WWW.NEVOLUME.CO.UK FRANZ FERDINAND DISCUSS THEIR LONG-AWAITED NEW ALBUM! WE’RE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: FIELD MUSIC! LISTENING! FIRST WAVE FESTIVAL VOL.1! ISSUE #30 FEB 2018 WE SPEAK TO THE GO! TEAM! POST-MORTEM OF QUEEN & ADAM LAMBERT IN NEWCASTLE! FOLLOW NE VOLUME ON SOCIAL DEER SHED FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT! THE RADIO SET’S NEW SINGLE! MEDIA THE BELLRAYS AT WESTGARTH SOCIAL CLUB, MIDDLESBROUGH! PICK UP OUR FREE NORTH EAST MUSIC/CULTURE MAGAZINE! LET’S GET EVEN LOUDER NORTH EAST VOLUME!!!!! NEWS! ARTIST SPOTLIGHT! WELCOME! Thank you so much for picking up PG.5 Gig Preview: PG.22 Field Music! Morrissey At Metro Radio, NE Volume magazine - the magazine Newcastle! produced by local music and culture FEATURES! fans, for local music and culture fans. Throughout January I’ve been pondering, PG.6 Gig Preview: Business Spotlight: Curvy Sounds! Michael Gira (Swans) at Boiler PG.23 wondering, and, well, kind of worrying Shop, Newcastle! PG.24 First Wave Festival Vol 1! about how I, personally, can support local bands, artists and businesses that little PG.7 Gig Preview: PG.25 Lost In The Woods #9! bit more. And, thankfully, I may have a The Bellrays at Westgarth Social solution! But you’ll have to pick up next Club, Middlesbrough! month’s edition to find out what that INTERVIEWS! solution is. Anyhow, so here’s what to PG.8 Gig Preview: look out for this month. In this edition, The Fuckwits at The Railway PG.28 Franz Ferdinand! we speak to Franz Ferdinand as they head Tavern, Darlington! PG.31 Barbagallo (Tame Impala)! to Newcastle; we provide you with our honest opinion of Queen at Metro Radio PG.10 Gig Preview: PG.35 Harri Endersby! The Sherlocks at The Arena; we keep you up-to-date with Middlesbrough Empire! PG.38 Toni Sidgwick! what’s happening in the region in February including: Godfathers at Westgarth Social PG.39 Echolines! 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PG.50 Dan Rochester, Dead Blue, The the North East’s fantastic music and Radio Set, Shamu, Hakara, Dose culture scenes – we wouldn’t be here PG.20 Event: without you. Serena Korda at BALTIC, PG.52-FEBRUARY 2018 GIG LISTINGS! Gateshead! Lee Allcock - Editor - NE Volume 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. NE VOLUME NEWS GIG PREVIEW: MORRISSEY USE NE VOLUME AT THE METRO RADIO TO PROMOTE YOUR EVENTS/BAND/LOCAL BUSINESS! ARENA, NEWCASTLE Written by Johnathan Ramsey Photography by Monika Stolarska Promote your events, band and your local The year was 1988, The Smiths were business to more than 16,000 music and a year gone and their enigmatic culture fans in the North East! ex-frontman Morrissey faced the daunting task of taking on the pop This magazine, with a readership of 16,000+, is a fantastic CONTACT world solo - ‘surely, he’ll never make tool for local gig and event promoters, bands and North it without Marr’ they said. East businesses to market themselves to local audiences. 30 years, 11 studio albums, NE Volume is a North East magazine delivered FREE to 11 compilation albums, 2 live albums a range of communities in the North East - covering and 1 haircut later and in 2018 it’s Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool, Darlington, Redcar, Newcastle, Sunderland, and many more. Our next issue GIG PREVIEW: clear to see that Morrissey is one will be out on Friday 2nd March so get in touch now to EDITOR: LEE ALLCOCK of the most enduring pop artists of get involved! all time. LISTINGS: EMILY HOOK His 11th studio album, ‘Low In High We produce adverts in eighth, quarter, CREATIVE: TOM BROWN STEVE School’, is one of his most divisive yet half, full page and double page spreads. - - with its direct attacks on the mass If you would like a full NE Volume media, British monarchy and military. advertising pack sent out, please contact Contact information Album tracks aside, singles ‘Spent The [email protected] or call us on 01642 PLEDGER Day In Bed’ and ‘Jacky’s Only Happy Email: [email protected] | Phone: 01642 237348 237348. 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Whole Latte Love, located on Bridge that has seen him compared to the likes There’s no other artist in the Street, which has been making waves of the legendary Ewan McColl and Billy world with the cult-like following since first opening in the town back in Bragg - and even led to an FATEA Album of Morrissey, with fans throwing September. Heavily influenced by the of the Year award. He has also gone on to themselves over the barriers in likes of Elvis, Bruce Springsteen, Graham complete several sold out UK headline an attempt to touch the hand of Parker, Cat Stevens, Sam Cook and Rush, tours and has collaborated with a number their hero - an act of devotion to name just a few, Steve Pledger first of folk artists. This latest tour, which will that Morrissey himself encourages, came into prominence during the latter see him head to Stockton for the first speaking in 1992 he said: “security part of 2011, receiving huge support time, follows his recent outing at Bar people always complain about it, through BBC Introducing. His debut Loco in Newcastle. but I don’t really understand the album, ’14 Good Intentions’, saw him Steve Pledger will play Whole Latte Love complaints; I just think it’s the biggest establish himself as an artist of melodic in Stockton on Friday 9th February. This compliment anybody can pay.” authenticity, with Steve fast becoming is a free entry event with proceedings Pay Morrissey a compliment on ‘MvC Live Sessions and Signed Memorabilia Auctions fund known for his beautifully poetic lyrical starting at 9:00pm. 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For more information please contact [email protected] @musicvcancer | /musicvcancer albums with the most recent offering, 4 5 NE VOLUME NEWS NE VOLUME NEWS GIG PREVIEW: GIG PREVIEW: NEON WALTZ THE AT KU BAR, STOCKTON BELLRAYS Written by Nathan Douthwaite AT WESTGARTH SOCIAL Neon Waltz are heading to Teesside’s Ku Bar this March in what is certain CLUB, MIDDLESBROUGH to be a gig not to be missed. Written by Johnathan Ramsey Renowned for hosting amazing up and coming talent, the promoters Californian soul rockers, The Bellrays, at Ku Bar in Stockton will present cross the pond this March for a another band for the future.