Alex E.T. is Alexandra Elaine Tapié and she hails from the ever-evolving California new-psych scene. ‘Color of Strange’ is the second album from her and her band and it skitters rather gloriously across everything from dreamy grunge to jangle-rock to West…

The critics have been united in their praise of ‘Mr Blackpool’s Seaside Spectacular’ and it’s coming to illuminate Northern Stage in Newcastle this November. I love the content warning for ‘Mr Blackpool’s Seaside Spectacular’ because along with ‘strong…

Teessiders Set Your Sights apply balm to the tattered souls of those of us who are still in love with the pop/punk sounds of the early 2000s (think blink-182, Sum 41 etc). Of course, such stuff lives or dies on the quality of the tunes, and – hooray! – th…