From 1st July to 2nd August Queer Pleasure Archive takes up residence in Baltic Library, taking a fresh look at the library collection through a queer lens and making interventions that celebrate ...

Joanna Long chats with Nicola Mantalios and Kerris Gibson ahead of their ensemble piece at Live Theatre, Newcastle on Friday ...

Twisterella returns to Middlesbrough on Saturday 3rd October with a new wave of artists announced for its 12th edition, bringing another all‑day sweep of emerging music across five city‑centre stages ...

We find out all we can about the Gateshead music-maker before their headline show at The Cumberland Arms on Friday 17th July ...

Newcastle’s Dinky Bossetti return this summer with double A‑side Sick Of Myself / Lovebombs, as vocalist/guitarist Jade Mia ...

NOVUM Festival drops its first wave of events, promising a three‑day takeover of culture, play and performance across ...

I got to work with Ben Taylor (BFI Network) and producer Kate O’Hara to develop the script, as well as getting feedback from ...

Half a century ago a bunch of suburban school mates from Solihull banded together to form one of the most DIY and lo-fi of groups ever in Swell Maps. With crazy names like Biggles Books and Phones B ...

Given her legendary status as a DJ, it really came as little surprise that Avalon Emerson could effortlessly pivot to a side-gig as a brilliant avant indie floor-filler merchant with 2022’s immaculate ...

Four-piece band The Lend amalgamate mod, soul and indie to form the nonpareil vibe of their debut single Cruel To Be Kind. With a musical style reminiscent of their inspirations Small Faces and Ocean ...

North Shields’ Richie Harrison dives headfirst into his Vultures project with the release of his hypnotic and otherworldly single More/Less. Although written in 2023, the track will eventually become ...

Pan American aka Mark Nelson’s tenth solo album is structured like a long flight, from one shore of the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco. The place of take-off is unknown. The names may be purely ...