renegade issue 2: the follow up issue

ii: the follow up issue~

december 2014

i about

ii bethany hall ~ designer

iii Katie Higgins

iv Anarcimals clothing

v reflection

vi Leila Jane - Musician

vii charlotte carpenter~ musician

viii events ~ lineup

ix music ~ top five lists

x AOB

contents

i ~

ren•e•gaden.

One who rejects a religion, cause,

allegiance, or group for another.

the followup issue~

we made it to issue 2!

thank you to everybody who read our first issue. if

you are new to renegade, please go ahead and take

a look at the first issue from september. we have

had such a great reaction to the theme this time. we

were keen for this zine not to follow a magazine-y

theme, so the pieces of artwork speak for them-

selves, and we can communicate in a neutral way.

we were also lucky enough to have zoe taylor to

create a playlist on the theme of reflection.

bethany

hall

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designer

ii ~

Bethany Hall is a third year graphic communications student at the

university of northampton and co-creator of renegade. Favourite

types of working are digital illustration, photography and

publication desgin. www.bmhall.co.uk

Katie

Higgins

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‘Surfacing’

ii ~

When I was fourteen years old I was standing on an old pier somewhere along

the Floridian coastline, and my brother was fishing. There were sharks swimming

beneath our feet and the smell of fried food, and the rot of my current life had

started lurking around but could be forced back into hiding whenever it threatened

to reveal itself. This was back when I could still sleep at night, when all I had to do

was trace the patterns inside of my head until I drifted off. Before I started turning

on the light and bolting the door, before I started daily nightcaps of gin because I

realised that it was the only thing that would calm the endless tipping of the scales

in my head. Manic, depressed, manic, depressed. I was standing on the pier, and it

was hot, and I could feel the beginning of a sunburn prickling along my shoulders.

My brother pulled a shrimp from the bucket of bait and pierced it with a hook. I felt

a weight on my arm and when I looked down the shrimp was resting there. It was

dead but its eyes were small and black and staring. The hook had thudded itself

into the flesh of my arm. I ripped it out and threw it into the sea, shaking. There was

no blood,. I washed the tiny red pinprick in the toilet anyway, and then threw up.

I felt like meat. My mouth tasted like dirt, rotting from the inside out. The taste of

something true. It was as if the fish hook had wormed its way into my brain. It’s still

there, a reminder. You are not healing wisely. Or really at all.

Who is ever saved, who is ever healed? My brain is so numb that it isn’t anything at

all. I remember that there was a lady who took us into the desert in her Jeep. She

looked like a typical hippie with long ratted hair and silver rings on every finger,

but she said she was going to marry her boyfriend and move to an apartment in

the hills. I was fifteen years old and bitterly disappointed. When she laughed her

mouth was so wide that you could count every tooth that was missing. I fell in love

with her voice, her soft, bland accent. I wanted to live as a consonant or vowel, a

murmur or a sigh, rest in her teeth and sleep in the bed of her gums during the

night. I used to dream about it and it would soothe me, like the dreams I had after

my grandmother first died. She was cooking in the room next to me, and talking,

and I never saw her, but I could smell the food, taste it – beef for a stew, the meat

so tender that it fell off the bone.

In my recent dreams, I am always losing the people that I love. I wake up shaking,

unsettled because I can’t stop it from happening. I can’t decide if this is an

outpouring of love, or extreme selfishness. There is one dream that keeps

returning – I, along with two friends, am on a pilgrimage to find three girls who

have gone missing in the woods. When we find their bodies, the girls who have

gone missing were us all along. We bury ourselves, and make grave markers out of

sweets and coloured paper and leaves. It is a beautiful day. I don’t feel sad at all.

We walk out of the woods together, silent, hand in hand, knowing exactly where we

are going. And now I can’t remember where that was – if it ever existed in the first

place, if it ever will.

anarcimals

clothing

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iv ~

Anarcimals is a brand of clothing that I have created as an outlet for

my graphic work. I have always loved animals and the alternative music

scene, such as punk, rock and metal, and I combined this together to

make a punk style of design. My style really came about because I

couldn’t draw straight lines on the tablet and influences from Alphonse

Mucha. His fluid commercial style from the Art Nouveau advertisements

gave me a visual excuse to ignore straight lines. When I combined these

Art Nouveau flourishes with a punk style of strong contrasts, inspired

by artists such as Raymond Pettibon, I had these strong graphic images

and I just wanted to find an outlet for them so I decided on T-shirts.

