Northeast Music Guide

Review: Toyah “Love is the Law Tour” first date Newcastle Legends 18/10/2013 Toyah was supported by Alexa de Strange, a dramatic old-school rock band. Their style was indicated by the name of their new album Tits of Death which was performed with great passion by the 4 piece from Yorkshire. Alexa certainly has an impressive set of lungs on her, belting out those songs like a the pro she is. Toyah is on tour to reanimate the 1983 album Love is The Law , and this she did. She expressed in her interview with me on NE1fm this week, her love for the album, and the fact it represents one of the best years of her life. She said this again tonight.         Toyah is a natural performer. Decades of acting, performing music, voiceover work, interviews and taking whatever the showbiz world threw at her has given her an amazing ability to present these songs in the way only she could. Her voice has, if anything, become stronger, more resonant a...

Cruxshadows: worthy of much greater things, but always a big night of entertainment.   Legends as always, looks its best in the dark and so suited this gothic gig which was attended by a crowd which   filled the dancefloor with appreciative movement. The show started with Momento Mori, a band of 3 with a Numanesque sound bolstered by a bass and a guitar.  In fact, the frontman looks as though his mum may have met up with Gary back in the day, something about the eyes....They sounded good, I will have to revisit the CD I got of theirs a couple of years ago. Momento Mori put on a good show with good songs and an impression that they enjoy the music and their time on stage. I do recommend seeing this band.   Cygnosic took the stage with synths, sequencing and an accomplished guttural roar. They provided the desired electronic beats to get a section of the dancefloor happily gyrating in the style usually reserved for the more alternative electronic...