Northeast Music Guide

Kim Wilde Talks To Northeast Music Guide About Her New Album, Touring, Aliens and Lawnmower Deth This is your first headline tour in over 30 years – what can people expect at your new shows? Why has it been so long since you toured? I have toured more in the past 20 years than I ever did in the first 20 years of my career! My band and I have headlined on several tours abroad but this is the first one in the UK, mostly due to the fact that I have not released a new album here (my Christmas album Wilde Winter Songbook apart). My fantastic experience of touring with Rewind and Let’s Rock (80’s retro shows) gave me the confidence to announce this tour, the U.K audiences have a very special place in my heart and I can’t wait to see them all up close and personal! There are 7 of us rocking out on stage tearing through my greatest hits and introducing several of the new tracks from the new ‘Here Come The Aliens’ album. I have a 12 strong entourage making sure we look as good as ...

KIM WILDE  Here Come The Aliens The new album, released March 16th 2018 On Wildeflower Records www . kimwilde.com  When pop moves on, it leaves some stars behind. For others – the ones who were in it for the music – it opens new avenues.  Kim Wilde’s return to recording isn’t a comeback, but it does mark a fresh start in the iconic singer’s extraordinary career. Proud of her past, but focused on the future, Kim has never stopped singing or selling out tours - she has played more shows in the past decade than ever before, finding fans in countries she never dreamed she’d visit and turning new generations on to her songs. When she walked in to the famous RAK Studios last year to begin recording ‘Here Come The Aliens’ (her first new album of original material to have a UK release since 1992), Kim felt instantly at home. Not only because RAK was where, in 1981, she recorded ‘Kids In America’ and ‘Chequered Love’, the seminal singles that made her famous ...

Steven Adams & The French Drops Announce new album Virtue Signals Due out on Hudson Records on 4 May UK Tour in May Listen to new track "Bad Apples" here (feel free to share!) Tour Dates: Wed 2 May - Manchester - The Castle Thur 3 May - Glasgow - Hug & Pint Fr 4 May - Newcastle - Cluny 2 Sat 5 May - York - The Basement Sun 6 May - Halifax - Grayston Unity courtyard (afternoon) Sun 6 May - Sheffield - Shakespeares (evening) Wed 16 May - London - Boston Music Room Steven Adams is back with a new band, The French Drops - featuring members of The Drink - and a new album Virtue Signals, which is due out via Hudson Records on 4 May - Pre-order link here. Steven Adams & The French Drops will be heading out on a UK tour in May starting off at The Castle in Manchester on 2 May and ending with two shows on 6 May, in Halifax in the afternoon and Sheffield in the evening, before playing a date at Boston Music Room in London on 16 May more inf...

GLITCH BIG NEWS FOR VIDEO GAMERS  AS A NEW FESTIVAL IS ANNOUNCED FOR THE NORTH EAST METRO RADIO ARENA NEWCASTLE SATURDAY 30TH JUNE – SUNDAY 1ST JULY 2018 YouTube superstars, celebrity gamers, renowned games and more are coming to Newcastle this summer at an exciting new 2 day festival called Glitch, on 30th June and 1st July.  Glitch is set to takes place at Metro Radio Arena and will showcase the latest games alongside an extensive range of event content, including stage shows, pro eSports tournaments, 80 plus retro games arcade, music and innovative activities.  Stage shows will offer death matches and interviews with legend, John Romero, considered a father of the first-person shooter genre with Doom, and YouTube sensations Yogscast Hat Films and Vidiots. Games design personalities John and Brenda Romero each have more than three decades of experience in the games industry, during which they’ve received multiple awards and accolades for their work. ...

PORT CITIES AWARD WINNING CANADIAN TRIO ANNOUNCE MARCH UK SHOWS Canadian band PORT CITIES are still bathing in the afterglow of November's Nova Scotia Music Week, where they scooped no less than five awards, including album of the year, digital artist of the year and entertainer of the year.  In light of such accolades then, its only right that the band launch themselves back into the game with their trademark single 'Back To The Bottom,' a heart-racing stomper of a track that only partially disguises much deeper emotional undercurrents. As vocalist Breagh MacKinnon explains, “The song tells the story of a toxic relationship. It’s about being stuck in the cycle of coming back to something or someone that isn't good for either person; yet you still can't get out." Port Cities’ music is a perfect balance of Nashville (where much of it was recorded) and Nova Scotia (where the band reside); of the rustic and atmospheric, of indie intimacy and ...

