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THE CRACK is a swish style and listings magazine/website that resides in the north-east of England. Since our inception in 1985, we’ve swelled like a 1950’s b-movie monster to engulf the whole of the region - Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, Sunderland and Middlesbrough – and smothered them with our news and views. Our many cultural tentacles have their suckers juicing the goodness out of what’s happening in the arts, which we then squirt back at our readers in a manner which we see fit. This includes what is happening in MUSIC (from rock and pop to jazz, classical and all manner of LOCAL BANDS) ; ART (from blockbuster shows to maverick happenings); STAGE (including dance, comedy, theatre etc); and CLUBBING (underground, overground, whatever). We also have a take on the GAY SCENE in the region; like to stick our oar into fashionable pursuits; have plenty to say about the best festivals around; tip you the wink regarding RESTAURANTS and BARS; and offer a heads-up when it comes to the sweetest (and sourest) BOOKS, ALBUMS, SINGLES and FILMS. Oh, and we still manage to find the time to offer up STRIDENT VIEWS on what’s been getting our goat and also flag up anything – anything at all – that we think our loyal community of readers may be interested in.