Rating: Dire Straits are a band who were at their best when they focused on elegance, atmosphere and imagery. London music pubs, sweeping northern moors, youth-filled dance halls, rum soaked detectives and forlorn lovers are frequented in some of their most loved songs. All these characters are are present on this excellent reissue of their [...]
The end of the year always signals a time of reflection, to look back on what the year has given and what will be coming in the future. To contribute my part to this noble tradition, I will be looking at a few iPhone applications that I regularly use. I am not a power user [...]
Rating: 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 [...]
NEWCASTLE CITY HALL is a comforting place to spend a cold Monday evening in October. Unlike the intense atmosphere of the Newcastle Academy or the soullessness of the Metro Radio Arena, the City Hall has a rich history with everyone from the Rolling Stones to Genesis having trod the boards here.
