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Category Archives: Music
Christine and the Queens – Manchester Apollo
She may be less than five feet tall, but Héloïse Letissier commands a mighty on-stage presence, endearing and quirky yet very much in charge and assured. I’m guessing that state of mind only came with life experience, but her worldly-wise … Continue reading
The Members – The Star and Garter, Manchester
If you’ve seen The Members on a bill recently, it’s understandable if you felt sceptical about a line-up without lead singer Nicky Tesco, that voice and charismatic energy a key component of what this band were about. But there in … Continue reading
The Cardigans: from indie roots to Gran Turismo and beyond – the Nina Persson interview
Nina Persson was between rehearsals with The Cardigans at home in Malmö when I called, getting set for four UK dates revisiting the band’s best-selling album Gran Turismo in full, 20 years on. Including the singles ‘Hanging Around’, ‘Erase/Rewind’ and ‘My … Continue reading
The Comeback: Elvis and the Story of the ’68 Special by Simon Goddard – a WriteWyattUK review
I wasn’t quite sure what to make of The Comeback: Elvis and the Story of the ’68 Special at first. I felt I already knew plenty about the event and circumstances surrounding it, even though I was barely a year … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Allan Blye, Bob Finkel, Bobby Kennedy, Chris Beard, Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis 68 Special, Elvis Presley, Graceland, Harry Belafonte, Martin Luther King, NBC, Omnibus Press, Simon Goddard, Steve Binder, The Comeback: Elvis and the Story of the ’68 Special
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Forever switched on – back in touch with Andy Kershaw
It’s been 35 years since Andy Kershaw left West Yorkshire’s Radio Aire, redundancy from his promotions manager role in November 1983 proving the catalyst for a wealth of adventures in rock’n’roll and broadcasting. “Was there ever a more productive sacking, … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Andy Kershaw, Billy Bragg, Bruce Springsteen, Donald Campbell, Hebden Bridge Trades Club, Ian Dury, John Peel, John Walters, Littleborough, No Off Switch, Oldham Tinkers, Rolling Stones, Sale Waterside Arts Centre, Slade, The Clash, The One Show, Tinariwen, Todmorden, Whistle Test
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Hugh Cornwell – Clitheroe, The Grand
Apparently, four punters needed St John Ambulance medical attention in Kendal the night before I got to see Hugh Cornwell and his band’s two assured sets in not so far off Clitheroe. With that in mind, Hugh told the … Continue reading
Blancmange – Darwen Library Theatre, November 7th, 2018
If you’ve not yet caught up with Wanderlust, the latest album from Blancmange, you’re missing out. After several weeks’ rotation around the house and in the car, I put it to one side for a couple of weeks. But now … Continue reading
Two Preston Nights to Remember, part two – Girls in Synthesis / Erskine Brown – Preston, The Ferret
You know you’re at an intimate gig when, stood by the bar with pint in hand, a manic bass player frantically threads his way past you, mid-song. I’d have happily paid the £3 on the door (three quid, I tell … Continue reading
Two Preston nights to remember: part one – The Men They Couldn’t Hang, Preston Guild Hall
It seems a little arse about face to start a review with the opening encore, but it was Eric Bogle’s ‘The Green Fields of France (No Man’s Land’) that sent shivers up the spine on Saturday night. A song The … Continue reading
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Tagged Cock-a-Hoop, Eric Bogle, Ghosts of Cable Street, How Green is the Valley, Ironmasters, Night of a Thousand Candles, Paul Simmonds, Phil Odgers, Preston, Stefan Cush, The Defiant, The Green Fields of France (No Man's Land), The Men They Couldn't Hang, the Pogues, Waiting for Bonaparte
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