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Gunlaw - All The Small Things cover by Blink 182 begins to see the crowd starting to sound like a crowd.
The good-natured bespectacled guitarist looks like he would be up for almost anything, with his
Sex Pistols t-shirt and kiss me quick hat.
A welcome Levellers cover follows then Stereophonics recent hit Dakota.
During the Blur track I try to imagine just what it would be like to have these talented guys playing at your local.
The bass player with dark shades might have modelled his laidback coolness on The Edge.
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In a world of covers bands these guys shine out as one of the best I have heard.
They have an unusual line up, dark haired singer, silver sleek bass player, and geek chic guitarist.
A song by U2 follows then the Beastie Boys You gotta fight for ya right to party.
With a slightly older crowd this anarchical song might have set the beach alight but the average
age in the crowd is probably around the 15-16 mark so the song doesn't quite have the desired effect.
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Carl Woodford - This guy steps on stage to screams of encouragement from his fans in the audience.
They all want to see the size of his instrument and have even made a banner in his honour.
What follows is a master class in technical finger picking and chords cascading and flowing from the single instrument.
Tapping and slapping the guitar he turns it into a percussive instrument.
Tapping the rose, the body the neck all the while keeping the notes sustained.
This one man sounds like a trio; there is no question as to the size of his talent.
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Confidence flows from the stage feeding the crowd to finally show some unashamed passion and let go.
He uses slide technique on the clown song, by way of variation to great effect; up and down the fret
board he produces exciting sounds each one met with a whoop of delight.
He's awesome I hear from behind me and quite frankly he is.
On announcement of his last song, protests ring out and some guy shampoos his hair in lager,
it seems fitting somehow.
And the atmosphere is perfumed by a yeasty scent drifting on the hot still air, set alight by Carl's acoustic talents.
He's just got so much going on.
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Fifty Nine Violets - Having seen the Barton maestros more than a dozen times it is always a challenge
to find new things to say about them.
The first thing I noticed was that Andy the cheery drummer type was wearing his thisisull t-shirt.
The second thing I noticed was that bassist Bill had added a sticker to his instrument sporting
the magic number 59.
Now not many people know why the band are called 59 Violets, and not 39 or the more raunchy sounding 69,
but as I have come to expect from Digsy and co. there is a story behind the number 59.
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Music Reviews - Friday 29th July 05 - Park and Ride, The Landaus and The Truth at KU Bar Stockton By Michelle Dee
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At half past three on a balmy Friday afternoon I clambered into the back of a hire van to make the journey
to Stockton.
Once inside, I was greeted by Hull's flagship band The Landaus, who were
playing on the same bill, and a few fans of both bands including the much-loved Haribo and
original party monster Dean Shakespeare.
Danny Landau appears to have found the best seat
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Music Reviews - Sunday 31st July 06 - Benefit Gig at Staks Bar By Joe Hakim Photos By Roland Standaert
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It's an early start, three in the afternoon, but it's for a good cause.
Sundays, and the weekend in general, tend to be meaningless when you're unemployed, yet you always feel obligated to spend as much time in bed and do as little as possible in between bouts of napping. A lot of this is due to the fact that there's fuck all on TV on a Sunday.
There's hardly anything good on TV during
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Music Reviews - Monday 25th July - Hayseed Dixie at The Cockpit, Leeds By Joe Malarky Whole lotta Dixie
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I discovered Hayseed Dixie whilst searching for a version of Duelling Banjos in my local record shop.
I won't go into why I was searching for the main tune from Deliverance, that's my business and anyway it's not important.
What does matter is that I was intrigued by the Tennessee quartet.
I did a little research and found that their beliefs are simple.
All good songs
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Music Reviews - Saturday 18th June 05 - Yeti and White Rose Movement at Sweet n Sour at The Silhouette By JG Photos by Mo
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Tonight, Yeti's support came from London based White Rose Movement.
As soon as the band dived into their first song, I really thought that I was going to love them.
In fact, every one of the songs on their set started off sounding very promising;
fantastic intros that grab your attention and prepare you for a song full of energy and catchy hooks.
