Vulcan Salute to David Bowie on his outer space birthday . Forever grateful 🙌🏽🌟🌀✨

Dramatic Exit..

This Mourning Moon exhibition finishes tomorrow, 31st Dec.(Where I have some lithographs on display). The gallery is located in the lovely picture postcard North Yorkshire town of Masham.

Happy Christmas, everyone! 🥕🥬🎺🎶🥁 David Bowie 1971 Christmas tree kimono by Kansai Yamamoto. Photographer Clive Arrowsmith, British Vogue.

'Sprouts dress' by German artist and art director Sarah Illenberger who transforms food (fruits and vegetables) into other forms #WomensArt #ArtAdvent 🎄

Glorious trip to the Northumberland coast. #notgrimupnorth

January issue is out now!

Happenings in Byker. Fantastic Penetration gig at Polestar Studios Newcastle.

Glorious sunny day the other day in South Shields. Snapping folk for @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social 'Some Action at'.

This Mourning Moon Exhibition on until 31st Jan at Masham Gallery in beautiful North Yorkshire. I've some lithographs & painting in the exhibition. I love the gallery with its green walls & fireplace. I visited Masham last Summer & saw reindeer(!) & a nearby nature reserve had HUGE dragonflies.

Beware of Pirates - Eek! Ouseburn Newcastle in the sunshine.

Spoiler alert if you haven’t seen it yet. This year’s Fenwicks Christmas window is one of my favourites. Designed by the great Chris Riddell. (Trying to avoid a Greggs reflection - those pesky stotties) #chrisriddell

Brrr.. And grrr.. Painting - ink, liquid acrylic & pastel.

Four-Song Peel Session of Teenage Fanclub from August 28, 1990. Length: 14:27. m.youtube.com/watch?v=qzIJ...

"Psychocandy", the debut album from #TheJesusAndMaryChain is forty years old today!

Love a vampire rabbit.

Excited to be taking part in This Mourning Moon Exhibition at Masham Gallery in North Yorkshire, alongside @carolelovesart. #exhibition

@peterperrett (The Only Ones) with his sons at The Grove in Byker Newcastle last month. A special moment when @paulinemurrayx (Penetration) joined them for Another Girl Another Planet. #jamieperrett #theonlyones

My review of The Pastels Newcastle gig in the September issue of @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social & online here: www.thecrackmagazine.com/view-editori... @monorailmusic.bsky.social #thepastels

Back into my account - hooray. Highlight of last month - Robert Forster & Swedish band in Edinburgh. Despite Robert recovering from the flu, it was a fantastic night & great venue. @robertforster_official #robertforster #thegobetweens

Dean & Britta on the last night of their UK tour at the Engine Room, near North Shields Fish Quay. A beautiful eve. #galaxie500

First visit to @poprecs last night to see Redd Kross. What a fab venue & lovely folk, (even left my coat at the side & noone nicked it!) And the band were fantastic. Hoorah!

Rip Terence Stamp. Early films incl Far from the Madding Crowd, Poor Cow & The Collector. The Guardian called him, "master of the brooding silence". Later films incl Superman, The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Wall Street & Big Eyes. 📷 Far from the Madding Crowd.

The much awaited debut album Neon Dreamland by TV Death is out this Thurs 21 Aug! To celebrate they'll be taking over @theclunynewcastle 2 for a big album release show on Saturday 23rd Aug. 📷@rhiannonbanksphoto linktr.ee/tv_death?fbc...

What a lovely idea! Printing & Posies at Newcastle's City Stadium Wildflower Meadow on Saturday with @wild Intrigue & Northern Print. Following the scything of the meadow folk could print & takeaway posies from the cuttings. Created by Wild Intrigue & local people. #wildflowermeadow #wildouseburn

Sunday matinee with Los Retumbes, CRABS & Los Coyote Men. Fantastic afternoon.

Road to nowhere. Unfinished 1960s walkway.

Today’s front page of The National, a Scottish newspaper.

Des Demonas at The Cluny Newcastle last night. From Washington & made up of Kenyan punk-poet Jacky “Cougar” Abok on vocals, Mark Cisneros (Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds) on guitar, Paul Vivari on organ & Matt Gatwood on drums. @desdemonas.bsky.social @kidcongopowers.bsky.social

Pastels & Carla J. Easton at The Cumberland Byker. Fantastic matinee gig. Cor it was hot in there. #IndieRoyalty #pastels #scottishindie #c86

Stunning stained glass window in the Church at Masham North Yorkshire. By Harry Stammers in the 1950s. #culturetrip

Good statement by Durham Miners Gala on Reform UK. Reform capitalises on disillusionment with mainstream politics, but the only solutions they offer are worse cuts and cruelty in the service of the wealthy. And their outright denial of the climate crisis endangers all our futures.

Kids with collected junk near Byker Bridge, Newcastle, 1975, by Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen.

Alpacas enjoying the Tyne riviera. Wonder what you call a group of alpacas - maybe a bevvy, a cloud, a carousel.. #OuseburnFestival

What a lovely day at the Miners Picnic at Woodhorn Museum - taking pics of folk for the mag. Such a great atmosphere & the sun came out. So pleased we also got to see the fantastic Mik Critchlow exhibition - well worth seeing. #northern #workingclassheroes @northeastmuseums.bsky.social

💫Released on this day 1979💥 Superb #joydivision #musicsky #recordingsky #recordingstudiosky #musicproduction #postpunk

The Lubber Fiend Newcastle fundraiser event is tomorrow! Five bands & DJs - Mother Nature, Committee of Sleep, Cheap Lunch, Contentment, & more. Any money raised will go towards the venue & keeping them open;🎟👉🏼 fatsoma.com/e/9m45ebic/t... @thelubberfiend.bsky.social

The Spy in Black, the first Powell & Pressburger film (1939). Watched it @starandshadow.bsky.social last Sunday, (indie, volunteer run cinema). Great film, ahead of it's time. And lush frocks.

The last time @kristinhersh.bsky.social was in Newcastle playing The Cluny before coming back with @throwingmuses.bsky.social. My review for @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social What a beautiful gig.

Trip to the coast for The Horrors. Opening A Stones Throw Festival at The Exchange North Shields.

Throwing Muses at the sold out gig at The Cluny last night. They sounded fantastic! (My terrible pics tho). @throwingmuses.bsky.social @kristinhersh.bsky.social

Passed away on this day in 1980: Ian Curtis #JoyDivision Pics; Rob Verhorst Chris Mills Lex van Rossen Martin O'Neill youtu.be/674KGKRQBPE?...

Highly improbable and unexpected.

Elswick Kids, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1978, photo by Tish Murtha.

Ben de la Cour weaves evocative stories with his signature 'Americanoir'. And he's travelling all the way from Nashville & playing a special intimate show at Wylam Village Institute this Friday!! A must for 'dark folk' 'Americana' fiends. gigantic.com/.../wylam-wy... #americannoir

The Fallen Leaves at Billy Bootleggers Newcastle yesterday- were fantastic! 'Punk Rock For Gentlemen' 'The self proclaimed champions of the glorious underachievers' #punkrock #notgrimupnorth

The Fall live in Newcastle with the double drum assault in November 1983. Introduced by John Peel. #FallFriday m.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Nk...