Dean Shakespeare

Under the Influence is a showcase of the best signed and unsigned bands in England. For free membership please email: u_theinfluence@hotmail.com.com Dean contributions are listed below..

Coming Up - Tuesday 7th December - Under the Influence Celebration - Win Tickets to See The Bluetones and Hoggboy
	It's that time of the year again when we at UTI HQ feel the need to say thank you to everyone who has helped over the past year. The 2nd year of Under the Influence has seen our biggest bands to date; bands such as The Subways, Black Wire, Mohair and We Start Fires have Read more...

Coming Up - Under The Influence at The Adelphi - What's On October - November 2004
	Check Full Listing..Wednesday 6th October We Start Fires, The Sweet Assassins PLUS Guests Saturday 16th October The Subways, The Kooks, Windum Earl and The Applewhites Wednesday 20th October The Kimeera, The Favours and The Somatics Read more...

Coming Up - Wednesday 1st September Under the Influence at The Adelphi, Hull
	Beats for Beginners - new signing to Manchester's Faith and Hope label; home of Mint Royale. Beats for Beginners have just released their debut album to critical acclaim from all works of publications. NME claimed they were .. the most progressive thing .. Read more...

Coming Up - Saturday 21st August at The Adelphi - Under The Influence Presents
	Fresh from supporting Hope of the States and playing Oxford's Truck Festival .. the magnificant Youth Movie Soundtrack Strategies bring their on-stage antics to UTI's showcase. The band have already proved a massive hit with Kerrang and are releasing their album Read more...

Coming Up - Under The Influence at The Adelphi - Tuesday 3rd August
	After last month's sell-out Under the Influence , which saw Britpop kings The Bluetones pack the Hull Adelphi. Under the Influence is back on Tuesday 3rd August with a line up of 4 of the hottest bands at the moment. Headlined by Black Wire, who in Read more...

Music Reviews - The Bluetones, The Bonnitts, Bluesand at The Adelphi, Hull Thursday 17th June By Steve Rudd
	This was surely one of the greatest nights in the history of the Adelphi. Over the past 20 years, almost every band that has been worth its weight in talent has played here, and plenty have since gone on, in subsequent years, to become very successful and well known indeed.. bands such as, for example, Oasis, the Manic Street Preachers Read more...

Coming Up - SOLD OUT! - The Bluetones at Under The Influence, The Adelphi, 17th June
	This week's Under The Influence night at the Adelphi Club has Sold Out. Free Ticket Competition Result The competition winner has been notified. Only one person entered the correct answer to the competition question: Read more...

Coming Up - Under The Influence at The Adelphi - What's On June 2004
	Check the Full Listings... Wednesday 9th June White Rose Movement - a five piece art rock collective. Thursday 17th June ****UTI SPECIAL! **** The Bluetones - are performing in Hull under the UTI banner - Click here for free ticket competition details: Read more...

Coming Up - Under The Influence at The Adelphi - What's On May - June 2004
	Check the Full Listings... Friday 28th May Mark Joseph - Currently on his first headline tour of the UK in support of his forthcoming debut album for a major label, Scream (released on 14th June). 59 Violets ..In the lead guitar stakes if nothing else, Jimmy Page Read more...

Coming Up - The Bluetones - Thursday June 17th at Under the Influence, The Adelphi Win FREE Tickets
	As a warm up for their forth coming University tour at the end of this year, The Bluetones have lined up 4 UK dates. After the success of the Under the Influence nights at the Adelphi Club, DeGrey Street, Hull, The Bluetones approached Dean Shakespeare with a view to performing in Hull Read more...

Coming Up - Under The Influence Saturday 24th April - at the Adelphi -Blue Sand ..divided by time The Vultures
	Under the Influence Presents: Blue Sand - An exciting new local band from Hornsea ... Indie and Rock and a splash of punk. They're good, really good.. ..divided by time - A new, original Hull band with influence from The Pixies and REM, experimenting in Read more...

Coming Up - The Lamp - Under The Influence Presents ..
	Substitute Every Tuesday night - Retro funk, soul and the future of Rock 'n' Roll with DJs Dean Shakespeare (Under the Influence) Nick G (The Beat). At The Lamp, Norfolk Street, Hull Phone: 01482 326137 Free Entry : Open till 12

Coming Up - Under The Influence What's On - April - May 04
	Check the Full Listings... Thursday 22nd April This month's excursion is to the Head of Steam, Newcastle. The night will feature 2 Newcastle bands and 2 Hull bands, The Favours and Turismo. Saturday 24th April Blue Sand plus ..divided by time with Read more...

Coming Up - On the Road and Under the Influence - Thursday 22nd April
	Revolver Promotions and www.thisisull.com present On the Road and Under the Influence. We will be taking to the road with a coach and 2 bands to greet the toon army with our musical talent (and drinking ability). This month's excursion is to the Head of Steam, Newcastle. 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...

Coming Up - Under The Influence What's On - March 2004
	Check the Full Listings... Saturday March 27th The Obsession This band are causing a big buzz amongst the capitals record labels with their Clash, Black Rebel style take on Rock 'n' Roll Hull's newest stars The Landau's - special single launch night And very special guests The Psychedelic Breakfast - Mind bending guitars Read more...

Coming Up - On the Road and Under the Influence
	A New monthly gig taking place in Newcastle at the Head of Steam each month, this new gig will see us travelling up north with a coach and 2 bands to greet the toon army with our musical talent (and drinking ability). The night will feature 2 Newcastle bands and 2 Hull bands, with all dates to include return coach travel and entrance to the gig. Read more...

Coming Up - Under the Influence Specials ..... at The Adelphi - Saturday 28th February 2004
	Stuffy/The Fuses - On a national tour with their pop, lo-fi tunes, causing the press to label their frontman as .. Jeremy Clarkson having a brother who grow up cool, shouting himself silly, without losing the thread …an endearing frontman of the old school. Quite possibly a star… Plus support from The Paddingtons, Demon Summer, Like I Care Check the Like I care Preview Read more...

Music Preview - Like I Care at Under The Influence - Adelphi 28th February
	Dean Shakespeare of 'Under the Influence' has been very kind and is letting Manchester Alt/Punks Like I Care play one of his fantastic live events at The Adelphi on Saturday 28th February. Like I Care have recently been ripping up the map and going it alone gigging the UK (Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle, Huddersfield etc.) Read more...

Interviews Music - About UNDER THE INFLUENCE By Dean Shakespeare
	Back in the mid 90's, after the Hacienda and Madchester hype had died down, the press pigeon-holed the whole new breed of guitar music coming from the U.K. and labelled it Brit Pop. At the forefront of DJ's and promoters at that time showing an interest in this music in Hull was DJ Priya (Welly) and the Room nightclub. Read more...

Interviews - Live and Under the Influence By Cilla
	Take a young man with a passion for real, original, live music with enough ideas to make Richard Branson's head explode and you end up with a series of amazingly successful events, reported in the press and on the Internet and a guy with an event that almost nobody has ever heard of! I went to see Miss Black America play at an Under the Influence gig .. Read more...