Browse Magazine

20/08/2024

Hull’s Banksy to be housed in Trinity Market Hull then?

Worth a re-share of this article from our archives 👇

What happens when a city is forced in to playing by the rules of a subculture it barely understands?

01/08/2024

It's nearly time for our favourite weekend in the city’s music calendar…

The region’s biggest independent music festival Humber Street Sesh returns this Saturday, where thousands of people will descend onto the marina to take in a full day of original, live music, DJs, food and drink, we spoke to Daniel Mawer, one of the organisers and programmers of the festival to get his ‘Top Picks’ of artists to check out on the day.

BROWSE MORE: 👇

The region’s biggest independent music festival Humber Street Sesh returns this Saturday, August 3 within the Fruit Market area.

19/07/2024

TOMORROW: IBIZA’S CAFE MAMBO FESTIVAL DECENDS ONTO THE HUMBER ESTUARY —> Browse more: https://www.browsehull.co.uk/news/ibiza-comes-to-east-yorkshire

16/07/2024

10 Years of Browse 🎈

Next month, it will be 10 years since we launched as ‘Browse Hull’ - a platform and magazine to promote and document Hull music, creatives, events and independents.

We’ve got some exciting projects lined up to celebrate the milestone, for now, here’s a new website to bring together all things Browse.

📲 www.browsehull.co.uk

BROWSE news, articles, archives, magazines, independents directory + more to be added…

For submissions and features:
[email protected]

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28/06/2024

Come a long way since 2017 Chiedu Oraka! Things are about to get even madder.

Check out Chiedu’s set at Glastonbury Festivals this Sunday 🙌🏻

Its all mad right now

Big up Browse Magazine

26/06/2024

BROWSE RECOMMENDS 👌🏻

SATURDAY 20th JULY

Ibiza’s Cafe Mambo Ibiza lands on the shores of the Humber Estuary, with a daytime boutique open-air festival featuring a fantastic line-up of international and local DJs, and performers, along with a spectacular festival production and sound, set on the grounds The Country Park

The Country Park is on the shoreline of the River Humber set within a lush country park with breathtaking unspoilt views of the iconic Humber Bridge and breathtaking sunsets.

For more information, and to book your place, follow Deja vu events

23/05/2024

OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATIVES

In partnership with , Browse Magazine is offering paid creative work opportunities for unemployed individuals aged 16+

The placements are for 25 hours a week and will run for 10 weeks. Pay is above the national minimum wage.

The role would suit a recently graduated student and/or someone out of work in receipt of Universal Credit

ROLES: CONTENT CREATORS

✍🏻 CREATIVE WRITERS - writing articles and news stories, covering local music, art, cultural events and independent business.

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Applications for placements are now open. For more information, feel free to send us a DM

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03/05/2024

20 years of Pure Techno

Hull’s original techno collective gather to celebrate their milestone of techno purveyors, featuring DJ Billy Nasty & residents 🔊🔊💥

Venue: Service Station, George Street.

Tickets 👇

PURE TECHNO 20th BDAY w/Billy Nasty at Service Station, Kingston upon Hull on 24th May 2024. Buy tickets in just 2-clicks with our super-fast checkout

02/05/2024

Get to know!

Hull rapper Chiedu Oraka just casually poppin’ up on a billboard next to Hull Royal Infirmary 🤝

Check out his new mixtape ‘MISFIT’ on your favourite music streaming platform 🎧

WWW.CHIEDUORAKA.COM
Chiedu Oraka

26/04/2024

2024 FESTIVAL HEADLINER - bdrmm

The Hull shoegaze four-piece brings their distorted, atmospheric, and anthemic melodies back to the city on Saturday 3rd August.

After a huge couple of years of headline and support touring, we're thrilled to welcome them to the Main Stage to hear tracks from their two much-loved and critically acclaimed albums, "Bedroom" and “I Don’t Know”.

The band’s sound walks the line between dream pop and shoegaze, with heavy guitar effects, switching between ethereal melancholy and driving delay with ease.

🎟 find out more, listen, and book tickets: humberstreetsesh.co.uk

23/03/2024

BROWSE Gate Nº5

This weekend, dance music lovers of Hull say goodbye to one of the best underground events venues in the city with 1/2 closing party events.

Gate No.5 is a warehouse formerly used as an oil storage space by Rix Petroleum within the industrial area of Wincolmlee, Bankside.

Dance music events in the warehouse were launched by local promoters Martin Hodgson and Rob Fletcher (Different Language)

“Different Language had been building nicely over the years, after successful spells at The Lamp, Spring Bank Tavern and Fruit warehouse, but the end goal was always to have our own venue. This would give us complete creative control and allow us to continue the quality with our line-ups on a long term basis.

