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We at Exposed were devastated to hear that following 16 years of live music, late-night revelry and hangover-curing snap, the Harley would be closing its doors for good. As well as playing an important role in supporting the local music scene, the venue played the host to the likes of the XX, Alt-J, Fat White Family, Royal Blood and many more. Flicking through the Tramlines Times archives, we came across this shot of a memorable Public Service Broadcasting gig in 2013.
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Hope you had a brilliant Easter weekend, but this month, we have the May Bank Holidays! That gives us plenty of time to drink beer (and cider, of course!). So, whether you’re dreaming of a beautiful pub beer garden, a lazy park picnic with friends or a fun family BBQ at home, beer goes nicely with the lot! Bottles, cans, mini-kegs – you can transport all of your fave tipples easily, but don’t forget the cooler bag; in fact, get those ice packs in the freezer this minute! Our great beer column this month takes us overseas, to Norway, so we can take a look at a popular and successful brewery that has a rather excellent Yorkshire link! Amundsen Brewery are based on the outskirts of Norway’s capital city, Oslo. Since kicking off in 2011, they’ve developed an outstanding reputation for brewing top-notch modern beers, turning their hands to all different styles, but gaining particular recognition for their big, sweet stouts. They also have a cracking brew pub to visit, so it might be time to check those flights to Oslo! The link to Sheffield and Yorkshire is a good one and comes via Lewis Ryan (Lewy Lewy), a Barnsley-based artist and designer who’s worked on a number of recent pump clips and can designs for Sheffield’s Abbeydale Brewery. Even more recently he’s worked with other favourites Lost Industry, too. After posting a pic of himself enjoying an Amundsen can in the Sheffield Tap, he was approached by the very same brewery and quickly became their permanent graphic designer, as well as producing artwork along with other artists back in Norway. Lewis is a great lad, he drinks in and around Sheffield’s pubs regularly. Keep an eye out for him, he’s increasingly famous but still very friendly! Here are three beers to watch out for from Amundsen, their cans are freely available in a fair few outlets around Sheffield and The Rutland and Shakespeares often have them on keg too.
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COUNCIL SKIES Celebrated Sheffield artist Pete McKee will be releasing a new book, ‘Council Skies’, in June alongside a short UK tour.
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A collection of McKee’s work over the last 15 years, the book will showcase everything from his early sketch work right through to his most recent exhibitions. It features a foreword from award-winning writer and author of ‘Austerity Bites: A Journey To The Sharp End of Cuts In The UK’ Mary O’Hara and an introduction from Dr Susan McPherson, lecturer in Sociology at Sheffield Hallam University. To coincide with the release of the book, McKee will be opening three pop-up galleries in three different cities. The exhibitions will combine a mixture of classic and new work, including images designed especially for each location reflecting each city’s vibrancy and heritage. The tour stops off in Brighton (14-18 June), Birmingham (4-7 July) and Nottingham (24-27 July). Pete said of the exhibitions: “I’m so excited to open these pop-up galleries in these wonderful locations. I’m always wanting to do something creative in as many UK cities as possible, so I’m really happy to be resuming this mission in 2019! You never know you might even see the odd street mural appear near you!” ‘Council Skies’ will be released on 14 June and will be available to order at petemckee.com.
RESTAURANT PLANNED FOR HISTORIC CITADEL A historic Sheffield city centre building could be brought back into use as a bar or restaurant under new plans submitted to the council last month. Local company WMA Architects has submitted full planning and listed building applications for the change of use of The Citadel on Cross Burgess Street in the city centre. The Grade II-listed building was constructed in 1894 as the Sheffield headquarters of the Salvation Army before the charity moved to a new location in 1999. The proposal aims to modernise the interior of the fourstorey building, making it suitable for use as a food and drink establishment, whilst remaining sympathetic to its historic features. Its first floor auditorium is thought to be well-suited for use as a bar or restaurant. A planning statement said: “This scheme aims to bring the Citadel back into public use through refurbishment and conversion. Planning policy and the location of the building within the city’s most popular retail district suggest that this is the best opportunity to compliment the ‘Heart of the City’ offer.” “The proposals aim to modernise the interior of the Citadel, making it fit for its purpose whilst at the same time retaining the important architectural features which give the building its character.”
TRAMLINES ANNOUNCE COMEDY LINE-UP The introduction of live comedy at Tramlines, hosted by Sheffield institution the Leadmill, was a hit in 2018. Last month the festival announced the comedy line-up for 2019, with comedy heavyweights Phil Jupitus and Reginald D Hunter topping the bill. The rest of the comedy offering is made up of Shappi Khorsandi, Andre Vincent, Alistair Barrie, Daniel Muggleton and Thomas Green. This side-splitting bill marks the second year of comedy programming at Tramlines and its biggest yet, as part of its perfectly curated mix of music, art and comedy. The introduction of comedy at Tramlines, hosted by Sheffield institution, the Leadmill, was a big hit in 2018. Crowds gathered for outrageous and risqué content from leading comics including Henning Wehn, John Shuttleworth, Bethany Black, Tom Stade, Tom Wrigglesworth, Jarred Christmas and more. With the precedent now set, Tramlines and the Leadmill have cooked up another corker of a line-up for the 2019 return. This year’s weekend tickets have sold quicker than ever and are now on fifth tier, priced from £75.50 plus booking fee for all three days. VIP upgrade tickets are available for an additional £50 granting access to the private VIP area situated right next to the main stage with private bars, food stalls and toilets. Under 12s go for free. For full ticketing info including monthly payment plans, visit tramlines.org.uk. www.exposedmagazine.co.uk | 15
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I can tell you the exact date when I first set foot in Sheffield as a fresh-faced fresher about to embark on her undergrad... It was 19 September 2015, the day of my 18th birthday. The question I have been asked the most during the past four years I have lived here is: “Why Sheffield?” Truth be told, I didn’t really know what I was signing up for. My decision to move to the Steel City was made by a combination of student reviews on university ranking websites, virtual Google Maps tours, and a pile of shiny university prospectus booklets with pictures of happy-looking students sitting on grass. Being born and bred in a country where the sea is always a breath away and where there are 300 days of sunshine to enjoy, the first few months in Sheffield felt like being thrown in the deep end. Everything here was new to me – the tram, the pub culture, the grey weather, Sunday roasts and Yorkshire puddings, chips and gravy… and so the list goes on. My newly-found British friends amusedly watched me go through this transition, always acting as my go-to guides for unknown vocabulary and cultural references. As time went by I became familiar with customary British culture, and more importantly, the Yorkshire culture that I gradually became so fond of. I think the most important thing I did during my first year of university was getting to know the place I lived in. A friend and I began embarking on regular city explorations and I found myself becoming more and more attracted to Sheffield and its history; over the past few years this tradition has prevailed and each time we have ended up someplace new. More importantly, what I have gained from these explorations is the immediate contact we enjoyed with the Sheffield community beyond the
university campus and our students halls. Now, what I have grown to love the most about Sheffield it is the sense of close-knit community, “a big city with a village feel,’’ as an old Sheffielder once described it to me, and it’s a statement to stand by. The one thing I always say to people about Sheffield is that it’s a place built for those that live there. The array of diverse local shops, the culinary scene and the multitude of events aimed at bringing the community closer are just a few of the elements of Sheffield’s rich social tapestry that won me over. I have had the luck to travel around the UK a fair bit as a student, from Nottingham, to Leeds, to Liverpool, to Manchester, to York, to Bristol, to Edinburgh and to, of course, London. All these places were unique in their own accord, but the one common element these travels had was the relief felt every time I returned to Sheffield. Living away from home can be a daunting experience and the newness of it all can be overwhelming at times, but from personal experience I came to find that not only by embracing the place you live in, but also by fully immersing yourself in it you can truly become part of it. Four years later, I am still amazed by how much more of Sheffield remains to be seen. I can confidently say that I have explored a fair amount, but the prospect of there being something new at every corner is what makes me love this place so much. The beauty of the Peak District, the local shops, the Moor, the hidden graffiti art, the brutalist architecture merged with the new glassy buildings, and the urban scenery are all proof that Sheffield is truly a diamond in the rough.
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Now then Sheffield, we’re on the final furlong to this year’s big awards bash. We’ve said it repeatedly over the last couple of months, but hats off to the lot of ya for coming out and voting in your thousands. The Deal: The latest Exposed Awards kicks off at 7.30pm at 92 Burton Road, on May 16th, where we crown the best of the city’s nightlife, retail and entertainment scenes. This year, it’s all about the Mardi
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Renowned documentary filmmaker Stacey Dooley has been confirmed as one of the headliners for this year’s Doc/Fest, appearing at the Crucible Theatre for the headline BBC Interview to talk about her route into journalism and upcoming films exploring the arms trade and American vigilantism. Nigel Fischer, head of Talks and Sessions at Sheffield Doc/Fest, said: “We’re very excited to be welcoming Stacey Dooley back to Sheffield this year. We look forward to hearing her speak about her incredible career so far as a much-loved face of the BBC, and the global themes and the tough topics that her films tackle.” Dooley started out in television a decade ago with BBC3 insightful documentaries exploring domestic violence, drug abuse and child migration. Her first book, On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight Back (2018), draws on her encounters with some of the women featured in her films. Alongside Stacey on the lineup is filmmaker Paul Greengrass and acclaimed hip-hop artist Rodney P, plus many more to be announced. Doc/Fest takes place over six days in June and consists of events across five programme areas, film (new cinema, film and artist’s moving image, performance and live events) alternate realities (immersive, interactive digital art), talks (masterclasses, summits and panels), marketplace (industry, talent, training and pitching) and social (parties and networking). The festival takes place from 6-11 June, head to sheffdocfest.com for more information and a full list of ticket prices. Heads-up that Doc/Fest will be announcing the full programme for this year’s event on 9 May. Keep an eye peeled on exposedmagazine.co.uk where we’ll bring you the full lowdown as quickly as possible. 20 | www.exposedmagazine.co.uk
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#3 Try and connect with like-minded people or poets around you It’s important to speak with people who are also open to expressing how they feel, because, for me, poetry isn’t just intellectual masturbation; it has to be a form of emotional community. When you look at society today, there aren’t too many safe spaces where we can express ourselves freely, even when you look at things like the education system which is very much based on the merits of exams and academic results. That doesn’t really give you the space to let people know how you really feel, and because of this you have a lot of people who never have the chance to learn emotional intelligence, so we need to embrace the arts as a safe space to connect. In Sheffield there’s an incredible collective for young writers called HIVE, who welcome people from 14-25 years old to get involved regardless of what level you might perceive yourself to be at. It’s more about going somewhere to express and improve your skills and methods of expression. #4 Share your work with others As mentioned, there are places like HIVE where you can meet and share with likeminded people, but there are also open mic events like Gorilla Poetry where you can listen to and contribute with spoken word and creative writing pieces. There’s also the Sheffield Poetry Society who run an open mic night at the Green Room in the city centre, so there’s plenty to get involved in. But first of all, try to learn to express yourself without judging yourself – that’s really important. Otis Mensah will launch his first poetry book, Safe Metamorphis, and exhibit new material with a performance at Café Totem on 17 May. Support comes from Jackie Moonbather. Tickets for the event (£4, more OTD) are available from otismensah.com.
