Abject Gallery in Newcastle is set to host an exhibition of hidden photography from inside the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea by Nathalie Daoust. Photographer Nathalie Daoust’s newest project, …
Gig Preview: XSLF at Cowpen Club, Billingham
XSLF will be taking to the stage of Billingham’s Cowpen Club on Friday 17th November for what promises to be an energetic evening of live music. Belfast punk rock band, Stiff Little Fingers, crashed o…
Exhibition: Bones: Skeleton Secrets of the Animal World Opens at South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Gaze in awe at a perfect skeleton of a coiled snake, a young chimp or a polar bear skull at South Shields Museum & Art Gallery in the Bones: Skeleton Secrets of the Animal World exhibition that op…
Gig Preview: The Story of Reggae at Sage, Gateshead
You may know the artists, but do you know the story behind them? A great new production called ‘The Story of Reggae’ is premiered at Sage Gateshead on Tuesday 5th December. With an evening…
Event: The Lumiere Festival, Durham
The Lumiere festival is returning to Durham for the fifth time – and it’s set to be yet another unmissable event. Between the 16th and 19th of November, the historical city will be illuminated …
Interview: “’Heavy Fire’ is our most complete body of work thus far” Black Star Riders Prepare for Teesside Date
Black Star Riders play The Middlesbrough Empire this month so Damian Robinson caught up with the band to talk about working hard, their new drummer, and their name. You’re back on the road with the ‘C…
Theatre: Mother’s Bloomers at ARC, Stockton
Live performance has paved the way for people of all colours and creeds to express themselves and their ideas to a world of open-hearted and like-minded people. You could argue it’s the very bea…
Interview: “One of the strangest things thrown on the stage was a dead swan” Wishbone Ash Gear Up for Teesside Date
Wishbone Ash are set to play ARC, Stockton this month so Jack Dodsworth caught up with guitarist Andy Powell to speak about their success, pre-gig rituals, and items that have been thrown on stage dur…
Business Spotlight: KU Bar, Stockton
KU Bar, based on Prince Regent Street in Stockton, was opened 15 years ago and has steadily gained a reputation as one of the best music venues in the North East for both live music and for its variou…
Announcement: Newcastle Filmmaker Selected at 7th BAFTA-Recognised Aesthetica Short Film Festival
Documentary filmmaker Alex Ayre has been selected out of thousands of entries to screen his short film ‘Tern’ at this year’s Aesthetica Short Film Festival (ASFF), a major UK and BAFTA-rec…