Twag Magazine, the new monthly what's on guide, hits the streets of Hull today

Twag Magazine - the antidote to all those who love to mock and knock Hull - launches today. In an original and attractive format, Twag promises a lively mix of news, gossip, pictures from around the Hull Scene and coverage of the major issues that affect this city. Issue 1 kicks off with an overview of Hull's often-ignored indie music scene and includes bands such as The Dirty Dreamers, The Landaus and The Favours. Anyone wishing to contribute to future issues of Twag should write to info@twag.co.uk Twag can be picked up free at Hull's major bars, clubs, boutiques and hairdressers. Twag Magazine. Things are changing. Don't miss it.

Coming Up - Sunday 28th August 05 - Hull Parrot Society Exhibition and Sale, The Antler Club, Marfleet Lane, 12.30pm
	Hull Parrot Society is holding an exhibition of local breeders and parrot type birds this coming Sunday. (For those who don't know, The Antler Club on Marfleet Lane is opposite Burma Drive Recycling Centre). The exhibition starts at 12.30pm. All birds will be locally bred, and some will be up for sale at very reasonable prices. The chairman has Read more...

Coming Up, Festivals - Sunday 28 August - Decks In The City
	A late summer celebration of underground music in Pearson Park, Hull. From 12 noon till 6pm - Free Entry Tent One Hip hop, reggae and funk. Featuring the Universal Magnetic Crew and friends Mad Skillz and Champion Sound. Tent Two The best in underground house. Featuriing the Foghorn Sound Read more...

Coming Up - 24th to 28th August 05 - 5 Day Charity Entertainment at Biarritz
	A Hull town centre bar is holding 5 days (24th - 28th August 05) full of entertainment to raise money for charity and is calling on its customers to help and support the event. Yannis Grammenos of Biarritz on George Street Hull, owned by Pathfinder Pubs, has organised this 5-day event as a mixture of music styles and DJs. Read more...

Coming Band Gigs - Turismo Gig Dates - August to October 05
	Turismo are playing at the following events and venues: Saturday 27th August - The Leeds Festival, Lee Stage Wednesday 31st August - Watershed, Wimbledon. Thursday 8th September - Club Strut , Darlington Friday 9th September - Kubar , Stockton. Friday 16th September - Zanzibar, Liverpool. Tuesday 18th September - Asylum Read more...

Coming Band Gigs - The Last People On Earth Gig Dates August - October 05
	Latest gig dates for The Last People On Earth Wednesday 10th August - Jack? The Brixton Jamm, London, SW9 6LH. Sunday 14th August - Gay Pride Festival, Queen Gardens, Hull. Saturday 20th August - Sweet 'n' Sour, The Silhouette, Hull. Sunday 28th August - Carling Leeds Festival Read more...

Coming Band Gigs - Live Forever Gig Dates August - September 05
	Latest gig dates for Live Forever Friday 19th August - Beckwood, Scunthorpe - 9pm Sunday 21st August - Summertime Special, Withernsea Sea Front - 6pm Sunday 11th September - Stone Roses Bar, York - 9pm Friday 16th September - The Carnival Inn, Barton - 9pm Saturday 24th September Read more...

Coming Band Gigs - 59 Violets Gig Dates July - October 05
	Latest gig dates for 59 Violets: Sunday 31st July - Mela Festival, Pearson Park, Hull. An indian-based culturally diverse free day out in the park. 59's on the main stage at 3.50pm, after the belly dancers! Thursday 4th August - Attik, Leicester Monday 15th August - Pleasure Unit, London with Crash Convention and New Rising Sun Read more...

Coming Band Gigs - The Bonnitts Gig Dates July - October 05
	With new songs and a new demo, here are the latest gig dates for The Bonnitts: Saturday 24th July - Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester Sunday 31st July - Sunday Sesh, Linnet and Lark - Acoustic set (charity event) Sunday 14th August - Gay Pride Festival, Queens Gardens. Read more...

Coming Up- Raw Talent Live Sessions July to August 05
	You can hear Raw Talent every Thursday 7-10pm on BBC Radio Humberside 95.9FM or on the other BBC stations in this region in York, Sheffield and Leeds. 28th July Laconic - From Leeds 4th August Millburn - From Sheffield 11th August The Dirty Dreamers - From Hull 18th August Live from Scarborough Beached Festival (pre-festival Read more...

