Rad-Ish #009 - Feel it all with Lena Hartog
Diving into the role of film, emotions, and community action to confront the polycrisis with Lena Hartog, PhD candidate and co-producer of The Cost of Growth. This episode is about learning and building together.
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On Friday 19th of June we released ‘Inter // Esse’, a six track EP by Amsterdam based Wilco Prinsen. This EP is not only the debut release by Wilco but also the first release of Anderworld Records, our cooperative, post-capitalistic record label.
This debut release is the first document of Wilco Prinsen’s explorations with the modular synthesizer and is based on both live and studio recordings from the period 2017 - 2025. This period was a transformative one, moving from indie band territory towards the domain of electronica, driven by curiosity and attracted by freedom in sound and composition. The transition was never clean, and that unresolved tension is precisely what moves him as a musician and what this release attempts to document.
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The new issue of our newspaper has just been published in print as well as digital. We can always use some extra hands to help distributing these newspapers through every corner of Amsterdam. Please contact if you have time to help: info(at)amsterdamalternative.nl
All the articles are also available on this website
Amsterdam Alternative publishes articles about free spaces, gentrification, politics, climate, music, art, housing and other urgent topics. We publish in our bi-monthly free newspaper as well as online.
See all articlesThe tip top 5 is a small selection of books and/or magazines. We will share these titles with you but you’ll have to do the judging of the books yourself. Tips and links to releases are always welcome. De architectuur van wooncoöperaties Marieke Kums, Carolin Koopmann De architectuur van wooncoöperaties begeleidt de lezer door organisatie, architectuur, rechtsvormen, financiering en het dagelijks leven van bewoners. Aan de hand van interviews en een analyt
Overal in Amsterdam-Noord bloeien plekken die niet te plannen zijn: Een oude loods waar muziek klinkt, maakplaatsen in de rafelranden van de stad, een tuin tussen de flats, een buurthuis opgezet door de buurt. Hier bouwen bewoners, dromers en doeners aan iets wat moeilijk in economische waarde te vangen is: gemeenschap. De tentoonstelling Wat Niet Mag Wijken (WNMW), in PEXPO van september tot oktober 2025, maakte zichtbaar hoeveel culturele, maatschappelijke en duurzame initiatieven org
In juni 2026 gaat een nieuw ambitieus project van Amsterdam Alternative van start genaamd: Anderworld Records. Aan onze welbekende tweemaandelijkse krant, de Ventilator Cinema, het AADE en al die andere inspirerende AA-projecten voegen we een platenlabel toe. Geen traditioneel, hiërarchisch label, maar een coöperatief, postkapitalistisch initiatief dat zich richt op muziek, onderzoek en experiment. Naast muzikaal plezier en creativiteit staat Anderworld Records voor collectieve eigendo
Pirate and community radio have been around for a long time, offering people an alternative way to listen and explore local artists and music that is not in the mainstream. Online radio is a continuation of this tradition, and in the face of Covid, it offered the possibility to experience spontaneous, live and human-curated music. Ingrid is part of this scene with her radio show Kaas FM, where she showcases artists from the local underground music scene in the Netherlands. She shared some of her
Amsterdam Alternative has initiated a wide variety of projects since 2015. Some were temporary but most are still running. Check some of the most current projects below or visit the projects page to see a full overview.
See all projectsFrom the 1st of February 2023 Amsterdam Alternative is running the cinema + bar on the second floor of the OT301. The spaces are being used for film & documentary screenings, discussion nights, comedy, music, dance performances, workshops, book launches, podcast recordings and more.
Anderworld is a record label founded in 2026 by Amsterdam Alternative. Not a traditional, hierarchical label, but a cooperative, post-capitalist initiative focused on music, research, and experimentation. Alongside joy and creativity, we stand for collective ownership models, community meaning, hope, and radical imagination.
Sometimes, you sense it. A gesture, a sound, something pulses quietly beneath the surface of the city. A story waiting to be heard. Rad-Ish is a podcast about the silent dreamers, everyday radicals and hidden dissenters who keep the city alive. We seek out the voices of the underground, the pillars of movements that often go unseen yet build the foundation for collective spaces and a desirable future for the many, not the few. On a regular basis we release a short episode where we pull that little red thread that runs through Amsterdam, from the people directly shaping alternative culture to those nurturing it in the background. We're here to pay attention to those who resist the obvious, and talk to those who quietly practice other ways of being.
This modular web documentary is intended as an inspirational document, a guide and an archive. It is a compilation of stories about and quests for other ways in which we can shape society. We (and many others with us) are convinced that things really can be done differently and that a different view of ownership can play a major role in this.
Thanks to all the talented photographers in the Amsterdam Alternative collective we always have great images in our newspaper and lots of nice photo reports online.