RODDY WOOMBLE MARCH UK TOUR WITH SUPPORT FROM TOM JOSHUA  & NEW SINGLE ‘FIRST LOVE IS NEVER RETURNED’ - LISTEN Following the release of his latest studio album ‘The Deluder’ , RODDY WOOMBLE is heading out on an intimate tour of the UK, supported by Teeside-based singer songwriter Tom Joshua. Performing alongside Idlewild bandmate Andrew Mitchell, Roddy will be playing tracks from his latest album ‘The Deluder’ and previous solo records, as well as some Idlewild favourites. “I’m really looking forward to returning to some of our favourite small venues on this tour, while also visiting a handful of places we haven’t been to yet.” said Roddy. To coincide with the tour, Roddy has released new single ‘First Love Never Returned’ , taken from his latest album ‘The Deluder’ , and featuring guest vocals from long-standing contributor Hannah Fisher. LISTEN Roddy, who also fronts Scottish indie rock band Idlewild, who had eight acclaimed albums and three compilatio...

THE ROLLING STONES NO FILTER TOUR Rolling Stones will return to their home turf this summer for five headline UK shows, as well as touring through Ireland, France, Germany, Czech Republic and Poland. The tour marks the second part of the Stones – No Filter tour, and will see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood continue their sold out European run of last year. Fans will be treated to iconic rock songs such as Satisfaction, Paint It Black, Jumpin Jack Flesh, Tubling Dice, Doom & Gloom and Brown Sugar. Each night will also include random track selections from the band’s huge catalogue of music, with thirty studio albums to their name alongside a collection of live recordings, compilations and EPs. Here are those UK dates in full: Tickets from our affiliate. 22 May 2018 – London Stadium, London 5 June 2018 – Old Trafford Football Stadium, Manchester 9 June 2018 – BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 15 June 2018 – Principali...

KYLIE MINOGUE ANNOUNCES UK AND IRELAND TOUR METRO RADIO ARENA NEWCASTLE TUESDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 2018 Kylie Minogue, currently on a high with her brand new track 'Dancing', will bring her extraordinary creativity as a live performer back to the stage this autumn when she plays a UK and Ireland tour. Kylie, who always thrills with her live performances, promises a brand new extravaganza for this production which will be centered around her new album 'Golden', although of course her amazing back catalogue will be embraced. Tickets will go on sale 10.00am Friday 2nd March and are available online, from the booking hotline number 0844 493 6666 or in person from the Metro Radio Arena Box Office. Please note venue facility and booking fees will apply. Our affiliate link for tickets:  htt p : //b it.ly /Kyli eNC LTix  

GARY NUMAN ANNOUNCES UK TOUR FOR MARCH 2018  & UNVEILS VIDEO FOR SINGLE ‘END OF THINGS’ DUE FOR RELEASE JANUARY 19TH 2018 VIEW VIDEO FOR ‘END OF THINGS’ HERE;  Gary Numan has today released a video for new single ‘End Of Things’ from current album ‘ Savage : Songs From A Broken World ’. He has also announced a string of UK dates in March 2018, full dates below. Tickets are on sale now.  ‘Savage: Songs From A Broken World’ was released earlier this year through BMG and earned the best reviews of Gary’s career. He entered the UK charts at No.2, a fantastic achievement for the iconic and highly influential Gary Numan. The British electro pioneer was also awarded the Inspiration Award for songwriting and composition at the Ivor Novellos this year. My Name Is Ruin ‘Savage: Songs From A Broken World’ is an album with a narrative that’s set in an apocalyptic, post-global warming Earth in the not-too-distant future. There is no technology le...

Wreckless Eric Shares the track "Gateway To Europe" Taken from new album Construction Time & Demolition Due out on 30 March via Southern Domestic Records Listen to "Gateway To Europe" here (feel free to share!) Gateway To Europe (on Soundcloud) UK Tour in May (see dates below) Wreckless Eric shares "Gateway To Europe", taken from the album Construction Time & Demolition out on 30 March. Brooklyn Vegan premiered the song saying; "On his new album Construction Time & Demolition, Wreckless Eric looks at the ravages of time and progress. “Gateway to Europe” serves as both an opener to the album but also the beginning of Eric’s story – “the start of something big” — played as a heroic anthem, bursting with horns and soaring backing vocals." Eric explains more about the track; "In the early 1970s when I was an art student in Kingston upon Hull, Britain joined the European Union. A bridge was built spanning the H...

THE HANDSOME FAMILY TO RELEASE 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF “THROUGH THE TREES”  ANNOUNCE BIGGEST UK TOUR TO DATE “Through The Trees - one of the 10 essential Americana records of all time” MOJO “The Handsome Family are as funny as fuck, as sweet as love, and as serious as death" UNCUT 2018 marks 20 years since the release of THE HANDSOME FAMILY's 'Through The Trees', which Loose will be celebrating with a 20th Anniversary Edition to be released on 9th March.  The sky blue-coloured vinyl comes with an exclusive “Invisible Trees” bonus CD, comprising of 15 tracks of “out-takes, live performances and bickering”. The band will be incorporating much of Through The Trees in an extensive forthcoming UK tour, in which Brett Sparks (guitar/vocals) and Rennie Sparks (banjo/bass/vocals) will be joined by drummer Jason Toth and multi-instrumentalist Alex MacMahon. Full dates and details below. Tickets are on now on sale via loosemusic.com/live. In 2015 The Hands...