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Jackie Moonbather With fresh music en-route and production work with artists from Sheffield to Ohio underway, we invited Jackie to perform live in session and grabbed a quick natter beforehand. Can you remember what first drew you to music? My mum and dad like music but they aren’t musical at all. Actually, saying that, my dad was a DJ and used to do discos in Sheffield during the 80s and 90s. Both of my parents are really into motown and David Bowie, my dad also owns a lot of disco records and they passed on their record collections to me at some point. Plenty to pillage there I imagine? Yeah, it saved me a lot of money. I started playing guitar when I was eight or nine, then my first band would have been at around twelve. It was just friends from my local area. We changed our names loads of times, only played one gig – and the poster even changed a few times for that gig. We were called The Gonks. Solid teenage punk band name, that. But then after that, when I was like 13-years-old, I actually got into the Sheffield punk scene. That meant going to places like The Cricketers Arms, the pub across from Bramall Lane, where they used to have punk gigs upstairs. I played guitar in a band called Global Disaster. This is going way back. What drew you to punk at that point? I think it was the rebellion. Yeah, it was like the anarchy thing, I like that. I was kind of raised to question everything. And what caused you to eventually move towards more jazz and hip-hop sounds? I noticed the punk scene kind of fits with hip-hop. Like, a lot of the people I used to play punk gigs with when I was younger they went on to start rave soundsystems and stuff like that. So it started moving in that kind of direction. I moved away from it, I grew out
of punk pretty quick, started getting into hip-hop at that point and that led me to jazz. Then it was right back round to my parents’ Motown records, and then I just wanted to make, like, soul jazz. More recently, over the last four or five years, new-age jazz and soul has become popular with the likes of Thundercat, Kendrick, Flying Lotus and others. Did that give you a bit more of a creative kick as well? It was good because it meant people started listening; it became a sound more people tended to seek out a bit. Whereas before it more like I was on my own, or just me and a few friends. It felt like no one had any interest in it at all. Every gig I had played when I was younger, I was playing with bands that were just not suited to me at all – rock music or metal or indie. In Sheffield at the moment there seems to be a bubbling underground community of experimental DIY band and artist playing more soulful, jazz-based music and being propped up by a few venues that really help to showcase that. I think, aside from Thundercat and stuff, it was Mac DeMarco blowing up that helped because it broadened people’s horizons and people started trying to be more melodic. There are elements of jazz and stuff like that in the music, and you can see that with local bands like Oh Papa and others. So it worked well with that because then people were starting to play those sort of gigs, plus there are places like Leeds and Manchester that have a load of jazz coming out of them, so it’s nice to have a bit of an alliance close by. Those sounds are so removed from the usual kitchen sink-style pop or rock often associated with these parts, and it feels like there’s a bit more room to grow. I think so. It feels like people want to hear it more, more open to experimentation. Because I’m always trying to experiment like I’m
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Following the release of his lusciously smooth sophomore EP, The Month of May, Jackie Moonbather has become known as one of the leading figures in the city’s neo-jazz/soul scene that has seen a number of bands and artists bringing out experimental, melodyfocused music with a strong DIY ethic.
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incredible hip-hop. something of a refusenik. When the jazz scene starts really popping I’ll probably move away from it; I suppose You’re also active as part of the music collective Blancmange Lounge. Have you got anything coming I don’t like to fit in boxes and stuff. up this summer we can look forward to? Why do you think the new soul and jazz scene has Personally, I’m producing for a few people. I’ve got a really taken off on a wider, more mainstream scale? couple of beats on the upcoming Otis Mensah project, I’ve thought about this a lot and it comes from hip-hop, which is cool, and I’ve been working on an as of yet I think, but it depends on how far back you want to go. untitled project to follow on from my album last year. But for me, what made this current wave happen starts I reckon that will be coming this summer, but before from Tyler, The Creator. He was shouting out Roy Ayres then I’ll be playing at the Yellow Arch and other artists, then jazz artists like Future Jazz Festival in May. Katie Pham BADBADNOTGOOD, and after that & The Moonbathers are coming back there was Thundercat which grew hopefully around the summer and we things a bit. Following that, people An exclusive online gig paid attention to Kamasi Washington’s from some of the city’s finest haven’t released anything in like two years. With Blancmange we have our album The Epic, and then afterwards musical exports, filmed live first transatlantic release coming out in Hiatus Kaiyoute came out alongside every month the summer, and we’re also doing a day Matt DeMarco. In the UK you had the Watch the session online at Church on the Sunday of Tramlines London jazz scene taking off because at: www.exposedmagazine. where some cool people will be joining young people were hearing that music co.uk us. There’ll be Flok, who are a crazy and wanting to learn how to play it. In Session produced by: hard jazz fusion band from Sheffield; B Is there anything that you’ve been Joseph Food @JosephFood Howey, they’re from Leeds and have a listening to more recently that’s taken Filmed & directed by: bit of Hiatus Kaiyoute sort of vibe, and your fancy? Tristan Ayling – www. also Tonia Victoria – she’s great. That Pretty much just Solange. I’ll also listen rentonproductions.co.uk will be through the afternoon and the to any release from Dolfin Records, Recorded & mixed by: Paul we’ll have DJ sets during the night. a Texas-based label who bring out Tuffs
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Sheffield’s favourite rock ‘n’ roll troubadour speaks to Sam Ward about the need for positivity, ramping up the pace on his new album and why home will always be where the heart is. I wanted to talk a bit about the album. It’s not named after something explicitly Sheffield, which has bucked a bit of a trend for you. Where did the name Further come from? I guess it doesn’t really mean anything. It was a weird one, really, because I had loads of different titles that were Sheffield-based and it didn’t feel right for some reason. I’ve been a solo artist for twenty years which is kind of a rabbit in the headlights moment, really. The longest commitment I had made to anything else was seven or eight years at the most. It doesn’t feel like twenty years, it’s gently drifted by and quite a lot has gone off. I suppose with Further you’re implying there’s a lot more to go off? Yeah. I often, when I reply to messages from people, I put the ‘xx’, because I’m a soft c*nt… I would probably put that to the taxman! And then I’ll put ‘onwards’ or ‘further’. It’s just a daft thing. I wanted to be really positive with the record in general because there’s so much fucking evil shit going on out there and I know that it must get to anyone who is a vaguely sensitive or sentient being on this earth. It didn’t feel appropriate to name it after something to do with Sheffield. When you break away from something that makes you so utterly predictable, it tends to be the talking point! That’s quite funny – one word and, “Oh, why haven’t you done it like that?” I’m still here, I’m still positive; I’m fifty-two www.exposedmagazine.co.uk | 35
years old. I’ve still got a fucking pulse and I’ve got no intention to stop it. I might revisit the whole Sheffield thing. There just seemed to be a full circle with the last record, the whole Hollow Meadows thing: I discovered it was the seat of the Hawley name and all that. On this record there were strict things I wanted to do – real, definite boundaries. I wanted things to be really short. You can hear that it’s an up-tempo, optimistic record… I wouldn’t say optimistic because I’m never known for that. Do you know what the difference between a pessimist and an optimist is? They’re both the same, but one of them is slightly more aware of the facts. I wouldn’t say my songs are particularly happy. All people that live on this earth, you have a lot of bad shit that happens around you. I wanted it to be an uptempo, positive album. It is 32 minutes, if that. That’s another thing. As a gentleman of a certain age it’s so easy by this point to be in a studio with Steve Reich and loads of jazz musicians disappearing firmly up your own arse. But I’m an indie kid at heart, and that’s a big part of my background and origins, back to when I started off with Treebound Story and the school band. I’ve not lost that energy for things. Also, the kind of skill of compressing a lot of information into a very short space of time, it’s very easy to lose that. I guess I wanted to see if I could still do it. I hope I’ve got my GCSE there! I said to Col [Colin Elliot, producer] that we should do an album where we actually deliver what people think I’m about… which is quite funny. So Further is what you think people see you as? Partly, but it’s more about the orchestration. I think about seventy/eighty percent of the album has got strings and orchestration on it. I know folks think of me as: “Richard Hawley, the string-laden, orchestral la-de-fucking-da ballad crooner”. If you listen to my entire backcatalogue – which, if you’ve got a spare year you can do – including B-sides, there are only eight tracks that have got a violin in and five/six key songs over a twenty year period that has had an orchestra on. I thought [on Further] let’s try it and make it grand sounding. It doesn’t have to be hours long to have an orchestra, though? No! It’s really self-indulgent. The tempo aspect was important. There are two ballads on it, there is one track that strays into four minutes long and we call that the prog track. Our friend, Clive Mellor, who is a virtuoso harmonica player, turned up when we were doing that track. and his playing was so good I just let it blow.
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That felt right to let it stretch the self-indulgent four-minute mark. I guess the end product was something that felt almost like where I started off but you’ve got all the years of experience inbetween. A couple of the tracks were in the recent Sheffield Theatres production, Standing at the Sky’s Edge. Which came first, the album or the soundtrack? They were just hovering around. At any given time I’ll probably have maybe forty songs on the go, and that shrinks or expands depending on how sober I am. I just write songs, that’s what I do with my life. I don’t go to popstar parties and all that, it’s not my bag. I just live a pretty simple life and write songs. Is there anywhere in particular in Sheffield that gives you inspiration? Anywhere green. Although, actually, anywhere. The thing is about writing and creativity, it’s all to do with your state of mind. I’ll get my best ideas often when I’m not thinking of anything, almost in a state of not being anywhere. That might sound a bit vague. A lot of folks might see a vague life as being a bit of a downer but for me I’ve always used my limitations as assets, you see. I drift off in my mind: I’m very bad at concentrating on things. I was not a very good school pupil and I couldn’t pass a driving test. The thought of me behind a fucking wheel! Planet Earth is a far safer place with me not behind the wheel. I wander about, usually with the dogs, and just drift off in my mind. That’s an asset, you know. You still live in Sheffield. What keeps bringing you back? Sheffield. What more do you need?! You could sit and explain that forever but if you don’t 38 | www.exposedmagazine.co.uk
I’ve still got a fucking pulse and I’ve got no intention to stop it. Richard Hawley
know then you don’t know. I’ve lived here all my life and I’ve circumnavigated the globe many, many times but I’m always happy when I get back here. It’s not that anywhere else is bad. It’s just, I’ve never found ‘it’ anywhere else. I’m not much of a tourist. I’m not someone that enjoys tourist ‘things’. I heard a radio programme about Venice – somewhere I’ve never been – and basically tourism has killed it because nobody that was born there lives there, there’s like 10% of the population of Venice. I’m just plucking that out of the air! It’s not anything particular. But 10% of that city is actually people that live there. The rest is people that bought places to visit like second homes. 16.4 million visit every year… there’s a million shops that sell plastic gondolas. That’s just an example. I’m a terrible tourist. I believe in what I heard when I saw Quentin Crisp, the magnificent orator. I was lucky enough to see him do a talk at the Library Theatre when I was sixteen and he walked on stage and said: “Now you’re gonna hear some straight talking from a bent speaker;” and he said brilliant things such as “when
you travel, no matter where you go, there you are. You take all your shit with you”. I know where the wardrobe is, and the carpet, that metaphor, and the sky, when I’m in Sheffield. I’m not a ‘Little Englander’. I’m not somebody that doesn’t want to travel out of a bubble. But I’ve been a tourist. I personally see it as something that can be damaging. Do you still like touring, then? I like playing live… I like being with the band and the road crew because I am quite a family-orientated person, even in my friendships. I keep people very close and I’m close to people, and it’s mutual. Travelling, it’s usually similar people. I love playing live. But sat in a freezing bus in a car park in Runcorn! I defy anyone to tell me that’s exciting. ‘Cos it fucking ain’t. I went to see John Cooper Clarke in the Octogon and you got a shoutout. He even compared you to Elvis, I believe. Is that a fair comparison? Oh, I don’t know about that. I’ve managed to outlive him by ten years so there I must be winning. Clarkey is a good pal. When he said that I was at the bar with Adrian Flanagan from The Moonlandingz! We were just getting drinks. Not avoiding the gig, because I love Johnny. You got your own applause and it wasn’t your gig! [Laughs] That’s typical Clarkey! He’s a very sweet man.
