Barbara Kingsolver racked up much critical and commercial success with the wildly entertaining ‘Demon Copperhead’, a novel which gave voice to the under-represented denizens of America. Her latest, once again, is set in rural Appalachia and centres on Liv…

‘Teardrops On My Dildo: Fully Charged’ – that’s the title of Vanessa Larry Mitchell’s latest stand up show which is coming to Newcastle in October. She’s not shy. And that’s precisely why audiences love her. The Australian comedy sensation has built a …

Newcastle’s Charts and Graphs are delightfully in thrall to the artier end of post-punk—think Talking Heads, Pere Ubu, Wire, Devo etc—but they inject their mutant take on those infectious herky-jerky rhythms with buckets of fresh vibes and contemporary da…