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Art - Steve Bowles Iconic Pop Artist
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I am originally from Manchester. I have always been interested in Art and Drawing. I started painting around July last year and I am self taught. I paint Pop Art style pictures of Rock Stars and Movie Stars (John Lennon, Jim Morrison, Oasis etc) and basically any famous person.
I use finest quality heavy box, triple primed canvas. The canvas is stapled
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Art - Introducing Local Artist Karl Whiting
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My name is irrelevant as I am just another face within the crowd at a gig,
lingering around, sketching like a madman or sitting back listening to the
music, surrounded by the ongoing atmosphere. My passions in life are art,
poetry and music as well as live gigs.
It's the only things in life you can have control over.
I have worked in music shops in Hull and Leeds plus Deejayed in
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Art - Fred Kennett: Pen and Ink Artist Based in Kingston-upon-Hull.
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Fred Kennett has been producing his pen and ink drawings for over thirty years.
The influence of his various careers and life experiences can be clearly seen
running through his work and is an integral part of his development.
Fred has been with his partner for over thirty years and they have two children and a grandson.
Although Fred has spent the majority of his life in Hull, he has also
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Art - Art Project Looking For Contributors - On Saturday Morning In Hull
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Artist Tracey Scott is making a piece of artwork which is to be shown on the Big Screen in the summer, incorporating video footage of Hull and the words, through text and email, of Hull People.
Tracey is looking for contributions from people of all ages and backgrounds, describing their Saturday morning in Hull.
Participants should be aware that any selected material may be
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Art - Kingswood High School Hosts an Art Exhibition Primary Colours for Fair Trade from school children in Hull by Mo.
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Last Thursday saw the launch of a 10 day exhibition called Primary Colours at Kingswood High School, Bransholme.
Featured was artwork from a number of local primary schools - The Dales and Coleford - both under
threat of closure - and Cleeve, Bude and other primary schools
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Art - The History of LSD Blotter Art Compiled by Rich Mills
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Blotter Art is a term that refers to the artwork that liquid LSD is dropped onto.
The artwork is printed onto blotter paper and then perforated into tiny squares or
hits, which can be torn apart into easy to manage quantities.
In 1938 LSD-25 (or diethylamide
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Art Gallery - By Local Artist Patrick Henry
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I became a self-taught painter at the age of 36 when living in a mediaeval
village in the French Dordogne.
Post-Impressionism had been my favourite kind of art for long before that.
I think it has a basic relevance that will never be exhausted.
Renaissance paintings are also very
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Art Gallery - By Hull Artist Darren Rogers.
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This is a series of photographs we'd like to present by Darren Rogers, an artist from Hull, East Yorkshire, England.
Darren has not only proven himself to be an incredible photographer - providing the most
brilliant galleries of live band performances
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People - An Interview with Nick Quantrill, Local Crime Fiction Writer By Michelle Dee
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Nick Quantrill works with numbers by day and with words by night. He won the Harper Collins Crime Tour Short Story Competition in 2006 with an entry called Punishment; his first ever short fiction piece. This success was rewarded by his work being published in the specialist magazine Crime Time distributed nationwide. He was also shortlisted for Making Waves (BBC Radio Humberside)
Nick recently signed contracts with Caffeine Nights Publishing for his latest novel Broken Dreams,
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People - Interview with Emma Rugg By Steve Rudd
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York-born Emma Rugg is certainly no stranger to the Hull music scene. A self-taught guitarist, pianist and singer, she initially honed her natural talents by busking on the streets of Hull. At around the same time she began to visit the Musicians Nights at The Adelphi on a regular basis, unconsciously nurturing her hugely supportive fan base as she sung and played her heart out.
Financed by her busking, she released her debut album in 2003 through her own
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People - Thomas Truax - Songs From The Films Of David Lynch (Available Now) By Michelle Dee
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'What does this song need to come alive?'
