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14th Apr 2011

Wadsworth plans a Great Escape
BPI Chairman and Generator Board member Tony Wadsworth has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the Great Escape. -
13th Apr 2011

Record Store Day: This Saturday!
Record Store Day is almost upon us! Taking place this Saturday (April 16), it promises to be a globally coordinated celebration of buying records and independent culture. -
6th Apr 2011

Stream On: Best new music
In what is shaping up to be a huge month for great new music releases, The Gen provides a handy round up of the forthcoming key albums and tracks currently floating from a cloud or shimmering down a stream near you. -
3rd Feb 2011
Sodium seek essential element
Music publishing company Sodium Music, have put together a package of essential products in conjunction with a number of partner businesses, for the emerging songwriter and band wanting to build profile and engage with industry and fans. -
24th Nov 2010

STAN Deliver New Album
Newcastle's premier purveyors of power pop STAN will launch their fourth album, "These are the days" with a special live show in the City next month. -
We’re making a list, we’re checking it twice, we’re looking for support acts for Detroit Social Club’s two jam packed festive gigs at The Cluny in Newcastle.Taking over the venue for two nights of seasonal cheer, snow, reindeers and rock and roll, Detroit Social Club want four acts to help spread the Christmas spirit to a packed venue on 20 and 21 December.
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1st Oct 2010

Vivid in Vogue
A new grass roots label set up in Northumberland is aiming to offer emerging artists a variety of different ways to release their music.Vivid Records will facilitate album releases but this will run in conjunction with Satellite Records, an experimental singles–only platform that will essentially test the waters for new acts. -
29th Sep 2010

Chapman Family Support Slot
NME darlings The Chapman Family are returning to their spiritual home of The Georgian Theatre, Stockton as part of their UK tour this November and are offering a young local act the chance to play alongside them on the night. -
22nd Sep 2010

Running up that hill
The Tunstall Hill Sessions are shaping up to be the North East equivalent of the popular ‘Black Cab sessions’, with unique and offbeat outdoor performances from artists such as The Futureheads and members of Maximo Park. -
13th Sep 2010

Tuning in to Transmission
The Transmission events recently promoted by Generator in Newcastle caused quite a storm, with BBC 6 Music’s Tom Robinson writing an in-depth blog review of the afternoon event.
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25th May 2013
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