About writewyattuk
A freelance writer and family man being swept along on a wave of advanced technology, but somehow clinging on to reality. It's only a matter of time ... A highly-motivated scribbler with a background in journalism, business and life itself. Away from the features, interviews and reviews you see here, I tackle novels, short stories, copywriting, ghost-writing, plus TV, radio and film scripts for adults and children. I'm also available for assignments and write/research for magazines, newspapers, press releases and webpages on a vast range of subjects. You can also follow me on Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/writewyattuk/ and on Twitter via @writewyattuk. Legally speaking, all content of this blog (unless otherwise stated) is the intellectual property of Malcolm Wyatt and may only be reproduced with permission.
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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Tagged Bob Stanley, David Gedge, John Peel, Leeds, Mark Hodkinson, Pomona, Richard Houghton, Sleevenotes, Sometimes These Words Don;t Have to be Said, Steve Albini, The Wedding Present
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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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Tagged Atherstone, Boys Dreaming Soul, Curtis Mayfield, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Edwin Starr, Graham Parker, Hammy, Hinckley, Kevin Rowland, Madness, Mod, Neil Jones, Neil Sheasby, Northern Soul, Paul Hanlon, Paul Speare, paul weller, Phil Ford, Richard Barnes, Stone Foundation, The Jam, Van Morrison
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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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Tagged 3 Minute Hero, Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson, Coventry, Daylight, Emily Capell, Jerry Dammers, Neville Staple, On My Radio, Pauline Black, Ranking Roger, Rhoda Dakar, ska, The Beat, The Selecter, The Specials, Too Much Pressure
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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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Tagged Christopher Kearney, Clitheroe, Cold Shoulder, Hollow Horse, Ian McNabb, Melanie Still Hurts, Nick Kilroe, Richard Naiff, Roy Corkhill, The Icicle Works, Understandig Jane
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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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Tagged Coles Corner, Further, Lady's Bridge, Liverpool, Mountford Hall, Open Up Your Door, Richard Hawley, Sheffield, Shez Sheridan, Standing at the Sky's Edge, Tonight the Streets Are Ours, Truelove's Gutter
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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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Tagged bad wiring, Ben Ayres, Cornershop, Daniel Johnston, Geoff Travis, Jeffrey Lewis, Jonathan Richman, LPs, Moshi Moshi, New York, Preston, Rough Trade, The Ferret, Violent Femmes
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Half past six it said on the advert, so there I was – unfashionably early – going twice round the block to find a space, sheepishly passing a long queue outside the shop. Having checked parking restrictions several times, convinced … Continue reading →
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Tagged A French Kiss in the Chaos, Action Records, Ed Cosens, Heavyweight Champion of the World, Jon McClure, Preston, Reverend and The Makers, Sheffield, The La's, The Sherlocks, The State of Things, Thom Yorke
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It’s been 36 years since The Psychedelic Furs relocated to America, but you wouldn’t know it, listening to bass player and founder member Tim Butler. Tim, the younger brother of lead singer Richard in a post-punk outfit best known for … Continue reading →
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Tagged 100 Club, Bolton-by-Bowland, Book of Days, Call Me By My Name, Electric Lady Studios, Forever Now, Iggy pop, John Ashton, Kentucky, Love My Way, Meltdown Festival, Muswell Hill, New York, Pretty in Pink, Richard Butler, Ripon, Robert Smith, Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Stranger Things, The Clash, The Ghost in You, The Psychedelic Furs, Tim Butler
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Reverend and the Makers’ frontman Jon McClure was enjoying a little home time in South Yorkshire ahead of his band’s latest UK jaunt when I called. And Sheffield is clearly still at the epicentre of his universe, a dozen years … Continue reading →
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Tagged Action Records, Arctic Monkeys, Bring Me the Horizon, Damon Albarn, Ed Cosens, Heavyweight Champion of the World, Joe Strummer, Jon McClure, Martyn Ware, Mick Jones, Paul Carrack, Preston, Pulp, Reverend and The Makers, Richard Hawley, Sheffield, Sophie and the Giants, Stocksbridge, The Boardwalk, The Specials, The State of Things, University of Sheffield
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Thirty-five years after taking their first tentative steps into the world of independent pop fame, The Chesterfields are back for a string of UK dates this September. Founder member Simon Barber (bass, vocals) will be joined on the road by … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adrian Gent, Adrian Gibson, AGMP, Amanda Wallwork, Andy Strickland, Blue Aeroplanes, Brilliant Corners, Davey Goldsworthy, Design, Evolver, Helen Stickland, Johnny Dee, Kettle, NYC Popfest, Rob Parry, Rodney Allen, Sherborne, Simon Barber, Subway Organisation, Terrible Hildas, The Chesterfields, Yeovil
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