Monthly Archives: June 2020

Pele to Amsterdam and beyond – telling The Story of Ian Prowse

Posted on June 26, 2020 by writewyattuk

Three months after a successful tour with Elvis Costello prematurely curtailed by COVID-19 restrictions, Ian Prowse remains on a high, interest in his music, past and present, refusing to tail off, aided by his entertaining Friday night online shows. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Amsterdam, Bill Drummond, Bruce Springsteen, Christy Moore, Does This Train Stop on Merseyside, Ellesmere Port, Elvis Costello, Ian Prowse, John Peel, Liverpool, Merseyside, Pele, the Pogues, Tranmere Rovers | Leave a comment

Totally wired for the Soundation experience – talking Bhajan Bhoy with Ajay Saggar

Posted on June 19, 2020 by writewyattuk

Holland-based musical maverick Ajay Saggar may have been locked down in recent weeks with partner Yoke and their 20-year-old son Arun, a University of Amsterdam student. But don’t think for one moment he’s been twiddling his thumbs since his last … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Action Records, Ajax, Ajay Saggar, Amsterdam, Bhajan Bhoy, Bis, Bless Bless, Boo Radleys, Cat Power, Concrète, Dandelion Adventure, Deutsche Ashram, Dinosaur Jr., Donkey, Giant Drag, Holland, Hound God, John Peel, Karl Burns, King Champion Sounds, Kraftwerk, Krommenie, Manchester, Marcus Parnell, Múm, Mike Watt, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine, OCCII, Oli Heffernan, Paradiso, Preston, Robbie Basho, Steve Barker, The Fall, The Fillmore, Trans-Europe Express, University Challenged | 1 Comment

Exploring the story of Optic Nerve Recordings – in conversation with Ian Allcock

Posted on June 18, 2020 by writewyattuk

Ordering a few classic and soon-to-be classic indie records in recent times, I was surprised to find an emerging label I was getting to know through an impressive catalogue happened to be operating from just up the road in Preston, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Action Records, Apple Boutique, BOB, Girls at our Best, John Ellis, McCarthy, Northampton, Optic Nerve, Preston, Tess Parks, The Enid, The Loft, The Stranglers, The Vaselines, The Wedding Present, The Wolfhounds, Wah!, Wee Cherubs | 1 Comment

Celebrating Shellshock Rock, four decades down the line

Posted on June 16, 2020 by writewyattuk

Seeing as our TV sets were seemingly full of depressing images from the aftermath of bomb damage and troops patrolling streets at the time, it’s good to have a celluloid reminder of something more positive going on in late-1970s Northern … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Barry McIlheney, Belfast, Cherry Red, Clive Culbertson, Derry, Good Vibrations, John T. Davis, New York, Northern Ireland, Rod Vey, Rudi, Ruefrex, Shellshock Rock, Starjets, Stiff Little Fingers, Stuart Bailie, Terri Hooley, The Idiots, The Moondogs, The Outcasts, The Undertones, XDreamysts | Leave a comment

How we got there – talking Together with The Vapors’ Dave Fenton

Posted on June 4, 2020 by writewyattuk

Four decades to the week of the release of their debut LP, The Vapors delivered a new album, and it’s one that proved beyond doubt the staying power of a band that were always about so much more than one … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Bruce Foxton, Crazy, Dan Fenton, Dave Fenton, Ed Bazalgette, From The Jam, guildford, Howard Smith, Lewis Carroll, Magnets, Michael Bowes, Midnight Oil, New Clear Days, paul weller, Portmeirion, Steve Levine, Steve Smith, The Feeling, The Jam, The Vapors, Together, Turning Japanese | 1 Comment

Monthly Archives: June 2020

Pele to Amsterdam and beyond – telling The Story of Ian Prowse

Totally wired for the Soundation experience – talking Bhajan Bhoy with Ajay Saggar

Exploring the story of Optic Nerve Recordings – in conversation with Ian Allcock

Celebrating Shellshock Rock, four decades down the line

How we got there – talking Together with The Vapors’ Dave Fenton

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