With the cost of a night out at an all-time high, Dr Bethany Usher suggests the resurgence of a historic British popular past time – walking the city at night. It is a warm midsummer evening and we have an unexpected offer to babysit. A year ago, we may h…

London indie-poppers Superorganism were a breath of fresh air when they surfaced in 2018 with their self-titled debut album, which was a delirious mix of the psychedelic and the funky. And they’ve ramped things up nicely for their second long-player, whic…

This fantastic debut from Iranian writer-director Panahi, son of Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi, is a melancholy but zestful road movie that follows a family’s eventful car journey to mountainous North Iran. They are lynchpin mum (Panahiha), grumpy father (M…

Cosey Fanni Tutti is one of the UK’s most boundary mangling artists and sonic adventurers and in ‘Re-Sisters’, her new book, she examines her own life in relation to two other female pioneers: Delia Derbyshire and Margery Kempe. I already knew something o…

“Why the majority of the electorate voted for him in 2019 will continue to be completely inexplicable to Snapper…” The trouble with Boris Johnson is that he ticks too many boxes. Not good boxes. The kind of horrible dislikeable boxes that Snapper has been…

The Newcastle Jazz Festival is set to return in August with four days of sizzling hot sounds. Miss it and miss out! The Newcastle Jazz Festival began life in 1974 and over the years it played host to some of the biggest names you’ll find anywhere. Due to …

Matt Reed is one of the region’s finest stand-ups and his latest show ‘Ha-Harmageddon’ sees him pontificating about a world teetering on the brink, and the steps he going to take to safeguard his future. Back in the 1980s the government regularly bombard …

Base Camp in Middlesbrough is hosting a gig night in August featuring Sorry Escalator (FYI: brilliant), Apollo Ghosts (FYI: brilliant - pictured) and James Leonard Hewitson (FYI: brilliant). Brilliant. This is the kind of night that looks like it’s going …

Following a sell-out knees-up in 2019, Byker Groove is back and ready to fill you up with the best in soul, funk, psych and disco. The next Byker Groove is set to take place at the Star and Shadow, and, indeed, will act as fundraiser for that venue – one …

Thousands of cut price tickets are on offer during Newcastle’s ‘Summer of Cinema’. Woo hoo! It’s true! Tyneside Cinema is offering thousands of tickets at less than half price and is planning a host of special events and screenings between July and Septem…