Charity Gigs Announced – Snowed In Sunlun & Hartlepool
Students from the Northern Academy of Music Education (NAME) are using their skills and passion to support the...
SINGLE REVIEW – why would I lie? – spacecadetbloom
By Peter Doherty The debut single from the North East’s sublime Shoegazers spacecadetbloom takes the dissonant and ever-so-dreamy...
SINGLE REVIEW: Camel Island – AmEx
Usually when a band has a lineup change that results in being downsized, it’s hard to comeback with...
EP REVIEW: No Ball Games – Critch
By Peter Doherty Out of the ashes of Precious Ink comes, rises, Critch. Consisting of Adam Crookes, Connor...
SINGLE REVIEW: Fade Away – One Month Apart
By Lucy Shields After nearly two years of being on the scene and gigging around the North East,...
Sunderland is a Big Weekend City
By Jenny Dean We are the chosen ones! The BBC have revealed Sunderland to be the host city...
LIVE REVIEW: The Snuts at Boiler Shop, Newcastle 23/10
By Kieran Whitfield After their explosive set at Come Together festival, The Snuts could not resist experiencing another...
RIPPLES – Not Quite Waves but Tiding us Over
It was a bit of a kick in the shins when Independent, organisers of Waves Festival, announced that...
Album review: Choices – House Proud
By Peter Doherty After playing gig-after-gig across the North East, and even making it as far as Manchester...
SINGLE REVIEW: Rosie – Lottie Willis
By Scott Hays Sunderland’s Lottie Willis continues her ongoing rise with the release of her new single, Rosie,...
The Lighthouse – Social Youth Cult album preview
By Scott Hays Social Youth Cult unleash their debut album, The Lighthouse, on November 2nd; a dark and...
The Stockton Road Horror Show – Halloween at Inde-P
By Jenny Dean Stockton Road Hit Squad is back and ready to thrill once again. This Halloween, October...
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