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.
‘My childhood was small, but I’m gonna be big.’ Those great ‘I was there’ moments in music history don’t come along often, and admittedly I’ve occasionally been proved wrong in the past when calling them. But this was one such … Continue reading →
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Tagged Action Records, Big, Blitz, Boys in the Better Land, Dogrel, Dublin, Fat White Family, Fontaines D.C., Grian Chatten, Idles, Preston, the Pogues, Too Real
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I only turned seven in the month Mott the Hoople released their final single with Ian Hunter, and it was another dozen years or so before I became aware of ‘Saturday Gigs’. Sure, I knew the David Bowie-penned ‘All the … Continue reading →
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Tagged All the Young Dudes, Ariel Bender, Broadway, Campbell Devine, Connecticut, David Bowie, Ian Hunter, Morgan Fisher, Mott the Hoople, New York, Rant Band, Roll Away The Stone, Saturday Gigs, The Golden Age Of Rock’n’Roll
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You can get complacent when a venue announces ‘doors 7.30pm’, not least when your designated driver has to beat Saturday night football traffic before we can get anywhere near. We were locked in by circumstances to a just before eight … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barry Wickens, Best Years of our Lives, Cockney Rebel, Duran Duran, James Lascelles, Make Me Smile, Morecambe, Mr Raffles, Mr Soft, Poetic Justice, Scott Walker, Sebastian, Steve Harley, Stranger Comes to Town, The Platform, The Wedding Present, Viagra, Vince Clarke
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While four decades have passed since Dean Friedman’s biggest UK hits, admittance of a liking for him in trendy circles often remains reserved to cautious whispers here and there. But Dean’s hip stock rose with the inclusion in 1987 of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ariel, Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five, Boo Hewerdine, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Difford, Dean Friedman, Edinburgh Fringe, Epstein Theatre, Gilbert O'sullivan, Half Man half Biscuit, Johnny Fingers, Lucky Stars, Monkees, New Jersey, New York, Nigel Blackwell, Old Courts Wigan, Peter Tork, Richard Digance, SongFest, The Blenders, Well Well said the Rocking Chair
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It will be 40 years in May since debut Special AKA single ‘Gangsters’ thrilled a nation, the first single on 2 Tone Records a fine example of all that followed from that ground-breaking independent label. Before 1979 was out, a … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2 Tone, Bernie Rhodes, Coventry, Fidel Glasgow, Fun Boy Three, Gangsters, Ghost Town, Jamaica, Neville Staple, Pauline Black, Pete Waterman, punk, Put Away Your Knives, Ranking Roger, Rat Scabies, Roddy Radiation, Rude Rebels, ska, Terry Hall, The Beat, The Clash, The Specials, The Undertones
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Behind every successful career you tend to find a mix of good fortune and hard work, but you’re unlikely to hear any gripes about the latter from highly-affable broadcaster, TV presenter and DJ Gary Crowley. His on-air charm and warm … Continue reading →
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
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Tagged Capital Radio, Clibe Banks, Demon, Edsel, Gary Crowley, Jack Lemmon, Joe Strummer, Lisson Green, London, Mick Jones, Mono Media Films, Paul McCartney, paul weller, Postcard, Punk and New Wave, Radio London, Sex Pistols, Sian philipps, Soho Radio, The Beatles, The Clash, The Jam
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With the A59 submerged in places that afternoon, there was a worry that we might not even reach Clitheroe on Saturday night. But if Glenn Tilbrook could get across from a Newcastle Opera House date with Wilko Johnson in that … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bryan Ferry, Charlie Austen, Chris Difford, Clitheroe, Glenn Tilbrook, Goodbye Girl, nine Below Zero, Squeeze, Take Me I'm Yours, The Fluffers, The Grand, Trussell Trust, Wilko Johnson
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There was a storm brewing in the Irish Sea last Friday as we parked on the blustery prom at Morecambe and headed across the road from the Midland Hotel to The Platform. It was the sort of night you thank … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cornwall, Cousin Jack, Fisherman's Friends, Jeremy Brown, Jon Cleave, Morecambe, Padstow, Port Isaac, Show of Hands, Steve Knightley, Sunderland Crew, Sunderland Point, The Platform
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It seems that she’s hardly been back in Nashville a few weeks, but American singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters is set to return to the UK – her ‘second home’ – next month for a rather special, potentially one-off tour. This time, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barry Walsh, Blackbirds, Bringing It All Back Home, Celtic Connections, Dancing with the Beast, Gretchen Peters, Manchester, Nashville, Oundle, Royal Northern College of Music, Southern Fried Strings Quartet, Transatlantic Sessions
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As Fisherman’s Friends, the original sole men and Cornwall’s best-known occasionally off-shore musical export, head back out on tour, it was high time I hollered ‘Ahoy there’ to arguably their second most recognisable singer, Jeremy Brown. The so-called ‘nemesis of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Abbey Road Studios, Billy Hawkins, Cornwall, Danny Mays, Fisherman's Friends, Ian Brown, Jeremy Brown, Johnnie Walker, Jon Cleave, Morecambe, Poldark, Port Isaac, Port Isaac Chorale, Rupert Christie, Wadebridge Male Voice Choir
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