“Get Carter” car park - demolition begins

A sad day for fans of the 1971 cult British gangster film, Get Carter, as demolition begins on the iconic structure which has dominated the Gateshead skyline since 1969.

New arrivals

Today we welcome Larry, Cheryl, Jeff and Suzie to the household. The quartet of goldfish, plucked from relative obscurity (the Cold Water section of the Pets & Aquatics department) take up residency in the ...Bret & Jemaine Memorial Tank“, a 30 litre Biorb fishbowl with built in light and air filtration, and which boasts its own little micro ecology.
Previous occupants, the late Bret and Jemaine are being honoured by the new arrivals with a special 'swimming around' style ceremony which is set to run long into the evening.
The new arrivals, named after the main characters in ...Curb Your Enthusiasm“ have a big act to follow. Bret & Jemaine were named after the members of New Zealand's fourth best folk band, Flight of the Conchords.
May the new arrivals swim freely and have many years of gill flapping joy ahead of them.

Hey Bulldog and High Rise Diaries at the Cluny

The Cluny, Newcastle upon Tyne
23/7/10



Great night of unsigned, musical goodness at the Cluny with local band, High Rise Diaries sharing the bill with Manchester rockers, Hey Bulldog.

Check them out at http://highrisediaries.blogspot.com and http://www.hey-bulldog.com.

Hey Bulldog

The High Rise Diaries

Tynemouth sunrise

After a heavy session there's nothing better, to gain a sense of perspective, than to wonder at the marvels of nature. We'd seen two cracking unsigned bands and sampled a club before capping a pleasant evening with a late kebab in the company of some interesting characters frequenting the Magic Flame. As a result we craved cultural equilibrium.

Rolling in at 4:30am sometimes has its benefits and as our taxi home sauntered down Beach Road it hadn't escaped my attention that it was starting to get light. We paid the driver and headed straight for the beach. Bang on time, sunrise. This picture was taken at 5:01am - the sun punctuating the horizon, as if it were a pin hole through the dawn haze. The new day had truly begun.