*This is not an advert I paid for the CD and I am reviewing it* I had forgotten about The Shires till I saw them pop up on Mrs Browns Boys and heard their new track Lightning Strikes from their new album Good Years. So I bought the album and yes it is not an essential [...]
This post is sponsored When I heard that The Overtones were launching their Christmas Party at Gateshead, I knew I was going to be in for a festive treat. Dedicated fans aka 'toners' will know that there has been a lot of changes in the band- including a new member, Jay James. Jay has known [...]
Image: Reasons To Stay Alive - Matt Haig (publicity image).jpg *This post is sponsored* I never like to include myself in reviews as I feel it can be vain and unprofessional. But with this performance of Reasons To Stay Alive I have no choice but to involve me. For those who follow me on social [...]
Gary Clarke's Wasteland was the sequel to Coal, it focused on two generations on how they coped in this era of radical upheaval. We see the miners at a loss as the result of the strike and follow the new rave generation dancing and taking pills in abandoned spaces. The piece was emotive, Clarke managed to emulate [...]
I was walking through Newcastle towards Northern Stage, I heard a busker singing Coming Home Newcastle and it put a massive grin on my face. It made me think how proud I was to be a Geordie, English and British. I would never want to live this city or this country ever- I am so [...]
