THE North East has always been a prominent feature in music, producing the likes of Sting and the vocalist of legendary rock band AC/DC Brian Johnson, and it’s not let their reputation drop in the slightest! You are spoilt for choice when it comes to places to see and hear […]
As we pass one year since the lockdown began, we look at how a professional musician working in the music industry has coped. IT’S BEEN a whole year since the lockdown first came into effect and musicians are among those who have been hit hardest by the pandemic. Tours, gigs, […]
DECEMBER is finally well under way, which means that you can play all your favourite Christmas songs without fear of judgement. We’ve been asking our readers – and some of the North East’s most musical people – to share their favourite Christmas songs. FRANKIE Francis, lead singer in the […]
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage In the run-up to Tuesday’s US Presidential election our student reporting team aims to explore, explain, enlighten and even entertain you on the race for the White House. THE US Presidential elections are heating up as we approach voting […]
WITH local communities still struggling after being hit hard by the pandemic, a group of Sunderland’s most popular musicians are hosting a virtual gig to raise money for Sunderland Foodbank. A NUMBER of local musicians and bands, including bigfatbig, noyou, Lottie Willis, Vandebilt and The Lake Poets are taking […]
The past few days have seen a storm of controversy around apparent Government ‘contempt’ for the UK’s arts and creative industries (A&CI). First, Chancellor Rishi Sunak provoked anger with comments which, while mis-reported, created the perception that ministers saw careers in A&CI as somehow ‘disposable’. But then came a government […]
NATIONAL Album Day will be hoping to hit a high note as it returns for its third year. The event aims to celebrate music albums and what they mean to fans. Taking place tomorrow (Saturday, October 10), this year’s theme is the 80s, a period voted as Britain’s favourite […]
#The CoronaDiaries Music journalist and University of Sunderland journalism graduate and mediahub intern Jordan Davidson – who runs the SPOTLIGHTUK.co.uk music coverage website – reflects on the possible damage done to the regional music scene by the rather confused and disjointed initial government response to the coronavirus crisis. […]
Popular Sunderland nightclub and music venue Independent are providing hand sanitiser stations and extra bins in an effort to lower the risk of infection. The venue, based at Holmeside, posted to their Facebook page this morning a list of steps they are taking to minimise the spread of COVID-19. […]
An informal networking event for young musicians based in Newcastle to explore their career options took place at The Globe in Newcastle on Tuesday. March 10th saw Newcastle University music students set up a networking event to give young musicians a helping hand at the start of their careers. […]