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Once an abandoned industrial unit, the nowthriving Kelham Arcade at 92 Burton Road exemplifies the area’s transformation from largely derelict suburb to hotspot for independent business and retail. “We wanted to create a hub for creatives and independent retail in the Kelham area,” owner Lawrence Wheen told Exposed. “It’s an exciting place to be at the moment and we wanted to offer the opportunity for others to come down and be part of that.” The Arcade will celebrate its third birthday in August and has recently welcomed a number of new businesses to the fold. They’ve also had a bit of a refurb, which has seen a clearout the spacious corridor area so they can provide space for popup ventures, something Lawrence is particularly excited about. “It’d be perfect for a florist, perhaps, but we’re open to anything. If anyone would like to utilise the new space, they just need to get in touch with their idea and we’ll take it from there.”
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A vibrant yoga studio in the heart of the city, Glow offers a range of yoga classes designed to promote healthy and happy living. Three trainers – Yasmina, Muna and Deva – specialise in various practices from kundalini to vinyasa, also offering treatments such as deep tissue sports massage to reiki, a Japanese treatment for natural healing. glowyogasheffield.com
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Head down into the basement, decorated impressively by local artist Rob Lee, and you’ll meet Toby and Benny of Black Beacon Sound, who set up the label three years ago after realising how many artists were making good music without the option to release physically. After seeing the underground space at KA, they saw a perfect spot to promote the label and provide a vinyl cratedigger’s paradise while doing so, also selling a range of clothing designed by artist Instinctive Squid. Covering everything from blues and folk to techno and garage, you can pick up rare bargains in the designated £1 and £5 sections. Going forward they will be hosting intimate gigs, stocking music zines and books, and getting a SNES in to complete the perfect hangout spot for music-lovers. facebook.com/blackbeaconsoundintl
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One of the city’s best-loved independent record stores, Scott McMullin opened the original Tonearm in 2013 on Walkley’s South Road. After the success of the store, they decided to open a second unit in Kelham Arcade back in March. Covering a vast range of genres with a specific penchant for indie, they offer an enviable selection of re-pressed LPs, mint condition second-hand records, obscurities and bargains.
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This modern gents barbers has built up a loyal following and risen to become one of main players on the Sheffield scene. Specialising in all aspects of barbering – fades, longer hair, hot towel shaves, etc – Lawrence, Chloe and Luke guarantee a personable welcome and high-quality service each time. You can book appointments on their Facebook page – facebook.com/kelhambarber. kelhambarber.uk
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Well known to any frequent visitors to Abbeydale Road’s Broadfield pub, brothers Ed and Doug Daly have left for pastures new, opening up the Dead Donkey just yards down the road. Almost a year ago, brothers Ed and Doug Daly were looking for a suitable venue for their new venture the Dead Donkey. Working at the Broadfield at the time, the Daly brothers were looking at places in Crookes and Kelham Island, but were never really sold by any of the buildings they’d looked at. When the rumours were confirmed that Mr Pickles’ Food Emporium at 240 Abbeydale Road wasn’t going to be reopening, they set their sights on a venue which is literally yards away from Ed’s house. “It was completely accidental, finding this place,” Ed tells us. “We found it online but it turned out it was being let by the husband of our mum’s colleague.” Doug lives just off Chesterfield Road and we’ve spent most of our lives here. Having worked in hospitality for a while, they’d always wanted to open a bar together. “There’s no un-diplomatic way of saying this, but the catering industry is just crap. You work unsocial hours, you can’t make plans with friends or family, you’re on minimum wage and we’ve been on the receiving end of that for years.” “We’re paying our staff the Living Wage,” adds younger brother Doug. “We’re closing 11pm-ish and shutting up on Sundays and Mondays, so people can go to the bank or the post office. It’s about having that quality of life.” Another huge part of Dead Donkey will be its accessibility. Regardless of your persuasion, whether it’s craft beer, wine or cocktails, their knowledge of booze and reasonable pricing will likely be a unique part of the experience. “We’re going to have beers from here, there and everywhere, basically. The wines are supplied from Starmore Boss and we want to price them reasonably. If you want to come in and pay for a £4 wine then fine. If you want to come in and pay for a £15 bottle of wine, you’ll get a bottle worth that much! “We’re going to have a big whisky selection too, because that’s our other vice. If we’re at Starmore Boss then it would be rude to pick up, say, 50 bottles of whisky, wouldn’t it?”
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Shakespeares forthcoming events Tuesday 7th, 14th, 28th. Green City Blues – Dance Class – Green City Blues is a friendly, informal blues dancing night. No experience of dancing and no partner necessary – we run an all-levels class and everyone dances with everyone else. So if you like blues music and like to hug* then come and join us! Starts at 7:30pm.
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Thursday 16th, 23rd Tales of Whatever – Spoken word evening - Tales of Whatever (ToW) puts firsttime speakers in amongst more seasoned performers, all sharing true stories from our own lives. Starts @ 7:30, Pay what you want. Don’t forget about the Tramines Fringe. We will once againg be featuring 30+ bands throughout the weekend spanning Folk, Americana, Alternative, Rock and many more.
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Accommodating up to six people for eating and eight for drinks, the newly-added pod offers the chance to secure your own comfy social space with friends while being waited upon by the Graffiti staff. There’s a heater for when the weather takes a turn for the worse, and to really set your own ambience there’s the option of connecting to wireless speakers and picking your own tunes. The pod is super easy to book through the app; simply create an account or reserve as a guest, pop in some details, select a slot and submit the reservation. Simples!
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Speaking of the app, it’s definitely worth downloading before you visit. Available on the Apple Store and Google Play under ‘Graffiti Bar and Kitchen’, the sleek app allows you to do the basics such as booking a table or the outside pod beforehand, ordering food either to your table or to collect as takeaway, and keeping you abreast of the latest food and drink offers and general updates from Graffiti. You’ll also be able to earn one loyalty point for every £1 you spend on takeaway orders, and when you reach 100 points you’ll receive a voucher to use on your next bill.
#3 – Food
It’s superb. Perfect for groups, to start we ordered delicious pork dumplings, tender calamari rings, meaty chicken wings smothered in a coconut and lime sauce, and – a surprise contender for favourite – vegan-friendly tofu satay skewers. For mains we’d recommend the beef brisket pad thai, a classic dish bursting with sweet, sour and salty flavours. The chicken katsu and crispy courgette katsu were equally well-received, with sticky jasmine rice covered in tasty sauces and healthy portion sizes. Tempted by the dessert menu we opted for the sweet, spicy grilled pineapple with lime and chilli caramel, while the mango sorbet was a simple classic done extremely well.
#4 – Atmosphere
On warm evenings the outdoor terrace has a laidback, social vibe and provides the perfect spot for watching the world drift by. However, take a step inside and the interior is equally as impressive with beautiful floral murals by Sheffield artist Fem Sorcell adorning the walls, hanging plants nicely offsetting the industrial chic furnishings. There’s even a particularly Insta-worthy swing in the corner – perfect for a photo opportunity on your night out.
#5 – Value
For the standard of cocktails served, you’re probably getting the best price in the city with their offer of two for £12 – EVERY DAY. The Happy Hour is equally popular with Stancill Lager and medium house red, rose or white wine all available for £3.20 from 12-7pm on Mondays to Thursdays and on Sundays too. A quick scroll through the app and you can find other deals to help save pennies, including sharing boards, bottle offers and gin Happy Hour.
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The rise of the micropub is something Sheffield has taken very much in its stride. These compact spaces, often no bigger than the average living room, have been popping up regularly over the last few years and tend to place an emphasis on traditional social interaction – no blaring music, wi-fi passwords or quiz machines to distract – while showcasing a high-quality drinks selection from handpicked independent brewers. Opening in 2016, the Itchy Pig Alehouse is perfectly positioned on the corner of Broomhill’s lively pub scene and promotes a back-to-basics that It was a visit to approach recently saw it a micropub in his crowned Best West hometown that sowed Sheffield Pub 2019 the seeds for the by the members Itchy Pig. “I remember of the Sheffield saying to my dad, ‘You and District know what? I could do Campaign for Real this;’ and he replied, Ale (CAMRA). ‘OK, go on then.” During the judging 56 | www.exposedmagazine.co.uk
process, pubs are scored against a specific set of criteria that examines everything from décor and cleanliness to community focus and atmosphere. For owner, Ted Finley, the award reflects the popularity of micropub culture amongst beer drinkers in the UK. “I think people appreciate the simplicity of it: good beer, a welcoming atmosphere, the fact that it’s hard to avoid chatting to people in such small spaces. We’re just a friendly little hub with a great mix of locals and casual drinkers, it feels like a small family. But whether someone is a regular or coming in for the first time they’ll be treated the same.” Originally from Faversham, Kent, Ted moved to Sheffield with his now-wife and started looking for work in his trade as a joiner. However, it was a visit to a micropub in his hometown that sowed the seeds for the Itchy Pig. “I remember saying to my dad, ‘You know what? I could do this;’ and he replied, ‘OK, go on then.” Following his return a search for a unit began, eventually settling upon the space
You can find Itchy Pig at 495 Glossop Road Opening times Mon-Thurs: 3-11pm Fri-Sat: 12-11pm Sun: 3-10.30pm theitchypig.co.uk
formerly occupied by Knowles Emporium gift shop. In a relatively short space of time, Ted had achieved a long-held ambition of getting a foot into the pub trade and he relished the steep learning curve. “I’ve always been a big beer fan, but obviously you quickly become an enthusiast in this line of work. On Monday mornings I’ll sit down with one of my staff members, Rich, we’ll have a coffee and spend a lot of time planning what beers we want to get in. In that respect, running a freehouse can be a bit like being a kid in a candy shop at times!” Keen to immerse themselves further into the wider community, Itchy Pig run a mobile bar for the Sheffield Eagles Rugby League games at the Olympic Legacy Park and have collaborated with local brewery Exit 33 to create ‘Bitter Eagles’ to put on tap at the matches. “But it’s a lovely trade to be in, people really do help each other out, and I’m really thankful to everyone who’s done that with us so far. Weekends are always busy, but we’ve seen a steady increase during weekdays, too, and hopefully over the summer we can put on a few more tap takeovers and keep getting mixing things up with the stuff we get. We want to keep things interesting.” www.exposedmagazine.co.uk | 57
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Ecclesall Road’s Honeycomb treads the line between late night bar and early evening dining spot perfectly Eccy Road’s Honeycomb is a galaxy away from its previous incarnation as The Botanical pub. It’s more Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino in its appearance now than cosy pub with real ale on the pumps. Hexagonal light fixtures are dotted around the venue’s ceiling, which certainly gives the place a bit of je ne sais quoi. On the right hand side as you walk in, there are several hexagonal booths which look primed for socialising and drinking and on the left, a raised platform has a more open booth, decorated with a customary neon sign. The bar is deeper into the venue and naturally splits off the party section to a more sophisticated dining area, though the two aren’t exclusively separated. You can eat or drink in either, as we did bang in the middle of the room on a warm spring afternoon. Some light house music played in the background as we pondered our starters. I went for the Szechuan pepper tofu and edamame beans, both seasoned and cooked to perfection. Our photographer went for the duck spring rolls which were presented beautifully and tasted almost as good as the chicken yakitori dish. A definite highlight from the first course, the yakitori sauce was truly divine. Whilst ordering another round of drinks, the bar staff explain the reason be-
hind a lack of Sagres. “We were almost out of everything after Bank Holiday weekend,” one tells us. “We’ve only just about got the lines back up!” You can see why this place would be so popular on a warm weekend session. It may be dimly-lit but there’s definitely a stylish elegance about almost everything here. Taking our seats after having a wonder around, our main courses had arrived. The massaman curry (rib-eye steak in a mild creamy sauce) made us utter an audible ‘wow’ as the steam rose up from the bowl. It tasted as good as it looked, too. The vegetarian choice was a tendon donburi – lightly battered vegetables served over a bowl of Japanese rice and spicy curry sauce. A delicious option for those who like their dishes meat-free, and one that was clearly thoughtthrough, rather than a token ‘green’ choice. Coming highly recommended from our hospitable waitress, we go for the chocolate fondant and coconut parfait for dessert with the latter’s blend of mango gel, lemon meringue and caramelised white chocolate going down an absolute treat. Finishing our drinks, the staff comment on the perks of our job getting to come out and experience some of Sheffield’s finest restaurants. We can’t disagree, the pleasure is ours!
