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One of the music industry’s most recognisable and outspoken figures is live at The Sage tonight as part of the SummerTyne festival. Read full story

Kyliemania swept Newcastle last night as the diminutive Princess of Pop TM and her X Tour took to the stage of the Metro Radio Arena for four nights of flamboyance, costume changes and songs you’d never admit to liking publically, but secretly enjoy if you hear them on the radio. Read full story

Updated - where to find free wifi in Newcastle and Tyneside
Not so long ago we asked for your help in completing a comprehensive map of free wifi in Newcastle and Tyneside. Thanks to your efforts, we quickly doubled the number of spots you can guzzle bits and bytes while filling up on coffee, or in some cases, ale… Read full story

It’s festivaltastic in Newcastle and Gateshead right now, and it’s far from over yet.

As the flamboyant Vamos! comes to an end, SummerTyne picks up the batton to deliver a day of music on the banks of the river Tyne. Read full story

The modern day supergroup that is the Last Shadow Puppets have confirmed they will play Newcastle.

Tickets go on sale Monday morning 9am sharp, all fine and dandy so far. You may well be thinking where will they play. The academy I hear you ask, I’m afraid not. One of the student union venues then? Nope, wrong again. Read full story

Texas has South by South West, London has the Camden Crawl and we have The Ouseburn Festival.

And just one part of it is this Saturday’s one day music festival known as NARC Fest, the idea being that some of the city’s most loved venues showcase the best of the North East music scene and beyond.

And as if that wasn’t enough its all free. Read full story

This is so damned huge, we can’t believe we nearly missed out on this. Shame on us.

Who? Only the coolest damned people to grace the face of Mother Earth. Read full story

If you enjoyed getting showered with pints of urine at T in the Park this weekend, why not relive the heady experience when headliners Kings of Leon play the Metro Radio Arena in December?

No? Ok, leave the pint pots alone then. Read full story