Michael’s Return/Neon Youth Theatre

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Hello all, presenter Michael here (not to be confused with Mike from our alternate show).

First, I bring good news for fans of me, so good news to everyone in the world: As of the next show I’ll be back on-air, live, with the rest of the gang, which is fantastic. I hear that they were becoming emotionally distressed without my calming presence. I think they’re just needy.

Anyway, this blog post is about where Pip and I went on Sunday: We went to the Croft Street Community Centre to talk to the Neon Youth Theatre about their upcoming performance of ‘Wear What you Will’ – a modern take on Shakespeare’s hilarious play, Twelfth Night. I studied the Shakespeare piece for my A-Level English exams, and thoroughly enjoyed it. The Neon Youth version is a completely original interpretation, written and performed by the theatre. From what we saw while we were there, it looked to be a very impressive undertaking, which is all the more reason to get down to the LPAC this week for the performances of the show!

While we were there, we also discussed how the group is in grave danger – funding cuts for cultural organisations are hitting theatre groups like this one very hard, but the group’s members are coming up with their own ways of keeping the performances going. They will be taking part in the Lincoln 10k run, and also doing a sponsored silence (if you heard the show, you’ll be amazed that they even considered this). This is community spirit at its finest, and I love it!

See you all in two weeks.

Michael

New Wave New Stage: Stacks!

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This week on the New Wave New Stage, we have Stacks; an “alt/garage/indie” band from Lincoln!
We’ll be hearing two acoustic tracks from this exciting four-piece; “No Black Marker” and “Woods Song”

The band will be playing at Kind this Thursday (24th March) for Couleur; an event we featured on the show a few weeks ago, and at the Duke Of Wellington on Friday (25th March).
So make sure you go check them out if you can!

You can find out more from their Facebook page here.

Thanks again to the guys for coming in!
If you know of or are in a band you think we could feature on New Wave New Stage, please do let us know!

Phil Kristic: Investigating Homosexual Marriage

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Today on the show we will be interviewing Phil Kristic: President of RAG. Phil has created a short radio feature focusing on the laws and regulations that prevent homosexuals getting married (or the technically correct term: a civil partnership) within religious buildings. Talking to a range of people around the city: from students to priests, Phil addresses the issues that he and many other gay people face when they want to get married. Listen today from 4 to hear the feature, along with an interview with Phil himself.

Philip Harvey – Charity Hike

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On this weeks New Wave show we had Philip Harvey in the studio: a first year law student at the University of Lincoln, raising money for Cancer Research. It was brilliant to talk to Phil in the studio, taking part in his first charity fund raising event, (hopefully the first of many more to come!) hiking approx. 70 miles over two days on 27th March. Hiking a part of Hadrian’s wall, I think we can all agree what a brilliant cause this is, with Phil asking for any donations no matter how big or small! For more information on the event, or to make a donation, click here

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Messengers

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On the show this week, we had Messengers – a fantastic new local band, made up of two already successful bands; Full Tank (2010 Lincoln Battle Of The Band winners) and hardcore outfit Beatdown The Bear.
They have various gigs lined up (see below); plenty of chances to go and see them; particularly on the 24th of February at Kind, where they’ll be playing at Couleur – the creator of which we interviewed on the show two weeks ago! You can find out about Couleur here, and to find out about Messengers, head to their Facebook page.

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Feb 24th – Kind Bar Acoustic Set (Lincoln)
Feb 25th – The Corp (Sheffield)
1st March – Slug & Lettuce (Lincoln)
April 1st – Live & Unsigned Regional final (Sheffield)
May 14th/15h – Crash Doubt Fest (Lincoln)

Make sure you check them out – we may well see you at one of their gigs!

-Phil

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