Available on Spotify, Overtones is an episodic series with editorial insight at its core. Hosted by staff writer Shahzaib, alongside a reel of rotating presenters and guests that define the CLASH publication experience, we'll be delving into the creative minds across music, film and fashion realms through incisive commentary and focus interviews.
For Episode 2, the festival experience is the focus of conversation. Shahzaib is joined by Time Out staff writer Chiara Wilkinson, a discerning voice reporting on nightlife and the live music sector. Chiara shares the communal events that shaped her, also providing recommendations for events skewing the mainstream, offering insight into festival innovation and her verdict on 2022 line-ups as a whole.
Later, Preye Crooks, founder of Strawberries & Creem festival, charts the evolution of a project that was once a mere student-run night and is now a marquee event in the music calendar.
A two-day event, 2022's line-up boasts rap heavyweight Lil Wayne – in his only European show of the year – Tems, Ella Mai and Mabel as headliners. Preye explains how the S&C team realised their 'Celebrate Heritage, Champion Future' motto through a genre-fluid line-up that appeals to nostalgia heads and endorses nascent artists on the rise, whilst affirming their stance on gender equality with a roster that boasts more than 60% female/non-binary artists gracing the various stages this year. It makes the Cambridge festival an inclusive, accessible, and ultimately joyous experience for festival goers.
Tune in now…
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