Well … It’s April 5… and, before we go any further, a quick look at what has previously happened on this day in history: 1621 The Mayflower set sail on its return voyage to England 1879 Bolivia declared war on Chile, and Chile declared war on Peru, starting the War of the Pacific (which ultimately left Bolivia landlocked) 1922 The …
Slash was in town this week. It’s the first time I’ve missed Stoke’s most famous son in years but skipping his Easter Sunday sermon at Newcastle’s O2 City Hall was unavoidable. In truth, it’s a while since our Google calendars have been in sync. We’re both busy men. But Slash and I go back a …
One of the perks of joining a local newspaper back in the 1990s was the chance to write about anything and everything. Sure, there were specialist senior reporters who regularly mopped up the front page exclusives on crime, politics, education and health. But that still left plenty more for the general news pool and, as …
At the end of last year, a series of screenings of a film called Tish packed out Tyneside Cinema. Ahead of its small screen premiere on BBC4 next month (April), here’s what David Whetstone had to say about it*. *This is how the review appeared on Cultured. North East in November. Any references to remaining …
Nothing at all for Sir Matthew Bourne to worry about in Newcastle. Not on stage anyway. Back at the Theatre Royal for the first time since 2005, his Edward Scissorhands earned a standing ovation from a sell-out audience on opening night, probably the first of many during a run that extends into a second week. …
When it comes to enduring stories about The Tube, the bands which got their big break on a Friday teatime via Channel Four’s groundbreaking music show are among the most retold. They certainly pepper the list I made with my Dad, (Geoff Wonfor, who directed most of The Tube’s location films) when we were rounding …
If I was to produce a list of things that might tempt my wife to watch a new show, ‘zombie apocalypse’ and ‘based on a Playstation game’ would appear very near to the bottom of it, sandwiched somewhere between ‘features graphic scenes of seal clubbing’ and ‘presented by Joey Barton’. And yet, for nine weeks …
When The Samphires formed seven years ago they were just finishing their GCSEs. I saw them play a couple of years later in a Newcastle pub, then again at a Sunday afternoon event. However, it was only when I discovered two tracks uploaded to Spotify that their music stuck with me. And it really stuck. …
Well … It’s Good Friday, March 29… and, before we go any further, a quick look at what has previously happened on this day in history: 1461 At the Battle of Towton, Edward of York defeated Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, and to bring a temporary end to the Wars of the …
It was said that Edith Piaf could sing the phone book and make it sound good. Last night at Newcastle’s O2 City Hall Liam Gallagher did his level best to do something similar. The album Liam Gallagher & John Squire is not a great record. I’m not even sure it’s a good one. Nobody in …
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