The speed of it, the drama of it all – it blew your socks off. It was like you came off the dance floor gasping for breath after it had been on. I always wanted high BPM in music so when I started ...

Unity in Sunderland brings a free, family‑friendly mix of music, theatre, spoken word and community celebration to Sunderland Minster on Saturday 15th August ...

Amanda Gallagher meets Paul Mosley as the Hartlepool-born songwriter turns local folklore, teenage isolation and hard-won humour into his most personal record yet.

Hartlepool’s filmmakers’ collective In The Frame returns on Tuesday 4th August, taking over Louie’s Wine Bar for an evening ...

On 7th-9th August, NOVUM turns Newcastle into a three‑day playground of bold street theatre, movement, music and city‑wide ...

The Hartlepool jazz‑soul quartet share five jazz, soul, funk and groove‑led tracks that have shaped their sound, on the back ...

Josef Waller is a Newcastle‑based singer‑songwriter crafting honest, heartfelt songs shaped by the people, places and moments ...

Joanna Long speaks to Middlesbrough writer Louise Powell about her debut novel ‘Underdogs’, a love letter to a vanished world ...

As a whole, the EP is an exhilarating thrill ride through alt soundscapes, pulling from a variety of eras and using pace, intensity and shade to create a tapestry that can be admired by all but ...

North Shields duo Valentine Charlie drop their latest EP Barking at the Moon EP, which compiles three songs that confront the turbulent times we’re living through — from war and environmental collapse ...

Ikenna Offor tells all about South Shields’ songwriters’ collaborative performance with the Gateshead‑based orchestra for the ...

Revolver is probably the Beatles record we come back to most. She Said She Said has everything we love: chiming guitars, ...