Newcastle Noir, the literary festival which celebrates crime writing across the globe, returns for its sixth year and will be held for the first time in Newcastle’s City Library. Over the course…
Comedy: Richard Morton + Emmanuel Sonubi + Rachel Fairburn at Middlesbrough Town Hall
Describing himself as looking like Billy Idol’s dad, Richard Morton has had an outstanding career in comedy and has been hailed as a comic genius in multiple reviews. The Geordie, who won Time Out Com…
Event Preview: Folkish Explosion at Summerhill Bowling Club, Newcastle
For the fourth year, Folkish Explosion returns to Newcastle on Saturday 4th May. The one-night festival of folk music will be held at the glorious new venue of the Summerhill Bowling Club in Newcastle…
Art: Darren Cullen at The Cluny Gallery, Newcastle
A satirical artist, illustrator and writer, Darren Cullen will bring his fascinating collection to The Cluny this month. His art is on par with that of the infamous Banksy as both provide commentary o…
Gig Preview: Gimp Fist at Independent, Sunderland
Street-punk band Gimp Fist are heading to Independent, Sunderland on Saturday 4th May for what will be an adrenaline-fuelled evening. Described by the Sunderland Echo as one of the best street-punk ba…
Gig Preview: Darsombra at The Cluny 2, Newcastle
Consisting of Brian Daniloski on guitar, vocals & effects pedals and Ann Everton on synthesizer, vocal, gong, and video, US-based self-proclaimed trans-apocalyptic galaxy-rock group Darsombra brin…
Interview: “It would be great to see a second referendum” The Blinders to Play Hit the North Festival in Newcastle
The Blinders are gearing up to play Hit the North Festival in Newcastle so Lee Allcock caught up with them to speak about politically-engaged British guitar bands, Brexit and more. What was it like wo…
Stage: Same Same Different at Gala Theatre, Durham
Same Same Different is a powerful play by Naomi Summer Chan and is inspired by her own experiences as a transracial adoptee, having been adopted from Hong Kong in the 1980s into a white-British family…
Review: Organised Scum ‘Fotograph’ Single
This is a sharp-looking piece of smooth, funky art-pop-punk. Blending The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, The Rakes, The Clash, The Maccabees and The Police into a smooth cocktail given to you in an 80’s hi…
Review: User Dreams – User Dreams EP
The brand new EP by Middlesbrough born and “grazed” outfit, User Dreams, is eight tracks of ambient, shoegaze-esque experimental work that serves as pleasant background music. As someone who often lik…