Northeast Music Guide

MORTIIS ANNOUNCES UK HEADLINE TOUR MORTIIS will be returning to our shores for a run of 7 headline shows in May - the tour kicks off at Newcastle’s Cluny venue on 23rd May and commences at Bristol’s Fleece on 29th May. The tour will follow hot on the heels of the forthcoming release of Mortiis’ new album ‘The Great Deceiver’, which is out on 4th March via Omnipresence. The band comments: ”It´s about time we came back to the UK for some shows. See you in May, you bastards.” MORTIIS 'demons are back' UK TOUR May 23rd NEWCASTLE Cluny May 24th GLASGOW Audio May 25th MANCHESTER Ruby May 26th BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute May 27th BRIGHTON Haunt May 28th LONDON Garage May 29th BRISTOL Fleece    Tickets are on sale now at: http://www.ticketweb.co.uk| https://www.stargreen.com Check out the recently released videos for the tracks ‘Doppelgänger’ & ‘The Shining Lamp of God’, both are taken from the forthcoming Mortiis album ’The Great Deceiver:

Richie Ramone plays special Newcastle show  on February 9th. Former Ramones drummer Richie Ramone (nee Richard Reinhardt) is to play a show with his band at The Cluny on February 9th. Richie was drummer with the Ramones between 1983 and 1987.  He is the only Ramones drummer to be the sole composer and writer of Ramones songs. He is also the only Ramones drummer to have ever taken lead vocals, tracks such as 'Can't Say Anything Nice'. Other songs he's written include 'Smash You', 'Humankind', 'I'm not Jesus', 'I know Better Now', '(You) Can't Say Anything Nice' and of course 'Somebody Put Something in My Drink'. Although Richie's band have played the UK a few times in recent years, this will actually be the first time in Newcastle.  However, members of his band are no stranger to the region : Alex Kane, previously of Antiproduct, is involved - AP were a hardworking band who had a very good followi