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Be Stiff: The Stiff Records Story by Richard Balls – a writewyattuk review
When it comes to music biographies, Richard Balls doesn’t go for easy options, and his latest subject matter couldn’t have been the easiest to research. He’s managed to pull it off though, as you might expect from the author of … Continue reading
The fairy godmothers of swing-pop drop by – The Puppini Sisters interview
Marcella Puppini and Kate Mullins are sat by the phone, the two founding members of The Puppini Sisters well and truly in the festive spirit. They’re clearly looking forward to their Christmas tour, those eight dates including visits to The … Continue reading
Glam rock, glam role model – the Katherine Ryan interview
Katherine Ryan’s Glam Role Model show completes a 53-date UK tour this week, with nights at Lancaster’s Dukes Theatre (December 11) and Preston’s 53 Degrees (December 12) followed by a double-finale at Reading’s South Street Arts Centre (December 13/14). And … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre
Tagged Canada, Comic Relief, Cork, Dara O Briain, Glam Role Model, Hooters, Katherine Ryan, Lancaster, Nicki Minaj, Ontario, Preston, reading
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Market Square to Gaza and back – Pete Trewavas talks Marillion
According to Marillion’s latest press pack, this long-established Buckinghamshire-based band are one of the UK music scene’s best-kept secrets. How much of a secret you can be when you’ve sold 15 million albums, released 17 studio albums, had eight UK … Continue reading
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Tagged Anoraknophobia, Aylesbury, Edison’s Children, Fish, Gaza, Hoping Foundation, Kino, Marillion, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Sounds That Can't Be Made, Steve Hogarth, Transatlantic
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Eddie Holman / Preston’s Got Soul – 53 Degrees, Preston
While the temperature plummeted 52 degrees lower than the name of the venue, Eddie Holman brought plenty of warmth when he visited this Northern Soul stronghold on Friday night. And from the moment this Philly veteran stepped on stage at … Continue reading
Cool as you like it – Stephen Holt on the return of Inspiral Carpets
If you’d heard the album Inspiral Carpets in recent weeks without knowing the full story, you could be excused for thinking this was a debut LP. Not just because the band chose their own name for the title, but the … Continue reading
‘Eddie’s my name!’ In conversation with Eddie Holman
Eddie Holman was up at 5am the day I called him, and two hours later the 68-year-old Baptist minister and soul legend was definitely on a roll. That was Philadelphia time, five hours behind the UK, the man credited with … Continue reading
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Tagged 53 Degrees, Eddie Holman, Falsetto, Harlem, Hey There Lonely Girl, Jackie Wilson, New York City, Northern Soul, Philadelphia, Preston's Got Soul
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Still Stiff, after all these years – the Richard Balls interview
Right now, the chief organ-grinder at writewyattuk is tackling Richard Balls’ Be Stiff: The Stiff Records Story, a compelling biography of the legendary and ground-breaking indie label. A review will follow on these pages, but until then here’s an interview with … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Dave Robinson, Devo, Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, Jake Riviera, Madness, Nick Lowe, Norwich, Rachel Sweet, Richard Balls, Shane McGowan, Stiff Records, the Pogues, Wreckless Eric
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Here She Comes (again) – The Hazel O’Connor interview
Hazel O’Connor has lived ‘up in the hills’ of County Wicklow for around 25 years now, based just under an hour from Dublin. She has Irish roots, Hazel’s Dad having left Galway for Coventry, where he worked at a local … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Breaking Glass, Clare Hirst, Coventry, David Bowie, George Michael, Glenn Matlock, Hazel O'Connor, Hugh Cornwell, Ian Dury, Mick Jones, Midge Ure, Phil Daniels, Robert Smith, Sarah Fisher, The Flys, The Rich Kids, The Stranglers, Toyah Willcox, Will You
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