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Tramlines
Where: Hillsborough Park When: 19-21 July Headliners: Two Door Cinema Club, Courteeners, Nile Rodgers & Chic Who else: Manic Street Preachers, Johnny Marr, Rag’N’Bone Man, Annie Mac, Doves £££: £75.50 full weekend pass (Tier 5) After a successful relocation to Hillsborough Park last year to facilitate the growing crowds, Tramlines is back and raring to go. Sheffield’s biggest party knocks out a stellar line-up every year and this one’s no different. Along with the top class headliners there’s a number of emerging talents on the bill to look out for. Tickets are running low so don’t miss out! tramlines.org.uk
Grim up north? Neowwww, is it eckers! Festival season is just around the corner and, with the exception of Glasto, most of the UK’s best bashes are up ‘ere anyway, aren’t they?! Grab yer wellies, a warm tinny or two, and get royally stuck in.
Peakender Doc/Fest
Where: Various Sheffield Locations When: 6-11 June £££: Prices vary between specific events but full weekend passes are also available This celebration of documentary making and non-fiction storytelling is an internationally acclaimed event that attracts thousands of visitors to the city each year. Over the course of the six days there will be a number of activities across the main programme areas of film, alternate realties, talks, marketplace and social. sheffdocfest.com
Where: The Showground, Bakewell When: 16-18 August £££: £24.75 weekend pass // Camping prices vary Is there any better location for a beer festival than the scenic Bakewell showground? Take in the stunning surroundings of the Peak District whilst sipping on some cold craft beers from the finest UK breweries. There’ll also be plenty of great street food vendors on-site if you are in need of a bit of soakage! peakender.co.uk
Music for the Homeless
Where: Don Valley Bowl When: 8 June Headliners: Neville Staple Band, Missing Andy, Ryan Jarvis Who else: Josephine and the Artisans, Bang Band Romeo, The Smiths Ltd £££: £20 adults, £10 juniors Presented by Mosborough Music Festival and the Cathedral Archer Project, this festival aims to raise money for the homeless whilst boasting a pretty incredible line-up in a family-friendly environment, and all for a mere £20. Great value, great fun and most importantly, a great cause! mosboroughmusicfestival.co.uk // archerproject.org.uk www.exposedmagazine.co.uk | 65
Peace in the Park
Where: Ponderosa Park When: 8 June £££: Free to attend, but donations welcome Peace in the Park is an incredible demonstration of Sheffield’s communal spirit. Organised by a group of volunteers advocating for peace and equality through artistic, musical and vocal expression, it’s an ideal excuse for a family day out. peaceinthepark.org.uk
Bassfest
Where: Don Valley Bowl When: 27 July Headliners: Andy C, Camelphat, Example Who else: Fisher, Gordon City, Solardo £££: From £55.20 Bassfest is back for another killer all-day outdoor festivity. With representation from all genres across the five different stages, it’s bound to have you entertained and on your feet from start to finish. bassfest.co.uk
Music in the Gardens
Where: Botanical Gardens When: 5-7 July Headliners: Bananarama, Björn Again £££: Daily tickets from £20 adult (17+)/ £10 child For the past 15 years, the incredible folk behind the Sheffield Rotary Club have been organising one of the best value music events on Sheff ’s festival calendar that continues to go from strength to strength - and all in the name of fundraising! musicinthegardens.co.uk
Dronfest
Where: Cliffe Park When: 10 August Headliners: Mark Mathews, Mollyanna, Stereosonics Who else: The Natterjacks, Liam Walker, The Tin Soldiers £££: £15.40 Dronfest is celebrating the 20th anniversary of what was supposed to be a one-time event. Originally a wedding anniversary party for organisers John & Jackie Aspinall, the event has transformed into a beloved community event that raises funds for local charities. dronfest.co.uk
Y Not Festival
Where: Pikehall, Peak District When: 25-28 July Headliners: Elbow, Two Door Cinema Club, Foals Who else: Franz Ferdinand, You Me At Six, Wolf Alice £££: £137.50 full weekend ticket Y Not remains a firm favourite on every good festival goer’s agenda and this year’s line-up has been dubbed the biggest indie-rock assortment in the UK. With performances from established acts and rising stars alike you’ll definitely be getting your monies worth with this one. ynotfestival.com
Camp Disco
Where: Ashbourne, Derbyshire When: 21-23 June Headliners: The Allergies, DJ Format, Andy H Who else: Black Beacon Sound, Jamie Anderson, Winston Hazel, Grinny Grandad, Audiomission, Buba King, The Cool Beans Show £££: £70 adult/ £25 child A family-orientated event that combines the best bits of a camping holiday and a community fun day. There’s everything from live music and DJs to sports competitions and a fancy dress contest; the theme’s Dead Famous. So pitch your tent and slip on your blue suede shoes. tickets.partyforthepeople.org/events/ camp-disco 66 | www.exposedmagazine.co.uk
Sheffield Food Festival
Where: Sheffield city centre When: 24-27 May £££: Free The mouth-watering celebration of the Sheffield food scene always goes down a treat. Last year, over 40,000 visitors flocked to the city centre to sample the finest selection of street food and local produce available. This year the festival has even added an extra date to accommodate the vast number of attendees. sheffieldfoodfestival.co.uk
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MosFest
Where: Don Valley Bowl When: 31 May – 1 June Headliners: The Farm, Jesus Jones, Space £££: £40 (Day tickets available) Charity based Mosfest enters its 9th year on the back of a highly successful 2017 and 2018 at Don Valley Bowl. This popular and affordable Sheffield festival has grown year on year, and is renowned for its great line-ups, excellent value, family-friendly atmosphere and charity work. mosboroughmusicfestival.co.uk
Folk Forest
Where: Endcliffe Park When: 6-7 July £££: £38.50 (Day tickets available) The Folk Forest was a concept was created by the team at Regather Cooperative in 2011. It began as part of the city-wide music festival Tramlines in Endcliffe Park and has been hugely popular with the people of Sheffield ever since. Now established as its own event, the festival is known for its stunning river and woodland location at Endcliffe Park where you can expect a programme of music set across five stages, local food and drink, arts, crafts and fun for the entire family. thefolkforest.net
Sensoria
Where: Various city centre venues When: 27 September – 5 October £££: Various The city’s much-loved celebration of all things music, film and digital returns for its 12th instalment. At the time of writing, the incredible John Grant and his side project, Creep Show, is the only headline act announced so far, but going off history, Sensoria will have a boat load of incredible acts and installations confirmed over the summer. sensoria.org.uk
Wentworth Music Festival
Where: Wentworth Woodhouse , Rotherham When: 15 June Headliner: Tony Hadley £££: £50 Family-friendly event nestled in the stunning countryside of Wentworth, South Yorkshire. Fantastic headline music acts, a full comedy tent line-up that could easily grace the West End stages, the New Music Arena showcasing some of the finest upcoming talent and a kids tent with award-winning entertainers to make sure that everyone goes home happy. What more could thee ask for?! wentworthmusicfestival.co.uk
Gin Fever
Where: Kelham Island Museum When: 28-30 June £££: £11.60 + booking fee One of the largest independent craft gin festivals in the country is returning to Sheffield for a two-day extravaganza this summer following a successful first event in 2018. This year, with more traders, gins and masterclasses in tow, tickets will include two drinks tokens, a Gin Fever goblet, gin guide and events programme, 10% discount for the online shop, free masterclasses (first come first served) unlimited samples of the 120+ gins on offer over the weekend. roister.co.uk/gin-fever-sheffield
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PPG x Alternate Cuts: Tama Sumo (Broken Beat Set) TBA Resident Advisor rates Pretty Pretty Good quite highly. So much so, in fact, that it’s been chosen as one of several UK clubnights which deserve a documentary on how good their parties are. They also get to choose one of their favourite DJs to do an ‘Alternate Cuts’ set, where Tama Sumo will be showing off her breakbeat collection.
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Tekkers 2nd Birthday bash – Rusko x Rossi B & Luca x Stenchaman The Night Kitchen Tekkers welcome some of the biggest dubstep and bassline DJs in the world to the Night Kitchen for a night of womps and wubs to celebrate their 2nd birthday.
PPG 4 Years: DMX Krew (Live), Kerrie, Gigi FM Hope Works
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NLR: Folamour TBA Nice Like Rice bring the bucket-hat wearing Frenchman to Sheff for a night of euphoric disco and house. Support comes from resident Leroy and Wow & Flutter. Folamour’s album Umami made waves back in 2017, with his follow-up Ordinary Drugs stepping things up a notch in experimentalism. His recent all night set at Phonox should leave him well-placed for this one. Displace: D&BBQ The Night Kitchen Sheffield’s flagship drum ‘n’ bass night Displace bring forth the unholy trio of grilled food, sound-
system culture and jungle into three rooms at the Night Kitchen, unveiling their brand new handbuilt Raze sound-system, specifically built for taking the roof off venues. Expect the best residents of Sheffield shelling out liquid, jungle and tech-y business.
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Muzik Closing Party with Hot Since 82 & Love to be Code Yellow Arch Future Jazz Festival Yellow Arch Studios This new festival takes place on bank holiday Sunday from 3pm, with some of the most exciting new jazz bands in the UK bringing their eclectic and forward thinking sounds to Yellow Arch.
