Category Archives: Books Films, TV & Radio

A walk on la Rive Gauche – talking Nouvelle Vague with Mélanie Pain

Posted on April 26, 2019 by writewyattuk

Mélanie Pain was working for a Paris design agency when the stars realigned and she ended up swapping careers in 2004, a favour for a friend happening to alert producer Marc Collin. And you could say the rest is … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Aix en Provence, Bande A Part, Camille Dalmais, Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, Elodie Frégé, France, Ian McCulloch, Manchester, Marc Collin, Martin Gore, Mélanie Pain, Nouvelle Vague, Olivier Libaux, Paris, Phoebe Killdeer, PiL, The Undertones, Tuxedomoon, Whyte Horses | Leave a comment

Fontaines D.C. – Blitz, Preston

Posted on April 17, 2019 by writewyattuk

‘My childhood was small, but I’m gonna be big.’ Those great ‘I was there’ moments in music history don’t come along often, and admittedly I’ve occasionally been proved wrong in the past when calling them. But this was one such … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Action Records, Big, Blitz, Boys in the Better Land, Dogrel, Dublin, Fat White Family, Fontaines D.C., Grian Chatten, Idles, Preston, the Pogues, Too Real | 1 Comment

Mott’s Class of ’74 revisited – back in touch with Ian Hunter

Posted on April 16, 2019 by writewyattuk

I only turned seven in the month Mott the Hoople released their final single with Ian Hunter, and it was another dozen years or so before I became aware of ‘Saturday Gigs’. Sure, I knew the David Bowie-penned ‘All the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged All the Young Dudes, Ariel Bender, Broadway, Campbell Devine, Connecticut, David Bowie, Ian Hunter, Morgan Fisher, Mott the Hoople, New York, Rant Band, Roll Away The Stone, Saturday Gigs, The Golden Age Of Rock’n’Roll | Leave a comment

Steve Harley Acoustic Trio – The Platform, Morecambe

Posted on April 5, 2019 by writewyattuk

You can get complacent when a venue announces ‘doors 7.30pm’, not least when your designated driver has to beat Saturday night football traffic before we can get anywhere near. We were locked in by circumstances to a just before eight … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Barry Wickens, Best Years of our Lives, Cockney Rebel, Duran Duran, James Lascelles, Make Me Smile, Morecambe, Mr Raffles, Mr Soft, Poetic Justice, Scott Walker, Sebastian, Steve Harley, Stranger Comes to Town, The Platform, The Wedding Present, Viagra, Vince Clarke | Leave a comment

Tales from the Rocking Chair songsmith – in conversation with Dean Friedman

Posted on April 5, 2019 by writewyattuk

While four decades have passed since Dean Friedman’s biggest UK hits, admittance of a liking for him in trendy circles often remains reserved to cautious whispers here and there. But Dean’s hip stock rose with the inclusion in 1987 of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Ariel, Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five, Boo Hewerdine, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Difford, Dean Friedman, Edinburgh Fringe, Epstein Theatre, Gilbert O'sullivan, Half Man half Biscuit, Johnny Fingers, Lucky Stars, Monkees, New Jersey, New York, Nigel Blackwell, Old Courts Wigan, Peter Tork, Richard Digance, SongFest, The Blenders, Well Well said the Rocking Chair | Leave a comment

A Message from our Rude Boy – the Neville Staple interview

Posted on March 28, 2019 by writewyattuk

It will be 40 years in May since debut Special AKA single ‘Gangsters’ thrilled a nation, the first single on 2 Tone Records a fine example of all that followed from that ground-breaking independent label. Before 1979 was out, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 2 Tone, Bernie Rhodes, Coventry, Fidel Glasgow, Fun Boy Three, Gangsters, Ghost Town, Jamaica, Neville Staple, Pauline Black, Pete Waterman, punk, Put Away Your Knives, Ranking Roger, Rat Scabies, Roddy Radiation, Rude Rebels, ska, Terry Hall, The Beat, The Clash, The Specials, The Undertones | Leave a comment

London Calling to the faraway towns – the Gary Crowley interview

Posted on March 22, 2019 by writewyattuk

Behind every successful career you tend to find a mix of good fortune and hard work, but you’re unlikely to hear any gripes about the latter from highly-affable broadcaster, TV presenter and DJ Gary Crowley. His on-air charm and warm … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Capital Radio, Clibe Banks, Demon, Edsel, Gary Crowley, Jack Lemmon, Joe Strummer, Lisson Green, London, Mick Jones, Mono Media Films, Paul McCartney, paul weller, Postcard, Punk and New Wave, Radio London, Sex Pistols, Sian philipps, Soho Radio, The Beatles, The Clash, The Jam | Leave a comment

Glenn Tilbrook / Charlie Austen – Clitheroe, The Grand

Posted on March 18, 2019 by writewyattuk

With the A59 submerged in places that afternoon, there was a worry that we might not even reach Clitheroe on Saturday night. But if Glenn Tilbrook could get across from a Newcastle Opera House date with Wilko Johnson in that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Bryan Ferry, Charlie Austen, Chris Difford, Clitheroe, Glenn Tilbrook, Goodbye Girl, nine Below Zero, Squeeze, Take Me I'm Yours, The Fluffers, The Grand, Trussell Trust, Wilko Johnson | Leave a comment

Fisherman’s Friends / Sunderland Crew – Morecambe, The Platform

Posted on March 15, 2019 by writewyattuk

There was a storm brewing in the Irish Sea last Friday as we parked on the blustery prom at Morecambe and headed across the road from the Midland Hotel to The Platform. It was the sort of night you thank … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Cornwall, Cousin Jack, Fisherman's Friends, Jeremy Brown, Jon Cleave, Morecambe, Padstow, Port Isaac, Show of Hands, Steve Knightley, Sunderland Crew, Sunderland Point, The Platform | Leave a comment

Further strings to the bow – back in touch with Gretchen Peters

Posted on March 14, 2019 by writewyattuk

It seems that she’s hardly been back in Nashville a few weeks, but American singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters is set to return to the UK – her ‘second home’ – next month for a rather special, potentially one-off tour. This time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Barry Walsh, Blackbirds, Bringing It All Back Home, Celtic Connections, Dancing with the Beast, Gretchen Peters, Manchester, Nashville, Oundle, Royal Northern College of Music, Southern Fried Strings Quartet, Transatlantic Sessions | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Books Films, TV & Radio

A walk on la Rive Gauche – talking Nouvelle Vague with Mélanie Pain

Fontaines D.C. – Blitz, Preston

Mott’s Class of ’74 revisited – back in touch with Ian Hunter

Steve Harley Acoustic Trio – The Platform, Morecambe

Tales from the Rocking Chair songsmith – in conversation with Dean Friedman

A Message from our Rude Boy – the Neville Staple interview

London Calling to the faraway towns – the Gary Crowley interview

Glenn Tilbrook / Charlie Austen – Clitheroe, The Grand

Fisherman’s Friends / Sunderland Crew – Morecambe, The Platform

Further strings to the bow – back in touch with Gretchen Peters

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