Author Archives: writewyattuk

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.

In off the Rebound – the Eleanor Friedberger feature

Posted on October 12, 2018 by writewyattuk

Before I even ask Eleanor Friedberger a question, I’m being heckled by her Dad about cricket. I’d expect sledging from Australians, but not someone from Chicago, Illinois. Turns out he’s originally from Northamptonshire, picking up on where I was calling from, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Andy Warhol, Chicago, Eleanor Friedberger, Fiery Furnaces, Martin Rev, Matthew Friedberger, New York, Rebound, Super Furry Animals, Tom Verlaine, Ulster County | 1 Comment

Happy families seek Wanderlust – Neil Arthur’s continuing Blancmange adventure

Posted on October 4, 2018 by writewyattuk

At a time when international debate and key government policies are focused on borders and freedom of movement, it’s clear to see where Neil Arthur stands and draws his lines. High-ranking pop chart success may be behind the sole survivor … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Benge, Blancmange, Brexit, Darwen, David Bowie, David Rhodes, Distant Storm, Gloucestershire, Gruff Rhys, Hannah Peel, Jon Anderson, Kincaid, lancashire, Mary Casio, Neil Arthur, Neu, Sheffield, Stephen Luscombe, Wanderlust | 2 Comments

Everything’s coming up Rosy with Goat Girl

Posted on September 27, 2018 by writewyattuk

After a delay while she was getting to New Cross on the train, Rosy Bones had reached the pub by the time I got hold of her late on Tuesday afternoon, visiting friends after a day of ‘admin’ and a visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Brixton, Chas and Dave, Chic, Clottie Cream, Goat Girl, Jools Holland, Kendrick Lamar, Marc Riley, Mark E Smith, New Cross, Robert Forster. Country Sleaze, Rosy Bones, Rough Trade, South London, The Fall, The Go-Betweens, The Man, Wolf Alice | 1 Comment

A new belief and sweet relief for The Coral – talking to Nick Power

Posted on September 20, 2018 by writewyattuk

No big moves to London or even Liverpool for The Coral, it seems, an outfit perfectly happy with life on the Wirral, 22 years after their first fumblings at getting a band together. As keyboard player Nick Power, at home … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Alan Wills, Deltasonic, Gruff Rhys, Hoylake, Ignition, Into the Void, James Skelly, Liverpool, Move Through the Dawn, Nick Power, OMD, Skeleton Key, Sweet Release, The Coral, Wirral | 2 Comments

Babelsberg calling – the Gruff Rhys interview

Posted on September 13, 2018 by writewyattuk

Three months after the release of a record he originally considered putting out two years earlier, musician, composer, producer, filmmaker and author Gruff Rhys is set to re-tread the boards around the UK, amid plenty of deserved acclaim for Babelsberg. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Ali Chant, American Interior, Anhrefn, Babelsberg, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Cardiff, Catatonia, Gruff Rhys, H. Hawkline, Lily Cole, Lisa Jên Brown, Manic Street Preachers, Ray Davies, Royal Northern College of Music, Set Fire to the Stars, Stephen McNeff, Super Furry Animals, Wales | 5 Comments

Remembering Joe Strummer, with Lucinda Mellor and Robert Gordon McHarg III

Posted on September 7, 2018 by writewyattuk

To mark late September 2018’s release of a box-set tribute to Clash frontman, punk pioneer, singer/songwriter, activist and all-round inspiration Joe Strummer, who died in late 2002, WriteWyattUK tracked down the project’s main drivers – artist Robert Gordon McHarg … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 101'ers, Hank Williams, Ignition Records, Joe Strummer, Joe Strummer 001, Joe Strummer Foundation, Lucinda Mellor, Lyza Jane, Mescaleros, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Peter J. Moore, Robert Elms, Robert Gordon McHarg III, Somerset, The Clash, Walker | 3 Comments

Hold tight, now we’re on our own – the Fay Fife interview

Posted on September 3, 2018 by writewyattuk

Four decades after first gracing our TV screens, belting out the tremendous ‘Top of the Pops’ on the iconic BBC chart show of the same name, the alluring Fay Fife clearly still has a passion for rock’n’roll. Anyone who’s caught … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Angel Paterson, Edinburgh, Eugene Reynolds, Fay Fife, glasgow, Jo Callis, Kid Krupa, New York, Preston, Rula Lenska, Seymour Stein, Sire, The B-52's, The Cramps, The Human League, The Revillos, The Rezillos, Top of the Pops | 1 Comment

Glade Alive – the John Bramwell interview

Posted on August 23, 2018 by writewyattuk

If there’s a camper van parked outside the Continental in Preston, Lancashire, on Thursday, September 6th, you can rest assured that John Bramwell has safely arrived from Cheshire’s clutches. The esteemed guitarist/singer/songwriter will be at the Ribbleside hostelry to play … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Badly Drawn Boy, Crewe, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, danny boyle, Dave Fidler, Don McLean, Festival No.6, I Am Kloot, John Bramwell, Leave Alone the Empty Spaces, Manchester, Minack Theatre, paul weller, Portmeirion, Preston, Robert Lindsay, Sky at Night, Sunshine, The Continental, The Ladykillers | 3 Comments

Popping back t’ Cornershop – the Tjinder Singh interview

Posted on August 16, 2018 by writewyattuk

There’s a brand new single out from indie-dance favourites Cornershop, a band Mojo have dubbed ‘the quintessential 21st-century pop group’, The Independent labelled ‘cultural critique you can dance to’, and The Guardian reckon are ‘clever and engaging, happily detached from the mainstream’. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Football | Tagged Avtar Singh, Ben Ayres, Brimful of Asha, BritPop, Cornershop, David Chambers, Derek Randall, Double Denim, Double Diamond, Gorillaz, Ian Viggars, John Peel, John Robb, lancashire, Leicester, Marcus Parnell, Preston, Suga Sugar, Tjinder Singh, Wiija, wolverhampton | 1 Comment

Stepping back to gain perspective with The Proclaimers – the Charlie Reid interview

Posted on August 9, 2018 by writewyattuk

This weekend, Cooking Vinyl release Angry Cyclist, the 11th studio album from The Proclaimers, with plenty of dates between now and the end of the year to celebrate on both sides of the Atlantic. Their first LP since 2015’s Let’s Hear … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Football, Music | Tagged Angry Cyclist, Canada, Charlie Reid, Cornwall, Craig Reid, Dave Eringa, David Tennant, Dexy's, Edinburgh, Fife, Glastonbury Festival, Hibs, I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), John Williams, Kevin Rowland, Paul Simon, Scotland, Shrek, Stephen Greenhorn, Steve Earle, Sunshine on Leith, The Clash, The Housemartins, The Proclaimers, This is the Story | 1 Comment