Niamh Poppleton

My latest review - the latest EP by Carl Green In Particular: Off Balance.

Review: Off Balance - Carl Green In Particular Following the quintessentially quirky Off Guard, Carl Green has released his final EP of 2023: Off Balance. With a vocal likeness to Paul Heaton, Carl proclaims messages of love, bitterness and anger;...

Carl Green In Particular's latest EP, Off Guard, is an alt-pop collection full of 70s feels and his usual idiosyncratic charm.

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Review: Off Guard - Carl Green In Particular Following the release of the idiosyncratic Off Duty, Carl Green continues with his prolific output of alt-pop EPs under his new musical brand 'Carl Green In Particular'. Off Guard is individual and...

I absolutely loved seeing and reviewing this! ❤

STAGE REVIEW: Menstrual Rage’s Taming of The Shrew @ Palace Green, Durham Fringe Festival (30.07.23) Niamh Poppleton enjoys a modern feminist retelling of Shakespeare’s classic

The August issue of NARC. magazine is out now, available in print from outlets across the North East (www.narcmagazine.com/outlets), and digitally on our website www.narcmagazine.com/magazine.

This month’s cover star is DJ, producer and all-round creative Man Power. Jonathan Coll talks to Geoff Kirkwood about his distinguished career, his role as consultant music curator for Novum Festival and giving something back to his community. Exclusive images courtesy of Amelia Read Photography.

Also this month:
PREVIEWS: live shows from Deerhoof // Future Islands // 68 // Opus Kink // Russian Circles // Johnny Marr // Fortitude Valley The Band // Carl Eaton and more // plus Newcastle Jazz Festival // Veritas Promotions’ Festival // Holly Rees’ Q***r As Fest // there’s a new novel from Teesside writer and musician J W Horner // controversial and comedic drama at Laurels, Whitley Bay // Stockton International Riverside Festival returns to the town // Billingham International Folklore Festival of World Dance brings a kaleidoscope of colour and vibrancy to Teesside // plus ARC Stockton Arts Centre welcomes All The Women We Could Have Been, an exhibition of work by disabled female artists

INTERVIEWS: Two Divided By Zero // Alphabetti Theatre // Rituals // Saltburn Folk Festival // Serrum // Susan French Events Services’ CrewGal // The Vessel // Lindisfarne Festival // The Union Choir // Gosforth Civic Theatre // Holiday in Tokyo // Tracks’ Last Train Home Festival & more!

REVIEWS: Live reviews of Kerrin Tatman - Composer // Phoxjaw // Laura Cantrell // Anna Hughes Music // Youth Sector // L Devine // The Darts // Viia // Me Lost Me // Collapsed Lung and more; there’s reviews of local singles and EPs from Rapasa Nyatrapasa Otieno // DAWKS // Decrepit Youths // Stock Image // The Slowlight Quartet // JENALI // Carl Green In Particular // Alex James // Thrones // Wingz of the Monkey // The Folding Desert // Max Gavins; demo reviews of Dinky Bossetti // Swindled // Peony // Trunk // Brickband; plus coverage of new releases from Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy // OSEES // Movements // The Hives // Buck Meek // Art School Girlfriend // Holy Wave // Small Town Clock // Hemi Hemingway // My Ugly Clementine // Annie Hart and more.
Enjoy!

Thank you NARC. Magazine for this. Sparks and Cockney Rebel? That'll do nicely!

An amazing morning at Waterstone's Sunderland, for the book launch and signing of the 4th Gilesgate Story Challenge Book.

My story 'An Unexpected Visitor' placed joint third in the competition, and comes with illustrations by Jaymie-Leigh Hall and Bonnie-Blue Mongan. Alongside the printed version of the story, there is a comic version of 'An Unexpected Visitor' with stunning illustrations by Elliot Conway.

All proceeds from the book are going to The Toby Henderson Trust, an Autism charity based in South Shields.

My most recent story on my new writing blog ( on Tumblr): The Orange Tree.

The Orange Tree She. She who stood within a field of fast growing, relentless weeds that spread like a wildfire across the forest of her very being, or a pandemic across what was her world. She who could still rem…

My story 'The Cloak Of Darkness' - published on Goosewax Online Journal.

The Cloak of Darkness By Niamh Poppleton As darkness seeped into the abyss above, moonlight wandered aimlessly across the plains, basking everything within sight in its silvery glow. Trees clambered together, clutching …

Many thanks to NARC. Magazine for their thoughtful review of my new single "Judgement Day", which is out on Friday. You can pre-save it through the link below, thank you to those who have already done so!

https://simontaylor.ffm.to/judgementday

Massive thank you to NARC. Magazine for the kind words! Over You is out 7th April 🥳🙌🏼

My latest review for NARC. Magazine (the Dec/Jan issue) is of the latest single by Crux.

I had so much fun reviewing this fantastic new EP from Head Of Light Entertainment . I hope that everyone loves 'Sick and Tired' as much as I do.

We're on the radio twice this weekend- hope you can listen in. Tonight it's Shakk's BBC Music Introducing on Radio Tees show (from 8.00 pm) and tomorrow The Northern Beat - Radio Hartlepool (from 10.00 pm). Thank you guys. And thank you NARC Magazine for this rather ace review of Sick And Tired. Been a good week for HOLE!