Northern Pulse CIC have received nearly £10,000 in National Lottery funding to expand their inclusive music sessions for young people across the North East.

The Globe Gallery is set to launch its collaborative exhibition, bringing together Graham Patterson, Helen Pailing, and Helen ...

Newcastle rockers Central Arcade recently dropped their new single, I’m No Saint. The track is a vibrant slice of indie rock ...

Jonathan Coll delves into a distinct, flavourful and oddly unassuming set from Canadian electronic producer Caribou ...

Steve Spithray delves into the underbelly of the Newcastle rave scene and finds an album of almost perfect alt-house from TK Syne ...

Whether this is the best Dry Cleaning record remains to be seen, as is a matter of personal taste to some degree, but what I ...

From opener Fresh, Dry Remains pays much homage to the NiN/Depeche Mode/Gary Numan trifecta, combining 80’s synths with ...

Freshly formed ahead of 2026 and ready to be heard, three-piece Sunderland punk band Ugly Criers are releasing their debut album Catching Spiders later this month. What they lack in time together as a ...

Whitley Bay native Tommy Arch will release a fiery new folk EP this month. The Wind That Blew South is a collection of six refreshingly raw tracks featuring wandering guitar work and deeply personal ...

In Changing Relations’ new production, Lizzie Lovejoy discovers a compelling and much-needed platform for discussions about healthy versus toxic relationships A is for Amy is a poignant and timely ...

Want One and Want Two are records that I have had enormous soft spots for, for twenty years, so I’m avoiding an impulse to gush here, but this show and the orchestral arrangements incorporated into it ...

Whenever a punk or metal band release an acoustic record I am likely to brace myself before hitting play on it or on any singles or promotional material that come before it. It’s because I know from ...