Remembering Dave Harper, who was brilliant and silly, and brilliantly silly, and the unofficial mayor of Sunderland.

Sad news this for the region. Thanks for everything Nick. You are a true champion 🎶 📻

Our energy tariff just doubled and it seems ya can't make up the shortfall w/ focaccia alone!? So...maybe buy a shirt from us. Put Dave Harper on ya back. Sling one to the Tories🖕 Tell the 🌍 SUNLUN's the greatest place on this godforsaken spinner. poprecs.bigcartel.com

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🎶 Dance away the heartache…..🎶 The next COOL FOR CATS party is happening soon, tickets just released tiny.cc/# 🎫

I’m excited about this next COOL FOR CATS party on March 31st Pop Recs CIC 4pm start in the garden! feat a live performance from Pink Shabab Tickets 🎫 tinyurl.com/bdmaxybd

I’ve spent a lot of time recently embracing Sunderlands strong music culture and was lucky enough to spend time with David Brewis from Field Music recording this in their studio. I know you’ll hear elements of The Futureheads Frankie Heartstrings Lauren Laverne Kenicke and can’t

Cool photos from ⁦Danny North⁩ instagram.com/stories/dannyn…

After the closure of Empire Cinema in Sunderland (the city’s last central cinema), Tony Scott and the team at Pop Recs CIC had a vision for how to bring film back for the community 🎬 livingnorth.com/article/how-po…

Sunderland is a music city, I’m going to be working on telling everyone about it MusicCity.uk

“Go and get the photos from when we played the Park Stage at Glastonbury”…..

Ok

City bids to join international music network bbc.com/news/articles/…

Is that a Pop Recs CIC’s mug that the Secretary of State for Education is using?

Music happens everywhere in Sunderland.

Did you catch Marty and Frankie Heartstrings on BBC Sport Tyne & Wear with Anna Foster? If you missed it, here they are talking about Sunderland Music City, with reaction from Laura Brewis and Ross Millard at our The Fire Station launch. LISTEN HERE: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0j…

🧵We are working on creating the most comprehensive directory ever produced on the Sunderland music ecosystem - and we need your help. Please reply to this tweet with your fave Sunderland musician, DJ, producer, promoter, venue, educator or org. We want to include EVERYONE.

When we say that TOM A SMITH (Tom A.Theechalamet) has been a so.co favourite for a long time, we mean it - here he is at The Cluny, Newcastle supporting Frankie Heartstrings 9 years ago today, at just 10 years old. Photos: Thomas Jackson

From nine years ago Frankie Heartstrings