Martyn Pepperell, aka Yours Truly, is a freelance music journalist, broadcaster, copywriter and sometimes DJ.
He learned about music journalism by reading specialist American, British and Middle Eastern magazines like The Fader, The Wire, and Bidoun.
In 2015, he was invited to attend the Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo and write a series of accompanying articles and live concert reviews for Red Bull New Zealand and Red Bull Global.
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A Gilesgate-based shop and community facility, Hexham’s Core Music, launches a separate workshop where up to six people will be trained how to repair guitars and make ukuleles. The European Social Fund grant supported the project and has secured funds through the County Durham Communication Foundation to equip the workshop in Burn Lane.