - I sat down(twice) with Hannah and Will the duo behind Lust for Life promotions.  We got into how they got the ball rolling, the challenges facing promotors - what they've got in the pipeline and all sorts of other things. The recording was split across two meet ups as we got into a bit of a backlog but this episode is out just in time to push their latest s...

This time round, I've managed to blag some time with the almighty Boo Radleys - after their soundcheck at The Church in Ipswich.  Formed in Wallasey, they took the 90's by storm with a number 1 album, top 40 singles including a top 10 with Wake Up Boo and some legendary Live shows.  Coming back around covid with new material, the band have integrated their new songs into a live set featu...

This week I managed to grab 3 members of the fast up and coming and Wildpath's favorites Home Counties - back stage at the UEA after their set opening for the sold out Franz Ferdinand gig.  Home Counites are known for their satirical lyrics, angular guitars, synths, mixed vocals and for having a damn good time.  A terrific watch live and with a couple of belting albums in the can - it was ace...

This week I got chatting to Matt Bull - the likeable, affable and smiley face behind the Recent & Decent music output ( playlists/ interviews / live show promotion). You name it and he does it - here we talk about the scene, how he took a punt on promoting a new style of show, what's next , his own musical tastes and background and so on and so forth ...  I hope you like listening to it a...

This weeks episode sees me sitting down for a conversation with the fantastic Alexander Carson.  Based in Norwich and working between Norwich and London , Alexander Carson is a non-binary singer-songwriter and composer whose music blends classical discipline with modern lyrical introspection. Classically trained from the age of four, Carson's sound has been described as somewhere between Chop...

This time I sat down with one of the Norwich scenes favorite sons Pedro Danger. Pedro is known to many from his solo work which he fits in alongside his work in bands which now includes friends of the pod Suds with who he has recently been touring.  Pedro describes himself as an Ambling musician. 24years in this life, 13th alongside the guitar. Longtime Norwich featuring artist for many great loca...

Dylan Clarke the driving force behind Yer Blooze and a member of Red Mar Joins Tim in part 2 of the live special recorded at the Holloway in Feb.  They got into all sorts from AI to Biscuit Tea, from new material to highly palatable old stuff and he event played us a song.  We did the best we could with the sound recorded across and I-phone and a lap top in a packed basement so bear with us - we h...

Welcome to this special episode (part 1) featuring Tom, Paige and Miles from The Mink - recorded at The Holloway in Feb.  The Mink leapt from the soup of East Anglia's music scene in 2023, after catching glimpses of each other playing in other bands and thinking "hell yeah man". They play new-psych that is dreamy, groovy, riffy and flutey in equl measure.  We had a lovely old time s...

Chest are energetic, enigmatic and effortlessly stylish. Chest revel in cultivating an atmosphere that is both chaotic and irresistibly captivating. Emerging in Norwich in 2023 they quickly demanded attention from industry tastemakers and indie fans alike. Early releases earned them radio support from BBC radio 1, Radio 6 and local stations while a furious live schedule saw them turning heads acro...

Welcome to season 4 which we are kicking off with a chat with Norwich based Noise makers Feasts.  Feasts initially meeting as sworn enemies and after a moonlight duel that ended in a stalemate they decided to put that animosity to good use and start a chart topping band. The duo combine beautifully chaotic drumming, melodic yet noisy guitar, yelped vocals, multi-instrumentation and songs about cat...

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 to...

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 foc...

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...

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...

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...

On the Huh caught up with front man Josh Harrison backstage at the Waterfront after their soundcheck and ahead of a home town album launch show to celebrate the release of their new album In Venus train. Thematically In Venus Train channels mystical figures from folk-lore and biblical metaphors, writing songs about obsession, love and grieving a past life. The album is a musically rich, at times i...

This week I'm joined for a chat by the brilliant KiraKira. In her own words Kira is a  Multi-instrumental singer songwriter grown in Norwich. In the space between bedroom pop heart-ache and white-rabbit indie dreams, she finds beauty in the drone of the mundane and floats in the idyll of ambience. Taking a heart-bearing lyrical approach to music in the way that you may see in the realms of Sa...

Hello again - it's been a while ....  to launch series 3 of On the Huh Podcast - I somehow wangled 15 mins with the inimitable Jeff McDonald of the Rock gods Redd Kross... hailing from Hawthorne Los Angeles - a 40+ year career co-fronting the band with his brother Steve has led to a lifetime of music.   I had a catch up with Jeff at their Norwich Waterfront show recently where they were playi...

A few weeks ago, Tim caught up with Orchards ahead of their rammed headline show at  Voodoos - we found a booth upstairs and had a splendid chat about all things Orchards and their musical influences and all sorts...   I hope you enjoy it  Tim 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 Nor...