Matt Young chats with Sunderland based alt pop band about feeling disillusioned about the world yet inspired to make music, ...

Lee Fisher immerses himself in an evening of Yorkshire folk dreaminess with Natalie Wildgoose and southern roots music from ...

Fresh off the back of his acclaimed debut EP, and a Sam Fender support slot at home in Newcastle, local lad ERNIE drops his ...

Bulletproof is the opening salvo from Newcastle trio Charts & Graphs ’ upcoming fifth album and it hits like a jolt of ...

Vintage Blyth (13–14 September) transforms the Market Place into a retro playground, with classic cars, swing and rock ’n’ ...

On Farewell And Godspeed, Northumberland’s Sam Shields strips things back to the marrow. Five songs, just voice, guitar, and ...

Emily Elliott talks to North East Emerging Artist Award 2025 winners about their work ahead of an exhibition at Seaton ...

Teesside artist Andy Johnson releases his latest single Inertia, a song that ‘expresses real feelings relating to being ...

Fran Harvey chats to the poet and performer about his book which chronicles his year of taking spoken word to the doorsteps ...

This bouncing, post-punk sounding song by Sunderland’s Polyfillas explores the under-discussed issue of period poverty and ...

A lone piano spikes out a minor-key progression which serves as an emotive bed for this intricate ballad, with Valentine ...

Newbury. A familiar name to many NARC. readers, Pave The Jungle have been active on the Newcastle music scene for several ...