On the Huh

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...

Howdy ... in this short special we catch up with friend of the Podcast Ben Taylor - the curator of the all day - multi stage festival at the Brickmakers in Norwich in aid of Prostate cancer UK which this year is on 22nd June.  There is a great line up with a mix of local bands and many more from all over the UK ..  check out Ben's bio @thisismusicnorwich for ticket and full line up details  D...

A cheeky On the Huh pod short with the very lovely Flat Venus ahead of their intimate show at the Albion Nights Kitchen gigs... We nattered about all sorts of stuff so lock in and enjoy  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

From Norwich UK, the band has an impressive pedigree featuring members of UK punk bands Infa-Riot, Braindance and Special Duties. Their music is closest to the street punk genre with big singalong choruses, tinged with glam riffs, channeling their inner, Slade and Sweet influences. The band formed in June 2021 in an unmanned studio during the height of the Covid pandemic. A little known rule meant...

This week I spent a few minutes with podcast Nepo-baby Reuben Andrews as part of our short form series "On the Huh shorts" ..  This lad knows his stuff - he's all over the music scene especially in Norwich and Brighton (where he's at Uni).  He's edited and produced all the episodes of On the Huh leaving Tim to do the bit he knows best...talking.   Here we chat about Reuben...

Helen McGrath-Doherty has  a rich musical journey throughout her life. Helen has immersed herself in various aspects of the music industry from playing in bands to booking tours. Currently channeling her passion into curating a life full of things she loves to do under the umbrella of Albion Nights. As the hosts of Albion Nights Kitchen Gigs, Helen and her husband Pete create intimate musical expe...

Just ahead of a long rehearsal prepping for their next live outing - I caught up with Mark and Andy from the band about their debut show, their time in the studio and what they've got coming up ....  you may recall that Simon from the Sam Adams band was the pilot episode for On the Huh Podcast so it was nice to loop back round with some of the other members - whilst Simon and drummer (another...