JournalLive - Culture - Music

Feel the rhythms of Africa

JournalLive — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Get ready to party – African-style. BARBARA HODGSON gets the lowdown on the up-and-coming Waka Waka festival

One Direction kick off UK leg of world tour at Stadium of Light

JournalLive — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:32:00 GMT

ONE Direction will kick off their first-ever stadium tour with a gig here in the North East, it was announced today.

Review: The Temperance Movement, Think Tank, Newcastle

JournalLive — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

THROW together five of classic rock’s rising stars and one of Tyneside’s most talked about new venues and a match made in live music heaven was always on the cards.

Gala Theatre is producing a summer filled with drama, music, film and comedy

JournalLive — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

SUMMER may not guarantee the sunshine, but those in charge of booking at the Gala Theatre in Durham are promising a programme of entertainment to banish away any grey sky blues.

Finding the funding for musician Gem Andrews

JournalLive — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

THE flights are booked, but there’s still a cloud of uncertainty over an upcoming transatlantic trip for Newcastle-based singer songwriter, Gem Andrews.

Review: Loudon Wainwright III @ the Sage, Gateshead

JournalLive — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Loudon Wainwright III at The Sage Gateshead

Interview: Steve Hackett, former guitarist with Genesis

JournalLive — Wed, 08 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

POPULAR legend has it that when Johnny Rotten and his pals invaded pop music with their snot and safety pins in the 1970s, it was bands like Genesis that took the hit.

Preview: The Abyssinians at The Cluny, Newcastle

JournalLive — Wed, 08 May 2013 07:30:00 GMT

BEST known for their album Satta Massagana, The Abyssinians are among the founding fathers of reggae.

Interview: Martin Longstaff talks about his soaring success

JournalLive — Wed, 08 May 2013 07:13:00 GMT

BEAUTIFUL lyrics with an edge of darkness are the signature of The Lake Poets, whose creator Martin Longstaff talks to Barbara Hodgson about his soaring success.

Review: Tom Paxton, The Sage Gateshead

JournalLive — Tue, 07 May 2013 03:00:00 GMT

TOM Paxton appeared on stage with a relaxed demeanour, as if he was playing his regular spot at a folk club and the audience was a room full of old friends.

Preview: Thriller Live at Sunderland Empire

JournalLive — Sun, 05 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

RECREATING the music and magic of Michael Jackson is what is on the agenda this week at the Sunderland Empire.

Review: Chris Wood Trio are in a class of their own

JournalLive — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Chris Wood Trio, The Sage Gateshead

Review: Half Memory at the Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle

JournalLive — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

IT seemed highly apt that an audio-visual performance celebrating the construction of the Metro system should be held just a few metres from one of its main stops.

Review: McFly, Newcastle 02 Academy

JournalLive — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Best of McFly tour certainly lived up to its name as the band played to a capacity crowd up Westgate Road.

A taste of festival treats to come

JournalLive — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

AS well as contributing to a memorable evening for all who were in Durham Cathedral on Monday night, many of the performances offered a taster for things to come.

Tyne Icons Tour takes a lively jaunt round region's heritage

JournalLive — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Popular musical bus tours of the region are stepping up a gear with new fun-fuelled additions to the programme, as BARBARA HODGSON reports

Review: Michael Ball, Newcastle City Hall

JournalLive — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

MICHAEL Ball delighted fans with a mixture of pop staples and musical theatre classics.

Interview: Biff Byford, singer with heavy metal legends Saxon

JournalLive — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

SUCH is the uncertainty surrounding the modern music business that a hard-working band will feel fortunate to release five albums during a career.

Review: Michael Schenker, Newcastle O2 Academy

JournalLive — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:02:00 GMT

ACCORDING to Schenker, who made his name as a teenage guitarist with The Scorpions and UFO in the 1970s, the era of traditional rock music is drawing to a close.

Review: Alex Dobson, The Cluny, Newcastle

JournalLive — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:01:00 GMT

THE phrase ‘singer-songwriter’ can evoke memories of indistinguishable guitarists and lyrics that are painfully earnest – or just plain painful.