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Music Reviews - Jet Plane Landing, Harvey Half Devoured and Break Even at The Adelphi Sunday 9th May 04 By Amy Willits.
	One of the last surviving totally independent rock venues, Hull's Adelphi Club saw yet another first-rate rock night, and I was there to witness the show. Jet Plane Landing, a distinct, punk rock four-piece were top of the bill with support from the enthused and highly enjoyable Harvey Half Devoured and Break Even. Read more...

Music Reviews - Rides The Bus CD Release Night at Bivouac, Duke Of Wellington, Lincoln with Mad Crowd Disease, Negative IQ, Neon Child - 23rd April 04 By Steve Jones
	Unfortunately I missed the first band, Neon Child, although I heard that they went down well especially as they are relatively new to playing live. The second band up was Negative IQ. These boys were starting to build up a following round the Lincoln area last year before they skedaddled off to Leicester Uni and other Read more...

Music Reviews - One Lick Less, Park & Ride, Sidewinder at The New Adelphi Club, Hull Saturday 8th May 04 By Douglas Colvin
	This Saturday night saw Hull's Adelphi club doing what it does best. On stage were three local bands playing different styles of music to a decidedly mixed audience of friends, fans and curious passers by. On stage first were One Lick Less, three guys playing an unusual brand of Rock 'n' Roll. In an abrupt five song set, they managed to Read more...

Music Reviews - Rhythm Room, Baker Street, Hull - Friday 6th February 2004 By Carolyn
	The flyer bravely stated that Rhythm Room was to hold Hulls' first and only techno night on 7th Feb. with DJs' Swiv (10til12 headlining) and Chris Gawtry (12til2) playing techno upstairs and Andy Maile & Biskit (9til12) and Ben-jammin (12til2) downstairs playing funky house etc.. Well, it did. Hold it, Read more...

Music Reviews - Full Metal Jacket - The Asylum Night Club - Hull Uni - Tuesday Feb 17th By Sue Watson
	Featuring Shindigg, Silence in the Streets, Dump Valve and The Freaks Union. The evening started at 7pm with Shindigg and their new drummer. Considering they have only been practicing together for two weeks with the new guy (Karl) on drums, they put on a good show. I have to admit they didn't sound as polished as usual, but they will get there. The crowd enjoyed it anyway! Next up were Silence in the.. Read more...

Music Reviews - Saturday Night Was More Than Alright - Sidewinder , Park&Ride, Onelickless at The Adelphi - Saturday 8th May 04 By Paul Monkman
	The Adelphi Club on DeGrey Street has witnessed hundreds and thousands of the city's best bands play over the years but rarely are three performances of such a high standard as the ones which entertained the crowd on Saturday night. Onelickless opened proceedings with half-an-hour of genuine rock and proved to be the perfect warm-up Read more...

Music Reviews - Smash it Up! Dead or American, Windum Earl, The Favours, Minions of Jeffrey At the Adelphi, Hull Thursday 6th May 2004 By Dick Spring
	Well, on the face of it, it looked like a somewhat strange billing, but the bringing together of these different strands of punk rock, two of which were from Hull, and though widely regarded as indie they contained ample loudness and blariness to qualify for the tag. Openers Minions of Jeffrey, appeared to have more people on stage than Read more...

Music Reviews - The Freddy James Band at The Tap and Spile, Spring Bank 3rd Sunday of every month By Elsie Creek
	The Freddy James Band is traditional, old-school live blues playing at its finest. They like to consider their music as a variation on an old theme, changing rhythms and riffs to add interest to what is essentially a very simple format. You can see the restraint it takes the Tap's patrons not to get up Read more...

Music Reviews - harriwattsband & Friends at Blue Lamp - Wednesday 31st March 03 By Elsie Creek
	The Lamp is a great venue, in a good location. There always seems to be something going on there, be it music or madness, so it's no surprise that some patrons never seem to leave. I don't make it to as many of the events as I would like, but this was one I felt compelled to attend, despite the Read more...

