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  Local: Greg Genre

  Greg Genre is a singer/songwriter from Newcastle who exudes more warmth than a 15 Tog duvet.

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  Welcome to Scott land

  You’d think that a box-set collecting together Scott Walker’s first five solo albums on vinyl and CD for the first time would be cause for celebration. It is.

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  Kobadelta

  If you peer carefully through these frankly FAR OUT bits of undergrowth then you should just be able to make out the forms known only as Kobadelta.

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  Suntrapp

  This is Jake Houlsby who, for all intents and purposes, is Suntrapp. And judging by their/his first single, they’re/he’s jolly good.

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  KiKi Lowe

  KiKi Lowe is a good name for a pop star is it not (got to love that double capital “K”). She’s from Gosforth in Newcastle and despite the fact that she’s not yet old enough to...

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  The Shake Appeal

  The Shake Appeal look good, don’t they? They sound it, too.

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  Alex Butler

  First on the bill tonight, The Eleven appear streamlined as an acoustic duo. Two guitars and two near-perfectly matched voices combine brilliantly on their timeless sounding c...

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  Parastatic

  This Newcastle band are aiming for the stars and doing so through the sheer power of their cosmic space rock.

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  Joseph Curwen

  We asked Joseph Curwen for a pic and he sent us this. Is that him in the murk or is this a still from Hammer Horror’s “Now Lick The Blood From The Tomb”? YOU DECIDE.

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  Athletes In Paris

  Something is stirring in Sunderland and, if I’m not very much mistaken (and I’m not), it’s the infectious indie-pop of this sparky bunch.

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  Blackhall and Bookless

  Say: “How’s tricks?” to Christopher Blackhall and Christopher Bookless, house music movers and groovers par excellence.

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  Cancer Bats

  Cancer Bats. There’s a band that you’re unlikely to take your parents to see anytime soon. Not unless they’re heavily into sweaty hardcore punk delivered with all the force of...

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  Girls Aloud: Ten: The Hits Tour

  Girls Aloud kick-started their ‘Ten’ tour in Newcastle, opening to a crowd of girls ‘n’ gays who’ve waited nearly half a decade for this reunion.

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