Preparing to launch her new EP, Beautiful Child, on 29th November at North Shields Cathlic Club, we chat to North East songwriter Kirsty Hall about her journey as a musician and the things that ...

Darlington country artist Hayley McKay drops her brand new single, Sweet Surprise. The track, which was written in the French ...

And it should come as no surprise that The Unthanks have made a wonderful contribution to this very select canon with In ...

Robber: In fact we’re gonna change ourselves to ‘The New Gaye Bykers on Acid’ as opposed to the old Gaye Bykers on Acid.

Newcastle’s Pit Pony present a new offer which is reminiscent of 1950’s doo wop with just a little hint of a Christmas melody ...

Newcastle Noir brings another jam-packed programme of crime writing to the city for its tenth year. The festival, which takes ...

North East author R. R. Penfold ’s debut novel is a gothic horror adorned with fantastical elements, which follows amateur ...

Hostile, the new offering from Darlington’s Blackout The Arcade, is a masterclass in catchy, anthemic indie rock songwriting.

Tashi Dorji makes experimental music – like, real experimental music. Not just genre-hopping catchy tunes with a slight edge. He sits down in front of a recorder for five minutes at a time, strumming ...

A long-overdue testament to her sheer mastery of the songwriting craft, it is a complete pleasure to hear the inimitable Kim Deal in so many different, but perfectly-suited contexts. We begin on safe ...

If in the future I found myself owning a yacht, (wishful thinking, I know) chances are you’d find me on deck with a Negroni in one hand and a cigar in the other, listening to Warhaus’s Karaoke Moon.

Great Joy To The New is a winter album inspired by Anglo-Scottish folk duo Janice Burns and Jon Doran’s time spent studying Norwegian traditional music, but they never stray far from their British ...