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TTC: Crazy P (Live), Dan J, Leroy Foundry Celebrating the return of their new album Age of the Ego, Crazy P bring their full band live tour to the Tuesday Club for a night of disco and house.
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Annual Rave Hope Works This annual rave is becoming a thing of tradition, with Hope Works charging near enough nowt for a two room rave up. This year £1 of every ticket goes to Sheffield’s MIND charity, and they welcome charity clubnight Common Ground to Mesters for a residents’ takeover. Fortythree: Gnork & Anu TBA Fortythree bring two very exciting DJs in the shape of NTS resident Anu and Budapest’s Gnork to an ‘undisclosed basement space in the city centre’ following the shock closure of the Harley. Expect everything from techno to electro and the eclectic sounds of Anu.
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Leo Burrell (AKA Leroy) is our Nightlife Editor. He DJ’d and promoted club nights at the Harley from 2014 until its shock closure last month. He tells us why it was always much more than just a music venue. The Harley was its own little world. It felt like a microcosm of Sheffield banged up into one little pub. You could impress any hard-nosed music fan with the huge list of bands, DJs and artists that have performed within its walls. From Mala to Helena Hauff, Arctic Monkeys and the XX. But I don’t think this is why its closure will leave a gaping hole in the soul of the city. For me, it was a second home. I’ve eaten, napped, got drunk, danced, shat, kissed, and been dumped there. I’ve woken up there in the morning and had breakfast. I’ve seen a disco ball fall on someone’s head and a pint glass fly across a full club, concussing my mate. Somehow, the place made you comfortable. The band Slaves once reached the ceiling whilst crowdsurfing. I welled up more than a little bit when Midland played Radiohead’s ‘Everything in Its Right Place’ as his last song. At the Mark Rebillet gig this February, a man proposed to his girlfriend (successfully). When people feel at home, beautiful moments happen. In David Byrne of Talking Heads’ book, ‘Why Music Matters’, he writes about how to make a scene. He describes CBGB – the infamous New York venue that
sparked the careers of the Ramones, Blondie and Talking Heads. They say you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til you lose it, and when The Harley shut, I realised it was our CBGB. Walk in any night of the week and there was usually some people doing their thing until 4am, playing their music. It was one of the only bars in town where you would stumble upon a bunch of DJs and their mates, blasting out their favourite tunes or being treated to an intimate set from their hero. Freedom to play and book what we want is something we DJs and promoters live for, and The Harley was the perfect blank canvas. Low hire fees and a decent-sized capacity meant promoters could get away with booking cheap artists and hardly anyone showing up, as well as booking expensive ones and still making their money back. There was never a single genre that represented The Harley. Grime MC AJ Tracey once went off so much the crowd completely destroyed the metal barriers. From dub to garage, to disco and techno, each community will have their stories. While this was all peachy for the promoters, life for The Harley management was a constant battle. Its magical spot at the top of West Street meant so much – it was just
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out of reach for people who didn’t give a fuck. This meant it struggled as a bar, as the West Street warriors rarely trekked up the hill on a whim. For the club nights it was great because the majority of people in there were there for the event that was on. This is what made the place its own little world. Yes, there were Drake nights, and promoters from other cities who tried to charge £20 on the door. But on the whole, it was just people putting on the DJs they wanted to see for themselves, their mates and no-one else.
And when all the nights are that genuine, you end up there all the time. You trust that it will be fun, no matter what’s on. You get dragged to your mate’s mate’s night expecting to not know anyone, and find yourself in a room where everyone seems to know everyone. All this must of taken its toll on the Harley’s bankroll. I once saw someone sneak in two bottles of wine, one up each sleeve. On a busy night the backstage area would be as packed as the dancefloor and became a bar in itself. Eventually they paid a bouncer to enforce a ‘wristbands to get backstage’ system,
which helped – but I’m not sure how much. In another world, the Harley could have survived with a massive investment. It could have become a nice, glossy venue with strict bouncers on every door, a lick of paint every three months well-programmed line-ups that meant you wouldn’t stumble into an empty gabba night on a Wednesday, £8 doubles and burgers that come with okra and matcha-infused lime dressing. But then, it wouldn’t be The Harley everyone loved. The Harley never changed. In the words of Talking Heads, same as it ever was...
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On the face of it, members of the Fat White Family moving to Sheffield and opening their own recording studio in Attercliffe seemed a slightly random move. A band so intertwined in the South London punk scene and all the gritty debauchery associated with it relocating to a postindustrial city lying just outside of the Peak District may have turned heads. But, as frontman Lias Sauodi explained to Jess Peace last month, it turned out to be just the tonic needed and has led in-part to their third album, Serfs Up!, being hailed as their most accomplished work yet. Have you had the chance to delve into the Sheffield music scene? If so, what are your thoughts? Obviously there’s loads of Sheffield music. There’s this avant-garde electronic history that Sheffield primarily has for itself, and to weave ourselves into the fabric of that was an ambition that sort of lingered in the background of making the decision to move up here as well. You opened your own recording studio, ChampZone, in Attercliffe last year. How has that been as an experience for the band? We found out that we could rent a studio space down in Attercliffe for next to nothing, which meant that we were able to try out new ideas. It also meant that our budget would last a year and a half, not just the two months like it would in London. We learnt how to use a studio and we learnt about different equipment and techniques and stuff like that. Having that space enabled us to communicate with each other in a healthy way for the first time in a few years. Your third album Serfs Up is out now. How would you say the Fat White’s sound has evolved since first starting out? It’s no longer that animalistic, heroin, kind of dirt sound, you know? There’s a more happygo-lucky kind of vibe. It’s rich in melody and reference. It’s more danceable and more synth-oriented as opposed to guitar-based. It’s less sarcastic and it’s more personal. I like to think that it’s slightly more honest – and it’s more fun!
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Why did you first decide to move up to Sheffield and did this have any influence on the band’s sound? I guess I started working with Adrian Flanagan from The Moonlandingz a couple of years previous after the gig we played up in Sheffield, the infamous Harley gig. I started using Sheffield as a retreat from all the chaos and the heroin problems that were about to implode within the group and I thought: ‘Well, we’re going to need to find a refuge, somewhere where we can work to get away from hard drugs and all the distractions of being in London and just concentrate on the music again.’ Sheffield fit the bill perfectly for that. You know, it’s not like you’re in the middle of nowhere, you’re still in a city and there’s still stuff to do. You know?
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What was the creative process like when making this album? Especially considering the change of location. Mainly, it was a completely different approach to making the last album we made. It was already kind of DIY, which is how we started, but it’s been a massive learning curve. It was great to be able to have the time and space to record, at any time. We could be in there until four in the morning or whatever it was, there was no watching the clock. It really opened the experience up for us. It meant that we did things in a staggered way. We would do a session for two weeks, leave it for a month and then come back to it fresh. Things were recorded over a longer period of time, because we had the freedom to work that way. I guess that was the best thing about it. What about the challenges faced? There was a lot of abusive behaviour around drugs which had gone down between different members in the past, and there were all kinds of problems which stemmed from that. Sifting through that was the most difficult bit; it meant we had to deal with the past. We had to build up a big enough of a wall that would protect us from the infestation of heroin at any point during the recording process. The actual parts where we were laying down music in the studio were a pleasure this time around. Sheffield was our smack fortress, where we could keep an eye on the situation.
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Which is your favourite track on the album and why? My favourite track on the album is probably ‘When I Leave’. I like the slow, kind of throbbing groove to it and I’m really proud of the lyrics on it as well, I think this is some of my best writing. So purely for vain reasons, I’d say that track. What inspires you the most when you’re writing? I think it comes down to a combination of personal failures and inspiration from other people’s writing. I like to take ideas from literature and stuff and then reform them into my own image. I guess a big one for this album was Jean Genet, I read a lot of that. Edward Dorm, he wrote things Gunslinger which was really good. Stuff like that I guess is what I take inspiration from.
You’ve just announced a string of live dates. With the new material marking a change in the sound, can people expect a different live experience? I think people can expect a bit more groove this time but with some of the same old chaos that we brought to the table the first time around. I mean, I don’t want to spoil it for everybody, I think people should come and find out! What is the most common misconception about the Fat White Family? I think the fact that we’re labelled degenerates. Even though we are receiving glowing reviews for this album, people still refer to us as degenerates. Most people would not normally be willing to relocate en-masse to another part of the country to spend two years developing a set of musical ideals at the drop of a hat. I would say that the common delusion is that we are slackers, when in actual fact we are severely dedicated to our craft. A fun one to finish. If you could host your own chat show and invite on three guests, dead or alive, who would they be? I would go for Oscar Wilde for obvious reasons – he’d be good for a bit of a chat. Leonard Cohen would probably be a bit quiet, wouldn’t he? So I dunno about that one. Fat White Family play Leadmill on 9 May. Tickets and more info available at leadmill. co.uk
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Bungalows and Bears // May 5 // Free North Yorkshire’s New York Brass Band return for a big Bank Holiday knees up. Transporting you from Yorkshire to New York, the band are at the forefront of a funky brass revolution that is sweeping the UK. bungalowsandbears.com
ISHMAEL ENSEMBLE
Yellow Arch // May 16 // £7.70 Bristol-based electronic jazz outfit Ishmael Ensemble hit the road for their first official U.K. tour. Bridging jazz and electronica the group have found a unique and refreshing voice. With a breakthrough year impending, there’s no surprise their records caught the attention of tastemakers and DJs across the board. skiddle.com
SKINNY PELEMBE
Picture House Social // May 22 // £10 Synonymous for his airy, chanted lyrics and a taut guitar line, Pelembe’s music veers off on psychedelic tangents as it nods towards Afro-soul
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DAMIAN “JR. GONG” MARLEY
O2 Academy // May 30 // £38 The youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley was previously known as the ‘the youngest veteran’ by his fellow artists. Now, Damian “Jr. Gong” is a seasoned pro in the game who’s not afraid to speak his mind out of respect for the music and culture he loves. Back with his Grammy award-winning album Stony Hill, Marley sets to showcase the album in its entirety in his latest tour. O2academysheffield.co.uk
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The Leadmill // July 23 // £30.50 The indie rock band from Southport are back, following the success of their 20th anniversary tour for their debut album Bring It On, more shows were added to the bill to meet the high demand. The record still stands up in its relevancy today. leadmill.co.uk
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music What’s the Mini Mansions story? Zach and I had known each other since we were eleven-years-old and we started a band around the same age; we’ve been friends ever since. We went on to set up other bands as we grew older. Zach then went to college in Santa Cruz, California, and met Tyler. He introduced me to Tyler’s music which was all recorded on tapes and CDRs. He had three full CDRs with about 60 or 70 songs and Zach was like, “You’ve got to listen to this kid, he’s really good!” and I was blown away. I thought there was something so different about his voice, his writing style, and wanted to start a band with him. When I hit 23, I did my first cycle with The Queens, had some time off and then properly started the band with Tyler. That’s how it all began. You’ve recently released two singles, ‘Hey Lover’ featuring Alison Mosshart and ‘Gummy Bear’, alongside the new Works Every Time EP. Are these good reference points for how the new album will sound? Yes and no. It’s a spectrum of what the record sounds like, but I think as a band all our records are a little schizophrenic. All of our songs sound different and have a wide spectrum of beats, tunes and mellow tunes. It’s varied but at the same time there’s a single thread throughout the record based upon the title Guy Walks Into A Bar. How does it all tie in together with the title? It’s not a concept record but it’s a record that was recorded in real time and in sequential order of how a relationship I went through started and ended. That’s the thing that ties it together. The title is a joke. I thought it was kinda funny, maybe too funny, or just a bit stupid, but then it all really made sense. Basically, the first line – Guy Walks Into A Bar – is the starting point for the record, and it all kicks off from there. I met my ex at the time when I started this record and everything kinda followed from that. I had to change the lyrics as the relationship progressed. So, Guy Walks Into A Bar felt like the right way to start this whole thing off – that’s how most relationships start, isn’t it? You go out to a bar to try and meet people and make connections. It just felt like the right way to do it. You’ve mentioned in previous interviews that production is a huge part of your creative process and you usually begin with recording and producing things first rather than focusing on how it will work live. Was this the case with this record? Yes, maybe this one more than any of the others because this was the first time we’d ever recorded live with a real drummer. Our friend John Theodore blessed us with playing on this record. That was the first moment when it was different to anything we’ve ever done because we had a full kit and someone else played it, which allowed me to focus on guitar playing rather than being behind the drum set. Production-wise it takes a long time; I don’t like making a record in a week. Don’t get me wrong, I think it would be fun to do but I think, for us, we need the time to really sit on it and think about whether it’s going in the right direction. You’re good pals with Arctic Monkeys and you’ll be coming to Sheffield to play Picture House Social this month. Looking forward to the show? I don’t know a lot about the music scene apart from our boys, The Monkeys, but I’ve been to Sheffield and I’m looking forward to them showing us around – the good restaurants, bars and sights, maybe hit a spa! I don’t know if they’ll be in town or not but hopefully they’ll show us around as I don’t know much about the city. It’s the first show of our UK tour that’s sold out, so it’s going to be really exciting to come to Sheffield! Although we don’t know the city, it will feel like home because we kind of have family there. We appreciate it a lot. Guy Walks Into A Bar will be released on 26 July
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Mikey Schuman, drummer of the LA indie synth-pop aficionados, gives Naomi Mann the lowdown on their new record and Sheffield spa days with the Arctic Monkeys.