We luckily s. upon the building one afternoon and persuaded the owners to let us utilise it, as it had been sat derelict for years. The space had a low ceiling, bare brick walls, an outdoor area, it was dark, raw and in a great location. It was perfect.

We got builders, electricians, carpenters and anyone else who wanted to help, in to get things ready to open. We drafted in a fully licensed bar, erected safety fencing, built a DJ booth, hired in some quality sound, installed some subtle lighting, hired portaloos (as we had no running water or toilet facilities), and got a generator in to give us power as we had no electricity.

After a year in the making, a lot of hard work, a serious amount of our personal money spent, a million and one discussions and meetings with all the local authorities, in the summer of 2014 we opened Gate Nº5.”

After 5 years of running Gate Nº5, the DL team passed on the reigns to Tom Watkinsom ILLICIT, who continued with a series of events, and eventually passed the batton onto current leaseholder, Lee Hannath

Now in 2024, we believe the venue is to be demolished, and earmarked for a new development.

The last event Gate No.5 will be on Friday 29th March. For those who have not had the pleasure of a event at Gate No.5, we recommend you do, while you can!

20/01/2024

BROWSE RECOMMENDS - SULLY’S FUSION

Sully’s has launched their new pop-up food concept in Hull’s Old Town, dishing up Jamaican Fusion Food from the kitchen in The White Hart on Alfred Gelder Street.

The creator and chef behind the project are KEE, who, with help from his friend Harry, has grasped the culinary batton at The White Hart on an interim basis, following the unfortunate news of AntiSautéSautéClub announcing the end of their reign in Gelder Kitchens.

Some would say it’s ‘big shoes to fill’ to follow on from of our finest ever cult-culinary’s in Anti Sautè, however, KEE played an integral role in the recently departed being sous chef and a key cog in the plant-based arm of the former operators.

We took a mooch into town to meet KEE to chat about all things Sully’s, and of course, try their scran.

“Sully’s was a club owned by my grandfather (Clive) and grandmother (Rosalyn) in the 80’s on Chamberlain Road.

The logo, branding and inspiration have come from their endeavours: I wanted to give a nod to our family’s Jamaican-Welsh heritage and put my little twist on the cuisine.

Naming the business was probably the easiest part of this whole start-up as I wanted to honour my grandfather and his achievements through my food; aiming to capture the family element of the kitchen.

The closure of Sauté gave us the push we needed to get things off the ground and launch our business.

It was great to be offered the opportunity to pop up at The White Hart and we’re looking forward to popping up around Hull providing quality yam.

We just want to provide delicious food at a reasonable price, during these trying times, enjoy ourselves and the food we’re knocking up in the kitchen!”

FOOD FEATURED:

📸 2 Plantain Wedges
📸 3 Oxtail Plantain Cheese Steak
📸 4 Rice & Beans
📸 5 Jerk Chicken Roti Tacos
📸⭐️ 6 DISH OF THE NIGHT ⭐️
Vedgeree - Smoked Banana Blossom H*dd*c*k, vegan boiled egg (tofu) , pilau rice, buttered sourdough bread

Thanks for having us guys. It was proper “IRIE”

BOOK your visit to on the website Yes pal websites www.whiteharthullpub.co.uk

22/09/2023

BROWSE RECOMMENDS

Tomorrow, Hull’s Deja vu events one of the UK’s longest-serving dance music events launches a new concept in the city's new home of house music, The Piper

Owner/promoter of déja’ vu give us the low down of what to expect tomorrow night and moving forward.

“We are incredibly to announce the refurbishment and relaunch of the Piper Nightclub which will include a new 360-degree DJ booth which clubbers will be able to dance around creating a Boiler Room style atmosphere and the total upgrade of the venue’s sound, lighting and visuals etc.

We are booking some incredibly talented DJs & artists to appear at the venue and this will also be the new home of our Deja vu brand, which will be the venue’s exclusive monthly house music event.

The Piper is a fantastic venue, with a perfect layout, large capacity, a huge bar, booth seating, spacious & pristine toilet facilities and a taxi rank outside the venue. It also benefits hugely from being centrally located in the Avenues area of the City with its plethora of bustling bars, cocktail bars, restaurants, late-night Takeaways and close proximity to the University, so it ticks all the boxes once we unlock its undoubted potential with the aim of establishing the Piper as one of the North’s best dance clubs.

Join us for the launch party tomorrow night, where we will be joined by Ibiza favourite and all-around house music royalty Darius Syrossian playing a special extended set.”

14/07/2023

BROWSE RECOMMENDS

Tomorrow sees the return of Hull’s prodigal DJ/producer wAFF for a special 3-hour set performance for Deja vu events at The Old School House and Court Yard

Jon Wafer, AKA wAFF returns to the city that natured his career as one of the most sought-after DJs on the house and techno circuit, travelling the globe spinnin’ at the biggest events and brands in the electronic music industry.

