Halfway 2 NowherePaint Me In Colour are a Liverpool based three-piece consisting of Olivia Springer, Matt Johnson and Sam Pierpoint. They formed in 2017, play Indie-pop, and cite their influences as Aretha Franklin and Pink Floyd. Don’t worry if you haven’t heard of them, Feel It is their debut single, and an intriguing introduction it is too. […]
Having confirmed its return last month, the North East region’s largest outdoor music festival has confirmed two major arena conquering heavyweight headlining acts as part of a wave of new announcements. After welcoming over 30,000 revellers through its gates last year, This Is Tomorrow will return to Exhibition Park in Newcastle on 22nd-24th May 2020 and plays host to Sam Fender and Gerry Cinnamon, surely two of the […]
When I first saw the Scrooge the Musical was coming to York, through Pick Me Up Theatre, my first thought was, it’s about time! For years, this Christmas tale has been one of the lesser told theatre stories and finally Robert Readman (Director) has managed to bring it to life. Based on Charles Dickens’ classic […]
Say goodbye to Bah! Humbug and get into the festive spirit with Pick Me Up’s big winter show of 2019 – Scrooge The Musical. Based on Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas Carol, Scrooge tells the tale of old miser Ebeneezer on the night he’s visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet To Come. Can he be turned […]
There’s not much that would entice me to drive 107 miles, on a Friday night, from one old, shipbuilding town in the north-west to another, but the chance to see The Indica Gallery, Dirty Laces and The Lathums, had me heading from Birkenhead to Barrow-in-Furness. Tonight’s venue, Barrow Underground Society (BUMS for short) is an […]
Reasons to Stay Alive – York Theatre Matt Haig’s story, told in the book Reasons to Stay Alive is one that has had, without doubt, a huge impact on readers globally. With mental health something that is rarely spoken about in the right contexts, Matt reveals both the darkness and the light of depression that […]
If you’ve read any of my previous reviews, then you’ll know I like to use the occasional football analogy. Well tonight I’ll be looking at some of the emerging Merseyside talent. The youth teams and the under-23s if you like. If you don’t want to know the score, look away now. Tonight’s venue is the […]
Mr Benn & the Bens are the brainchild of Ben Hall who has been prolific in his releases over the last 5 years through the band’s Bandcamp page. These vary from low-fi bedroom recordings to experimentation with electronic sounds. As a full band Mr Ben & the Bens have been touring regularly over the last […]
Listen to the remastered version of Jack Names The Planets here Available as limited Lenticular vinyl edition, double vinyl, double CD and special Lenticular 3 CD set including 18 track rarities CD Available to pre-order here Extensive European live dates 2020 Having successfully outlasted their self-described ‘guaranteed real teenagers’ tagline when they first burst in earshot in 1994, […]
After his debut track ‘Pass Me By’ displayed his “engaging voice, great lyrics, and honesty,” (The Static Dive), Thomas Noel is back… but this time, with a full band behind him. ‘Only Paris’ is the debut full band single from Thomas Noel, following on from his recent transition into a full band setting, with the […]
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