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About writewyattuk

This is the online home of author, writer and editor Malcolm Wyatt, who has books on The Jam, Slade and The Clash under his belt and many more writing projects on the go, as well as regularly uploading feature-interviews and reviews right here. These days he's living his best life with his better half in West Cornwall after their three decades together in Lancashire, this Surrey born and bred scribe initially heading north after five years of 500-mile round-trips on the back of a Turkish holiday romance in 1989. Extremely proud of his two grown-up daughters, he's also a foster carer and a dog lover, spending any spare time outside all that catching up with other family and friends, supporting Woking FC, planning adventures and travels, further discovering his adopted county, and seeing as much of this big old world as time allows. He can be contacted at thedayiwasthere@gmail.com and various social media online portals, mostly involving that @writewyattuk handle.

First-class return to Holly Head, and beyond – the Kate Rusby interview

Posted on November 24, 2022 by writewyattuk

After a successful 2022 on the back of her most recent LP, 30: Happy Returns, Kate Rusby is rounding off the year with her latest festive tour, hailed as the start of Christmas for many. The ‘Barnsley Nightingale’ will be entertaining audiences … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 30: Happy Returns, Adele, Barnsley, Celtic Connections, Damien O'Kane, Dave Burland, Dave Pegg, folk, Hand Me Down, Hannah Peel, Holly Head, Holmfirth Folk Festival, Jason Manford, Kate Rusby, Kathryn Roberts, Katy J Pearson, paul weller, Pure Records, Richard Hawley, Ronan Keating, Seth Lakeman, The Equation, Trad Fest, Underneath the Stars Festival, Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Moving Inside Out with The Mighty Lemon Drops – the David Newton interview

Posted on November 18, 2022 by writewyattuk

A look at my (mostly trusty) list of live shows attended reminds me it was 37 years ago this week (November 17th, 1985) that I first chanced upon The Mighty Lemon Drops, supporting That Petrol Emotion at The Agincourt in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Acklam Hall, Andfy kershaw, Birmingham, Blue Guitar, Blur, Burbank, C85, C86, California, Cherry Red, Chrysalis, Dan Treacy, David Newton, Dudley, Geoff Travis, Glastonbury, Happy Head, Heavenly Recordings, Janice Long, JBs, John Peel, Julian Cope, Katydids, Keith Rowley, Like an Angel, London, Marcus Williams, Martin Gilks, Mo-Dettes, Paul Marsh, roehampton, Sire, Slade, SXSW, That Petrol Emotion, the Adverts, The blue Aeroplanes, The Fall, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Wonder Stuff, tony linehan, wolverhampton, Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leave a comment

What we still do on our holidays – talking Fairport Convention, Cropredy, and much more with Dave Pegg

Posted on November 13, 2022 by writewyattuk

Legendary bass player Dave Pegg marked his latest big birthday in style recently, turning 75 with lots of good friends at Dudley Town Hall, a date that also marked 53 years’ involvement with British folk-rock legends Fairport Convention. “It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Birmingham, Bob Dylan, Cropredy, Dave Pegg, Dave Swarbrick, Elton John, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Joe Brown, John Bonham, Krumlin, Led Zeppelin, Liege & Lief, Little Hadham, Mike Burney, Nick Drake, Paul McCartney, Perranporth, Ralph mcTell, Richard Houghton, richard Thompson, Robert Plant, Sandy Denny, Simon nicol, The Beatles, The Shadows, Woodworm | Leave a comment

Running around my soul – talking Working Men’s Club with Syd Minsky-Sargeant

Posted on October 21, 2022 by writewyattuk

Three months after its initial release, Working Men’s Club’s cutting-edge second album, Fear Fear, returns in a deluxe edition next Friday (October 28th), this fast-rising Heavenly Recordings act having reached No.11 in the UK LP chart on its release, amid … Continue reading →

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**Tally Ho to your New Modern Homes – The Chesterfields / The Amber List: The Talleyrand, Manchester**