Coming Band Gigs - The Johnsons Hull Gig Dates July - October 05
	Latest gig dates for The Johnsons Tuesday 12th July - Ringside supporting The Paddingtons Friday 22ndJuly - Ringside supporting Vice Squad Wednesday 27th July - Piper Club supporting Dirty Dreamers Tuesday 2nd August - Linnet and Lark supporting International Karate Plus Read more...

NightClub Listings - Yo-Yo Indie Nights - Hull and Lincoln - August 2005
	Check the Full Listing..Loaded Indie Pop night with DJ Priya Every Friday Night 9pm - 2am At The Piper Club, Newland Avenue, Hull (01482) 498931 £2 B4 10 / £3 NUS / £5 Other / Last entry 1am / Guest List Closes 12am Yo-Yo Lincolns biggest Read more...

NightClub Listings - Jelly at The Welly
	Check the listing...Playing Bloc Party, The Clash, The Bravery, Kings of Leon, The Rolling Stones, Gorrilaz, The Futureheads, Black Wire, Weezer, The Paddingtons, Hot Hot Heat, LCD Soundsystem, The Libertines, Stevie Wonder, Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers, the Departure, The Zutons, The Ordinary Boys, Interpol, !!!, The Cribs, Read more...

Going Down - Hull Mela Festival Sunday 31st July 2005 by Jane Foster
	This year saw Hull's first ever Mela festival held at Pearson Park. A Mela is a traditional festival which originates from India. A welcome event (especially as there was no Grassroots festival this year), it brought together and celebrated the diverse communities of Hull. It was a successful day, well attended and enjoyed by both the public and the performers. Read more...

Going Down - Ella Street Festival Saturday 9th July 2005 by Jane Foster
	As a resident of Ella Street I was pleased as punch to hear that this year we would be holding our very own festival, open to everyone. A group of residents had got together and organised this - well done to them all. About a week ago the banner and bright bunting went up, and the street held its breath waiting for this very special event... Read more...

Going Down - Cycling into Poverty History Monday 27th June 2005 By Martin Deane
	"Don't tell the other towns, but Hull was the best reception we ever got!" Bright and early, by some measures - ok, 9am - 24 cyclists from Hull gathered by the café and then made their way over the Humber Bridge. The River Humber, she what drains a fifth of the country and puts more freshwater into the North Sea than any other, looked absolutely Read more...

Going Down - Make Poverty History Demonstration in Edinburgh 2nd July 2005 by Rich Mills
	Having been a political activist for many years now, when the Make Poverty History demonstration came around, we just had to do something about it. The result being that with a lot of work from Martin Deane collecting money in, we managed to send a hundred people up to Edinburgh for the day. Along with another hundred or so who made their own way up to Scotland, Hull was well represented. Read more...

Going Down - G8 2005 Demonstration in Edinburgh by Mike Rose
	On Saturday 2nd July we joined what turned out to be the biggest political demonstration in Scottish history. I've been on G8 demos before (Prague 2000 - Genoa 2001) but this one was the most diverse I have ever witnessed. The response from the churches was stunning. We had socialists, environmentalists, Christians, students, pensioners, and babies! Read more...

Going Down - Make Poverty History March In Edinburgh By Sarah Golightley
	There is nothing I loathe more than the sound of one of those wretched free ring tones on my mobile twanging away at 5 o'clock in the morning; especially when 5 o' clock is only three hours after I went to sleep following a night of clubbing at Fuel and accidentally locking my friends out of their own house. And then trying to let them in Read more...

Going Down - Make Poverty History Demonstration in Edinburgh 2nd July 2005 By Mo
	Martin Deane invited me along with 2 full coach loads of people from Hull to the Make Poverty History Demonstration in Edinburgh on the 2nd July 2005. It was an early start, 6am, because we had a long 6 hour trip up to Scotland (and another 6 hours back which I tried to forget) as we hopped aboard that drizzly morning. I'd packed my sandwiches, water etc and had a flask of hot coffee prepared for me by Cilla Read more...