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WWW.NEVOLUME.CO.UK BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB HEAD TO NEWCASTLE! WE’RE LISTENING! TOP 10 NE ARTISTS TO SEE LIVE IN 2020! THE SNOW QUEEN AT NORTHERN STAGE! ISSUE #51 DEC 2019 JAN 2020 AMELIA COBURN AT ARC! WE REVIEW HEAD OF LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT’S NEW RELEASE! FOLLOW NE VOLUME WE REVIEW CATTLE & CANE AT TYNE THEATRE! THE BELLRAYS AT THE WESTGARTH! ON SOCIAL MEDIA E D Q WE SPEAK WITH HECTOR GANNET! GATESHEAD SILENT FILM FESTIVAL! PICK UP OUR FREE NORTH EAST MUSIC/CULTURE MAGAZINE! TO NE VOLUME MAGAZINE WELCOME ISSUE #51! Thank you so much for picking up NE Volume magazine - the magazine produced by local music CONTENTS and culture fans, for local music and culture fans. It’s that time of year again! NEWS The Christmas markets are in full swing, the mulled PG.6 The Godfathers at Westgarth! wine is going down rather easily, and we’re in the PG.9 The Futureheads at Northumbria Institute! festive mood (I hope). December is also a time CULTURE where we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to gigs and cultural events but we’ve ram-packed this bumper edition so you don’t PG.17 Gateshead Silent Film Festival! miss out. So here’s what to look out for over the next two months. In this edition, I pick the top 10 NE artists I think you should see PG.19 Going South At Lit & Phil! live in 2020; Tobias Halford provides you with his honest opinion of Glasvegas at The Georgian Theatre; we keep you up-to-date SPOTLIGHTS with what’s happening in the region this month and next including The Bellrays at the Westgarth; in our culture section we preview PG.26 Artist Spotlight: Harri Endersby! Gateshead Silent Film Festival, and so much more. Just to remind you, if you’ll be running an event or bringing any new material out PG.27 Business Spotlight: TCR The Hub! in December/January/February then please email our team at [email protected] and we’ll do all we possibly can to include a FEATURES review/news piece in our February edition which will be released on Thursday 30th January. And thank you for supporting the North PG.28 Bombay Bicycle Club! East’s fantastic music and culture scenes – we wouldn’t be here without you. Have a great Christmas and a fantastic New Year. PG.32 Top NE Artists To See In 2020! INTERVIEWS EDITOR’S PICK: PG.12 PG.36 Andy Crofts! PG.40 Field Music! GIG REVIEWS PG.47 Miles Kane! PG.48 Feeder! ALBUM / EP / SINGLE REVIEWS PG.50 Head Of Light Entertainment's New EP! PG.51 The Skapones' New Single! PG. 12 - NEON WALTZ AT KU BAR! DEC 2019 / JAN 2020 GIG LISTINGS PG.52-55 Lee Allcock - Editor, NE Volume. ISSUE #52 OUT ON THURSDAY 30TH JANUARY! All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced in whole or part without permission from the publishers. The opinions expressed in NE Volume belong to the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of NE Volume or its staff. NE Volume welcomes ideas and contrbutions but can assume no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. NE Volume holds no responsiblilty to incorrect content supplied in adverts. GIG PREVIEW EVENT PREVIEW 1 YOU CAN USE NE VOLUME TO PROMOTE YOUR OWN BUSINESS OR GIG! Promote your events, band and your local business to more than 25,000 music and culture fans in the North East with our help! BURY TOMORROW AT RIVERSIDE, NEWCASTLE NE Volume is a North East magazine delivered FREE to a range of communities in the North East - covering Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool, Darlington, Redcar, Newcastle, Sunderland, They’ve played alongside huge names such as Pierce the Veil, and many more. Asking Alexandria, Of Monsters and Men and Sleeping with Sirens. They’ve dominated stages at Slam Dunk, Warped Tour, We produce adverts covering various sizes. If you would like an Download, Ghostfest and Reading and Leeds. And for your entertainment, Bury Tomorrow are coming to Newcastle’s NE Volume advertising pack sent out via email or post, please Riverside this winter. Favourites of Kerrang! Magazine and often use the contact details below. given Radio 1 airtime, this Southampton quintet is undoubtedly one of the best on the scene. Frontman Daniel Winter-Bates, SALTCORE 3 Our trained Journalists can write your copy while our dedicated responsible for the band’s rougher, growled vocals, is adamant Graphic Designer can help to put your adverts together. So that the band should embrace the genre of metalcore and prove AT SALTBURN HOUSE whatever your requirements are, we are here to help! to the world that it still has potential - a goal they have certainly achieved. If you haven’t got a ticket already, snap one up before it’s too late. Bury Tomorrow head to Riverside, Newcastle on Tuesday 17th December. LEAH DAVEY On Saturday 