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.

Such a good thing we do – in conversation with The Everlasting Yeah’s Raymond Gorman, part one

Posted on August 18, 2014 by writewyattuk

A few weeks back, this blogger got in touch with Raymond Gorman and tackled the London-based guitarist on his That Petrol Emotion days and their latest incarnation, The Everlasting Yeah. It would serve two purposes – so I could wax … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Anima Rising, Ciaran McLaughlin, Damian O'Neill, Derry, John O'Neill, London, Mickey Bradley, Pete Wylie, Raymond Gorman, Steve Mack, That Petrol Emotion, The Everlasting Yeah, The Undertones | 9 Comments

Hunger for the big time – the alt-J interview

Posted on August 14, 2014 by writewyattuk

There’s a real buzz about alt-J at present, with a band that met barely seven years ago set to release their second album, after major success with their debut. But keyboard player/vocalist Gus Unger-Hamilton seems fairly level-headed about the experience. Despite … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged alt-J, An Awesome Wave, Breezeblocks, Cambridge, Fitzpleasure, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Gwil Sainsbury, Hunger of the Pines, Joe Newman, Leeds, Mercury Prize, Tessellate, This Is All Yours, Thom Green | 2 Comments

Lynott’s legacy lives on – introducing the Black Star Riders

Posted on August 3, 2014 by writewyattuk

A band formed out of the ashes of Thin Lizzy are currently rocking the UK, with the Black Star Riders on the crest of a wave after the success of their first album. And according to guitarist Damon Johnson, new and … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Alabama, All Hell Breaks Loose, Black Star Riders, Brian Downey, Damon Johnson, Eric Bell, Gary Moore, Jimmy DeGrasso, Phil Lynott, Ricky Warwick, Robbie Crane, Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy | Leave a comment

From Ultravox and Underpass to overground success – the John Foxx interview

Posted on August 1, 2014 by writewyattuk

John Foxx has become something of a cult hero in discerning circles over the last four decades, making a big noise in the art and music world. He has strong associations with the new wave of electronic music that saw us … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged chorley, Edge Hill University, Institute of Contemporary Arts, John Foxx, lancashire, Metamatic, Phil Cool, Preston, Royal College of Art, Shoreditch, Ultravox, Underpass, Virgin | 8 Comments

The Wedding Present / The Treated – Hebden Bridge – July 26, 2014

Posted on July 28, 2014 by writewyattuk

What a night. One of those memorable summer gigs at an intimate venue where you’re sweating like hell and being jolted around anyway, so might as well dance. Did I mention how hot it was? David Gedge certainly did, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Bizarro, David Gedge, Hebden Bridge Trades Club, Pixies, Seamonsters, The Treated, The Wedding Present, Valentina, Watusi, Yorkshire | 2 Comments

Kick it like Dick, Kerr’s – the story behind No Man’s Land

Posted on July 25, 2014 by writewyattuk

In a year of widespread First World War centenary commemorations, a Lancashire theatre company is focusing on another aspect of that defining era – the rise of women’s football. And Northern Irish actor/playwright Stephanie McKervill is just the latest to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre | Tagged Alice Woods, Ballymena, Clitheroe, Dick Kerr's Ladies, Gail Newsham, lancashire, Lily Parr, Preston, Ribcaged Productions, Stephanie McKervill, women's football | Leave a comment

A truly independent spirit – the Badly Drawn Boy interview

Posted on July 18, 2014 by writewyattuk

Ahead of appearances at the Beat-Herder Festival in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley and Portmeirion’s Festival No.6 in North Wales, writewyattuk tackled Damon Gough – aka Badly Drawn Boy – on everything from Beck to Boney M and Bruce Springsteen. Before I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged About a Boy, Badly Drawn Boy, Beat-Herder, Beck, Boney M, Bruce Springsteen, Chorlton, Damon Gough, Hour of the Bewilderbeast, lancashire, Nick Hornby, No.6 Festival | 2 Comments

Highways, Islands and Magic Moments – the Jo Bartlett interview

Posted on July 14, 2014 by writewyattuk

Now and again a song tugs the heart-strings, and for me it’s more likely to be because of an under-stated beauty rather than a claw-hammer approach. A case in point is Highway Found, the title track of Jo Bartlett’s latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Bluetrain, Buzz Club, C86, Chestnut Radio, Dan Treacy, Danny Hagan, Go! Service, Green Man Festival, It's Jo and Danny, Jo Bartlett, Kodiak Island, Lund Quartet, Pinkunoizu, That Petrol Emotion, Third Rail, Yellow Moon Band | 9 Comments

Timperley Sunsets and New York Mornings – In Conversation with Jon Ronson

Posted on July 14, 2014 by writewyattuk

Jon Ronson is a busy man, this Cardiff-born, New York-based writer, film-maker and broadcaster clearly juggling lots of big deadlines. But he was nothing less than charming and entertaining when we caught up via a web link from NYC this … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Domhnall Gleeson, Ewan McGregor, Frank Sidebottom, George Clooney, Jon Ronson, Maeve Higgins, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Man From Delmonte, Mark Radcliffe, Michael Fassbender, The Men Who Stare At Goats, The Psychopath Test, Them: Adventures with Extremists | Leave a comment

Deadwood Dog determined to party on the Preston front

Posted on July 11, 2014 by writewyattuk

Nine months after launching their debut album, United Colours of Bigotry, Deadwood Dog are on something of a high. The Preston seven-piece visit 53 Degrees this Saturday, July 12, returning to a treasured University of Central Lancashire venue facing closure … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 53 Degrees, bouzouki, Daevid Goral Barker, Dan Donnelly, Deadwood Dog, Evil Blizzard, Joy Division, Mick Stokes, Preston, The Warehouse, Wonder Stuff | 1 Comment