Music Reviews - The Displacements at the Polar Bear By Steve Rudd
	Three bands were on for what was the Polar Bear's first ever Melodic Punk/Grunge/Ska type night. A fairly large crowd saw all girl band Black Orchid, Green Ginger and headliners Displacements all contributing to an extremely successful night. So successful that the organiser said that despite it Read more...

Music Reviews- Winnebago Deal, Killer of Saints and Brassik Lynt At Full Metal Jacket, The Asylum, Hull Student Union - 30th April 04 By Adam Kilsby (Full Galleries).
	Friday 30th April saw Asylum's monthly rock night, Full Metal Jacket, ending its most successful year in style. As well as the usual musical mayhem that can be found on the night, as a special treat the organisers laid on three bands. First up were Brassik Lynt. Due to the early stage time Asylum was still Read more...

Music Reviews- Winnebago Deal, Killer of Saints and Brassik Lynt At Full Metal Jacket, The Asylum, Hull Student Union - 30th April 04 By Thomas Law (Full Galleries).
	I must admit I've been looking forward to this gig for ages. The chance to see 3 up and coming metal bands in one night was gonna provide some serious relief from exam stress and if it didn't the alcohol is cheap enough to fill any void. However, anyone would went would know that this was a night to remember. First up were Read more...

Music Reviews- Winnebago Deal, Killer of Saints and Brassik Lynt At Full Metal Jacket, The Asylum, Hull Student Union - 30th April 04 By Chris Jarratt (Full Galleries).
	The night started off with considerable excitement, everyone at college had been buzzing for weeks, and the promo posters had been up at uni and college and handed out in town to mini-moshers et al. The line up included two local bands; Killer of Saints and Brassik Lynt, and a signed band I'd not heard of before. During the sound checks we Read more...

Music Reviews-Under the Influence at the Adelphi - 24th April 04 Blue Sand, ..divided by time and The Vultures By Michelle Dee
	Saturday night at the Adelphi and the crowd was buzzing. The Vultures kicked the night off in style. Their first song was for the Johnno's. I don't know which Johnno's they were referring to but it didn't matter. With a catchy Led Zep sounding riff they launched into their 20 song set. Read more...

Band News - The Landau's - On Top of the World Down-Under! From Glenn Williams
	The Landau's video, filmed and produced by Alan Raw was played for the first time on ABC televisions Rage video show this morning (1st May) in Australia. This show goes out nationwide and is one of the top video shows in Oz. The video is being shown on 3 Australian channels ... Read more...

Music Reviews - Million Dead, The Freaks Union and Silence In The Streets At the Welly - 27th April 04 By Dom (plus Gallery)
	Tonight's show was put on and promoted by the WellyClub. They really surpassed themselves promoting this show, I can't remember ever being at a show as full as this in Hull. There were well over 300 people attending and due to the size of the venue it was the perfect amount. I haven't been into the big room since it's been Read more...

Music Reviews - Mad Crowd Disease is a punk band. By Brian
	The bottom line; Mad Crowd Disease is a punk band. They don't claim to be anything else. Don't want to be anything else. Off stage, Cal, Danny and Gaz are pleasant enough young men, on stage however, they seem to transform, Hyde-like, into aggressive noise merchants, peddling their own brand of punk. Read more...

Music Reviews- The Levellers, The Mutts & 59 Violets at Hull City Hall - 29th March 04 By Steve Rudd
	The Levellers have to be applauded for consistently inviting some brilliant bands to support them on tour. Back in December 2003, Brighton rockabilly outfit She Said did the honours brilliantly, and this time around - for their 14-date, Anti-Apathy UK Spring 2004 tour Read more...

Music Reviews-York 21st April 04 Million Dead, X is Loaded, yourcodenameis:milo at Fibbers By Steve Rudd
	As the April rains raged outside, so did Newcastle quintet yourcodenameis:milo on the inside. Strange name, you might think.. and they're an even stranger band, proudly presenting the sound of sheer carnage as three guitarists manhandle all manner of destructive and Read more...

