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Ever redefining: from The Continental to The Colossalist – the Vukovar feature
Remember live music? It’s been a while. Come mid-March it’ll be a year since my last gig, and slightly longer since my most recent visit to cherished Lancashire arts venue The Continental in Preston, where at one stage it seemed … Continue reading
The further rise, beyond The Fall with Brix Smith
Brix Smith has a defining year ahead of her, having made best use of her pandemic downtime, despite personal loss and heartache, like so many of us. The Los Angeles-born singer-songwriter and guitarist – her moniker in tribute to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Net, Andrew Weatherall, Brix and the Extricated, Brix Smith, Chacago, Chrissie Hynde., Craig Leon, John Peel, Leave the Capitol, Los Angeles, Manchester, Marcia Schofield, Mark E Smith, Nadine Shah, Paul Hanley, Steve Hanley, Susanna Hoffs, The Fall, The Runaways, The Tube, University of Surrey, Viv Albertine, Youth
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Floating down the stream of time with The Beatles – the David Stark interview
Heard the one about the 15-year-old and his mate who gatecrashed the premiere of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine film in July 1968, ending up directly behind the Fab Four in seats reserved for Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull? That same … Continue reading
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Tagged A Hard Day's Night, Abbey Road, Beatles, Brian Epstein, David Stark, Decca, Dick James, Don Powell, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Fidel Castro, George Harrison, George Martin, Haberdashers' Aske's, Help!, Jimi Hendrix Experience, John Lennon, Johnnie Walker, Let It Be, London, Lulu, Maurice Gibb, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rock'n'Roll Circus, Rolling Stones, Spike Milligan, The Magic Christian, The Who, Trembling Wilburys, Yellow Submarine
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WriteWyattUK’s Guide to Finding Inspiration … In Spite of These Times, Pt. I
In which WriteWyattUK takes a look back – in quotation form – at the pick of our feature/interviews from 2020, the dreaded year the coronavirus carved a devastating impact on the music and arts scene. Click on the highlighted name … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Adele, Ajay Saggar, Americana, Amsterdam, Annie Hardy, Badly Drawn Boy, Baxter Dury, Bhajsn Bhoy, Blow Monkeys, Cigar Box Blues, Cornershop, Coronavirus, Damian O'Neill, Damon Gough, Danny Morris, Dave Fenton, David Bowie, Dead Trout, Dr. Robert, Eileen Gogan, Elvis Costello, Erland Cooper, From Scotland with Love, Get it Loud in Libraries, Giant Drag, Graham Firth, Grant Keir, Gypsy Pistoleros., Ian Allcock, Ian Prowse, John T. Davis, Karima Francis, Kenny Anderson, King Creosote, lancashire, Lee Mark Jones, Lindisfarne, Liverpool, London, Optic Nerve, Orkney, Paul Cook, Pele, Pete Astor, Pete Wylie, Preston, Richard Houghton, Rob Talbot, Robert Howard, Scott Carey, Sex Pistols, Shellshock Rock, Slade, Steve Levine, Stewart Parsons, Sue Culshaw, The Continental, The Ferret, The Loft, The Professionals, The Smiths, The Vapors, The Weather Prophets, Tjinder Singh, Transvision Vamp, True Deceivers, Virginia Heath, Wendy James, West on Colfax
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Slade’s ultimate rockin’ survivor – back in touch with Don Powell
It was a grey and overcast day in Silkeborg, but Don Powell wasn’t overly bothered about that. “It’s just grey skies here, a bit overcast, but whatever. We’ve been pretty lucky here really, and after spending quite a bit of … Continue reading
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Tagged 'N Betweens, Bilston, Birmingham, Black Country, Caravan, Chas Chandler, Clem Cattini, Coronavirus, Dapple Rose, Dave Hill, Dave Kemp, Denmark, Don Powell, Ex-Men, Jim lea, Know Who You Are, Lindisfarne, Merry Xmas Everybody, Noddy Holder, Ozzy Osbourne, Play It Loud, Pouk Hill, Ringo Starr, Sara Cox, Silkeborg, Simon Kirke, Slade, St Louis, Status Quo, The Beatles, The Eagles, The glam, the Vendors
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More songs about water and power, This is the Kit style – the Kate Stables interview
This is the Kit’s latest long player, Off Off On, is a record that quickly gets under your skin, somehow tapping into key themes of this testing year, despite being written pre-pandemic. The alias of Kate Stables (guitar, banjo, vocals) … Continue reading
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Tagged Bristol, Coming to Get You Nowhere, COVID-19, Hold Steady, Jamie Whitby-Coles, Jesse D Vernon, Josh Kaufman, Kate Stables, Neil Smith, Off Off On, Oli Middleton, Paris, Peter Gabriel, Real World Studios, Royal Albert Hall, Rozi Plain, Taylor Swift, This is the Kit
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Songs of Yesterday and today – talking Free, Bad Company and more with Simon Kirke
Whichever side of the Atlantic you’re based, you won’t need reminding what a wretched year we’ve somehow clambered through. But Simon Kirke is feeling relatively chipper now, with 2021 firmly in his sights. While coronavirus continues to ravage America, this … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexis Korner, Andy Borenius, Andy Fraser, Bad Company, Battersea, Black Cat Bones, Boz Burrell, David Roberts, Free, Harry Wareing, London, Lonerider, Long Island, Lucy Piller, Mick Austin, Mick Ralphs, Motown, New York, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Ringo Starr, Rock’n’Roll Fantasy, Salinas, Shropshire, Simon Kirke, Stax, Steve Overland, The Beatles, Twickenham
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Battling on amid the pandemic – Chorley Theatre’s inspirational survival story
“This was meant to be a big year for us. It marked the 110th anniversary of our building, plus 60 years since CADOS took control, 35 years of Chorley Youth Theatre, and 30 years since the Chorley Film Society started. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts Council England, Bijou Theatre, British Film Institute, CADOS, chorley, Chorley Theatre, Cinema For All, Dukes theatre, Ed Byrne, Film Hub North, Ian Robinson, Jason Manford, Jenny Eclair, lancashire, Lancaster, Mark Thomas, Southport, steve royle
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On the right track for sound and vision – in conversation with Saunder Jurriaans
It’s likely you’ve already heard some of Saunder Jurriaans’ music. Over the past decade, not only has he released records with groups Tarantula, Tarantula A.D. and Priestbird, but he’s also one half of an award-winning duo with Danny Bensi, creating … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Beasts, Buenos Aires, Danny Bensi, Eddie Van Halen, Elliott Smith, Evanston, Frank Zappa, Frantz Casseus, George Harrison, Giant Steps, Gregory Rogove, Jimmy Page, Lee Hazlewood, Los Angeles, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Monkees, Neil Finn, Ozark, Patricia Iglesias, Pearl Jam, Priestbird, Providence, Saunder Jurriaans, Seattle, Tarantula, The Beatles, The OA, Two Gates Of Sleep
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