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Grace of the Gods Psychedelic globe-trotters Flamingods frontman Kama Rasool talks to Sam Ward about the band’s origins, their “euphoric” new album and how they’ll be getting stuck into ping pong and Henderson’s Relish on their return to Sheffield.
Firstly, I’ve read a lot about Flamingods and the history of the band. It’s an interesting story. Can you sum it up for us? Most of us in the band grew up together in Bahrain, I’m actually from there and the other guys are British nationals whose parents were living there. So we were childhood friends and made music under different musical aliases, and then we started Flamingods when we moved to London. Theresa May changed the Visa laws right before I graduated so I got kicked out and lived away for three years, so the previous two records were made mostly online sending files back and forth and not writing the music together. I got a new Visa about two years ago. We were finally able to make an album together in the same room, and try to recapture that live energy we had. How difficult was it living and working so far away from one another? It was tricky. It’s still hard but so much easier.
The communication! We were mainly chatting on Facebook, sending stuff on Dropbox and it just gets messy. It was a tricky process, but one that we had to do out of necessity. It was quite relieving to write all together. For the first time ever, really! It sounds very different. So, go on then, how would you describe your music? It’s a very mixed bag. It’s quite difficult, people always ask me that question and I don’t know. International psychedelia? There’s so many different genres. We are all music nerds. We love listening to music from everywhere and genres of all different sorts and so the influence coming into our records is wide. What’s your personal influence? There are quite a lot! It goes from East European jazz to Japanese bands like The Boredoms to Arabic Middle Eastern disco and funk. We all listen to similar things but it’s all so widely different that it adds to
the flavouring of the music we are making; exploring multiple genres in one song. It makes it quite fun. What is different about the sound of this album compared to when you started working together? Yeah, the sound is… it’s quite an intense and euphoric record. We were on a tour for about two years and there was an aspect of the live show that wasn’t really in our record before. So on this record we really tried to capture that big live energy and intensity while recording. I think that’s a big difference. Recording and writing is so difficult – I lost my mind during the process! With live it’s the pay-off for all of that stress and hard work. We are performing it and people are enjoying it! That kind of interaction, finally getting to share everything you’ve worked for with them (the audience); that’s the pay-off for the hard work! It’s a nice relief, I think. www.exposedmagazine.co.uk | 83
How does the Middle Eastern background come into your music? We tried to capture that a lot more on this record than we have in the past. Particularly on the tracks ‘Koray’ and ‘Nizwa’. Because I’m half-Bahranian and half-Turkish, [on ‘Koray’] we were really trying to capture that Turkish psychedelia vibe, the song is actually named after Erkhan Koray who is a great Turkish musician, and with ‘Nizwa’ we were experimenting with strings quite a lot because we have figured out that we could bow one of our instruments with a string and it sounded really good, so we were working with Arabic scales, and making a kind of disco, electronic Middle Eastern number. Have you got a favourite from your new record? One of my favourite ones is ‘Moonshine on Water’. It’s not a single. It was meant to be an interlude which then turned into a lot more. I added a vocal verse really late in the game, a month before it wrapped up and I said, “Wait, I have a verse I can throw in there!” and that one verse kind of summed up everything I was trying to say on the album… in a nice, small package. Have you been to Sheffield before? Yeah, we did the Picture House Social before. I like that venue! They have that little video game area, right? And table tennis! Yeah! Well this is a really weird thing because I’m not a very good sportsman. I don’t watch any. One of the things, though, is that I’m just really good at table tennis. It’s the only skill in sports that I have. And I don’t know how it happened. I have an undefeated streak at the moment in ping pong. I should hustle everyone and tell them I don’t know how to play and then smash them… Have you heard of Henderson’s Relish? Henderson’s Relish... no. I do love a Relish, though! I work at a deli and I love all that stuff. I’m a bit of a condiment lover. I make my own hot sauces and stuff so it sounds right up my street, I’ll have to try it out. They might see me do that and say, “I respect this guy! He knows what he’s doing.” Why else should we come and see you at the Picture House Social? It’s a communal psychedelic get-together! That’s the best I can do. You can bring the psychedelia, and we have the table tennis. And the Henderson’s! I can’t wait. Flamingods play Picture House Social on 15 May. Tickets and more info available from picture-housesocial.com.
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Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes End of Suffering Whilst they need no introduction, it would be a disservice to the work of Frank Carter not to mention his rich history. From hardcore heavyweights Gallows to the alt-pop persuasions of Pure Love, Frank Carter has remained a cult figure in every project he has been in; constantly adapting along the way to release music that’s a soundtrack to live shows like no other. Yet Carter has never ventured into third album territory. End of Suffering sees Carter break his second album stumbling block and delve into fresh waters... Opening with the brooding ‘Why a Butterfly Cant Love a Spider’ we are drawn into a world of turmoil. Following 2017’s Modern Ruin, Frank has had a busy couple of years – everything from divorce to touring the world with Foo Fighters. Always an earnest lyricist, no time is wasted painting a picture of anguish. “I might keep you warm/but you can’t see the fire/I might keep you calm but you’re in love with a liar” before we hit the riff-laden ‘Tyrant Lizard King’ featuring Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello. ‘Anxiety’ serves a heartfelt plea that things can get better whilst ‘Love Games’, ‘Latex Dreams’ and ‘Kitty Sucker’ take us through lust, romance and heartbreak. But these tales of debauchery can’t help but underwhelm when trying to contrast the intensity of songs like ‘Angel Wings’. End of Suffering is Carter & Co. moving into new territory and trying to claim their sound, resulting in some of his heaviest and most self-aware work yet. 3.5/5 Lewis Budden
K.O.G. & The Zongo Brigade Wahala Wahala
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The long-awaited debut album from Afro-fusion band K.O.G. & the Zongo Brigade sounds as massive as you’d expect from the energetic eight-piece. The fourteen-track album encompasses the whirlwind energy of the aptly-named Brigade, led by frontman Kweku and rapper Franz Von, to merge together a multitude of influences and delivering an infectious celebration of multicultural music. Opening with the unmistakably African rhythms of ‘For My People’, the tracks that follow continue to honour influences steeped in Afro-fusion, intermixing sounds of rap, hip-hop, jazz, reggae, and even shades of punk. Rap and jazz combine effectively in ‘Money’, a reflective track voicing the anxieties of a modern world. It is the blending of numerous genres and topics which works to their advantage, creating an inclusive record accessible from all angles. Culminating in feelgood tracks like ‘Mad Up’ and ‘Transmission’, this album stands head and shoulders above the rest for its originality. 4/5 Phoebe De Angelis
This is an album that you can’t rush. I’ve been playing it over several days, and the beauty and subtlety of it have slowly seeped into my life to the point where it looks like it is here to stay. If you know something about the world of modern, experimental, electronic music, this collaboration is a coming together of musical giants. Toby Marks is a performer and producer of chill-out music, and often goes under the name of Banco de Gaia. Andrew Heath, on the other hand, is a composer of soundscapes and ambient textures, with a few album releases to his name already. Together they travelled around the UK making field recordings, which they then took back to the studio and blended with all manner of piano, guitar and electronic sounds. The music drifts and unfolds, sometimes in a meditative ways, other times in an intriguing series blended sounds, mixing the easily identifiable with the mysterious and strange. If you want something more than a little unusual, give it a listen, and if you like what you hear, go and see them when they perform at Regather in May. 4/5 Mark Perkins
Temper Beats – Reflections EP Up-and-coming Sheffield hip-hop duo Temper have already begun making a name for themselves in the YouTube community. Their music regularly features on the infamous ‘Storror’ parkour channel; the hazy, jazz-infused beats and laidback melodic hooks somehow perfectly compliment the awe-inspiring athletic feats, making them look all-the-more effortless and graceful. Their debut EP ‘Reflections’ is set to be released on College Music in the very near future, and it’s rumoured that the duo have some big collaborations in the pipeline…
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Fox Den Studios are looking to open a new chapter with a relaunch this month, and they’ve drafted in producing talent fresh out of Music City itself to provide some worldclass expertise. The Kelham Island/Neepsend district of Sheffield may have recently undergone significant cultural regeneration, with a flurry of new bars, restaurants and cafes laying down roots in the area. But when it comes to making music, it’s been the beating heart of the city for some time. Fox Den Studios, located on Mowbray Street and opened in 2014 by producer/musician George Moran, is based just a few doors down from the practice rooms once inhabited by the likes of Arctic Monkeys and Reverend & The Makers. Just around the corner is the famed Yellow Arch Studios where a countless stream of well-known talents have recorded albums, from Richard Hawley to Tony Christie and many more in-between. George himself is the lead singer of South Yorkshire garage rockers Wulfman Fury, and after his recording schedule with the band began to take up more time alongside personal session work, he asked award-winning producer, engineer and mixer Chris Wilkinson to take up the role of lead producer/engineer/mixer. The two have been hard at work ripping up carpets, revamping the control room and painting a good chunk of the interior a distinctive shade of green. The challenge of a new studio has heralded a significant change in Chris’ life, who returned from eight years of living in Nashville, Tenessee, spending his time at world-renowned studios such as Sputnik and The House of Blues, working as chief engineer at the latter and learning from producers as T Bone Burnett, Jacquire King and Don Was. With such experience under his belt and following a period of time freelancing, Chris made the call to come back to his roots in the Steel City and reintegrate himself in the northern music scene. “After I was hired at House of Blues I worked there for several years and just worked my way up,” Chris told Exposed on a visit to the studio last month. “I got to follow a pretty traditional recording engineer path, which I feel doesn’t really happen so often anymore – in fact, 88 | www.exposedmagazine.co.uk
Nashville is probably one of the last places in the music industry to still do that.” The first credit he received while stateside was as mixing assistant on a White Stripes live album, which laid the ground for working with a whole host of famous artists and projects ranging from chart-topping country albums to the soundtrack for Oscar-nominated film Inside Llewyn Davis. He’s not too interested with namedropping, however, and is more concerned in projecting Fox Den as a space where artists can be guaranteed “Top-end quality, no-compromise; if they want something really weird or cool, we can help them get exactly what they want.”
