Category Archives: Books Films, TV & Radio

Northside rendezvous: Dave Hemingway, post-Housemartins, Beautiful South and The South, introduces the Sunbirds

Posted on August 10, 2020 by writewyattuk

Beautiful South founder member Dave Hemingway is back, his new outfit, Sunbirds, set to release debut album Cool To Be Kind at the end of October, via independent label Nectar Records. Since stepping back from the live scene with spin-off … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Alison Wheeler, Cool To Be Kind, Crewe, Gaz Birtles, Hessle Road, Hugh Whitaker, Hull, Jack Parnell, Laura Wilcockson, Leeds, Marc Parnell, Paul Heaton, Phil Barton, Steel Threads, Teo Miller, The Beautiful South, The Housemartins, The South | Leave a comment

Furs come, Furs serve – celebrating Made of Rain and 40-plus years of beautiful chaos with The Psychedelic Furs’ Tim Butler

Posted on August 5, 2020 by writewyattuk

Almost three decades after their previous release, The Psychedelic Furs are back on the shelves, it would seem, latest LP Made of Rain’s release date initially put back three months by the global pandemic. But what’s three months after 29 years? … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Amanda Kramer, Cream, Forever Now, Howard Thompson, Jah Wobble, Kentucky, Liberty, Love My Way, Love Spit Love, Made of Rain, Mars Williams, Paul Garisto, Pauline Murray, Pretty in Pink, R.E.M., Rich Good, Richard Butler, Richard Fortus, Royal Albert Hall, St Louis, Steve Lillywhite, The Cure, The Ghost in You, The Psychedelic Furs, Tim Butler, Tim palmer, Wendy James, World Outside | Leave a comment

Film and Faction Romance – in conversation with Virginia Heath and Grant Keir

Posted on July 27, 2020 by writewyattuk

Four months ago, I had the pleasure of seeing Scottish singer/songwriter Kenny Anderson and his band, collectively King Creosote, live-score 2014’s celebrated archive film From Scotland With Love, by New Zealand-born director/screenwriter Virginia Heath. That Bridgewater Hall show in Manchester … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged A Very Unsettled Summer, Ana Ularu, Bandung Productions, Channel 4, Cigar Box Blues, Edinburgh, Faction North, From Scotland with Love, Gerard Sekoto, Grant Keir, human trafficking, King Creosote, Liam Firmager, Lift Share, Manhattan Brothers, Mark Rowley, My Dangerous Loverboy, New Zealand, Rear Window, Relativity, Sheffield, Suzi Q, Suzi Quatro, The Battle for Algiers, The Conformist, Three Chords and the Truth, Virginia Heath, Waverley Steps | Leave a comment

The rise and rise of Fontaines D.C. – in conversation with Conor Deegan III

Posted on July 20, 2020 by writewyattuk

Technical issues ensured I was 10 minutes late getting hold of Fontaines D.C. bass player Conor Deegan III, aka Deego. But if he was rattled by that – with another appointment lined up 20 minutes later across Dublin City, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged A Hero's Death, Alexandra Palace, BIMM, Carlos O'Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan, County Mayo, Dan Carey, Dogrel, Dublin, Fontaines D.C., Grian Chatten, Lee Hazlewood, Manchester, Preston, Tom Coll | Leave a comment

Broadcasting On the Wire after all these years – in conversation with Steve Barker

Posted on July 13, 2020 by writewyattuk

It’s been 42 years since St Annes-based East Lancs lad Steve Barker made his broadcasting debut on Radio Blackburn, his contributions to the RPM magazine show leading to him helping usher in the 1980s with follow-up, Spin Off, and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged BBC Radio Lancashire, Blackburn, Burnley, Clitheroe Castle, David Bowie, David Rodigan, Geoff Travis, Jimi Hendrix, John Peel, Keele University, lancashire, Lee Scratch Perry, Mark E Smith, Mel-o-tones, Nelson Grammar School, On the Wire, Reggae, Sex Pistols, St Annes, Steve Barker, Steve Urquhart, Stuart Maconie, The Clash, The Wire, Yoko Ono | 6 Comments