New York anti-folk hero, Thomas Truax has oft had his music described as that of befitting a David Lynch film. The surreal settings, the darkly twisted stories, the cult appeal lend themselves well to his compositions - the innovator, the rebel, the outsider. The epiphany moment came when Truax's
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People - Jody McKenna, Keith Hagger, the Secret Millionaire and an Unforgettable Weekend By Michelle Dee
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Anyone who watched Secret Millionaire on Channel 4 Sunday 26th April
will have seen Hull musicians Jody McKenna and Keith Hagger receiving that magical
cheque for £20,000. I caught up with them the day after the show was broadcast,
in order find out how they were feeling about the show and their surprise trip
to see Bob Dylan at the O2 Arena with the charitable Secret Millionaire
Martin Stamp.
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People - Dicky Deegan Uilleann Piper By Michelle Dee
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Renowned and highly respected Uilleann Piper Dicky Deegan's mellifluous tones have been heard in pubs and parlours throughout the British Isles. He has performed at European, UK, Irish and Australian Festivals, on major TV and radio stations including the BBC.
He has played with many bands and artists including Maireid O'Sullivan,
the late Billy Moran, The Crack, Rakish Paddy
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People - An Interview With Finley Quaye By Steve Rudd
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Finley Quaye is currently at the start of a huge national tour,
including a performance on 21st March at The Adelphi Club supported by local
singer/songwriter, Jody McKenna. Last time Finley played Hull he had such a
crowd in the Adelphi he stayed all week to party. Steve Rudd interviewed the
90s Reggae star in anticipation of another top night.
Hi Finley, how are things? Sweet as...So how is 2009 treating you so far?
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People - Nick Quantrill By Tim Roux
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Nick Quantrill is a prize-winning Hull crime fiction writer whose work is
highly-rated by all who come across it, with one notable exception - himself. However,
even Nick reckons that his upcoming novel Broken Dreams is a belter (we'll see what he
says about it in a year's time).
Nick started out as a short story writer, winning
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People - An Interview With Jamie McGarry By Steve Rudd
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Jamie McGarry is a Scarborough-based poet who recently had an
excerpt of a poem that had been inspired by Hannah Hauxwell published in
The Dalesman magazine. He has been writing poetry for years, with his
confidence having been bolstered by a poetry competition that he entered
and won at the age of thirteen.
Jamie doesn't confine his writing talents to poetry either, as he has also
written a novel.
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People - An Interview With Terry Grigg By Steve Rudd
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British traveler Terry Grigg has plenty of stories to tell - no doubt about it. Having visited over fifty countries, he's an itinerant soul who always likes to be on the move. In typical form, when I tried to get hold of him for an interview, Terry was soaking up the sun in Goa, India.
Fortunately, he managed to spare some time to chat about his debut travel book,
Backpacking with a Bunion.
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People - An Interview With Dave Kebo By Steve Rudd
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It's funny who you bump into when you're traveling. I recently visited Istanbul, and though
I was only there for a couple of weeks, the people I met were amazing.
In the space of just a few days I met a firefighter from Colorado, a Mexican woman
who worked for The British Embassy, a man from London who was aiming to cycle
around the world ... and then a guy from LA by the name of Dave Kebo.
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People - An Interview with Steve Steinman By Steve Rudd
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Newark-based Steve Steinman is a man of many talents. Currently touring with his
spectacular show Vampires Rock, an alternative slice of musical theatre which
features Classic Rock tunes such as Welcome To The Jungle, Total Eclipse of The Heart,
and Poison, he's a true workhorse who lives to perform in the limelight.
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People - Kid Carpet On The Difficult Second Album, Being Fired Out Of a Cannon and Touring With Scroobius Pip Vs Dan Le Sac By Michelle Dee
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I find it funny sometimes when people say I have a dictaphone...
You've been to Hull before I know because I wrote the preview for the website. How do you find the Hull crowd, do you like the Hull crowd what's going on there?
I played once before in Hull - the Adelphi. It was fantastic. I had a great time, I love grimy sweaty rock n roll venues so that was great, long may that
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People - Scroobius Pip Speaks On Spoken Word, Socks, Caps and Collaborations At Hull Uni By Michelle Dee
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I arrive at Hull Uni armed with information gathered after an afternoon's research fest on the
bearded one; an unlikely counter culture hero, who takes his moniker from one of the pioneers
of nonsense poetry Edward Lear, or rather The Scroobious Pip, a poem that remained
unfinished at the time of Edward's death in 1888.
I am due to interview him before he headlines alongside beats master and DJ Dan Le Sac.
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