Newcastle’s award-winning, artist-led fringe performance venue, Alphabetti Theatre, have unveiled their Spring 2026 season, alongside news of a major shift in focus as they gear up for a full relaunch ...

North‑East music‑maker Corey Bowen shines a light on five understated treasures from the 1970s as he releases his debut single under the moniker, Silver Pony ...

The North-Shields music-maker tells us about his favourite acoustic ballads as he releases his own heartfelt song, Stay ...

Linsey Teggert chats to Nikki Bell, founder of the North East Folklore Society about the inspiration behind the Society, how ...

The Newcastle-based indie, psych, folk and prog outfit tell us about their beautifully trippy Studio Ghibli scenes as they unveil their dreamy new offering Miyazaki’s Clouds ...

Northumberland-born, Carlisle-based writer Jon Tait gives us his six of the best as he releases his latest book, Raiders Along The Anglo-Scottish Border ...

This is a ridiculously lovely track; dreamy, tilted, a little bit creepy and that expressive voice is so full of longing. It really inspired a lot of the production choices we made for Slow Dance on ...

Nineteen‑year‑old singer‑songwriter Anna Karila releases her debut single Sweet, marking out her place in the folk/Americana ...

North East collective The Agency… release their cinematic new single We Fell To The Floor in support of Samphires vocalist and visual artist Rosa Thomas, ahead of a community‑driven benefit show at ...

A Stone’s Throw Festival reveals the first wave of acts for their fourth and biggest event to date, taking place on Saturday 23rd May in North Shields ...

The Newcastle-based alt/indie outfit tell us about the film soundtracks that inspired them as they release their brand new ...

Genre-busting documentary TOPS will be coming to Newcastle on the 27th Feb at 7:30pm, accompanied by the short film Boys In The Backyard directed by local film maker Annette Kennerly ...