Art in Action interview - Amsterdam based artist and cultural worker Zea of The Ex

Free City Radio

This edition features a conversation with musician and cultural worker Zea, Arnold de Boer, who is the singer of the legendary post-punk collective, The Ex. In this interview Zea speaks about recent projects, including solo and collaborative releases. Also we hear about the history of independent music in Amsterdam as it relates to ongoing struggles to sustain culturally autonomous spaces from the pressures of gentrification. Zea speaks about his work with the cultural centre OCCii and many other projects. Listen to Zea's music here: https://zeamusic.bandcamp.com Learn more about The Ex here: https://theex.nl The accompanying photo was taken in the OCCii artist lodging room by Stefan. Stefan produces this monthly artist interview series, Art in Action, that broadcasts monthly on Radio AlHara in regular programming on the first Friday of each month at 4:30pm in Bethlehem, Palestine and 9:30am eastern time. This series also airs on the third Friday of each month at 11am on CKUT in Montreal (ckut.ca) and on the second Thursday of each month on CJLO 1690 AM at 8am also in Montreal.