Teesside hardcore upstarts Taller Than Trees are preparing to make a mark on the northern scene. Early glimpses show the five piece as an act with a sound in the vein of Comeback Kid with catchier riffs and in a discernibly more English flavour. The quintet features Paul Gent on vocals, James Spence as drummer, Johnny Reardon and Craig Brudenell on guitars with Ben Leighton on bass.[...]

Middlesbrough’s ever popular rock music venue, The Crown, is set to play host to InMe this March. Ever the gracious host, Overdrive Promotions invite Dave McPherson and company back in support of their upcoming album ‘The Pride’ due for release in February. Inme first built up a head of steam, crashing onto the scene backin 2001 and racking up a fair bit of notoriety with the singles ‘Underdose’, ‘Firefly’[...]

Who 8-Bit IceCream: Tricks & Treats When Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:00pm – £4 Entry. – 18+ Where Teesside University Students’ Union (map) Southfield Road Middlesbrough, Cleveland, United Kingdom TS1 3BA Other Info8-Bit Ice Cream: Tricks And Treats. Open to all with guest DJs and live set from Chiptune Legend gwEm « Back to the [...]

8-Bit Ice Cream continues its side-scrolling assault on club-going ears switching platform this time from underground venue Basement to Teesside University Student Union club The Hub. Returning October 20th for Halloween special Tricks And Treats the over 18′s party plays host to guests DJ Dark Angel and Dj Evil Eye Bri (Contagion) providing the rock, [...]

Whether you’re the fresh-meat on the academic platter or a self confessed nerd you could do worse than to start your term at the 8-Bit IceCream Freshers Ball. The electro alternative night makes its long awaited return having toured the anime convention circuit with in house DJ Last-Knight and his own particular blend of chip tunes, dubstep, D’n'B, anime themes, remixes and more.The freshers ball features support from Rock and [...]

This September, right on cue to carve its own niche in the university crowd, infectious Goth, EBM and Industrial night Contagion lands in Teesside and is set to hit harder than freshers Flu.
The brainchild of long established local club DJ Evil Eye Bri, Contagion is set to take place in legendary, dark, dank Middlesbrough club Basement (formerly known as Blaises) which itself has a long standing reputation[...]

This summers North Eastern Manga and Anime Convention has now long since passed but this June’s offering made bold strides ahead from its début. Now in it’s second year as a full blown convention, NemaCon has developed its own identity and sense of community as regular guests and attendees have emerged along with a few additions to freshen things up

In just over a week all manner of cosplay and anime inspired antics descend upon Middlesbrough with the second annual Nemacon convention.  The event has a number of returning guests and panellists like Akemi Solloway, the well respected Japanese culture and etiquette specialist and Manga-ka such as Chie Kutsuwada, but Nemacon also builds on last [...]