Outline's best of 2016
Our volunteer reviewers and photographers are the very lifeblood of Outline Magazine, and we couldn’t possibly do what we do without them. All hail them, all of the time.
Here are just a few of them to share their favourite gig, album, film and song of 2016 with you, our dear readers.
Steve
Album: Roots Manuva – Bleeds
Gig: Ian Mculloch @ Norwich Arts Centre
Song: Roots Manuva - Hard Bastards
Lenore
Album: Weezer - White Album
Gig: Chains On Velvet 18th Birthday @ The Owl Sanctuary
Film: Swiss Army Man
Song: Weezer - Jacked Up
Stuart
Album: Bad Breeding – Bad Breeding
Gig: Hawkwind @ the LCR
Film: The Revenant
Song: Birds Of Hell – Astronomy Programmes
Drew
Album: Holy Fuck - Congrats
Gig: Ghostface Killah @ The Waterfront
Film:Arrival
Song: DJ Shadow - Nobody Speak
Alex
Album: Savages - Adore Life
Gig: Wolf Alice @ The LCR
Film: Black Mirror on TV
Song: Mystery Jets - Bubblegum
Nick
Album: Goat - Requiem
Gig: Mercury Rev @ Norwich Arts Centre
Film: Captain Fantastic
Song: Agnes Obel - Golden Green
Pavlis
Album: Last Great Dreamers - Transmissions from Oblivion
Gig: Dickies @ The Owl Sanctuary
Film: Where You’re Meant To Be
Song: White Ape - Barabbas
David
Album: Kate Tempest - Let Them Eat Chaos
Gig: La Chiva Gantiva @ Adnams Spiegeltent for NNF.
Film: Sing Street
Song: Christine and the Queens - Tilted
Jono
Album: Suede - Night Thoughts
Gig: Stiff Little Fingers @ the Waterfront
Film: Deadpool
Song: Suede - What I’m Trying To Tell You
Lawrence
Album: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
Gig: Birds of Hell @ Eaton Park Cafe
Film: One More Time With Feeling
Song: Cabbage - White Noise
Huw
Album - Plaint of Lapwing – Alasdair Roberts & James Green
Event - WiFi Wars at Norwich Playhouse
Film - Arrival
Song - Regina Spektor - While my Guitar Gently Weeps
Wedaeli
Album: Chance the Rapper - Colouring Book
Gig: Hackney Colliery Band @NAC
Film: Victoria
Song: Tilted - Christine & the Queens
Nawaza
Album: Biffy Clyro - Ellipsis
Gig: Let's Eat Grandma @Norwich Art Centre for Norwich Sound & Vision
Film: Deadpool
Song: Famous – Kanya West
Maddie
Album: David Bowie - Black Star
Gig: Pigeon Detectives @ Norwich Arts Centre
Film: Demolition
Song: Adele - Water Under The Bridge
Smiley
Album: Raging Speedhorn - Lost Rituals
Gig - Ugly Kid Joe @ The Waterfront
Film: The Neon Demon
Song:Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes - Snake Eyes
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