Melody’s Echo Chamber is the music project of French musician and singer Melody Prochet and her fourth studio album is resplendent with life-affirming vibes and the kind of fluffy kitten-heeled melodies that will lift even the most jaded of hearts. It sou…

Faded glamour and thwarted hope in Hopkins’ documentary portrait of Dene Michael, last standing member of much-maligned novelty band Black Lace. The title of course is taken from the band’s biggest hit ‘Agadoo’. Dene was a session musician who appeared on…

One of the region’s finest singer-songwriters Ruth Lyon is playing The Glasshouse in Gateshead this December, which gets a big whoop from me. Newcastle’s Ruth Lyon writes without artifice: her lyrics grapple with loss, identity, insecurity, healing, an…