By Gus Ironside on Thursday, December 19th, 2024 So… how was your 2024? Fast and sometimes bewildering. What was your best ...

From the land of the rising Mackem emerges NTGB – a band following the DIY musical path. I have a lot of respect and support ...

By Jen Wilson on Wednesday, December 18th, 2024 So… how was your 2024? 2024 was pretty, pretty good to be honest. A change is ...

North East pianist and songwriter Chloe McAllister tells us about the inspiration behind her new single, Stop Lying ...

Favourite TV show of the year? The Responder (season 2) Martin Freeman is a real force of nature in this bleak but darkly ...

Confusing, exciting, disappointing, beautiful and sad in equal parts. Long slow separation from high hopes. Has to be ...

Looking back on their 2024 is our writer Robin Webb ...

So… how was your 2024? Some of it was shite, some of it was mint. What was your best moment? Getting divorced. And your worst ...

Recommended album? A toss-up between Laura Jane Grace’s Hole In My Head & Grace Petrie’s Build Something Better. Two of my ...