A burst of expensive ultramarine blue on the walls of South Shields Museum should tell you you’re looking at a very posh painting indeed—Pierre Mignard’s portrait of the Marquise de Seignelay and Two of her Sons (1691). Not that this French noblewoman ap…

The Thread (Three Six Zero) Genre-bending multi-instrumentalist WILLOW has released her second album of the year and ninth overall, a pretty amazing feat given she is just 25. The Thread proves that, despite the volume of music she’s releasing, WILLOW re…

The ever reliable Jumpin’ Hot Club are bringing the fantastic Garrett T. Capps to Newcastle in early September. Bunting up! Newcastle’s Ouseburn Valley is about to get a massive dose of Lone Star weirdness and I, for one, am absolutely here for it. Bec…