Category Archives: Books Films, TV & Radio

Songs of Yesterday and today – talking Free, Bad Company and more with Simon Kirke

Posted on December 9, 2020 by writewyattuk

Whichever side of the Atlantic you’re based, you won’t need reminding what a wretched year we’ve somehow clambered through. But Simon Kirke is feeling relatively chipper now, with 2021 firmly in his sights. While coronavirus continues to ravage America, this … Continue reading →

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Battling on amid the pandemic – Chorley Theatre’s inspirational survival story

Posted on December 1, 2020 by writewyattuk

“This was meant to be a big year for us. It marked the 110th anniversary of our building, plus 60 years since CADOS took control, 35 years of Chorley Youth Theatre, and 30 years since the Chorley Film Society started. … Continue reading →

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On the right track for sound and vision – in conversation with Saunder Jurriaans

Posted on November 23, 2020 by writewyattuk

It’s likely you’ve already heard some of Saunder Jurriaans’ music. Over the past decade, not only has he released records with groups Tarantula, Tarantula A.D. and Priestbird, but he’s also one half of an award-winning duo with Danny Bensi, creating … Continue reading →

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Come a long way – talking Heavenly Recordings with Robin Turner

Posted on November 21, 2020 by writewyattuk

When Robin Turner came to the phone, I half expected mayhem around him, having recently read his evocative recollections of mad days in the mid-‘90s working in the Heavenly Recordings office in Soho, one of many vivid descriptions in his … Continue reading →

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Independents’ Day – fighting the lockdown from behind closed doors at Action Records and Vinyl Exchange

Posted on November 9, 2020 by writewyattuk

As the UK returned late last week to ‘non-essential’ retail limbo – aka Lockdown 2 – amid the on-going coronavirus pandemic, I felt it was high time I caught up with two treasured independent North West record shops among many … Continue reading →

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Whole lotta Sweet’n’Sour shakin’ goin’ on – Baby Shakes talk transatlantic special relationships with The Undertones

Posted on November 8, 2020 by writewyattuk

There was always a healthy relationship between the NYC and UK punk and new wave scenes, each movement inspiring the other, from the inspirational effect of the New York Dolls and Ramones on the Sex Pistols and The Clash onwards, … Continue reading →

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Evoking the spirit of early Uriah Heep – a tribute to Ken Hensley

Posted on November 7, 2020 by writewyattuk

So many times I’ll put a record on and be transported back to specific times and places, that ability and chance to reflect involving many a genre, many a style of music, many an evocative memory. And while there was … Continue reading →

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Going viral, 2020 style …

Posted on November 1, 2020 by writewyattuk

This is a WriteWyattUK public service announcement … without guitars. Hereby follows a written intermission, after a testing fortnight on the home front in which this website’s sole scribe finally succumbed to the dreaded coronavirus. Normal service will be resumed … Continue reading →

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Graphic twists on a compelling tale – back in touch with The Wedding Present’s David Gedge

Posted on October 26, 2020 by writewyattuk

It’s been a long time in the planning, but late next week the first instalment of David Gedge’s long-awaited memoir-in-comic-book-form will be released by Scopitones Books. Stories featured in 176-page, matt-laminated, hardback Go Out and Get ‘Em Boy! – Tales … Continue reading →

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Bea Kristi delivers her pandemic ‘Care’ package – back in touch with Beabadoobee

Posted on October 21, 2020 by writewyattuk

Last December I caught Beatrice Kristi Laus, aka Beabadoobee, live at Gorilla, Manchester, headlining a sold-out package tour of young artists recording for the Dirty Hit label (with the review here). She was impressive to say the least, leading a … Continue reading →

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