Stockton Calling is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019 and the multi-venue music festival has just announced thehe line-up for The Georgian Theatre stage. Headlining the stage are Mercury Prize-…
Feature: The Decline of Music Venues: Why Are They Closing?
Music venues are a core part of a music lover’s life. From the humble pub that lets a cover band in once a week to the huge stadium that brings in acts as huge as Coldplay, Iron Maiden and Rihanna, th…
Event: Ale & Arty at ARC, Stockton
A popular beer festival for lovers of both art and ale is returning to its home in Stockton later this month. ‘Ale & Arty’ is an annual event hosted by the Cleveland branch of CAMRA at ARC, Stockt…
Culture Spotlight: Newcastle Puppetry Festival
Following a sell-out debut in 2017, Moving Parts: Newcastle Puppetry Festival is back with a bigger, stronger and more diverse programme for 2019. The debut event won a Journal Culture Award for ‘Best…
Gig Preview: Ghost//Signals + Echolines + Holy Braille at Little Buildings, Newcastle
In what will be NE Volume’s first promoted gig of 2019, we’re proud to announce that we’ll be bringing three North East artists to Little Buildings in Newcastle this month in what’s set to be a show n…
Event: Make & Mend Market, Newcastle
Do you work in the creative industry? Want to get your work seen by the people of Newcastle? Then you don’t want to miss out on a brand new market coming to Newcastle this month. This year, orga…
Review: Sapien Trace ‘Bite the Bullet’ Single
Newcastle’s Electro-rock dubstep three-piece Sapien Trace is here to throw you into their sci-fi world with new single, ‘Bite the Bullet’. Upon first appearances, the artwork sets the scene for this s…
Stage: Rebus: Long Shadows at Theatre Royal, Newcastle
Quite rightly, Detective John Rebus is certainly up there with legendary fictional sleuths Sherlock Holmes and Harry Bosch as an icon of crime fiction all over the world. In twenty-two novels since hi…
Gig Preview: Steve Harley Acoustic Trio at ARC, Stockton
Founding member of Cockney Rebel, a musical all-rounder and described by Rod Stewart as “One of the finest lyricists Britain has ever produced”; Steve Harley performs at ARC in Stockton this month as …
Feature: Songwriters: Is It Okay to Get Help Writing Songs?
Some artists would have you believe that becoming a songwriter is a gift bestowed upon you from the Gods and I plan to convince you that this is not true. Writing songs is hard work and sometimes a lo…