Posted on October 20, 2022 by writewyattuk

A new venue for me, and a cracking one at that. Initially set up as a bar with in-house art gallery and performance space, The Talleyrand – around four years on as a venue, give or take the odd break … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music, Uncategorized | Tagged Andy Strickland, Crocodile Tears, Davey Goldsworthy, Dorset, Helen Stickland, Kettle, Levenshulme, Manchester, Mick Shepherd, new Modern homes, Preston, Simon Barber, Simon Dewhurst, Somerset, The Amber List, The Caretaker Race, The Chesterfields, The Loft, The Talleyrand, Tony Cornwell, Yeovil | Leave a comment

Dig Yourself that Lytham rhythm – The Undertones / Hugh Cornwell: Lytham, Lowther Pavilion Theatre

Posted on October 17, 2022 by writewyattuk

Two Undertones / Hugh Cornwell nights out in six months? In a year in which I’ve caught just nine live shows? Monsieur, with zis you are really spoiling us. Actually, with Derry’s finest it’s more Mars confectionery than that … Continue reading →

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Star treatment – back in touch with Ian Broudie, talking Lightning Seeds

Posted on October 15, 2022 by writewyattuk

It seems a negative way to start this feature, but other than reaching No.1 in the UK singles chart three times with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner with ‘Three Lions’ (in 1996, 1998, and 2018, for a song seemingly everywhere … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Adele Emmas, Cloudcuckooland, Echo and the Bunnymen, Emily Smiles, Ian Broudie, James Skelly, Jim Sharrock, Jollification, Lightning Seeds, Liverpool, Marine Research, Martyn Campbell, Pale Fountains, Riley Broudie, See You in the Stars, Terry Hall, The Coral, The Zutons, Three Lions, Wrexham FC | Leave a comment

Stay to the End – from Senseless Things to Loup GarouX via Gorillaz, Delakota and Deadcuts, with Cass Browne

Posted on October 7, 2022 by writewyattuk

Considered Senseless Things’ classic album, The First of Too Many has received the triple CD and double 12-inch coloured vinyl LP expansion and revision treatment, three decades after its initial release. And it serves as a fitting tribute to lead … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music, Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Martin, Ben Harding, Blur, Buzzcocks, Cass Browne, Damon Albarn, Deadcuts, Deadline, Delakota, Echo and the Bunnymen, Gorillaz, Hammersmith Clarendon, Harvey Birrell, Jamie Hewlett, London, Loup GarouX, Mark Keds, Mega City Four, Mick Jones, Morgan Nicholls, Paul Simonon, Postcard CV, Senseless Things, Steve Diggle, Tank Girl, The Clash, The First of Too Many, The Replacements, Twickenham, Wiz | Leave a comment

Like the open sky above me … – talking The Undertones, The Carrellines, Derry, Dublin, and much more with Paul McLoone

Posted on October 4, 2022 by writewyattuk

I realise that most of you reading this know The Undertones’ back story full well, but humour me and read on, even though it’s one of those situations where people say, ‘This band needs no introduction,’ then waffle on for … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Dig Yourself Deep, Dimple Discs, Feargal Sharkey, Fontaines D.C., Get What You Need, Inhaler, John O'Neill, Mickey Bradley, Paul McLoone, Phil Collins, That Petrol Emotion, The Carrellines, The Undertones, Today FM, U2 | 1 Comment

I guess you’ve heard he’s seen the word: talking Blancmange’s 40-year recording odyssey with Neil Arthur

Posted on October 1, 2022 by writewyattuk

Before I picked up the phone to call Neil Arthur, I had another listen to latest Blancmange single, ‘Reduced Voltage’, ahead of the release of the new album, Private View, which followed yesterday (Friday, September 30th). And as I put … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alice Hubble, Benge, Blackburn Rovers, Blancmange, Chris Pemberton, Darwen, David Rhodes, Fader, Finlay Shakespeare, Forest Green Rovers, Grace Jones, Happy Families, John Grant, Liam Hutton, London Records, Meltdown, Mike Howlett, Neil Arthur, Oblong, Private View, Reduced Voltage, Rodney Cromwell, Stephen Luscombe, Stephen Mallinder | Leave a comment