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Music: Preview: Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra at Hoults Yard, Newcastle

JournalLive — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

It's been a mad old time of late for sax player Lee Thompson and, as Barbara Hodgson hears, life is taking on a whole new rhythm as he adds a bit of reggae to the mix

Film Reviews: Tyneside Cinema marks anniversary with all-nighter

JournalLive — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

NOBODY marks an anniversary better than the Tyneside Cinema – and this weekend they’re pushing the boat out.

Book Reviews: Interview: Robson Green on his new book Extreme Fishing

JournalLive — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

ROBSON GREEN is ringing me from Hungary. “I’m brilliant,” he says. “Brilliant!”

Music: Preview: Summer Fair at Sunderland Minster

JournalLive — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

CELEBRATING the end of exams is possibly the one thing about school days we all miss.

Music: Review: Alicia Keys, Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

JournalLive — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

THE QUEEN of the keyboards had fans basking in a warm glow as she played Newcastle for the first time.

Theatre: Review: Cirque du Hilarious, Newcastle Theatre Royal

JournalLive — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

DANNY Adams only has to set foot on stage, sporting any one of his fun-filled faces, and an audience spanning the generations are soon falling about laughing.

Arts: Fabrice Terraz exhibition documents crews of abandoned ships

JournalLive — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

SAILORS living in a state of purgatory are the subject of an exhibition by French photographer Fabrice Terraz.

Music: Review: Mark Knopfler at Metro Radio Arena - GALLERY

JournalLive — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

WELL, the boy can still play. It may not have been a blistering homecoming for our local hero on Saturday night but it was certainly spellbinding.

Music: Freya Waley-Cohen's gift strikes a new chord

JournalLive — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

BRILLIANT young talent is the bedrock of the annual Northern Chords Festival and there’s no better example than Freya Waley-Cohen.

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

Theatre: Danny and Clive are clowning around

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

IT has been eight years since father-and-son entertainers Clive Adams and Danny Webb made an on-stage home for themselves at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle.