Today is the 30th anniversary of the “Festival of the 10th Summer”. On Saturday the 19th of July 1986 The Smiths, New Order, The Fall, […]

It’s a bit hard doing a review of something you are involved in without either being too self-critical or too overblown. So we will just […]

Taking a break from your desk at lunchtime means you can stretch your legs, clear your head and unwind for a brief while before heading […]

It’s Monday morning again, and I’m in one of those contemplative moods, thinking about where to go and how to muddle on through life. I […]

Due to financial constraints Split Festival will not take place again. The Sunderland based festival has been a big part of the North East music […]

This year’s review is not really a review at all just a list of winners. Most years I ramble on and on but this year […]

As the Christmas tree goes up and the council switch the lights on, folk busy themselves up and down Whitley Road. The Christmas scramble has […]

This Friday (25th October) will be the tenth anniversary of the death of John Peel. I will be spending a considerable part of that day […]

We arrived in the rain. We watched the bands in the rain. It rained all day……. First up was TISSUE CULTURE a band we have […]

It’s been likened to a ‘smaller version of Glastonbury’. It’s been labelled ‘family friendly’. ‘Chilled out’. ‘Amazing’. ‘Well organised’. ‘Cool’. And last time TheNorthernLine was […]