Welcome home wAFF🫡

Tickets in comments 👇

16/06/2023

BROWSE BOOZERS 🍻

A strong contender for best pint in Hull - Ye Old Blue Bell

What's your favourite Hull watering hole?

02/06/2023

OPPORTUNITIES

If you’re 16-29, and/or know anyone unemployed/not in full-time education and interested in working in the creative industries, we would like to speak to you.

PAID WORK PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH BROWSE MAGAZINE

In partnership with Goodwin Development Trust, we are offering paid creative work opportunities for young people in Hull and East Yorkshire aged 16-29

CONTENT CREATOR SKILLS (any of the below)

✍🏻 Creative writing and journalism

📸 Taking /editing photos/videos for social media and print use

🖼️ Graphic design/illustration

🌎 Website management

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An interest in local music, art and independent food restaurants is essential.

For more information, feel free to send us a DM

31/05/2023

BROWSE PARTNERS

As we head out for a day of distributing our print magazines, it’s time to thank one of our long-term partners and supporters of BROWSE

The Return of HullBID’s Hull Street Food Nights

What you up tomorrow? Clear your diaries! Hull Street Food Nights is back with a bang with their new season of events.

The programme, which will run on select Thursdays in June, July and September, features some of the City’s favourite food vendors and entertainers.

Take in the atmosphere of live music, DJ sets and street entertainment while feasting on delicacies from across the city including cuisines from a range of cultures and backgrounds.

Supporting the event is major city centre employer, ResQ HullBID Executive Director, Kathryn Shillito, said:

“We’re delighted that ResQ have come on board to sponsor Hull Street Food Nights, which are a highlight of our events calendar. Hull Street Food Nights provide a great opportunity for staff to get together and unwind with great food & drink and live entertainment after a day at work. We’re sure the ResQ team will make the most of that and we’re grateful to them for helping us to offer the opportunity to other businesses in the city centre.”

The annual Hull Street Food Night events, which are now in their 5th year, are a must-visit for foodies, music lovers and families alike.

The events will take place in Zebedee’s Yard and Princes Dock Street from 4pm until 9pm on the following dates: Thursday 1st June, Thursday 29th June, Thursday 27th July and Thursday 28th September.

For full line-ups and details for each event, check out Hull Street Food Nights on Facebook and Instagram.

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This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.



Hull BID

29/05/2023

BROWSE BACK IN PRINT

Thank you to all that came to our print launch on Friday @ ARTHOUSE

Shout out to bdrmm for providing the tunes

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26/05/2023

The Green Un’ has landed

Get yours tonight @ ARTHOUSE at our launch party with DJ sets from bdrmm

FREE ENTRY
6PM - close

26/05/2023

HULL MUSIC ROYALTY 🤴🏻

Listen to Fila Brazillia deliver a guest mix on BBC Radio 6 Music today from 12

Fila Brazillia are Steve Cobby and David McSherry who formed in Hull in 1990 are releasing a new Retrospective Redux 90 → 22.

From pioneering psychedelic beats in the early 90s through to subaqueous house, downtempo deliciousness, rustic funk, and deranged disco in the current day; the neoteric duo’s healthy lack of reverence to scene and industry pressures has resulted in this enthrallingly fluid compendium of the past 30 years of electronic music.

26/05/2023

BROWSE BACK IN PRINT

Join us at ARTHOUSE this evening where we relaunch our new print magazines.

Special guest DJs: bdrmm

6pm - late
FREE ENTRY

22/05/2023

RELAUNCH PARTY 🎉

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This Friday - ARTHOUSE, Prinny Ave

Special guest DJs bdrmm
+ Mike Robbo

Kick off 6pm
FREE ENTRY

22/05/2023

BROWSE PRINT RELAUNCH

We’re chuffed to announce bdrmm as the cover feature of our forthcoming print magazine relaunch.

“For those who’ve been living under a rock for the last few years, BDRMM (pronounced ‘Bedroom’) is a band on the rise. Along with Low Hummer and Life, they can lay claim to the moniker ‘the biggest band in Hull’ right now. And they most definitely have a strong claim on ‘the best,’ such is the electronica-tinged shoegaze band’s trajectory.”

Browse returns to the streets of Hull this coming Friday, loaded with insightful features and interviews on our cities music scene, creatives and independent businesses 💥

We're buzzing to be back, we might even throw a little party too 👀

18/05/2023

THROWBACK THURSDAY

The OG of the Hull Independent food game?

Yankee Burger was a place that not only introduced the world to the wonders of chip spice - a kitchen cupboard staple in any Hull household - but also the place that inspired Yankee Land, a thriving restaurant that is still much loved today.

Marciano Mouneimne, currently runs Yankee Land after taking over from his father, who was a family friend of the owners of the Cadillac-bearing Yankee Burger. After asking them if he could carry on the Yankee name in a new location, Marci’s father received the thumbs up, and Yankee Land opened up in 1990.

