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SITTING IN THE STANDS of the sports arena, the atmosphere emanating from the eleven thousand people present was electric. Arctic Monkeys have a certain prestige among the residents of the North East. The songs from their first two albums have become local anthems and this transpires to be the reason the audience shelled out [...]
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The Pet Shop Boys – simply saying the name can conjure up images of camp 80s pop music but if your knowledge stops here, you are surely missing out. The duo of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have barely stopped work since the release of their first album over twenty years ago. Love etc. [...]
SITTING IN A SMALL DRESSING ROOM somewhere in the bowels of The Sage, it was time for a chat about the band and the evening’s event. Normally The Sage conjures imagery of the Northern Symphonia, folk and other eclectic music styles. However, tonight was all about fast rock, a first to the venue according to [...]
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Franz are back and they’ve made a few changes. The dance element has grown and the intertwining guitars have been replaced with some classic synth work. Ulysses matches up to the catchiness of Take Me Out with a distinctive element. It’s the tight rhythm section that makes this a hit record, with a fantastic [...]
