Shields Gazette - Entertainment Feed

Lights! Action! Laura lands film industry place

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:23:37 GMT

A SOUTH Tyneside teenager has swapped the college classroom for the red carpet to help get a foot in the film industry.

Review: The Woman in Black, Theatre Royal, Newcastle

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:53 GMT

THE Woman in Black is terrifyingly brilliant.

SLIDESHOW: Catwalk queen Shannen wins beauty title

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:18:21 GMT

BEAUTY queen Shannen Steinson is hoping to make her modelling dream come true after being crowned Miss Newcastle 2013.

S Tyne artists headline seafront shows

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:20:19 GMT

SOUTH Tyneside is staying at the forefront of the pop world – by heading to the seafront.

Festival fun takes a step back in time

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:25:24 GMT

MEDIEVAL mayhem is just part of the annual Jarrow Festival, which starts this week.

Magical mystery tour as students visit Beatles’ cavern club

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:21:05 GMT

MUSIC students from South Tyneside College have followed The Beatles with their own tour of the famous Cavern Club in Liverpool.

Cinema review: The Great Gatsby (12A)

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:15:38 GMT

IT’S New York during the Roaring 20s, and life is a party.

Scooch singer David believes in Bonnie Eurovision entry

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:07:33 GMT

POP star David Ducasse is hoping Bonnie Tyler will fly the flag for the UK in tonight’s Eurovision Song Contest final.

Jarrow Marcher in TV documentary

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:57:31 GMT

ONE of the heroes of the iconic Jarrow March will be featured in a TV documentary fronted by funnyman Paul O’Grady this summer.

Couch Potato: The crazier the better at Eurovision

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:53:50 GMT

SONG 21 of the night. Four Greek blokes wearing kilts are can-canning around the stage yelling: “Alcohol! Alcohol! Alcohol is free! Alcohol! Alcohol! Alcohol is free!”

Album review: Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood - Black Pudding

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:48:05 GMT

FORMER Screaming Tree Mark Lanegan is no stranger to collaborations, with The Afghan Wigs’ Greg Dulli, one time Belle & Sebastian member Isobel Campbell and rockers Queens of the Stone Age just some of his past partnerships.

Live review: The Specials, O2 Academy, Newcastle

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:53:50 GMT

LAST time I saw The Specials was in the same venue on the opening night of their 2009 reunion tour.

Frankie & The Heartstrings set to release second album

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:31:25 GMT

SUNDERLAND indie-rock darlings Frankie & The Heartstrings are set to embark on a tour to promote the release of their long-awaited second album.

Album review: Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:24:45 GMT

THIS New York quartet’s third studio set is being billed as their best yet - and in that sense already represents a victory for a group many predicted would be a passing fad upon their breakthrough in 2008.

Album review: The Dillinger Escape Plan - One of Us Is the Killer

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:23:45 GMT

THIS New Jersey five-piece are one of the key bands in modern metal, having long outlasted most of their contemporaries from the initial metalcore explosion.

Album review: Gabrielle Aplin - English Rain

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:22:54 GMT

RISING to prominence last year, this 20-year-old topped the charts in December with her cover of Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s The Power of Love - thanks in no small part to its use on John Lewis’ Christmas adverts.

Review: Murder, Marple & Me, Customs House, South Shields

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:42:19 GMT

THREE national treasures, a trio of top talent, two dames and one hour of engaging entertainment.

Little Mix star’s mum is 1D-elighted about stadium gig

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:29:59 GMT

THE mum of Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards is delighted about One Direction’s visit to the region.

Roman fort’s visitor numbers plummeting

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:02:14 GMT

bosses at a South Tyneside tourist attraction remain optimistic about its future despite visitor numbers plummeting by more than 40 per cent.

Comedian John all set to be a quiz kid

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:30:53 GMT

SOUTH Shields comic John Whale is lending his comedy skills to a quiz intended to make mirth.