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.
It’s finally out there, nine months after I delivered the majority of the words, and a year and three-quarters after my first online hint about the project. This Day in Music’s Guide to The Clash is available from Amazon or online/in … Continue reading →
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Tagged Chris Salewicz, Damian O'Neill, Don Letts, Joe Strummer, Johnny Green, Julien Temple, Keith Topping, London, Lucinda Mellor, Marcus Gray, Mick Jones, Pat Gilbert, Paul Simonon, Robert Gordon McHarg III, Terry Chimes, The Bad and The Queen, The Clash, The Good, The Undertones, This Day in Music's Guide to The Clash, Topper Headon
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If it’s December, Slade must be doing the rounds again, in the post Holder/Lea configuration they’ve worked in for 25-plus years. And it’s not long after ‘Super Yob’ guitar hero Dave Hill calls me from his home in the Black … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andy Scott, Anthony Keates, Dave Hill, Don Powell, Erling Kagge, Falkland Islands, Israel, Jim lea, Merry Xmas Everybody, Noddy Holder, Russia, Slade, So Here It Is, Solihull, Tarmac, Who Do You Think You Are, wolverhampton
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Can it really be half a century since the pre-glam incarnation of The Sweet threw their first chord shapes, and 45 years since the era-defining ’Blockbuster’ saw the band in their pomp top the UK charts? What’s more, it’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Football, Music
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Tagged Andy Scott, Ballroom Blitz, Blockbuster, Brian Connolly, Bruce Bisland, Don Powell, glam rock, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Love Affair, Mayfield's Mule, Mick Tucker, Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn, Novatines, Pete Lincoln, Redcar, Rock against Cancer, Roger McGough, Slade, Spinal Tap, Steve Priest, Suzi Quatro, Sweet, Teenage Rampage, The Elastic Band, The Scaffold, The Silver Stones, The Sweet, Tony O'Hora, Wrexham, Wrexham FC
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She may be less than five feet tall, but Héloïse Letissier commands a mighty on-stage presence, endearing and quirky yet very much in charge and assured. I’m guessing that state of mind only came with life experience, but her worldly-wise … Continue reading →
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Tagged Camille Dalmais, Chaleur Humaine, Chris, Christine and the Queens, France, Girlfriend, Héloïse Letissier, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Nantes, Tilted
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If you’ve seen The Members on a bill recently, it’s understandable if you felt sceptical about a line-up without lead singer Nicky Tesco, that voice and charismatic energy a key component of what this band were about. But there in … Continue reading →
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Tagged At the Chelsea Nightclub, Calle Englemarc, Camberley, Chris Payne, Ingrrland, JC Carroll, Manchester, Nick Cash, Offshore Banking Business, Solitary Confinement, Star and Garter, Surrey, The Members, The Sound of the Suburbs
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Nina Persson was between rehearsals with The Cardigans at home in Malmö when I called, getting set for four UK dates revisiting the band’s best-selling album Gran Turismo in full, 20 years on. Including the singles ‘Hanging Around’, ‘Erase/Rewind’ and ‘My … Continue reading →
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Tagged Emmerdale, First Band on the Moon, Gran Turismo, Jönköping, Life, Lovefool, Malmö, Nina Persson, Stina Nordenstam, Super Extra Gravity, Sweden, The Cardigans, The Smiths, The Sundays
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I wasn’t quite sure what to make of The Comeback: Elvis and the Story of the ’68 Special at first. I felt I already knew plenty about the event and circumstances surrounding it, even though I was barely a year … Continue reading →
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Tagged Allan Blye, Bob Finkel, Bobby Kennedy, Chris Beard, Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis 68 Special, Elvis Presley, Graceland, Harry Belafonte, Martin Luther King, NBC, Omnibus Press, Simon Goddard, Steve Binder, The Comeback: Elvis and the Story of the ’68 Special
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It’s been 35 years since Andy Kershaw left West Yorkshire’s Radio Aire, redundancy from his promotions manager role in November 1983 proving the catalyst for a wealth of adventures in rock’n’roll and broadcasting. “Was there ever a more productive sacking, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andy Kershaw, Billy Bragg, Bruce Springsteen, Donald Campbell, Hebden Bridge Trades Club, Ian Dury, John Peel, John Walters, Littleborough, No Off Switch, Oldham Tinkers, Rolling Stones, Sale Waterside Arts Centre, Slade, The Clash, The One Show, Tinariwen, Todmorden, Whistle Test
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Apparently, four punters needed St John Ambulance medical attention in Kendal the night before I got to see Hugh Cornwell and his band’s two assured sets in not so far off Clitheroe. With that in mind, Hugh told the … Continue reading →
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Films & TV, Music
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Tagged Academy of Contemporary Music, Clitheroe, Golden Brown, Hugh Cornwell, Monster, No More Heroes, Pat Hughes, The Grand, The Stranglers, Totem and Taboo, Windsor McGilvray
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Hazel O’Connor was at home in County Wicklow when I caught up with her, after a long haul from a gig in Taunton, Somerset, including a late-night Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire ferry. “My boat got me in about half past midnight. It’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andy Czezowski, Breaking Glass, Cabaret, Clare Hirst, County Wicklow, Coventry, David Bowie, Hazel O'Connor, Hugh Cornwell, Jonathan Pryce, Josh Blackmore, Phil Daniels, Quadrophenia, Sarah Fisher, The Photons, Tony Visconti
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