However, when the vocals
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Music Reviews - Friday 29th July 05 - GST Cardinals at Ringside By Catherine Campbell
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As Hull's newest and most exciting band, GST Cardinals can really put on a show; their rock and roll sound with a splash of punk is real breathe of fresh air.
A support act for the evening, GST Cardinals enchanted the crowd and certainly have a large following for such a new band.
When these boys play, you can't help but listen.
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Music Reviews - Wednesday 27th July 05 - Emma Rugg Oceans/Depart EP Launch at the Lamp By Michelle Dee Photos By
Roland Standaert
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After the worldwide success of her 2003 album Isolated Impressions Emma has been back in the
studio both at home in Hull and in New York and put together a particular set of
tracks marking a change of direction in her music.
Emma welcomes us all to the Lamp with a bright smile and breezy Hello and an
acknowledgement to the artists Shep and Steve Reed who have
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Music Reviews - Saturday 16th July 05 - Doing Hull a Favour - Silhouette Club By Joe Hakim
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So I'm walking down Beverley Road, and as I'm walking this car stops at the lights and a guy hangs it head out of the window and shouts across to me, "Ey, mate...yeah you!"
I try to ignore him, but seeing as I'm the only person on the street, there's no doubt in my mind that he's talking to me. Shit... "I think yer've dropped summat, mate," he yells.
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Music Reviews - Tuesday 5th July - Dirty Dreamers, The Saved and Substitute at the Sesh By Michelle Dee
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Over the last few months the Sesh live music night at the Linnet and Lark has been regularly pulling in 150+ people every Tuesday night. Bands from Hull and further afield choose the Princes Avenue pub as the place to be seen.
In the last twelve months the Sesh has grown steadily in popularity so that on any Tuesday you are
guaranteed quality entertainment amongst a knowledgeable crowd of musicians
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Music Reviews - Tuesday 19th July - Killer of Saints at Fibbers, York By Tom Law
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I love going to Fibbers. I still have awesome memories of the last time we made the trip to
York to see 36 CrazyFists ... quite possibly the best gig I have ever been to.
So I couldn't have been looking forward to this anymore unless I was dragging the
Pope along for a night out.
Killer of Saints made their way onto the caged stage
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Music Reviews - Thursday 14th July - Jelly at The Welly By Michelle Dee inspired by Chris Morphine
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Tonight the club is full of 50cents lovers who have just bought the new
Razorlight album, says Chris, the beautiful Morphines guitarist.
By throwing on a string of beads and a brightly coloured scarf, they declare to
all who will listen I am Indie, really!
They have duly paid their £4.00 or £2.00 with NUS cards.
According to the flyer you get this reduced entry if you are a member too,
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Music Reviews - Hollywood and Mantra at Ringside By Emily
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As I arrived at the Ringside, I noticed that the venue seemed quiet and fairly empty.
However, the turnout was good considering that the gig was promoted solely through the
bands websites and by word of mouth.
As Mantra dragged through a tight set of Pantera style metal;
consisting of heavy riffs and memorable choruses, their confidence and stage
presence grew
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Music Reviews - Saturday 4th June 05 - SideWinder, Mr Mojo, The Vultures, The Cardinals at the New Adelphi By Julia Grant
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Unfortunately I arrived late to find that I'd missed the first band of the night, The Cardinals.
I was told that it had been their debut gig.
No doubt I'll get another chance to catch them somewhere soon.
Having already seen The Vultures play once before, I thought I knew more or less what to expect.
It turns out that I can't have paid that much attention to them on that first occasion.
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Music Reviews - Tuesday 12th July 05 - The Paddingtons Single Release at Ringside and Signing at HMV By Joe Hakim Photos by Darren Rogers
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I'm not quite ready for the sun when I step into it, and if I'm being honest about it I still haven't recovered
from the weekend. I spent it in Bridlington, trying to devise ways to sneak into the Kings of Leon gig.
At the last minute I rolled up to the door with a friend who employed some kind of Jedi mind-trick.
It was a brain bending trick, and needless to say, I got fuckin' smashed in celebration.
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