Music Reviews - Brave, Blind Frog Ernie, Silence In The Streets, Dumpvalve The Welly - Tue 20th April KERRANG Show! By Felix Green
	Downstairs in the main ballroom of the Welly Club is always a difficult room to fill, since it is far larger in comparison to the other rock venues in Hull. Yet with four weeks of Kerrang promotion and some wide spread flyering it was as full as I've ever seen it. Also, praises to the sound guys who Read more...

Music Reviews - The Displacements By Steve
	Displacements are a remarkable new band based in Hull. Chris (Gowie), Simon (Burner) and Nick are only just turned 18 yet their unique brand of music is rapidly attracting a loyal following. Remarkable because guitarists and vocalists Simon and Nick are self taught through spending hours in front of a PC logged on to the web whilst Gowie has been playing Read more...

Music Reviews - 4Ft Fingers / Tiny Elvis / Flatline / Displacements The Adelphi, Wed 21st April By Dick Spring
	Having seen countless posters around, and, with a very eager, expectant, and sizeable queue, for this Smash it Up show featuring one of the big hitters of the current UK punk scene 4 Ft Fingers. Opening act Displacements, made an excellent job of getting proceedings into gear. They appeared to have a large fan base there to support them with Read more...

Music Reviews- Electric Eel Shock & Antiproduct at The Kazbah, Scarborough 25th March 04 By Steve Rudd
	Antiproduct is the coolest and most exhilarating punk band since The Sex Pistols. Stopping at nothing to put on the most entertaining show possible at every gig they play, this wacky quintet might be based in London, but they make it known loud-and-clear that they prefer Read more...

Music Reviews - Adelphi, Hull, 18th April Jaws drop in Hull and appreciation for local bands rise. By Mike Rofone
	Crowbar Smile, DUMPVALVE, Mad Crowd Disease, Multiple Injuries, Planet 10 It's cold, it's wet and it's miserable. Now there are two things I could do on this gloomy Sunday afternoon in April. Number one; I could stay at home in a lovely quiet village, pondering how I've become so overdrawn and kick myself when I figure out the reason. Or, Read more...

Music Reviews- Multiple Injuries at The Ringside, Hull - Wednesday 14th April 2004 By Dick Spring
	This venue is a new addition to the Hull circuit, and I was informed that the booking is in the very capable hands of Determination Inc (who were the driving force behind, the late, lamented, Moriarty's ) and are bringing the magic touch to this venue, with a newly installed 2k PA system. The new Wednesday night Read more...

Music Reviews- Jesse James / Fraction of the Cost / The Trailers The Adelphi, Thur 15th April 2004 By Mike Rofone.
	Entering the Adelphi Club and hearing a band completing their sound check is never an unusual thing. To be quite honest it's welcoming, like an appetiser it gets your taste buds going making you anxious to try the first course. As usual, the Adelphi is always welcoming, its timeless décor and stale smells of spilt booze and stubbed out cigarettes Read more...

Music Reviews- Jesse James / Fraction of the Cost / The Trailers The Adelphi, Thur 15th April 2004 By Dick Spring
	Smash it Up teamed up with the Adelphi to bring the self styled Punk Soul Brothers Jesse James back to the Adelphi. Yet another busy night, as always when Jesse James swing into town. First up were three piece pop punk band THE TRAILERS from Bridlington, and contrary to reports about them being dreadfully bad, I can report Read more...

Misic Reviews - The Bivouac - Duke of Wellington, Lincoln - Friday 9th April By Sue Watson
	Featuring DumpValve, Mad Crowd Disease, Faith in Chaos and Ringworm This promised to be an interesting night, as I had only seen 2 of the bands before and had never visited the Bivouac before. We arrived early and witnessed a very rare thing - a proper sound check. The guy who runs the place, Steve Hawkins had Read more...

Music Reviews- Champion Sound at the Welly - Friday 9th April 04 By Ed Hunter
	A THOUSAND rude boys gyrated to the pulsating Jamaican rhythms and the batty shaking was in full effek.. ..Well, no they didn't actually. And no it wasn't. Champion Sound at Welly Club on Friday night was quiet. The dance floor seemed a bit dead which is a shame for a weekend. Dancehall has a great groove Read more...

