Monthly Archives: October 2019

Still on The Vapors’ trail – back in touch with Dave Fenton

Posted on October 25, 2019 by writewyattuk

This time 40 years ago, The Vapors were about to set out on tour with The Jam on their biggest adventure to date, invited along for the ride on the latter’s Setting Sons tour by their co-managers, Jam bass player … Continue reading →

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Sleevenotes by David Gedge (Pomona, 2019) – a review

Posted on October 22, 2019 by writewyattuk

This is the first example I’ve seen of Pomona’s Sleevenotes series – where musicians choose favourite tracks from their back-catalogue and provide insight into their creation, meaning and mood – and on this evidence it’s a simple concept that works … Continue reading →

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From The In Crowd and onwards – talking Boys Dreaming Soul and Stone Foundation with Neil Sheasby

Posted on October 17, 2019 by writewyattuk

After successive UK top-30 albums, it’s fair to say Midlands soul collective Stone Foundation are on a high, the success of 2017’s Street Rituals followed by last year’s Everybody, Anyone, another long player recorded at Paul Weller’s Black Barn Studios … Continue reading →

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Four decades of Daylight with The Selecter – back in touch with Pauline Black

Posted on October 14, 2019 by writewyattuk

Celebrated 2 Tone legends The Selecter, up there at the forefront of the late ‘70s UK ska revival, are going down a storm in Europe right now, their 40th anniversary tour drawing closer to home. Led by Pauline Black and … Continue reading →

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The Icicle Works – Clitheroe, The Grand

Posted on October 12, 2019 by writewyattuk

I’ll start with a confession. When Ian McNabb mentioned in our recent interview that those coming along to his forthcoming shows were in for something approaching a three-hour dose of rock’n’roll, I wondered if he might be outstaying their welcome. … Continue reading →

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Richard Hawley – Mountford Hall, Liverpool Guild of Students

Posted on October 11, 2019 by writewyattuk

For five months now, Richard Hawley’s Further has provided a fitting soundtrack to my travels north, south, east and west, the amount of personal playbacks fast approaching those previously afforded the artist’s landmark Coles Corner, Lady’s Bridge and Truelove’s Gutter … Continue reading →

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Turning up the Voltage – the Jeffrey Lewis interview

Posted on October 2, 2019 by writewyattuk

I’m guessing cult US indie singer-songwriter and comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis is back home in New York right now, after a recent run of UK dates with his band, The Voltage. And again, he picked up plenty of new … Continue reading →

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