Sapien Records Limited

06/10/2025

👉 North Tyneside Music We're excited to announce Sounding Out @ The Cluny ✨

A one-day workshop and performance opportunity hosted by the Sounding Out young People and led by David Smith from Sapien Records Limited at the legendary The Cluny venue Newcastle

📆 27th October 2025
🕥10:30AM - 3:00PM
📍The Cluny 2, Newcastle

👉 What's included:
✨Rehearsal & sound check in a venue
✨Industry advice & guidance
✨Working with a professional venue engineer
✨A performance opportunity on stage
✨& Lunch!

Don't miss this chance to experience life as a professional performer in one of the North East's most iconic venues.

🔗 Sign up via the link in the bio or scan the QR code. Places are limited!

01/10/2025

05/09/2025

Georgina Gale live @ The Cumberland Arms this Thursday Sept 11th supporting Gecko ✨

Tickets: Eventbrite UKventbrite.co.uk/e/gecko-in-newcastle-tickets-1299715577279 🎟️

https://www.georginagale.com 🎧

02/09/2025

Just picked up the FINAL printed edition of … what an amazing / nostalgic front cover 🤯

So much has changed in the music industry over the past 15 years of running a record label, but Narc Magazine has always been a staple and there to champion the North East music scene across the regions cities & towns cafes, venues, stores and arts spaces 🙌

The magazine has always supported and all of our artists in so many ways across the years (more than can be pictured in this post) of which I’m forever grateful! I’ll certainly miss picking up a copy to check out whats happening and to nostalgically keep reviews & articles of our bands. However, I look forward to continue following & supporting NARC in their new digital-only era.

Pictured is the final printed front cover of the magazine - of which features a cover shoot … NARC supported WAKD massively with features, reviews and double spread articles over the years of which we’re insanely proud!

NARC has always been a go to for all of our artists and I’ve always loved collecting physical copies of reviews & articles, too many to mention here.

Forever in debted to and the whole team of photographers & writers for the support! Best of luck for the future digitalsphere 🖤


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31/08/2025

Sh*twife - Big Lad (2015) 10TH ANNIVERSARY this week 🎉

… huge thanks for the reminder! Sharing his awesome post & photo here 📸 🖤 ⬇️

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Sh*twife - Big Lad (2015)
Sapien Records Limited
Favourite Track: Kablab

Still one of my favourite albums ever to be released from the DIY scene I was so proud to be part of in the early 2000s, Sh*twife’s (now known as Big Lad ) debut album ‘Big Lad’ hit all the right notes for anyone who has ever wondered what a punk / techno / metal / gabba crossover might sound like....

Every show they played at the time was an absolute riot and the record captured that chaotic ride perfectly.

Back to back party bangers.



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27/08/2025

❤️🙌 thankyou 🙌❤️

The September 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 issue marks our final print edition; we hope you enjoy our special double-cover, shot and designed by photographer Amelia Read Photography. Inside, NARC. editors Claire Dupree and David Saunders reminisce, reflect and look to the future.

PREVIEWS: live shows from Zawose Queens // Jake Xerxes Fussell // Agriculture // Stuart Murdoch // Griefcat // Sabine McCalla // Hayden Pedigo // Whitney K // The K's // Jade Mia Broadhead and many more; comedic chuckles from Edy Hurst // Jack Fox // Stewart Lee; stunning stage productions including In The Beginning Woman Was the Sun at Alphabetti Theatre // Edgecity at Live Theatre Newcastle // Detention at Northern Stage // Suitcases at The Exchange 1856 and loads more! We also provide a busy rundown of some of the best events coming up during the rest of 2025.

INTERVIEWS: The Gathering Sounds // North East Emerging Artist Award at National Trust Seaton Delaval Hall // Swindled Official // Mama Lips // Rowan McCabe- Poet // Last Train Home Festival // Young Rebel Set // Scarred For Life // Kathryn Williams // Middlesbrough Art Week // Twisterella Festival // Sea Change Café South Shields

REVIEWS: live performances by The Yummy Fur // Ramona’s Tea Party // Saltburn Folk Festival // Arab Strap // Prolapse // Alan Sparhawk // Pea Sea // Marrapalooza // Ferocious Dog and more; there’s reviews of local singles and EPs from Smith & Liddle // Polyfillas // ERNIE // Cortney Dixon // HMRC // Simon Taylor // Charts and Graphs // Belle Skies // A Circle of Teeth // Valentine Charlie //
Pave The Jungle // Sam Shields; and reviews of new album releases from Saint Etienne // Spraydog// ROJOR // Joy Crookes // Baxter Dury // Automatic // Big Thief // Josh Ritter // Biffy Clyro // The Divine Comedy // Sir Richard Bishop // Black Lips // LEISURE // Sven Wunder and Keiran Hebden & William Tyler.

Enjoy, and thanks for reading!

24/08/2025

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We Are Knuckle Dragger rocking the BBC Introducing stage at Leeds Festival yesterday. Reading Festival tomorrow.