Live Music Reviews - ..divided by time at The Indie Society, University of Hull, Thursday 25th March By Reena Mistry
	By Reena Mistry - The Sesh is held at The Linnet & Lark, down Princes Ave every Thursday night. Any band who commit themselves to influences such as Queens of the Stone Age, The Pixies, REM and Velvet Underground may appear to have bitten off more than the average mouthful. However, from the intro that provided the Read more...

Live Music Reviews - Blue Sand at The Sesh - Linnet & Lark - 1st April 04 By Rich Porter
	The Sesh is held at The Linnet & Lark, down Princes Ave every Thursday night. Having never been to one of these nights I wasn't sure what to expect, probably just another live band night? Far from it, as the first thing to greet you as you walk through the door is the resident DJ who blasts out great music and nearly all of it Read more...

Music Reviews- Flatline, Die-For,The 30 Second Dead, Twice A Riot, The White Room, 28th March By Dick Spring
	Unfortunately The Defected were on stupidly early and I missed them but I did arrive in time to catch Twice a Riot, featuring Harry's great new hair! I have to say that this band do this screamo metal/ hardcore crossover pretty well and is certainly a giant leap forward from singer (screamer) Harry and bassist Arthur's previous musical outings. Read more...

Music Reviews-The Obsession, Psychedelic Breakfast, The Landau's - Under the Influence At the Adelphi, Hull
	Saturday 27th March 04 by Cilla There was an air of expectancy this evening. The Landau’s, about to release their debut single were playing, their appearance backed by an enthusiastic and supportive following of fans and family. This made for a really good atmosphere. And it turned out to be a night and a half. Read more...

Music Previews - Salako at the Welly Club - Saturday 3rd April
	Salako are among the cream of the crop in the Hull live music scene. Now a four piece once again, Salako have confirmed that they are set to release a new album, The Story Of Our Life So Far in April 2004 on the Tablature label. They have also scheduled some live dates and radio sessions to support the release. One be at The Yo-Yo indie nights LiveLab Read more...

Music Reviews - Inner Terrestrials, Die For, Flatline (with Greg) Adelphi, Hull 21st March 2004 By Dick Spring
	Well, indeed, what an eventful evening! With Mark (Flatline's singer) unavailable due to work commitment, it was left up to Greg, from Freaks Union to join his friends for an impromptu run through a couple of songs. On the face of it, this seemed like a bit of fun, though it would appear that certain people saw it differently Read more...

Music Reviews-The Ordinary Boys,Mower,The Applewhites, The Hideaways at Adelphi, Hull 10 March By Dick Spring
	Well this is the second Under the Influence night I've experienced and it has left me impressed. It would appear there is another visionary Promoter in the city (alongside Nigel, of the legendary Smash it Up Punk Nights) that quite frankly leaves all the other rank amateurs standing. Speaking to Dean Shakespeare (for that is he) it was clear that here is a Read more...

Music Reviews - A Night at the Asylum - Hull Uni - 9th March 04 By Michelle Dee
	The Asylum beckoned for three excited girls on a cold Tuesday night. They were not mad, just crazy about Cracktown who were playing that night at the newly refurbished Asylum venue at Hull University. Coming out of the Old Grey Mare we spotted our heroes, King Rat and The Silver Fox striding down Cottingham Road. Overjoyed to be in the Read more...

Music Press Release - still life at Best Original Band Competition - 31st March Springhead, Aston Road, Willerby
	Highly rated local band still life return to action next week with an appearance at the Best Original Band competition at the Springhead, Aston Road, Willerby, on 31st March. Formed in 1998, still life consist of vocalist Paul Terry, bassist and vocalist James Paddison, drummer Phil Bean and guitarists Andy Clark and Mike Richmond. Their music has been Read more...

Music Reviews - The Vultures, Blue Sand & Superscape at the Adelphi - Saturday 20th March 04 By Cilla
	This was one of those under-advertised gigs which do slip through the net sometimes, but which was really worth seeing. Really good atmosphere, friendly crowd and great music. I knew Superscape were playing and after watching them last week at the Welly, then hearing them do a stunning set on BBC Radio's Raw Talent, I really wanted to see them play again. I knew I wouldn't be Read more...