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Robert Forster – Band on the Wall, Manchester
I missed out on The Go-Betweens live during their defining 1978/90 spell and the 2000/6 second coming, that latter period providing three LPs now nestling among my favourites of all time. But I had the pleasure of witnessing Robert Foster … Continue reading
Out of the shadow of Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine – the Jim Bob interview
Don’t expect hyperbole when talking to Jim Morrison. Despite that rock star name, this was never an artist seemingly at ease at being on pop’s top table. In fact, he’s been known throughout his career as plain Jim Bob; not … Continue reading
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Tagged 101 Damnations, 30 Something, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Cherry Red, Chrysalis, Crystal Palace, Darwen Live, David Essex, Elvis Costello, Fruitbat, Gigantic, Jamie Wednesday, Jim Bob, Manchester Academy, Phillip Schofield, Sheriff Fatman, Stephen Dalton, Steve Lamacq, The Clash, The Jam, Vox
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All Night Party People – in conversation with A Certain Ratio’s Jez Kerr
It promises to be a busy year for industrial punk-funk pioneers and indie-dance survivors A Certain Ratio, currently playing a series of UK dates to coincide with new Mute collection, ACR:BOX. After 2018’s acr:set compilation and their LP reissue campaign, the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Certain Ratio, Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias, Band on the Wall, C.P. Lee, Eddie Thomas, Factory Records, Gordon the Moron, Grace Jones, Jez Kerr, Jilted John, Joy Division, Manchester, Manchester Musicians Collective, Manchester United, Manchester Youth Theatre, Martin Hannett, Mute, New Order, Pips, Russell Club, Shack Up, Tony Wilson
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The Undertones / The Neville Staple Band – The Ritz, Manchester
An early start caught me out, my train arriving after seven, The Neville Staple Band already in charge by the time I’d made it from nearby Oxford Road station. And to channel ska inspiration Prince Buster and fellow 1979 breakthroughs … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979, Bexhill, Billy Doherty, Buzzcocks, Damian O'Neill, Fun Boy Three, Hypnotised, John O'Neill, Manchester, Manchester Ritz, Mickey Bradley, Neville Staple, Paul Hanley, Paul McLoone, Pete Shelley, punk, ska, southampton, The Specials, The Undertones
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Top of the world, looking back on Creation – the Alan McGee interview
When I got through to Alan McGee, it sounded like he was having his flat trashed by Dr Who monsters, possibly in the process of drowning him in a bubble bath. Either that or it was just another day … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan McGee, Boo Radleys, Creation Records, Danny Baker, danny boyle, Dexy's, glasgow, Happy Mondays, Irvine Welsh, Jesus and Mary Chain, Kevin Rowland, Kevin Shields, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Primal Scream, Sony, Teenage Fanclub, Warrington
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Family Entertainment – celebrating The Undertones, part two – back in touch with Damian O’Neill
With the 40th anniversary of the self-named LP by The Undertones just a few days away, here’s part two of a special WriteWyattUK feature celebrating a momentous 1979 album, this time tackling guitarist Damian O’Neill about that fantastic debut, amid … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Derry Girls, Eden Studios, Elvis Costello, Feargal Sharkey, Hypnotised, John O'Neill, Lene Lovich, Locky Morris, Mickey Bradley, Mike Hedges, Neville Staple, New York Dolls, Paul McLoone, Rare, Roger Bechirian, That Petrol Emotion, The Clash, The Specials, The Undertones, Wisseloord
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Family Entertainment, part one – celebrating 40 years of The Undertones’ debut LP with John O’Neill
May 13th marks the 40th anniversary of the self-named debut LP by The Undertones, as good a reason as any to track down two of my guitar heroes, brothers Damian and John O’Neill. I don’t tend to do double interviews, … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Derry Girls, Eden Studios, Elvis Costello, Feargal Sharkey, Hypnotised, John O'Neill, Lene Lovich, Locky Morris, Mickey Bradley, Mike Hedges, Neville Staple, New York Dolls, Paul McLoone, Rare, Roger Bechirian, That Petrol Emotion, The Clash, The Specials, The Undertones, Wisseloord
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Nouvelle Vague – Manchester Gorilla
I’ve witnessed some effective starts to live shows lately, with the arrival of Mélanie Pain and Phoebe Killdeer to the stage at The Gorilla particularly jaw-dropping. The price of the drinks already had me a little dazed, but this was … Continue reading
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Tagged Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, Joy Division, Manchester, Marc Collin, Mélanie Pain, New Order, Nouvelle Vague, Olivier Libaux, OMD, Pete Shelley, Phoebe Killdeer, Ramones, The Smiths, The Specials, The Undertones, Tuxedomoon, Violent Femmes, Visage
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Mott the Hoople ’74 – Manchester Academy
Five decades after his initial Mott the Hoople recordings, it’s fair to say Ian Hunter knows a fair bit about live presence and was certainly on sparkling form in Manchester for this Class of ‘74 reunion. What’s more, fellow survivors … Continue reading
A walk on la Rive Gauche – talking Nouvelle Vague with Mélanie Pain
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
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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
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