27th June 2016
INTERVIEW: TM talks Chipmunk, Makina and NE Grime
Spennymoor Grime MC Matty Topping [TM] has been making waves in the North East Grime scene for a few…
Author: Mark Tyers
27th May 2016
INTERVIEW: Comin’ Straight from the Underground: The Just B
Since the release of their first album, and a memorable headline slot at Static, North East Grime duo HB (Newcastle’s…
20th May 2016
Interview: Spark FM’s Young Sceptic
Young Sceptic (aka Rob Leatham) has been running The Hip-Hop Show on Spark FM since 2014 and has also started…
17th May 2016
Review: Beth Macari @ Surf Cafe
The surfers were out and a balmy, golden twilight was in full effect, bathing Tynemouth beach in a Southern California…
6th May 2016
Ballad Of The Princess – Leddie MC takes stock of her career to date
Leddie MC is one the North East’s best rappers and producers and one half of Middlesbrough duo L&S. Fresh from…
20th April 2016
Racism, ‘Realness’ and Rap: Interview with Sunderland’s New North East
Mark Tyers talks 21st century racism, “realness” and all things Grime and Hip-Hop with Wearside’s very own independent movement of…
19th April 2016
Sunderland duo writes award-winning song on the refugee crisis
Fresh off their victory in an international song-writing challenge, Mark Tyers caught up with Thorney Close rapper Adam Penman and…