A football stadium, a mammoth promotions corporation and 'infrastructure' maketh not a music scene.

Another slant on the who, whats, whens and whys of how Sunderland became the north-east's hotbed of musical creativity. Dan Carson speaks to today's young musicians and promoters on Wearside"What is it that transforms an area's local musical landscape into a credible national scene?" asks Live UK journalist Allan Glen, in his post on the Guardian Northerner which has triggered passionate debate.His answer seems to place the credit squarely at the feet of Sunderland City Council's 2008 Music City...

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