Neil Ainger finds out how the Sunderland festival is helping to put North East film on the map, one short at a time ...

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Igg says he makes ‘meta boom rap’ which is apparently characterised by dense drums, layers and layers of vocals and samples, ...

North of England duo Smith & Liddle channel the spirit of Laurel Canyon and vintage AM radio with their debut single Piece of ...

Musician and host Nick Tyler gives us his essential avant-garde inspirations behind Newcastle's new, experimental and ...

The Darlington-based melodic music maker tells us about the inspiration behind the dancey reimagining of a previously released track ...

David Saunders chats with the County Durham alt. indie outfit about how life within an ex-colliery shaped their debut album ...

The warm guitar-driven intro of Jake Diaz’ latest musical offering immediately set the tone for this soft-hearted yet ...

Bugs is the latest from Lizzie Esau, and it’s a grungy, introspective track which utilises her well-honed and recognisable ...

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Josh Atkinson is back with new single Heaven Sent. From the first introduction of bright, acoustic guitars strums, it’s cheery, bluesy and folk-inspired throughout.