Tuesday 12th July 05 - The Paddingtons Single Release at Ringside and Signing at HMV (3/7) By Joe Hakim Photos by Darren Rogers

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I go outside for a bit. I notice that people from other Hull bands have starting showing up to lend their support; Pedgie from The Raywells, Steff from The Landaus and Baz from The Dirty Dreamers all turn up at various points. It's good to see. The one thing that consistently impresses me about the music coming from Hull at the minute is the sense of community.

Hull is notoriously bad for back-biting and the general feeling of rising bile that accompanies anyone else's success in something. But sensing this, the local bands have collated into one big firm that encourages and supports itself. There's a palpable sense of something happening, something special being created. As the signing session winds down, Paul from Park 'n Ride does some press-ups.

Flyers for Welly and the Yo-Yo night are handed out along with discount vouchers for Chinese Laundry. It solidifies the sense that people are going for it, whatever it may be, making connections and making shit happen.

Eventually we all drift towards The Ringside. The sun doesn't let us down, and as I pull up I notice that people are spilling out into the beer garden. It's a perfect day for it. It's a small intimate gig, and the members of various bands hang out with the fans, knocking back bottles of beer, just chilling and soaking it all up. It's like a who's who of the hottest music being produced in Hull at this point in history.

I stand in my usual place for these kinda things - the bar. There's a good feeling about the whole thing, and I sip my pint knowing this thing is gonna be a treat. I manage to have a quick chat with Tom, the lead singer of The Paddingtons. He's a quiet guy, and when I manage to corner him he gives me that rabbit-in-the-headlights look. So, do you like things like signings and stuff, or is it something that you have to be coerced into?

We've done a few before. We did one in Glasgow yesterday...it can be a bit boring, but it's something that you do for the fans. It's all part of the game. I bet the past year or so has seen your life mutate into A Hard Day's Night pastiche... It is a bit bizarre. A million different things seem to be happening at once. I mean, we were in Paris the other day doing that Christian Dior thing, and now we're back in Hull doing this. You can't even really think about it.

Do you think that Hull's a good place to be right now? Hull's kicking off. Everything's gaining momentum. There's loads of bands forming, and then there's places like Chinese Laundry opening up and it's all connected, all orbiting the same scene; there just seems to be a lot happening.

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