Radical North: Industrial Coast
Industrial Coast is on a mission to establish Middlesbrough as the epicentre of UK experimental music, bringing the best of the genre to the North East.
A lot has been said about the lack of access to experimental and underground music in UK satellite towns, with culture often monopolised by major cities like London and Manchester.
While culture seems to be monopolised by the metropolises of London and Manchester - with the remaining crumbs divided out between smaller cities such as Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow, Belfast, and Newcastle - towns existing on the fringes are often neglected.
Author's summary: Experimental music flourishes in Middlesbrough.