I have printed my designs onto

T-shirts and I am currently exploring

different avenues for commercial sale

such as tote bags and other articles

of clothing. I am currently selling my

work on my Etsy account and in a

shop in Northampton town centre,

Most Marvellous.

IllustratedT-shirts, designed by Jonathan Halls, meshing punk design with monochromatic animal designs.

£10.00 GBP

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Anarcimals-Clothing

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Anarcimals

reflection

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artist

submissions

v ~

vi ~

Leila

jane

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introducing

Leila Jane is a singer/songwriter born in London, grew up

in County Donegal, Ireland and eventually ended up here in

Northampton in 2012. When she started university to study

acting.

She soon quit her course after she was spotted at a gig for her

talent at the Victoria inn by Gary, founder of the local Serious

Types record label.

Leila told us “i think serious types record label is what has

helped me the most over the last 2 years and i will be very

honoured to continue work with Gary and his label”

After leaving her acting degree it was then that Gary and his

label proved to be most significant in the early stages of her

career. As Well as doing the cover art work for her EP, Gary

has promoted and acted as an agent for her.

Serious Types has helped Leila build the solid foundation needed for a lasting and

enjoyable experience as an artist.

“i value everything he has done for me and look forward to what we have planned

for the future” Leila has a distinct soulful voice and her music resinates a southern

blues vibe. Her influences are the likes Shakey Graves, Marrissa Nadler and Elvis

Presley. Her Twisted Heart EP which was released in July of this year, she best

describes as

“A Mixture of slow paced, dreamy, americana and more up tempo Bluesy/ Rock n’

Roll.”

Leila recorded the EP With her dear friend Luke Goddard. With the majority of the

EP recorded live at the labels studio space. They dubbed in what was needed on the

tracks to make them sound just right.

“It was a good idea as we could choose what worked best for each song.”

Leila has released a video for her lead song from the EP “twisted heart” and has

recently been in Ireland touring with her band.

on the spot!~

with CharlotteCarpenter!

What’s next for you now after

the release of you’re take it all

EP?

I’m onto the next EP, which I’m pretty certain

is finished. I have 4 or 5 songs I’m really

happy with and feel like belong together,

so I’ll be back in the studio throughout

December & January. There’s talk of some

support shows and some shows in Europe

which would be awesome. I’ve never played

outside the UK so that’d be a dream!

What’s your favourite song?

(tough question, i know)

Easy. Rambling Man by Laura MarlingWhat

was the first album you bought?

Best show from the ‘take it all’

tour?

I still have 6 more to go but so far it has

been Norwich at The Bicycle Shop. I’ve never

played there and was really overwhelmed

by how many people turned up. You kind

of never know what to expect and theres

nothing more reassuring than seeing a busy

room infront of you.

on the spot!

Favourite album of all time?

I Speak Because I Can by Laura Marling. There’s

a theme here eh haha. I would also say I’m

Wide Awake It’s Morning by Bright Eyes.

First song you remember

hearing?

Under The Bridge by Red Hot Chilli Peppers. I

adore this song so much. Thanks Dad!

Whats your shoe size? (HA!)

5. Although one of my friends tell me thats

freakishly big for someone of my height.

Thats average right? Aren’t most 5 Ft 2 inch

girls size 5?

You mention at your gig at the

NNCafe that you have grown to

love playing the electric guitar,

do you think it has changed/

developed you’re music and

writing?

I do yes. It has opened my mind up to a world

of new sound and possibilities. It’s enabled me

to be more expressive with my music, and not

always rely on the lyrics as much. I still take the

greatest care in the lyrics but I can now have

more fun musically, writing longer outro’s and

rocking out a little bit more!

see more

~

http://www.charlottecarpentermusic.com/

What’s the first song you wrote

and what was it about?

The first song I wrote was called See Me Fly. It

was really cheesy, I was 14 and I was changing.

It was at the time I was really getting into

music, and the guitar was taking over my life. I

began to feel out of place with certain people

and was afraid to be myself for a while. Very

dramatic at the time haha.

What or who got you into music?

I always enjoyed performing from a really

young age, but it didn’t click for me until I

picked up the guitar at 14 and it was Avril

Lavigne who did that for me. I saw her

Birmingham NEC during her first record (easily

her best) and wanted to be a rockstar just like

her haha. It wasn’t until I was 16 that my own

music began to take shape. I discovered folk

music and I took a new direction from there

which I’m very thankful for. It’s then got me into

blues and americana.