Yankee Land remains open and carries on selling mouth-watering food to Hull residents, becoming iconic in its own right. Not to mention the ever-popular Yankee chip spice... though what makes it so good remains a secret to this day.

And it wasn't Marci and Yankeeland who have a history with this Hull food institution, the head chef and owner of AntiSautéSautéClub cut his teeth at Yankee Burger many years ago;

“I’ve always worked in this industry, starting at the iconic Yankee Burger when I was 15 years old, oh s**t that’s like 22 years ago now! I started in the Front of the house but always liked helping out in the kitchen when chefs were on holiday or absent when I was a restaurant manager, and I think I found it more exciting than FOH. In 2012 I managed to blag a head chef job and then just ‘faked it, till I made it’ haha!”

Never dull in Hull, is it?

17/05/2023

PRINT RELAUNCH 🚀

We’re back with our green mags on Friday 26th May, documenting and promoting Hull’s music, creatives, culture and independent businesses in print.

Can you guess the front cover features? 🤔

11/05/2023

BROWSE - Hull’s independent magazine documenting and promoting local music, creatives & independent businesses since 2014. Through the hard times, and the good...

We're at the mecca of Hull’s music scene tonight, for their birthday bash event with Hull flag flyers

Browse relaunch coming very soon 👀

03/05/2023

Would you like to see more murals like this one in the Avenues area? We certainly would if it was local artists had been commissioned/paid to carry out the work!

Hull City Council been asked to consider whether planning permission should be required to paint murals in The Avenues and Pearson Park Conservation Area.

Currently, you do not need planning permission, because murals are a “Permitted Development Right”.

It’s possible to remove this right through the introduction of an Article 4 Direction, which would require a planning application to be submitted and approved by the council before a mural could be painted.

The council are keen to hear people's views on murals to see if the council should intervene. You can browse more info and have your say via the link below

17/04/2023

BROWSE ‘MUSIC MONDAYS’

Every Monday, we’ll be shining the spotlight on Hull’s music scene and independent artists - featuring new music, reviews, events, quick-fire Q&A’s and more 👌🏻

🗣️ ARTISTS/MUSICIANS: To be featured, get in touch via our DM’s. Press kits to: [email protected]

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This weeks Browse Music Monday features Hull MC Marx

Keeping on that Griselda Records vibe for his latest remix, Marx has released his take on Super Kick Party by Westside Gunn.

With mixing by , additional vocals from Connor Austin and artwork from Rosie King, Corbyn Wears Crocs is signature Marx, cynical humour and Simpsons samples aplenty. He uses this two-minute blast to poke fun at the world and himself without any regard.

Part rapper, part-insult comic, Marx uses cynical humour to offer his take on the state of the world and the small part of it he occupies to everyone who doesn't wanna listen.

Since 2013 Marx has been playing gigs around the country, performing in the metal, punk, hardcore and hip-hop scenes. Since then he has rapped alongside legends such as Big Daddy Kane, Das EFX and KRS-One as well as performing 300 shows throughout the UK supporting the likes of Ghostface Killah (Wu-Tang), The Pharcyde, Obie Trice and many more.

Listen and download via the links in our stories and ‘BROWSE MUSIC’ highlight tab

Artwork:

08/04/2023

BROWSE RECOMMENDS

Trinity Live is to return this coming Thursday.

Starting on Thursday 13th April, and running consecutively through to December 2023, every week we'll be showcasing some of the finest original bands and acts from across the region within Trinity Market Hull from 6.30pm through to 9pm.

It's for all the family, with all ages welcomed.

Pop along to the marketplace, grab some tea from some of the great independent traders within, and take your seat for an evening of superb entertainment in a special community setting.

Brought to you by Sesh Events

06/04/2023

THROWBACK THURSDAY ✨

The first picture features our branding for Browse in its infancy.

In August 2014, Browse was launched with a mission to document and promote Hull’s music, creative and independent business community.

From scratch, unemployed and fresh out of uni, founder Mike White assembled a team of local freelance/unemployed creatives to begin work on a new magazine for Hull, with an ethos of ‘Browse what’s going on in Hull.’

Going to print from the get-go was never a thought. We wanted to make the magazine easily accessible and free to ‘browse’ 😛 (that’s where the name comes from)

In August 2014, we launched our first digital edition on the back of featuring SMILER as our first cover feature.

The first edition struck a chord with the city, and from there we went on to publish a further 35 weekly digital magazines. Purely for the labour of love and passion for Hull’s music, arts and indie scene.

In the Autumn of 2016, our brand and efforts were recognised by the BBC and Hull City of Culture, where we became the official media partners for which enabled us to launch and publish our green printed editions.

After a pause due to the pandemic and funding difficulties, we are aiming to relaunch Browse in 2023.