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The South rises again – the Dave Hemingway interview
Cast your mind back, and follow me on a journey to my past, and the last time I got to meet Dave Hemingway. Unlikely as it seems – to me at least – it’s a quarter of the century since … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldershot, Alison Wheeler, Dave Hemingway, Dave Rotheray, Hugh Whittaker, Hull, Jacqui Abbott, Norman Cook, Paul Heaton, Sweet Refrains, The Beautiful South, The South
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Recreating the world of Mitchell and Kenyon
With a new play being staged highlighting the world of visionary film-makers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon, writewyattuk talked to Northern Irish playwright Daragh Carville about the lasting legacy of these celebrated Lancastrians. Two decades ago, a cache of historic films … Continue reading
Destination Venus, via Edinburgh, with The Rezillos’ Eugene Reynolds
New wave legends The Rezillos are back on tour, prompting writewyattuk to speak to co-founder Eugene Reynolds about 38 years of music, motorbikes and madness. I was too young to catch The Rezillos live the first time around, but my … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Paterson, Dr Feelgood, Edinburgh, Eugene Reynolds, Fay Fife, Jo Callis, motorbikes, Revillos, Rezillos, Top of the Pops
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Frank Skinner – Preston Guild Hall – a live review
I’d like to say Frank Skinner’s cleaned up his act now he’s a proud dad, moving away from his more risque material in a show of middle-aged respectability. For much of this gig that seemed to be the case – … Continue reading
Suits you, Frank – in conversation with Frank Skinner
As West Midlands stand-up comic, actor, writer, DJ and TV presenter Frank Skinner set off on a major 35-date UK tour following a successful theatre run in London, writewyattuk managed an audience with him – and got to tackle everything … Continue reading
Miles Kane / Telegram – Preston 53 Degrees (March 31, 2014)
My heart went out to Telegram on Monday, on the last night of their stint with Miles Kane yet still having to work their respective butts off to win over a partisan home crowd. This happening Anglo-Welsh outfit may already … Continue reading
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Tagged 53 Degrees, Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys, Birkenhead, Meols, Miles Kane, paul weller, Preston, Roxy Music, Telegram
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I concede for Miles – on the line with the happening Miles Kane
There’s a bit of a stir being created about Miles Kane at the moment, this affable lad from Birkenhead making a big impression on audiences around the UK and beyond. He’s certainly put the leg-work in over recent years too, … Continue reading
Still singing and playing the blues – the Tom McGuinness interview
Uh-huh … it was The Manfreds’ Tom McGuinness on the phone, speaking from his home in Cambridgeshire before his latest UK tour. And as well as covering this veteran guitarist and songwriter’s days in Manfred Mann, The Blues Band, McGuinness … Continue reading