What have you been listening to

lately?

I’ve been listening to a lot of Blake Mills. His

guitar playing is immense. He makes me want

to be better.

events

lineup

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viii ~

The gigs you don’t want to miss …

Scott Booth/Burrowing Bee’s/Otis Elliott

Thursday 18th December at 8pm

Phipps Northampton Brewery

Company

54 Kingswell Street, NN1 1PR

TICKETS £4

By blending fast finger picking,

rhythmic guitar drumming and

blues/Celtic playing techniques,

Scott Booth is a musician pushing

out exciting and atmospheric

sounds that are appreciated best

when witnessed live. His edgy and

complex guitar playing is influenced

by the likes of John Butler and Andy

Mckee, while his overall sound by

Trance, Trip Hop, Blues, Folk, Dub,

Down-tempo and Electronic music.

Burrowing Bees creates their sound

with the use of various loop pedals,

guitar, drums and layered vocals.

Otis Elliott is a London based singer/

songwriter born in Northampton.

Having single handily worked

on self-produced tracks over

the past six months, as well as

filming numerous live sessions and

performing live shows. Otis has truly

established himself on the acoustic

scene bringing tranquil and emotion

ridden music to our ears. Similarities

have been made to Conor Oberst

and Elliott Smith, however Otis has a

vast amount of influences

OhBoy!/JacarandasFriday 19th December at 8pm

Phipps Northampton Brewery

Company

54 Kingswell Street, NN1 1PR

TICKETS £3 (ON THE DOOR)

Another great festive gig at the

Popped up bar at Phipps Nbc! OhBoy!

and their chums The Jacarandas host

a lovely grungy Xmas party and we

are all invited!

Century City/Neighbour/We Wear GlassesFriday 12th December at 8pm

The Garibaldi Hotel

19 Bailiff Street, NN1 3DX

FREE ENTRY

Contemporary Music Performance

with guests Neighbour and We Wear

Glasses

Panic. On New Years Eve.

Wednesday 31st December at

8:00pm

The Garibaldi Hotel

19 Bailiff Street, NN1 3DX

REE ENTRY

Haven’t got your New Years

festivities in order yet…never fear.

The Garibaldi’s got it sorted.

Panic. is back for the biggest party

of the year.

~

Whats else is new?

ParliamentsDon’t worry they haven’t gone

anywhere! With there drummer ally

currently touring with one of the

big names for 2015 Shura. The Lads

have been busy working on there

new EP which will be released in the

new year. exciting stuff. We cant

wait for this!

www.facebook.com/Parliaments

Hana BushnellHana Bushnell, we actually thought

she had vanished of the face of the

moon.

Expect to hear big things from this

one in the new year, she is planning

on a new EP release in the new year.

Keep your ears pealed.

www.facebook.com/

hanabushnellmusic

OhBoy!This noisy bunch have been very

busy lately indeed. This month they

had the pleasure of recording Maida

Vale session for Radio 1. There is also

a new female vocalist on the cards

for the band after there currently

vocalist Lou Bird has sadly left the

band.

www.facebook.com/OhBoyTheBand

top

five

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songs of

this week

ix ~

we asked four people

to give us their top five

songs of the week (new

or old) that they can’t

stop listening to.

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five songs

Bethany Hall~1. Indescision - Shura

2 Dont tell all out friends about me - Blake Mills

3. Someday soon - Harlem

4. Conrad - Ben Howard

5. Kiss me again - The Drums

Charlotte Burton~1. “Peter” - Jamie T

2. “Sue” - David Bowie

3. “Waste Your Time” - Ex Hex

4. “Lost On me” - Peace

5. “Still A Lot Of Love Round Here” - Martyn Joseph

Kristel Morrison~1. Down by Emily King

2 Crooked Smile by J Cole

3. Things Are Changing by Gary Clark Jr

4. Fool for You by Alice Smith

5. Thinking About You by Frank Ocean

Alan Lynn~1. D-7 by Nirvana Live At Reading

2. Genevieve by Stealing Sheep

3. Immigration Song by Led Zeppelin

4. Columbia by Local Natives

5. Chochon Ville by Sebastien Tellier

AOB

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any other

business

x ~

Thank you to everyone who got involved in

Renegade Issue 2:

Bethany Hall

Luke knight

Hana Buhsnell

Zoe Taylor

Charlotte Carpenter

.. and anybody else we’ve missed.

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