Live Review: Flyleaf – O2 Academy, Newcastle, March 26th 2010

April 4, 2010

Embarking on their first UK tour in over 2 years, Texan rockers Flyleaf return to Newcastle Academy. Tonight is sold out well in advance, and there’s definitely some big things expected tonight, with the band expected to dish out tracks from new album Memento Mori. Bottoms up…

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Live Review: Buckcherry – O2 Academy, Newcastle, July 28th 2009

July 29, 2009

l_e615c1a0d08b8334e9c84d3ba8ab7e20Buckcherry‘s short Sonisphere-fuelled jaunt around the UK rolls into Newcastle tonight. With this being the only upgraded show thus far on the tour, the band, along with Dear Superstar, Heavens Basement and The Crave in tow, are playing to their largest audience tonight. This is, on paper (or rather, ticket) a four-pronged rock beast not to be missed.

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Feature: The State Of The North East ‘Scene’

June 6, 2009

Looking at the crop of new British talent in what is, essentially, rock bands, across the land, there’s some real gems hidden away in there; where were You Me At Six all but three years ago? Playing to a handful of people in local bars night after night in their native Surrey.

The same goes for the Welsh vallies, which have spawned the likes of Attack! Attack!, Kids In Glass Houses, Save Your Breath, and such, in recent years. Every area in the UK seems to have a real promise coming from them, in the form of one band or another. Brighton these days, is somewhat of a haven for rock, punk and metal bands, with acts like The Ghost Of A Thousand, Johnny Truant, and The Crave among others to come from the seaside town.

But getting really local, there is one place that in my honest opinion, really lacks in new talent in rock, pop punk, metal, punk, you guessed it, the North East.

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