‘In New Music We Trust’ Live at Newcastle Academy

This was the first of three nights of live music that Radio 1 are running from Newcastle and the Academy was playing host to what was the guitar night of the tour before dance and hip hop nights at other venues over the rest of the weekend. Read more

Marina and the Diamonds at The Other Rooms

Marina Diamandis is the latest in the current trend of quirky female pop singers in the UK. Marina is a Welsh singer with Greek heritage and ‘the Diamonds’ comes from her surname and does not refer to her support group, causing another comparison to Florence and the Machine. Read more

NME Shockwaves Awards Tour at Newcastle Academy

Thursday saw the first date of the latest NME showcase come to the O2 Academy in Newcastle. The line up consisted of three up and coming bands who are looking to build on successful 2009s going into this year, with veritable granddads of the scene (by comparison to the others) The Maccabees as headliners. Read more

The Maccabees live at Newcastle Academy

The Maccabees come to Newcastle supporting their second album ‘Wall of Arms’ which was released earlier this year and was pretty much unanimously critically acclaimed.  Read more

Dizzee Rascal live at Newcastle Academy

When Dizzee Rascal bounds on to the stage, it is clear how he has transformed himself from a Mercury Prize-winning grime artist into a bona fide pop star in the last year or so; everything about him speaks fun and charisma. Read more