Northumbria University

A SOUTH Tyneside band are preparing to bring down the curtain on a rollercoaster year. Little Comets, featuring Jarrow brothers Rob and Michael Coles, have been dropped by a major label, released their debut album, stormed Reading and Leeds Festival, and lost their drummer. But the band – Rob on guitar/vocals, Michael on guitar and [...]

Following their triumphant headline slot at the Leftfield stage at Glastonbury, BRIT-nominated quartet, Hard-Fi, have today announced news of their new follow up single, “Fire In The House”’, which will be released on August 15 through Necessary Records/Atlantic Records. Hard-Fi have also now confirmed the name of their forthcoming third album Killer Sounds, which will [...]

Hard-Fi have announced details of their UK headline tour, which will take place this September, seeing the BRIT-nominated band heading to Newcastle, Northumbria University on Thurdat 29th. The forthcoming shows will see the band showcase tracks off their new album, set to release this August on Necessary Records/Atlantic Records. The quartet’s anthemic new single ‘Good [...]

PERHAPS the most telling moment of this gig was when, as part of their encore, Merthyr Tydfil sextet The Blackout played recent single Higher And Higher. The song was catchy, with a soaring chorus where dual vocalists Sean Smith and Gavin Butler showcased their smooth vocal styles. Then, out of the blue, MC Hydro Da [...]

University students in Newcastle are being urged to give sport another go after two projects secured £430,395 in National Lottery funding from Sport England. Along with 39 other projects, the Northumbria University and Newcastle University are being backed by Sport England’s £10 million Active Universities fund to get more university students playing sport, as part [...]

THIS was the hottest ticket in town, with many of those expecting to be able to pay on the door stuck outside crying into their iPhones to friends inside the full-to-capacity venue. It feels like Little Comets have been making waves for years, but this was the night they convinced me 2011 is their year. [...]

Northumbria University design students have triumphed in a high street retailer’s competition – taking first and second place. Dorothy Perkins’ ‘High Summer 2011’ design competition received entries from designers across the country, and six Northumbria fashion students were among the 10 finalists to be selected by the judging panel of industry insiders. Following a public [...]

Four million two-Euro coins have been produced bearing an image created by a Northumbria University student Dylan Shields, a final year BA (Hons) Fine Arts student, won a European-wide competition to design an official commemorative two-Euro coin after visiting Holland as part of an Erasmus exchange. The 27-year-old, who creates detailed sculptures using cardboard and [...]

The last time Frightened Rabbit were in Newcastle they were playing the Castle Keep, so the fact they virtually filled the university on Monday night shows how far they’ve come. This tour comes at the conclusion of a year when their stock has risen significantly, and they’re now rightly considered one of the very best [...]

Arriving at a stage with a long piece of rope stretching from either side with several percussion instruments hanging from it, including a pan, was a first in my gig-going book. But the DIY setting was a theme that the Little Comets – who include two Jarrow brothers, Rob and Michael Coles – consistently stuck [...]