-
Recent Posts
- Discovering The Lost Boys of Carbis Bay – in conversation with cinematographer Daniel Simpkins
- Billy Bragg – a personal appreciation
- Up and rock ‘n’ rollin’ with the rest – back in touch with Slade’s Dave Hill
- Holding on for tomorrow… and all our yesterdays – talking Blur with Dave Rowntree
- Praise if you wanna – talking Paul Weller with Dan Jennings
- Stone Foundation – The Cornish Bank, Falmouth
- Hello? Is that the second greatest songwriter this world will ever know? – in praise of Vinny Peculiar’s Things Too Long Left Unsaid
- Love is here today – celebrating Brian Wilson, Sly Stone and the power of music’s family affairs
- Further celebrating Rick Buckler and The Jam, on the road and in print
- From The Jam / Stanley Road All Stars / Stax Pistols / Samuel Rogers – Here Comes the Weekend, Woking FC
Archives
Categories
Meta
-
WriteWyattUK on Facebook
Category Archives: Books Films, TV & Radio
Blancmange: Unfurnished Rooms – a writewyattuk review
While Blancmange will always remain a two-man entity in the hearts of much of their loyal fanbase, it’s worth noting it’s now been six years since Neil Arthur was largely left to his own devices in the engine room. Carrying … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Benge, Blancmange, David Bowie, David Rhodes, Fader, John Foxx, John Grant, lancashire, Neil Arthur, Stephen Luscombe, Unfurnished Rooms
1 Comment
Wind and Rain and Shine – the Graham Gouldman interview
Perhaps I should open with a few stats, seeing as today’s interviewee is associated with plenty that make for impressive reading. For starters, 10cc, the band Graham Gouldman formed with Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Crème in 1972, have … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged 10cc, Andrew Gold, Bus Stop, Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Graham Nash, Heartful of Songs, Herman's Hermits, I'm Not in Love, Kevin Godley, Lol Creme, Manchester, Salford, Stockport, The Hollies, The Mindbenders, The Mockingbirds, The Yardbirds
5 Comments
Regarde le chou: getting a taste for Cabbage with Joe Martin
Performance poet turned guitarist/singer Joe Martin was between a band rehearsal and a couple of train rides that would take him over the North Yorkshire border when I called him. But when I let on that a version of our interview … Continue reading
Believe Me Him – back in touch with Blancmange’s Neil Arthur
Based in Gloucestershire since leaving London a dozen years ago, Blancmange mastermind Neil Arthur continues to divide his time between the Cotswolds and old haunts in the capital. “I really enjoy it, including walks when I finish work or early … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Benge, Blancmange, Cornwall, Darwen, David Rhodes, Don't Tell Me, Fader, Gloucestershire, Heaven 17, John Foxx, John Grant, Kincaid, lancashire, Living on the Ceiling, Martyn Ware, Neil Arthur, Stephen Luscombe, The Human League, Unfurnished Rooms
3 Comments
Reprising the Roachford Files – the Andrew Roachford interview
After his latest successful tour with Mike + The Mechanics, Andrew Roachford is back on the road with his band this autumn. Know the name but struggling to place the back-catalogue? Well, his biggest hits came with his first collective in the … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Al Green, Amy Winehouse, Andrew Roachford, Balham, Bill Roachford, Bill Withers, Cuddly Toy, Free, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Mike + The Mechanics, Mike Rutherford, Otis Redding, Paul Carrack, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rick Astley, Sly and the Family, The Clash
1 Comment
Talking ’bout that Who generation – back in conversation with Richard Houghton
Did you happen to catch a band called The High Numbers in Greenford, West London, in 1963? They were regulars at the Oldfield Hotel around then, still playing there the following year, by which time they’d changed name to The … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Bath, Blackpool, Bob Pridden, Brighton, Derby, Greenford, Harrow, I Was There, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Loughborough, Manchester, Morecambe, Pete Townshend, Pink Floyd, Rawtenstall, Richard Houghton, Roger Daltrey, Shepherd's Bush, Stafford, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Wedding Present, The Who, Wealdstone, Wem, Wembley
2 Comments
After the pills ‘n’ thrills and bellyaches – the Rowetta interview
Legendary Madchester trailblazers Happy Mondays are set to return later this year for a 25-date UK and Irish tour, their Twenty Four Hour Party People Greatest Hits Show, with those November and December appearances marking the 30th anniversary of the … Continue reading
From Weller to the Moon – in conversation with music writer Ian Snowball
Ian Snowball was writing the foreword for a book on a Merseyside football casual turned Para when I called, having also recently co-authored Beatles-related novel A Hard Day’s Month with his friend Mark Baxter. There are many more publications out there … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Dexy's, Don Powell, Ian Snowball, Keith Moon, Kenney Jones, Maidstone, Mick Avory, Mick Talbot, Mod, Oasis, paul weller, Pete Townshend, Red Planet, Rick Buckler, Steve White, The Jam, The Style Council, The Who
2 Comments
The Wedding Present / The Catenary Wires / Miles Salisbury – The Continental, Preston
When Un-Peeled promoter Tuff Life Boogie broke the news that The Wedding Present were coming to my favourite Lancashire riverside locale in early March, there was much excitement from the North West indie fraternity, with one date soon not enough. … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Amelia Fletcher, Bizarro, Blank Students, Caternary Wires, Charlie Layton, Danielle Wadey, David Gedge, George Best, Going Going, John Peel, Marcus Kain, Miles Salisbury, Preston, Talulah Gosh, The Continental, The Wedding Present, Tuff Life Boogie, Valentina
4 Comments
writewyattuk 