The Fine City Music Podcast

11/07/2025

NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE

Norwich native and resident, Matthew Worley, the "punk scholar", answers the big questions, like: What was "punk"? Why did punk cause such moral outrage?; the relationship between punk and reggae, and what were fanzines all about? We also talk cheese and beer in the Kings Head, protest songs with community theatre group The Common Lot, and holding a season ticket at Carrow Road.

Norwich native and resident, Matthew Worley, the "punk scholar", answers the big questions, like: What was "punk"? Why did punk cause such moral outrage?; th...

10/07/2025

NEW EPISODE NOW AVAILABLE

Norwich native and resident, Matthew Worley, the "punk scholar", answers the big questions, like: What was "punk"? Why did punk cause such moral outrage?; the relationship between punk and reggae, and what were fanzines all about? We also talk cheese and beer in the Kings Head, protest songs with community theatre group The Common Lot, and holding a season ticket at Carrow Road.

Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WmBXI2dJm0OUjfdya9m4j?si=99830091351f4bb6

Apple | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fine-city-music-podcast-episode-21-matthew-worley/id1704332735?i=1000716685497

23/06/2025

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Part Drew's story, part history lesson with live performance, we take in the prevalence of blindness among early bluesmen, the origins of the Paris, Texas theme tune and why doom metal is the most direct descendant of the blues alive today, along with the joys of busking in Norwich, teaching architecture, and Drew's weird and wonderful home made guitar making.

23/06/2025

NEW EPISODE NOW AVAILABLE

Part Drew's story, part history lesson with live performance, we take in the prevalence of blindness among early bluesmen, the origins of the Paris, Texas theme tune and why doom metal is the most direct descendant of the blues alive today, along with the joys of busking in Norwich, teaching architecture, and Drew's weird and wonderful home made guitar making.

Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/episode/29WMbGSQOMAS43MimIPdpo?si=68b3153435854c8f

Apple | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fine-city-music-podcast-episode-20-drew-webster/id1819753709?i=1000714046405

09/06/2025

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Jack and Rhi from the family 4-piece Mama Oh No talk us through their story, from growing up in the north Norfolk village of Northrepps, through to their debut album on HMV's 1921 Records, via Red Rooster, to the release of their second album, Fuzz-u-lator, on the day of recording. With added Family Band Quiz!

Jack and Rhi from the family 4-piece Mama Oh No talk us through their story, from growing up in the north Norfolk village of Northrepps, through to their deb...

08/06/2025

NEW EPISODE NOW AVAILABLE

Jack and Rhi from the family 4-piece Mama Oh No talk us through their story, from growing up in the north Norfolk village of Northrepps, through to their debut album on HMV's 1921 Records, via Red Rooster, to the release of their second album, Fuzz-u-lator, on the day of recording. With added Family Band Quiz!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Xa82NKZUN7VkxBZ3OVjvx?si=381de78667314ad7

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13/04/2025

NEW EPISODE NOW AVAILABLE

Annie Catwoman (NEW NOISE! Gig promoter and Pica pica, Pica pica! Promotions) and JULIET Price Thomas (NEW NOISE! RADIO presenter, gig host and soul/rap/spoken word performer) talk us through all the excellent work of NEW NOISE! and their partners in Norfolk and Suffolk in supporting young musicians and preparing them to pursue careers in the music industry, while we also talk through Annie's and JULIET's own individual music journeys.

NOTE: We do also discuss our thoughts on the recent academic research on the "shocking prevalence of su***de among musicians" and what is needed to address the problem.

https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/03/07/su***de-music-industry-a-call-to-action-frontiers-public-health

Listen here:

Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/episode/3m7UcW1snKM0lVpeqvPSCY?si=c5ed69e387714ebd

Apple | https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fine-city-music-podcast-episode-18-new-noise/id1704332735?i=1000703324647

03/04/2025

COMING SOON ...