Northeast Music Guide

Jizzy Pearl - Black Out in the Red Room  25th Anniversary Jizzy Pearl of Love/Hate will be doing a special UK tour in November to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his classic album, 'Black Out in the Red Room'. The show takes place on November 5th at the Think Tank in Newcastle. Here's some classic Love/Hate to get you in the mood. Support comes from The King Lot -  check their debut single here  - and local lot Rusted Hero - check em out here. Come celebrate the 25th anniversary of Love/Hate's BLACKOUT IN THE RED ROOM played in its entirety by Jizzy Pearl of Love/Hate along with Love/Hate classics--"Wasted in America, "Don't Fuck with me" "Evil Twin" and many others. 25 years young and still going strong! ::Buy Tickets::

Hellfire Rock Club Returns This Friday at The Globe Hellfire Rock club was a monthly rock night in Legends (following the closure of Red Rooms) which had a bias towards the more retro side of rock and metal. We're bringing it back... we've got the original line-up of DJs, Kev, Mel and Dave and we'll be playing our Hellfire style mixes at The Globe on Railway Street this Friday 29th May. Entry is £4 before 11.30pm and £5 after - the night runs 10pm-3am. The  facebook event is here  and  facebook page is here. Hellfire was always a fun night to do - if you used to come when it was at Legends then it's your chance again and if you didn't, then, well, come along because this is a great night of rock music for everyone :) Our top played bands in that time are below and we expect a similar mix : AC/DC, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Andrew WK, Bon Jovi, Bowling For Soup, Buckcherry, Def Leppard, Deftones, Disturbed, Faith No More, Faster Pussycat, Fea...

Here Comes the Summer! Punk rock band The Undertones to headline Corbridge Festival in 2015. Northumberland’s biggest family friendly music festival is returning to Tynedale Park on Sat 11 th July 2015 for its landmark 5 th Birthday.  Legendary punk rock band The Undertones will be headlining this celebratory year. The Londonderry band – famed for hits such as Teenage Kicks, Jimmy Jimmy, Here Comes the Summer and My Perfect Cousin – will take to the main stage for the climax of this magical event. Formed in 1975 the Undertones released thirteen singles and four albums, including the anthem ‘Teenage Kicks’, which was often cited by John Peel as his favourite song of all time, and went on to become the band’s signature track.  The Undertones have more recently released two albums and perform regularly at music festivals around the world. In a 2000 poll by Q magazine, The Undertones debut LP came in the top 100 of Greatest British Albums of all times. Als...

Be My Enemy/Alterred  Double Headed Beast Coming To Newcastle  In June Two great bands (and likely a third act to be added)  AlterRed  and  Be My Enemy  on a co-headline tour - hitting up The Cluny 2 on June 13th Tickets only £6 in advance available from  www.seetickets.com   Reflex Records and RFTK ticket shop at  www.rftkpromotions.co.uk Be My Enemy Phil Barry of Cubanate is back doing what he does best: heavy guitar riffs, banging beats and squelching acidic synth basslines. With the added twist, this time around, of Phil himself taking on the vocal duties,welcome to Phil Barry’s new band,   Be My Enemy . Be My Enemy’s debut album “This Is The New Wave”, was 10 tracks of techno-metal every bit as brutal as the riot-gear-clad police that adorn the cover. Analogue rave synth lines and break beats battle with chunky metal guitars to evoke the finest moments of other British dance/rock crossover acts like Pitchshifter and Pr...

HANZEL UND GRETYL’S GRIMM SHIZA TOUR 2015!! Hanzel und Gretyl, America’s metalized answer to the Grimm Brothers’ infamous fairy tale, return to “light the forest and set you free” in Europe and the U.K. this Oktober!! With the release of “Black Forest Metal” in 2014 and “Satanik Germanik” slated for Fall 2015, HuG invite you to join them in their dark ritualistic quest for better living through satanism and Oktoberfest-inspired bier drinking madness!!!  Kaizer von Loopy (aka Kyzrwölf) and Vas Kallas take the form of a possessed Hansel and Gretel to deliver you from temptation right to the front porch of evil!! Abandon hope all ye who enter but don’t forget your lederhosen!! GRIMM SHIZA AWAITS!!! PROST!!!  GRIMM SHIZA TOUR DATES 2015:! 10/08 Logo- Hamburg, DE! 10/10 K17- Berlin, DE! 10/13 Bannermans- Edinburgh, UK! 10/14 Audio- Glasgow, UK! 15/10 Cluny- Newcastle, UK! 10/16 Corporation- Sheffield, UK! 10/17 Electro...

Acoustic Circus  First Thursday Every Month Staiths Cafe Bar In the delightful surroundings of Staiths Cafe Bar, with a view of the historic Dunston Staiths (and at the right time of day plodging in the mud, waders of various species- look out for redshank, curlew and other long beaked worm seekers). In the mud-free environment of the cafe, you can treat yourself to a pleasant drink and homemade curry and sit back and enjoy the music. Simma has an amazing ability to play a wide variety of music just with his guitar and voice, so why not come in with some requests (just not "The Best" by Tina Turner). He will be joined by musicians from around the area keen to play new songs and old. If you have musical talent why not show it off in this relaxed environment?  Get in touch with Simma: simma.singer@gmail.com to book a spot. This week's showcase: Simma Hollerin Heads Underwood Ryan Walmsley One Thursday a month to just kick back in some great ...