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…

Celia Fremlin (1914-2009) was renowned for her suburban tales of psycho-domestic noir, and this collection, first published in 1984, features 13 acid drop-laced tales that really pack a sting. The title story, for instance, begins, “If only she’d known th…

Martha Hill is one of the finest singer-songwriters in Newcastle, right? Wrong! She’s one of the finest singer-songwriters in the UK. Evidence? Her new album. I’ve had it on repeat. And that album is ‘Tether’. Apparently it was written in conjunction w…