See all photographyOn Friday 19th of June we released ‘Inter // Esse’, a six track EP by Amsterdam based Wilco Prinsen. This EP is not only the debut release by Wilco but also the first release of Anderworld Records, our cooperative, post-capitalistic record label.
The release party was held at the OT301 with live sets by Wilco Prinsen, Mathilde Nobel and Bastian Benjamin and DJ sets by Zohar and oernaut.
Thanks to all the artists for their great sets.
Photography: Hanna Rudner
On Thursday 14th of May the anual Ascension day (Hemelvaart) event took place at Rijkshemelvaart again. Always a great day with music, food, drinks and lots of friendly people.
Photography: Jeanne Beyssac
On Saturday 23rd of May 2026 Framer Framed organised a book fair and presented their new publication called ‘Notes to other futures - Fifteen years of Framer Framed’.
Photography: Jeanne Beyssac
Amsterdam Alternative started as a network of solidarity and free newspaper but we’ve alwys had the ambition to create inspiring videos as well. In 2024 we created and published about 50 hrs of video about collective ownership, in 2025 we started a new video department called Fragmenta.
See all videoEen film over en door de mensen van Het Groene Veld.
Help ons mee in strijd voor het behoud van Het Groene Veld! Teken de petitie, hang een poster of kom langs!
Kijk op: https://hetgroeneveld.amsterdam
Camera/edit: Elffin van Baars
Camera: Niels Douma, Tibbe van Diemen, Denys Parchenko, Isa van Lier
Productie/Regie: Isa van Lier, Oscar Zeegers
Met dank aan: Sara, KJ, Hay, Femke, Wybe, Inez, Ollie, Anouk, Isobel
Camera: Pablo van Wetten
Audio/music: Peter Rutten
Edit/animation: Ivo Schmetz
Met dank aan/Thanks to:
People: Ad Vlems, Diny
Funding: AFK, Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie
Camera: Pablo van Wetten
Audio/music: Peter Rutten
Edit/animation: Ivo Schmetz
Met dank aan/Thanks to:
People: Melissa Koutouzis & Cody Hochstenbach
Funding: AFK, Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie
In the Amsterdam Alternative agenda you’ll find the public programming from our participating venues.
See the complete agendaZID Theater is een culturele organisatie, een producent en een podium in Amsterdam. ZID produceert multidisciplinaire voorstellingen en het jaarlijkse internationale ExploreZ Festival en verzorgt trainingen voor makers en performers. Talentontwikkeling en kansen creëren voor aanstormend talent
Cinetol is een poppodium, creatieve broedplaats en eetcafé. Er zijn jaarlijks zo'n 250 concerten per jaar. Op ons podium staan vernieuwende bands en opkomende artiesten. Het is een plek voor het nieuwe en het alternatieve geluid, zowel lokaal als internationaal. In Cinetol is er ruimte vo
Parknest is een community-initiatief in het hart van Flevopark. We hebben ons toegewijd om een positieve verandering te brengen in onze geliefde buurt. Onze geschiedenis gaat terug tot 28 oktober 2023, toen we het verwaarloosde gebouwtje naast de kinderspeelplaats feestelijk heropenden als Parknest.
Mike’s Badhuistheater is the home of English-language theater in Amsterdam. The theater is a friendly welcoming location in Amsterdam Oost for music, dance, theater, parties and meetings. For nearly four decades, the Badhuistheater has brought together performers and audiences fro
De (roze) Tanker, een voormalig pompstation in Amsterdam-Noord, is een podium en vitrine waar kennis en cultuur wordt aangeboden in de vorm van voorstellingen, concerten, exposities, workshops, debatten enzovoorts. De Tanker, a former gas station in Amsterdam-Noord, is a stage for music, theatre,
Helicopter Amsterdam is an initiative by Vincent Polak, Sophie Neijts and Bernard van Veen, founded in 2010 – as Sink Or Swim at the time. Our goal is to provide workspace for performing artists, mostly (live) musicians. As of 2020 Helicopter Amsterdam manages 500m2 for creative purposes
Studio/K is een bioscoop, café en restaurant in Amsterdam Oost. Zo’n vijftig enthousiaste studenten steken dagelijks hun handen uit de mouwen om met z’n allen dit bedrijf te runnen. Studio/K is een non-profit culturele organisatie, opgericht in 2007 en is een initiatief van Sticht
Aan de westrand van Amsterdam ligt een unieke kans: de Lutkemeerpolder, 43 hectare. Nu nog bestemd als bedrijventerrein, maar een gebied met grote ecologische waarde, als het ontwikkeld wordt tot agro-ecologisch landschapspark. Voedselpark Amsterdam is een oproep aan de gemeente om deze kans te verz
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