Moving away from the corporate pressures of largescale studios and back to a more grassroots approach was a particular pull for Chris, who is seeking to take Fox Den by the horns and make it a hub for the bubbling music scene in the city. “I really like being here and I love making music here. I like the fact that a lot of the time the musicians we work with aren’t full-time, so there’s no going through the motions and it’s an exciting way to work. The whole recording scene in Sheffield is awesome and we want to help in making it a place people really want to come and record, adding to what’s here.” Fox Den will be applying the final cosmetic touches before relaunching over May bank holiday (25th & 26th) with an open weekend, inviting anyone interested to come along and maybe knock out a tune or two. “We’re going to set a bunch of stuff up, so if someone wants to come down and jam they can. People can come in and discuss projects, or just get the chance to see what we’re about. We’re looking forward to getting things going!” foxdenstudios.co.uk 49 Mowbray Street, S3 8EN www.exposedmagazine.co.uk | 89
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As Sheffield is the birthplace of modern electronic music, it’s always exciting to hear about new boundary-pushing projects from experimental artists on the scene. Step forward Toby Marks, better known as Banco de Gaia, the master of modern chillout; and Andrew Heath, electronic soundscape composer, who will be bringing their new project, Motion, to the Steel City this month. The album making process saw the artists travelling to all four corners of the UK and recording sounds in locations ranging from Welsh slate mines to the Leeds and Liverpool canal. The result is an intriguing series of tracks linking back to core earth elements of air, water, fire, iron and stone. You’ll be able to experience this live at Regather this month, where they’ll be supported by Sheffield-based experimental outfit Animat, but I first of all caught up with Toby and Andrew to get an insight into the creative inspirations behind the album.
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How did this collaboration come about. Is it something you’ve had planned for some time? Andrew: Toby and I had talked about possible collaborations a long time ago but it actually seemed to happen by chance. Back at the end of 2017, Toby invited me to join him for a few days in the wilds of Norfolk for a spot of field recording. He had done a little research and found a few things that might be interesting and fun to record, such as a narrow gauge steam train and seals on the coast nearby. We basically spent a few days visiting locations around the area and recording anything and everything we could find that remotely made a noise. The recording of the steam train that in a way, kick-started the whole adventure. We had multiple microphones and contact mics – microphones that you attach to the fabric of what you want to record – set up within the train carriage and recorded the whole journey as the train sped up, slowed and came to a
standstill. We liked the way this recording ebbed and flowed just as a piece of music would and at this point the idea of creating something came about. We both worked with the sounds we had recorded and over the next month or two, and the first musical piece came into being. We played a live version of this at a performance in Glastonbury and at this point Toby hatched the idea of recording odd but interesting, mechanical journeys around the UK. It was then a process of identifying other locations and defining the parameters for each piece of music. Were there any sounds you thought you wanted before you set out, or were they all just ‘found sounds’ from your journeys? Toby: On the first trip I knew there was a grey seal colony up there so I definitely wanted to capture that. Once we decided to make a whole album and do more recording trips
we did have some ideas of what we wanted to record but also grabbed whatever we found as well. Andrew: Beyond what we then defined as the main structure of each piece, the recordings of the four ‘particular’ journeys – steam train in Norfolk, chain link ferry in Dorset, deep mine lift in Wales and the gliders in Yorkshire – but we used many additional ‘found sounds’ that we happened on quite randomly and then collected from each area. The rules we set ourselves was that only sounds from that area were to be used on that piece. In our minds, this lead to a cohesion of sound for each piece and enabled each track to be presented as a story of a place. Did you ever go back to re-record something you wanted, or were the sounds just as you came across them? Toby: No, we didn’t have the chance to revisit so just used whatever we got first time. Because we specifically went on recording trips we did get a lot of good stuff, though. Andrew: In a way, it went against the methodology of what we were doing. I have learned to capture a sound complete with any mistakes, rogue elements, such as car noises and other random sounds, as I find that it is often these unwanted elements that end up creating the most interest. How many hours of recordings did you start with before you edited them down to the tracks on the album? Toby: I’m not sure but between us it must
be 100 hours. I think the Yorkshire thunder storm accounts for about five hours on its own! Obviously we both duplicated some recordings but we did get some individual stuff too. Andrew: In many ways, because you’re dealing with raw sound elements which are defining your musical piece, there are so many more options of how to edit and move towards a cohesive musical piece. At what point did you decide to divide them into north, south, east and west? Andrew: That was actually quite early on. At the same point as the concept formed and both Toby and I feel that it’s a nice narrative to take sounds from four points of the compass in the UK and bring them together. It’s a small point for me but I feel that as the country is so divided politically at this moment, this is our small offering to somehow reunite us all. There’s some instrumentation on each track. How did the process of matching them with the sounds evolve? Andrew: That’s a very good question. I’d like to say that we both played to our strengths here. We both brought our individual sound and style to the four pieces, but beyond that we had to respond and be led by the actual sound recordings. So additional musical elements both supported and punctuated the recorded sounds as well as the ‘found sounds’ bringing their own musicality to bear such as the cable whine from a water powered lift in Wales or the drone of a stone cutter from a quarry in Dorset. You’re about to tour and perform these tracks live. How will that work? Toby: The key decision is what to try to play live and what to have as backing. Once we worked that out for each track it was a matter of reproducing the right tones and learning the notes. As we had performed the parts in the first place it was easier than trying to learn stuff written by someone else: I tend to know where my fingers are likely to go when I’m playing guitar so that wasn’t too tricky. The technical side, synchronising both our sets of gear, has been an interesting challenge but we’ve found ways to keep it fairly simple so it all seems pretty reliable. Toby Marks and Andrew Heath will perform at Regather on 11 May
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An Evening with Andy Hamilton
Sheffield City Hall // 20 May // £22.40 The award-winning writer and comedian Andy Hamilton invites you to spend an intimate evening in Memorial Hall to recount his 40 years in comedy. Partake in his open Q&A where no topic is off limits (bar tofu, wellness, and Meghan Markle) sheffieldcityhall.co.uk
The Guilty Feminist: Live!
Sheffield City Hall // 23 May // From £15 The hilarious podcast phenomenon, The Guilty Feminist is embarking on a live tour, and it would be only rude if they didn’t make a stop in Sheffield. Join Deborah Frances-White and guests in unloading their guilty confessions that undermine feminist morals. sheffieldcityhall.co.uk
Seann Walsh: After This One, I’m Going Home The Leadmill // 29 May // £15 Penned as the “best observational comic of his generation” by the Guardian, Seann Walsh’s fiery live shows are something of a national treasure. Pop in to the Leadmill for his latest show to see what all the fuss is about. www.leadmill.co.uk
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Child’s Play
A remake of the 1988 classic brings Chucky back to the screen in a fresh rendition of the slasher hit that made everyone afraid of dolls.
Dark Phoenix
The X-Men must contend with the greatest threat they have ever faced, as one of their own (Jean Grey) unleashes the full world-ending force of her inner power.
Toy Story 4
The long-awaited fourth instalment to the classic series that has captured the hearts of adults and children alike. A real tear-jerker if the trailers are anything to go by.
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Samuel L Jackson returns to the role of hotter-than-Bond, cooler-than-Bullitt private eye John Shaft in the second instalment of the rebooted character.
Pet Sematary Stephen King’s supernatural chiller was brought to the screen once before in 1989 in a fairly solid and faithful adaptation of his thoroughly depressing yet terrifying novel. The premise involves a family who move to a small town in Maine (a pretty beastly county if King’s books are anything to go by). The house seems idyllic at first, save for a road outside used by speeding eighteenwheelers. The creepiest thing, however, is a burial ground for dead pets, beyond which lies something even more sinister. The original 1989 version ranks among the best of
King’s adaptations alongside Tobe Hooper’s Salem’s Lot and Misery, so a remake isn’t exactly necessary. That said, it captures all the themes of the book and adds something a little different to the story which makes it worth seeing. The music is deeply brooding and adds much to the well-crafted visuals which conjure the sense of complete dread all the best King stories hold. As a film, it doesn’t quite reach the levels of quality that the recent remake of It achieved, but it’s a very solid addition to the horror genre and grips its audience at every point. 3/4
Shazam! What a pleasant surprise this film was! The best superhero films are the ones that are incomparable to their contemporaries (in a good sense, not in the way that the recent Hellboy is incomparable to others). Shazam’s humor, tone and presentation are all greatly different from anything Marvel or previous DC films have presented. The origin story is pleasantly original: young Billy Batson, a wayward teenager is chosen by the ailing wizard Shazam to become the new champion for justice against the forces of evil. Upon uttering the word “Shazam”, Billy is transformed into Captain Marvel but being a teenager with other priorities in life, he uses his powers for less-than-responsible means. What’s nice is that it flies by despite being around the two-hour mark. All the cast are brilliant fun to watch, and Zachery Levi finds the right balance of musclebound square-jawed epicness, and tight spandex cheesiness. Mark Strong is as watchable as ever as the maniacal villain the immature Billy must contend with. A great all-out and honest joy romp that is showing that the DC film series is clearly getting its act together. 3/4 www.exposedmagazine.co.uk | 99
A Chilling Tale
Following its premiere at Cannes Film Festival last year, Brazilian filmmaker Joe Penna speaks to Anna Stopford about his debut feature Arctic – a tale of extreme survival and human spirit starring the formidable Mads Mikkelsen.
Where did you get the idea for the film? I found this image online of what Mars would look like when it’s been terraformed, with trees and grass and water, making an atmosphere on the planet, and I thought it was an interesting setting. So, my cowriter Ryan Morrison and I ended up writing a whole script of a guy who is stranded on Mars, basically the same exact story as Arctic. We sent it to our agents who said, “Great, we like the script, but maybe you should see this trailer for Ridley Scott’s new movie coming out soon, it’s called The Martian, and it’s stepping on your toes a little bit.” We saw it and thought it was a little too close, so we changed the setting to the Arctic. The challenge went from ‘he can’t breathe’ to ‘it’s really cold.’ Was that shift of context frustrating? At first, because we had written the entire script, and maybe we should have looked into it a little more. But eventually we realised by moving the setting to a place that everyone knows it’s a situation that you can imagine yourself in a little more easily than terraformed Mars, hundreds of years into the future. It was filmed over 19 days in Iceland. How did you plan a shooting schedule when the weather was so unpredictable and volatile?
