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The Undertones – Exeter Phoenix
I’ve said it before, but any day of the week’s When Saturday Comes if you’re catching The Undertones live. And these days it’s far more likely to be the case anyway, most of their live outings involving weekend jaunts up … Continue reading
Wham! Bam! Thank You, Slade!
Fifty years ago this week, Slade were deep into their ‘Thanks for the Memory’ tour, on the back of the release of Slade in Flame, the cult movie about to get the remaster treatment five decades later, back on the … Continue reading
David Lance Callahan / Kezia Warwood – The Acorn Theatre, Penzance
‘As your soul tumbles through its darkest night As the lost ones fade in blinding light As the road bends hard round to the right I’ll be singing right outside’ Five months into my dream move to Cornwall, yet this … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Bragg, David Lance Callahan, Down to the Marshes, Kezia Warwood, Lankum, Penzance, Phil Wilson, The June Brides, The Wolfhounds
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Shouting to the top and from the roof – remembering Rick Buckler, while celebrating The Jam’s legacy
I wanted to shout to the top and from the rooftops about all this last week… but then came Tuesday’s devastating breaking news about Rick Buckler, and everything (quite rightly) went on hold. That all remains very much on my … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Bruce Foxton, From The Jam, jam, Music, paul weller, Rick Buckler, Solid Bond in Your Heart, Spenwood books, The Jam
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Set the house ablaze – celebrating 50 years of Slade in Flame
In honour of the British Film Institute (BFI) marking 50 years of Slade in Flame with its return – newly remastered – to the big screen in the UK and Ireland, then a BFI Blu-ray/DVD release, WriteWyattUK presents the first … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Lake, BFI, Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Dave Hill, David Essex, Diana Dors, Don Powell, Enfield, Far Far Away, glasgow, How Does It Feel, Jim Bob, Jim lea, Johnny Shannon, London, Music, New Victoria Theatre, Noddy Holder, Ray Stiles, Slade, Slade in Flame, Sunderland, That'll Be the Day, Tom Conti, UK
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Shining crazy diamond light on mighty sound systems
Chris Hewitt clearly remains on a mission… his calling to continue enlightening us with an in-depth working knowledge of what went on behind the scenes in the World of Rock back in the day. And I’m not talking encounters with … Continue reading
Celebrating a dream worth holding dear – Solid Bond In Your Heart: A People’s History of The Jam
It’s been a pretty frantic time, a family move from Lancashire to a new base in deepest Cornwall this time last month compounded by further edits and late-door shenanigans regarding my latest publication, Solid Bond In Your Heart: A People’s … Continue reading
The Undertones / Ruts DC, Liverpool, Hangar 34
It’s always so good to catch The Undertones live, with last Thursday night no exception… exceptional as they always are. What’s more, this marked my official North-West big show farewell before an impending move to Cornwall. And coming on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylon's Burning, Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Dave Ruffy, Hangar 34, Hypnotised, In a Rut, John O'Neill, Leigh heggarty, Liverpool, Malcolm Owen, Mickey Bradley, Music, Paul McLoone, Pete Wylie, Positive Touch, Ruts Dc, Segs Jennings, Teenage Kicks, The Rezillos, The Undertones, travel
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Frank Carter, Paul Cook, Steve Jones and Glen Matlock – Manchester Academy
The spirit of ’76, ‘77 and all that written large on a stage in M13. I give you Manchester Academy, 24th September 2024, where punk met heritage rock ’n’ roll, with added panto and theatrical moments, all before an adoring … Continue reading
Slady – Vinyl Tap, Preston
Can it really be a staggering 44 years this weekend since Slade’s Reading Festival rebirth? Apparently so, the Black Country’s finest spectacularly seeing off the critics in what proved to be the inspiration for an 11th-hour career resurrection, acceptance from … Continue reading
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Tagged Cum on Feel the Noize, Dave Hill, Don Powell, Jim lea, Noddy Holder, Preston, Reading Festival, Slade, slady, Vinyl Tap
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