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The change is Cast (in stone) – John Power through the Looking Glass
It’s been a big year for Cast, these Liverpudlian indie veterans currently working on a brand new album and midway through a happening UK tour. Those dates culminate in December 5’s sell-out All Change 20th anniversary show alongside the Royal Liverpool … Continue reading
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Tagged All Change, Cast, Jay Lewis, John Leckie, John Power, Keith O'Neill, Lee Mavers, Liam Tyson, Liverpool, Peter Wilkinson, Preston, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, The La's
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Punchlines, headlines, good times and hard lines – the Dave Spikey interview
I go a few years back with Dave Spikey, first meeting this ever-entertaining Lancastrian when he dropped in at my old workplace, the Chorley Guardian, with fellow comedian Peter Kay in early 2000. At that point the pair had already … Continue reading
Back to The Icicle Works – the Ian McNabb interview
I don’t pretend to be the greatest aficionado on the life and times of Ian McNabb, the esteemed Liverpudlian singer-songwriter and leader of The Icicle Works. But I know a fair bit about the Merseybeast’s story, not least his considerable … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Brookside, Chris Layhe, Chris Sharrock, Crazyhorse, glasgow, Hollow Horse, Ian Broudie, Ian McNabb, Julian Cope, Liverpool, Martun Bramah, Mathew Priest, Merseybeast, Newcastle, Paul Du Noyer, Preston, Richard Naiff, Roy Corkhill, The Icicle Works, The Long Lost Band
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Time to Breathe Again, in the company of Midge Ure
If you were to condense the history of popular music from the mid-’70s to the turn of the ’90s into a few pages, Midge Ure would still get a pretty impressive showing. Not just in the footnotes either, despite being … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Band Aid, Bob Geldof, Breathe, glasgow, If i Was, India Electric Co., Malcolm McLaren, Midge Ure, Phil Lynott, Rich Kids, Slik, Steve Strange, Thin Lizzy, Ultravox, Visage
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Living it up in Limboland – the Bill Bailey interview
Apparently, Bill Bailey’s current tour involves tales of the comic finding himself in a halfway place, railing against a world that doesn’t match up to expectations, while contemplating the true nature of happiness. He’ll no doubt touch on his countless … Continue reading
Squeeze / John Cooper Clarke – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Dr John Cooper Clarke was already halfway down Beasley Street by the time I rocked up at the Liverpool Phil on Monday night. The legendary wordsmith is as much a stand-up comic these days, his one-liners and winning anecdotes soon … Continue reading
Heaven 17, plus 35 – the Martyn Ware interview
It was 35 years ago that Martyn Ware left The Human League, what began as a creative non-band project soon evolving into Heaven 17. Big times followed for both Sheffield outfits, and while Heaven 17’s ground-breaking debut LP Penthouse and … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged BEF, Glenn Gregory, Heaven 17, How Men Are, Ian Craig Marsh, Jeremy Corbyn, Liverpool, Martyn Ware, National Trust, Penthouse and Pavement, Phil Oakey, Sheffield, Sheffield Wednesday, The Human League, The Luxury Gap, The Undertones, Tina Turner
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Celebrating Little Victories – the Alan Davies interview
Following the success of his 55-date Little Victories UK tour in 2014, and having already added extra dates this year, Alan Davies is set for a final 15-date autumn leg. That includes a date at Preston Guild Hall in early … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre
Tagged Alan Davies, Arsenal, As Yet Untitled, Bill Bailey, Bob and Rose, David Renwick, Jonathan Creek, Katie Davies, Little Victories, My Favourite People & Me, Preston, QI, The Brief, The Temptations, Ulrika Johnson, Whites, Whitstable
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Squeeze – Cradle to the Grave – a writewyattuk review
Squeeze are back, some 17 years after the rather disappointing Domino, with a brand new set of songs. And they’re everything I might have hoped for. In the same sense that I wish The Beatles’ Let It Be hadn’t followed Abbey Road … Continue reading
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