21st December, Saltburn House is hosting a night of grindcore, heavy metal, and dirty punk music. Expect angry Tickets: £20.00 Advance | Visit: riversidencl.co.uk loud amps, ferocious drums, and a set of unmissable musicians who have been carefully sourced to provide the liveliest night FOR REGULAR UPDATES FOLLOW NE VOLUME ON SOCIAL that Saltburn has seen yet. There will be 4 bands taking the stage: Anti-Bastard, The Undaclass, Decontrol and Largactyl - and event entry is free! Largactyl are a band who have already MEDIA OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE: NEVOLUME.CO.UK GIG PREVIEW made their debut as heavy punk musicians at Saltburn House. Self-described as a hardcore punk/ grindcore band, they are Teesside locals blowing up musical boundaries, as they managed to incorporate Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘Mrs. Robinson’ into a live performance earlier this year. Their music is loud, rumbling and melodic, begging to be witnessed live. If you’re after powerful, NE VOLUME TEAM CONTACT distinct basslines and high-octane riffs then look no further as Saltcore 3 has you covered. The Undaclass are a punk/ Editor : Lee Allcock alternative band from South Shields. They offer thunderous drums, a fluent and catchy guitar sound and energetic vocals, Listings: Adam Allcock Email: [email protected] resulting in some aggressive, lively tunes. Both Anti-Bastard and Decontrol have mountains of experience on their side, allowing Creative: Tom Brown Phone: 07594 486 754 them to establish their individual, unique sounds. Anti-Bastard Writers: Leah Davey, Jennifer May West, Keelin Website: nevolume.co.uk THE MOWGLI’S take an anarchical approach to music, showing a disregard for Brook, Tobias Halford, Paul Broadhead, the conventions of harmony and melody. They’re ferocious, Nathan Douthwaite, Rosie Murphy, Kyrie AT THE CLUNY, NEWCASTLE noisy and fast — ready to take the roof off. They claim their Morris, Charlie Richardson, Jake Carr- music will ‘worm its way into the hearts of the nation like a Smith, Sam Dobinson, Damian Robinson, E D Q Optimistic, indie-edged alternative rock band The Mowgli’s are deadly parasite, draining your very soul of its vital lifesblood’. You Ricky Atterby, Laura Freyaldenhoven, Wayne have been warned. Formed in 1991, Decontrol took inspiration Madden and Andrew Lockey coming to The Cluny this January, fresh from their success with the ‘3 Dimensional Tour’ across America, and will be showering from the likes of Conflict, drawing on the aggressive side of us with their trademark hand-clapping and sunshine beats that anarcho-punk. They reformed in 2014 keeping only one original are sure to thaw those January blues. With upbeat, folky layers member, Paul Garbutt, who soon found the other members interwoven with clean-cut guitar riffs and contagious beats, The through Facebook. All the members contributed to their new Mowgli’s are drumming up plenty of fans thanks to their major songs which became more aggressive and lively. Their social NE VOLUME and minor singalongs that speak to a generation of confused commentary provides hardcore punk with substance as they Millenials, love birds and a lot more besides. Almost an echo list their controversial interests as the class war, religion and IS A PROUD of emo in places, their Los Angeles origins carry through their even animal rights. They plan to release their third album ‘The music perfectly. Blends of modern Country surface along Inevitable End’ very soon. With these bands involved, Saltcore Magazine designed by Printed by JAK HQ Limited 3 is set to be a heavy night of grindcore and punk. Headaches Tom Brown Graphic Design. www.jakhq.om SUPPORTER OF with a rougher edge thanks to the wispy vocals of Dave Appelbaum which play off against the sweeter tones of Katie are sure to be had the next morning, whether from the blaring amps, uniformed headbanging or something else… Saltcore Contact The Sweet Factory, 4 Station Road, ‘MvC Live Sessions and signed memorabilia auctions fund state Earl to create a sound that is simply mesmerising. The Mowgli’s head to The Cluny, Newcastle on Saturday 18th January. 3 takes place at Saltburn House on Saturday 21st December. email: [email protected] Chester-le-Street, DH3 3DY. of the art cancer equipment and intiatives into the NHS and vital KEELIN BROOK website: tbgraphics.co.uk [email protected] awareness campaigns’ www.musicvcancer.com JENNIFER MAY WEST Tickets: £12.00 Advance | Visit: thecluny.com For further information, search for Saltcore 3 on Facebook. 4 \\ NE VOLUME MAGAZINE 1. Will Binks Photography NEWS // NE VOLUME MAGAZINE // 5 GIG PREVIEW GIG PREVIEW JON STRONG AT TOFT HOUSE, MIDDLESBROUGH Jon Strong, known for his bittersweet and mordant wit, returns to Toft House in Middlesbrough this February.