Response to Michelle Dee's Gigging in Hull (3/3) By Dj Mak

(1/3), (2/3), (3/3).

I'm not in it for the money as I'm sure a lot of the bands aren't in their infancy. It's about exposure of local talent. My main goal is to leave a legacy of a kind, where in ten/twenty years time people will look back at this purple patch and say I played a part. That'd be nice. That's where my ego shines it's ugly head ! I wanna make my mark as do the bands.

I could and I've said it many times before, quite easily play a set of Robbie Williams and get paid the same if not more and lessen my workload considerably as well as allowing me more time with my family. At the same time, the bands could do the same and play Robbie Williams covers and make a mint.

At present, The Sesh is booked up until Jan 2007 and Digsy and I could quite easily book through to 2008 with the amount of interest shown in the night. We both continue to be enthusiastic about the regions' talent and we're both committed to raising our game at The Sesh. Anyone who wants to play their part in exposing our region's talent can get in touch at The Linnet on a Tuesday or Sunday, or by sending us a message through www.myspace.com/maks33onions I've many ideas, and with a bit of guidance and investment I'm sure we can put Hull on the map through it's music. Please support me and I'll support you.

Michelle, you're dead right, bands and artists shouldn't be selling themselves short and should limit hometown gigs by playing more away from home. But from a Sesh stance, I'm sorry there's very little money in it for the bands, but I will continue to support talent all the way in everyway I can. If more venues can do that, rather than putting on a gig to make money over the bar and thereafter not taking an interest in a bands existence once they've played, then we shall all win.

Jacko's been doing it for years at Adelphi, Dean does it at UTI successfully, Nigel too at the Ringside. Their hearts are in the right place, as was Gareth of Silverstar at Piper. He'll be back, watch this space! Others to take note of, are the guys at the Stripped night at The Wellington, and Darren Bunting of Music HQ who are also passionate about local talent. A special mention must go to Katy Noone and Alan Raw of BBC's Raw Talent, who are there to support us all as do websites such as ThisisUll.com and Hullvibe (Hull Daily Mail).

It's about support, exposure and nurturing of this City's talented few. Let's not knock what we've got. Let's be proud of it. If someone can make a buck out of it, good on them. For me though, the price of seeing Dirty Dreamers or Mr Beasley on Jools Holland next year would be worth millions. It could happen!

Opinions - Hull's Music Scene Gets Screwed By The Arts Council ... Again By Anonymous

I opened a local newspaper today to be greeted by an article congratulating Duffy- Howard Productions on receiving an Arts Council grant for £34,006. This is purely for the Grassroots festival, a 2-day event taking place in August. The Arts Council had given grants to only three Hull organisations, and Grassroots got the lion's share, the others being granted only £1,020 and £4,493 each. The newspaper says that the aim of Read more...

Opinions - Is the Hull Music Scene Dying? By Anonymous

	My argument is about how bad the indie scene in hull is getting. First of all, Indie? Where did the term indie come from? As you can remember Indie is short for Independent, which means a band on an independent label. But since Oasis, Blur and The Verve became big then every band eventually had that Brit pop sound which is decribed as Indie. Obviously it has Read more...

Opinions - Intolerance By Lee Cassanell

	Something is rotten in the state of Denmark according to a twisted branch of the Muslim tree, and whereas the rest of the sane world is astounded and disgusted by the ludicrous invention that is Microwavable Bacon, the Muslims have a bee in their burkas about a few pictures of the Prophet Mohammed that were innocently printed in a Danish newspaper. So incensed Read more...

Opinions - Political Correctness Can Be a Good Thing By David Sloan
	The idea of using political correctness to improve society is a very good one. Everyone has the right to be treated equally, regardless of their sex, colour or religion. Unfortunately, as with most good ideas, it has been corrupted and distorted by small-minded people who use it to their own ends. Every day now someone seems to be knocking political correctness. Read more...

Opinions - Reply to Michelle Dee's Review of Band Wars at The Polar Bear By Nathan Walker

	What a shame you had a very biased person reviewing the Polar Bear Battle Of The Bands final. A little bit of research will have shown that Jimmy Hates Willy earned their place in the final by virtue of being in the top two bands to play at each of their heats (I have a feeling they were one of the only two in each of their heats, but you know!). As for The Cyclones Read more...

Opinions - Reply to Michelle Dee's Review of Band Wars at The Polar Bear By Loz Cyclone, The Cyclones

	I had to take umbrage with Michelle Dee's totally cattish and twisted so-called review of Band Wars. Admittedly, she* did provide the highlight of the evening by remonstrating with one of the judges about the unfairness of the decision to give Conscience the grand in cash. The watching Cyclones laughed at the hystericalness of it all. Now to a few facts. The Cyclones, who Read more...

Opinions - Reply to Michelle Dee's Review of Band Wars at The Polar Bear By Sue Watson

	I have just read Michelle Dee's review of the Band Wars final at the Polar Bear and I am outraged and horrified that you have allowed her to write what she did. Not only has she slandered the landlady of the Polar Bear, but also myself, as I was one of the judges that night and can assure you, I know enough about music to warrant my place as a judge. Not only have I been Read more...

Opinions - Response To Anthony Newlyne's Article By Steven Greendale
	Commenting on the article by Anthony Newlyne taking a poke at Ian Newton for his new book The Night Shift, and saying because it is six episodes of a sitcom, 'it is cheating to publish it.' : What a load of rubbish. Ian Newton is one of the best local writers Hull has produced for years, and a real character. We must all remember his antics some time ago now when he Read more...

Opinions - Hull Writer Ian Newton is Cheating By Anthony Newlyne
	Ian Newton the writer had just produced his third book. The book is six episodes of a sitcom and called The Night Shift. THIS IS CHEATING!! Obviously Ian Newton cannot get his sitcom on telly so someone has published it for him. I bought a copy of the book, and all I can say if that is the standard of comedy writing turned down by TV companies, then I have no chance, Read more...

Opinions - Rise of the Madmen By Lee Cassanell

	I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan. And I did, and then God would tell me, George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq... And I did. And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me: go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East. And by God I'm gonna do it. Read more...

Opinions - Mark Pollard's Response to a Couple of Hull's Blinkered Critics

	Well, Channel 4's rubbish programme the other week (I can't even be arsed to mention it's name any more) certainly resulted in the odd fucknut blowing the cobwebs from their PC keyboard and jumping onto that bitter little bandwagon, didn't it? You want to know what's the worst thing about Hull? It's that, like any other city, it has it's fair share of these types - the sort of Read more...

Opinions - MP Diana Johnson Uninspired by Hull By David Sloan

Hull MP Diana Johnson thinks prisoners should be allowed to vote. If she went on the streets of Hull and asked the people what they thought I'm sure she would get a very different answer. She was inspired, she says by a former inmate John Hirst, who served a life sentence for manslaughter. He mounted a legal challenge saying depriving him of his vote was against his human rights. He is now free, Read more...

Opinions - Christmas Shopping Opportunity By Mr. A.N. Gry
	Well Christmas will soon be upon us and everyone is busy getting their Christmas shopping lists ready of what to get their kids or even themselves, but unfortunately at some other poor bugger's expense! Yes, the Christmas bookings for stereos and PCs and play stations etc., etc, etc. are being taken and the opportunists are a knocking at our backdoors and windows (good job we have 3 monsters Read more...