Everybody wants cool stuff to happen in their town, but it rarely does. Us lot that ride bikes and are involved with our particular sector of motorcycling travel nationwide for events, race meetings and parties. I can’t count the amount of times I’ve driven the 300-odd miles from Tynemouth to London for a party, exhibition, show, gig or whatever else. I think it’s in our DNA. I saw that Deus had produced a new short film; Death Rides A Horse. It seemed to be about a gang of p

Tom Bing and friends are putting on a Friday night get together in the North-East, the night before the DTRA Redcar round if racers are interested in making a longer weekend of it. They're showing a the Deus-financed film Death Rides a Horse. We love the idea of local groups promoting events around the races, to make long journeys more worth it, and also to encourage local scenes to grow. To be honest, the UK doesn't have regional scenes like some much bigger countries. The o

I have family in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, so whenever I have visited them in the last few years I've made time to meet up with regular Sideburn collaborator, Ryan Quickfall. His studio is on the fifth floor of a building, with no working lift (elevator), in the city centre. He currently shares the space with photographer, and Sideburn contributor, Tom Bing and signwriter Ashley Willerton. On the most recent visit, a couple of weeks ago, I took these photos of the shared workspace