It was unpredictable and unplannable. At first, we sent out multiple versions of the call sheet saying ‘if it’s snowing, this is what we’re shooting; if it’s raining, this is what we’re shooting; if it’s sunny, this is what we’re shooting.’ At a certain point we had five or six weather apps saying five or six different weathers for the next day, and they would all be right at different points of the day. We just ended up sending emails saying ‘be ready for the whole movie, we don’t know what we’re doing tomorrow, so be on your toes.’ Sometimes in the middle of a shot, not even a scene, the sun would come out and it was just a crazy blizzard a second ago, and we’d have to switch what we were doing. Thankfully, Mads was always wearing the same parka, so we could start a new scene right away.
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Were there any days you thought you weren’t going to pull it off? Every single day! But my editor was on set with me. We knew we were never going to be able to get pickups, you hear about The Revenant, and they went to Argentina just to chase the snow, but we didn’t have that kind of budget. We knew that whatever we didn’t shoot in Iceland wasn’t going to be in our movies. What was your favourite fact you learnt whilst making the film? It’s not my favourite but the most disturbing fact I learnt was that when you get very cold your nerveendings freeze, and you start feeling incredibly hot. They’ve found people who have frozen to death who had
ripped all their clothes off, stripping down naked, which incurs more damage and accelerates your death. Also, there’s a saying about what to do if you meet bears - “If it’s black - fight back; if it’s brown – lie down (play dead); if it’s white – good night” – because there’s nothing you can do, the polar bear is just going to keep coming after you! You used a live polar bear for some of the scenes. How did that work? She was real, her name is Agee. I saw a review about the horrible CGI effects of the polar bear and how it didn’t look real, but funnily enough, we didn’t have the money to CGI the polar bear so we found one. She’s the only live trained polar bear in the whole world, she lives near Vancouver, so we went up there and shot with her. Mads wasn’t available on that day, so I’m actually the one wearing the parka in those scenes. So, if you look really closely, you will see a different kind of beard. Favourite film of 2018? Dogman – it exceeded every expectation of mine. The way that film was crafted I thought was really well done. Arctic is released in the UK on 10 May.
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Sheffield Equality Hub Network Thu 2 May: LGBT+ Hub Hate Crime
Working Group Sheffield Town Hall Tue 21 May: Festival of Debate - How Can Women’s & LGBT+ Communities Build Inclusive Spaces? Firth Court www.equalityhubnetwork.org Pride in Sheffield Sat 4 May: Open Meeting
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Chasing the Sun Summer is well on its way, the sun is here and as the old saying goes, “rays out, gays out!” – as the city is awash with queer happenings this month. Let’s take a closer look, shall we? Festival of Debate returns for its fifth year and amongst a varied calendar, the LGBT+ Hub and SheFest are joining forces, bringing together a mega queer collaboration in ‘How Can Womens’ & LGBT+ Communities Build Inclusive Spaces?’ at Firth Court (Tue 21 May) with a panel featuring Andro & Eve, Fruit & Juice, LASS (Lesbian Asylum Support Sheffield), Pride in Sheffield and LGBT Sheffield to discuss their various projects seeking to create inclusive and accessible events across the city. The event is free to attend, but pre-book on the website to guarantee entry. The LGBT+ Hub will also be hosting its latest working group at the Town Hall (Thu 2 May) to look at issues around tackling hate crime. SAYiT will be playing host to another collaboration to mark IDAHoBiT (the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia) at the Peace Gardens (Fri 17 May), with LGBT+ individuals and organisations coming together to stand against discrimination featuring a range of speakers, acts and their one minute of noise. They will also be hosting their ‘Faith, Sexualities and Gender Think Tank’ (Mon 13 May) which will provide a programme of speakers and workshops aimed at improving understanding between faiths and LGBT+ communities: valuing difference and diversity, exploring the government’s RSE guidance and equalities legislation and agreeing an aspiration statement on human rights, respect and inclusion. Elsewhere, Pride in Sheffield will be hosting its biggest fundraising event to date with Atomic’s Rainbow Rampage at Yellow Arch (Fri 10 May). Let’s see what happens when you mix 1980s pop music from Sheffield’s Atomic with drag acts, the singer from the Everly Pregnant Brothers and some surprise guests. See you there pop-pickers! There will be more drag joy, in king form, at Andro & Eve’s latest edition of ‘The Kingdom Come’ at Abbeydale Picture House (Sat 11 May) hosted by
the one and only Shesus and the Sisters with performances from Benjamin Butch, CHIYO, Oedipussi and Romeo De La Cruz. Get ready to step into the garden of Eden, where cake is plentiful, acolytes warmly welcome you and Eve’s wisdom will light the way. Your paradise themed costumes won’t be out of place; come down and discover queer heaven really is a place on earth! Following her successful US tour, Sheffield lesbian icon Lucy Spraggan will be returning for a hometown gig at the Leadmill (Wed 8 May) ahead of the release of her fifth album. Back by popular demand, the Leadmill’s RuPaul Drag Race quiz returns (Wed 22 May) hosted by Scarlet SoHandsome for a sickening quiz night extravaganza with themed drinks and amazing prizes. Sheffield’s own LGBT+ choir, OutAloud, will be joining The Free Radicals and Joe Solo at DINA for a party organised by the Sheffield Trades Council to mark May Day (Sat 4 May). DINA’s Cellar Theatre will also be hosting the third instalment of Sounds Queer (Thu 9 May), a variety performance night centralising and celebrating LGBTQ+ artists with a mix of music, comedy, dancing, singing, storytelling, theatre, visual arts and readings. Embracing strangeness, weirdness and queerness, The Fascinators take to the stage at The Drawing Room GSA (Fri 10 May) combining rock, metal, punk and prog with the image and influence of drag, cabaret and glam rock. Last but by no means least, queer hedonism is alive in the Steel City, courteousy of Club Rush who’s all-night takeover returns to Hatch (Fri 10 May) with a mix of Italo, acid, rechno and Madonna – featuring special guests Lucy Locket (Love Muscle) and Bitzer Maloney (Bakk Heia/NTS) alongside Hatch residents. That’s your lot for this month, and until next time, love and sparkles!
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DinaVenue www.dinavenue.com Thu 9 May: Sounds Queer #3 Cellar Theatre www.cellartheatre.co.uk
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American Idiot Lyceum Theatre In a post 9/11 America, three friends go their separate ways to try to find both themselves and where they belong in society. Will stays in suburbia to try and make his relationship with his pregnant girlfriend work, Tunny joins the army and Johnny stays in the city to find friendship but finds a part of himself he never expected. However, it doesn’t take long for the American Dream to come crashing down around them as they become increasingly disenfranchised trying to fit into a world where they don’t seem to belong. Based on the songs of Green Day, American Idiot presents itself as a singthrough rock opera, where the relentless barrage of songs tells the story and there is little room for any script. The show opens with the title song and, for the first act, literally doesn’t let up from there. Tom Milner (Waterloo Road) as Johnny is a charismatic lead with a performance brimming with cocksure swagger and confidence, whilst Joshua Downen portrays Tunny’s journey from angry young man to war veteran with subtlety. After exploding onto the stage, the first act is loud, bold, brash, rebellious, angry and exhilarating; and has an unyielding, in-your-face energy which carries the audience along for the ride, assaulting their senses and reverberating the bass guitar in their chest. However, the second act doesn’t maintain the energy of the first, and as the story grows very dark and the pace slows down, the show loses some momentum. America Idiot reflects a warts-and-all portrayal of a recent time in American politics and a biting attack on a divided society which will be recognisable to angst-ridden teens; whilst Green Day’s music continues to speak to a generation and still maintains relevance in today’s current political climate. Paul Szabo 106 | www.exposedmagazine.co.uk
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John Ruskin: Art & Wonder Millennium Gallery // May 29 – September 15 // Free An exploration of the artist’s captivating relationship with the natural world and the emotions it can arouse. museums-sheffield.org.uk Tom J Newell: Endless Toil 99 Mary Street // May 16-23 // Free entry A collection of new prints and paintings accompanied by selected original drawings and ephemera from the instantly recognisable Tom J Newell. 99mary.st Sheaf Poetry Festival Various venues // May 17-25 // Free entry The nine-day festival aims to provide Sheffield access to world-class poetry and create an encouraging environment for people to share their work and inspire others. sheafpoetryfestival.com One of the most successful studio showcases outside of London, Open Up Sheffield, returns to celebrate its 21st anniversary this month. The longstanding event, run by a dedicated voluntary team of practicing artists and craftspeople, will see a wide selection of artist studios and work spaces opened up to the public over two weekends (Saturday 4 May - Monday 6 May; Saturday 11 May - Sunday 12 May). Visitors will be able to meet the artists behind a wide range of arts forms including watercolour, oil and acrylic paints, jewellery, ceramics, textiles, wood, glass, photography, print and mixed media. Alongside a selection of workshops and demonstrations, there will be opportunities to purchase pieces of art or request commissions. Last year saw a record number of independents artists and craftspeople showcasing their work – over 100 individual artists and 10 groups participated – with participation numbers at a similar high this year. A brochure listing all of the openings has been printed and is also available on the website openupsheffield.co.uk.
Freeman Theatre Deli // May 16-18 // From £11.19 This critically-acclaimed show follows six true stories from various eras to investigate the connection between mental health and systematic racism. theatredeli.co.uk The Full Monty Lyceum Theatre // May 7-18 // From £24 The stage adaption of arguably the best British film to date is taking the UK by storm. With Oscar-winning writer Simon Beaufoy behind the scenes, rest assured it is every bit as hilarious and heartfelt as the original. sheffieldtheatres.co.uk Barber Shop Chronicles Crucible Theatre // May 22 – June 1 // From £15 An insightful comedy that pulls at the heartstrings, showcasing a day in the life in six different African barber shops across the world. sheffieldtheatres.co.uk www.exposedmagazine.co.uk | 107
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Background Born in Sheffield, Julian moved to Bristol to study Drawing and Print at the University of the West of England. After receiving a first-class degree, he went on to complete a Masters in Fine Art at the Bath School of Art. Since university, Julian has been working full-time as an artist preparing work for exhibition. Last month, Julian opened his debut exhibition at his new gallery space, Julian Green Gallery, on 812 Ecclesall Road. About the Gallery The nomadic gallery will be moving to other disused and unused spaces, incorporating the work of emerging local artists. The primary function of the gallery is to encourage meeting places for the public to discuss current issues described within the work exhibited. “The main benefit to this form of gallery is fluidity,” says Julian. “It allows for engagement with different communities and localities, whilst being more sustainable through using spaces which may not be otherwise used. Exhibition The focus of this work is “Growing up in Sheffield”; the selected artworks are semi-biographical and centred around an exploration of both personal and cultural identity through investigating the places and objects that inform experiences. By decoding a sense of place, Julian maps influences on the development of identity, utilising drawing and photographic media. This amalgamated approach to production stands in opposition to the tradition of drawing, corrupting the practice, being redefined as a cross-disciplinary or hybrid approach, mobilising the mechanics of translation to inform concepts of authenticity, memory, contrast and reproduction. Creating the conditions for conversation about regional identity, social and historical constructs, the real and the document.
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