SINGLE REVIEW: Jamie Beth – Credits Rolling
By Jenny Dean Jamie Beth impresses once again with her newest release Credits Rolling. I’ve been a fan...
SINGLE REVIEW: Scarlett Esme – Backseat Romance
By Jenny Dean Take a catchy RnB style beat, and the voice of a pop princess, mix them...
EP REVIEW: Cherry Knowle – Don’t Take Me To…
By Scott Hays There’s “heavy,” and then there’s the sound of your own psyche being dismantled by a...
SINGLE REVIEW: Twin Fire ft Georgia McCrae – Cut Loose
By John Knox Newcastle hard rock outfit Twin Fire have a new single out this month, the high-energy...
SINGLE REVIEW: Amateur Ornithologist – Winter Sun
By John Knox Weird-Pop you say? Densely layered and harmony-filled you cry? Hark! A Mackem Christmas single from...
Polyvinyl comeback special gig – 6/12
By Jenny Dean Polyvinyl are back, and this time, there’s more of them. After a brief hiatus, the...
LIVE REVIEW – Marrafest 23/11/25
By Scott Hays The third iteration of Marrafest, held in the subterranean sweatbox of The Museum Vaults, packed...
LIVE REVIEW – House Proud, Wool, Claudia at Independent 22/11/25
By Scott Hays Independent hosted a perfectly curated triple-bill lineup, a microcosm brilliantly encapsulating the raw, thriving talent...
Social Youth Cult – The Lighthouse: BTS From The Producer
By Phil Jackson Fresh off the back of working with The Black Rain for their debut LP, and...
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...
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