Somehow still finding his way home and away – the Jon Anderson interview

Posted on July 5, 2020 by writewyattuk

More than 50 years after his debut recordings with Yes, Lancashire-born US citizen and legendary vocalist and songwriter Jon Anderson remains enthused about his music, eager to spread the word about his 15th solo album. The prog rock icon is … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 000 hands, 1, Accrington, Accrington Stanley, Alan White, Amen Corner, Bill Bruford, California, Chris Squire, David Lloyd, Family, Hands & Feet, Heads, Ian Anderson, Jean-Luc Ponty, Jon and Vangelis, Jon Anderson, Keith Emerson, Kitaro, La Chasse, lancashire, Lonnie Donegan, Michael Franklin, Olias of Sunhillow, Orlando, Rick Wakeman, Roine Stolt, Steve Howe, The Marquee, Trevor Rabin, Vangelis, Yes | 2 Comments

Pele to Amsterdam and beyond – telling The Story of Ian Prowse

Posted on June 26, 2020 by writewyattuk

Three months after a successful tour with Elvis Costello prematurely curtailed by COVID-19 restrictions, Ian Prowse remains on a high, interest in his music, past and present, refusing to tail off, aided by his entertaining Friday night online shows. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Amsterdam, Bill Drummond, Bruce Springsteen, Christy Moore, Does This Train Stop on Merseyside, Ellesmere Port, Elvis Costello, Ian Prowse, John Peel, Liverpool, Merseyside, Pele, the Pogues, Tranmere Rovers | Leave a comment

Totally wired for the Soundation experience – talking Bhajan Bhoy with Ajay Saggar

Posted on June 19, 2020 by writewyattuk

Holland-based musical maverick Ajay Saggar may have been locked down in recent weeks with partner Yoke and their 20-year-old son Arun, a University of Amsterdam student. But don’t think for one moment he’s been twiddling his thumbs since his last … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Action Records, Ajax, Ajay Saggar, Amsterdam, Bhajan Bhoy, Bis, Bless Bless, Boo Radleys, Cat Power, Concrète, Dandelion Adventure, Deutsche Ashram, Dinosaur Jr., Donkey, Giant Drag, Holland, Hound God, John Peel, Karl Burns, King Champion Sounds, Kraftwerk, Krommenie, Manchester, Marcus Parnell, Múm, Mike Watt, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine, OCCII, Oli Heffernan, Paradiso, Preston, Robbie Basho, Steve Barker, The Fall, The Fillmore, Trans-Europe Express, University Challenged | 1 Comment

Exploring the story of Optic Nerve Recordings – in conversation with Ian Allcock

Posted on June 18, 2020 by writewyattuk

Ordering a few classic and soon-to-be classic indie records in recent times, I was surprised to find an emerging label I was getting to know through an impressive catalogue happened to be operating from just up the road in Preston, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Action Records, Apple Boutique, BOB, Girls at our Best, John Ellis, McCarthy, Northampton, Optic Nerve, Preston, Tess Parks, The Enid, The Loft, The Stranglers, The Vaselines, The Wedding Present, The Wolfhounds, Wah!, Wee Cherubs | Leave a comment

Celebrating Shellshock Rock, four decades down the line

Posted on June 16, 2020 by writewyattuk

Seeing as our TV sets were seemingly full of depressing images from the aftermath of bomb damage and troops patrolling streets at the time, it’s good to have a celluloid reminder of something more positive going on in late-1970s Northern … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Barry McIlheney, Belfast, Cherry Red, Clive Culbertson, Derry, Good Vibrations, John T. Davis, New York, Northern Ireland, Rod Vey, Rudi, Ruefrex, Shellshock Rock, Starjets, Stiff Little Fingers, Stuart Bailie, Terri Hooley, The Idiots, The Moondogs, The Outcasts, The Undertones, XDreamysts | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Books Films, TV & Radio

Northside rendezvous: Dave Hemingway, post-Housemartins, Beautiful South and The South, introduces the Sunbirds

Furs come, Furs serve – celebrating Made of Rain and 40-plus years of beautiful chaos with The Psychedelic Furs’ Tim Butler

The rise and rise of Fontaines D.C. – in conversation with Conor Deegan III

Broadcasting On the Wire after all these years – in conversation with Steve Barker

Somehow still finding his way home and away – the Jon Anderson interview

Pele to Amsterdam and beyond – telling The Story of Ian Prowse

Totally wired for the Soundation experience – talking Bhajan Bhoy with Ajay Saggar

Exploring the story of Optic Nerve Recordings – in conversation with Ian Allcock

Celebrating Shellshock Rock, four decades down the line

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