INTERVIEW: A Musical Chat With Faye Fantarrow
"I rely upon the current social and political climate to help influence my writing. Especially the effect it has closer to home and how...
"I rely upon the current social and political climate to help influence my writing. Especially the effect it has closer to home and how...
"A lot of the biggest and best times I've had have been when I'm playing in Newcastle" The wonderfully talented Kathryn Williams is...
Wednesday 3rd April marked the launch of Rukus News’ open mic night at The Chairman on Bedford Street. The evening saw an abundance of...
The Rukus team are dancing with anticipation ahead of their first open mic evening on Wednesday 3rd April. The event will take place in...
"We’ll record for days on end, and Tim is very much part of the process, as we are making a horrible noise, he’s there using phonetics...
“The energy when we are all together has been quite something: we can’t wait for people to hear the fruits of our labour.” – The...
Candle lit rooms, crooked stairways and crafted ales. The Twisted Lip is a unique haven of diversity and enchanting attributes. Tucked...
"I think it would be really difficult for us to just go play our greatest hits. I mean, we always argue, the main source of argument...
International Women’s Day is almost upon us. Friday 8th March marks the return of the iconic calendar date, a day of celebration, unity,...
“We all wore smart suits and had six giant wombats dance on stage with us, it was a very special evening!” Indie trio, The Wombats are...
“I’m not shittin’ you, for some reason Newcastle just always stands out for me!” The Fratellis are heading to Newcastle O2 Academy on...
“The Mondays are playing better than ever; we all get along better than ever!” Salford icons Happy Mondays are set to embark upon a...
"I'm over the moon. The North East is the San Francisco of the UK!" Brighton based indie rockers, British Sea Power, are set to head to...
“It’s great to see artists of that calibre being booked to play in the North East – it’s how it should be!” Three-piece Newcastle band,...
‘I guess ‘Either Way’ is the track that changed our lives and you can kinda see what it means to people when we play it; which is always...
“I’ve realised that it’s much better to go on stage sober, then I can savour that beer at the end!” In recent years, Hardwick Hall in...