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Category Archives: Music
A new belief and sweet relief for The Coral – talking to Nick Power
No big moves to London or even Liverpool for The Coral, it seems, an outfit perfectly happy with life on the Wirral, 22 years after their first fumblings at getting a band together. As keyboard player Nick Power, at home … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Alan Wills, Deltasonic, Gruff Rhys, Hoylake, Ignition, Into the Void, James Skelly, Liverpool, Move Through the Dawn, Nick Power, OMD, Skeleton Key, Sweet Release, The Coral, Wirral
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Babelsberg calling – the Gruff Rhys interview
Three months after the release of a record he originally considered putting out two years earlier, musician, composer, producer, filmmaker and author Gruff Rhys is set to re-tread the boards around the UK, amid plenty of deserved acclaim for Babelsberg. … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Ali Chant, American Interior, Anhrefn, Babelsberg, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Cardiff, Catatonia, Gruff Rhys, H. Hawkline, Lily Cole, Lisa Jên Brown, Manic Street Preachers, Ray Davies, Royal Northern College of Music, Set Fire to the Stars, Stephen McNeff, Super Furry Animals, Wales
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Remembering Joe Strummer, with Lucinda Mellor and Robert Gordon McHarg III
To mark late September 2018’s release of a box-set tribute to Clash frontman, punk pioneer, singer/songwriter, activist and all-round inspiration Joe Strummer, who died in late 2002, WriteWyattUK tracked down the project’s main drivers – artist Robert Gordon McHarg … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged 101'ers, Hank Williams, Ignition Records, Joe Strummer, Joe Strummer 001, Joe Strummer Foundation, Lucinda Mellor, Lyza Jane, Mescaleros, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Peter J. Moore, Robert Elms, Robert Gordon McHarg III, Somerset, The Clash, Walker
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Hold tight, now we’re on our own – the Fay Fife interview
Four decades after first gracing our TV screens, belting out the tremendous ‘Top of the Pops’ on the iconic BBC chart show of the same name, the alluring Fay Fife clearly still has a passion for rock’n’roll. Anyone who’s caught … Continue reading
Glade Alive – the John Bramwell interview
If there’s a camper van parked outside the Continental in Preston, Lancashire, on Thursday, September 6th, you can rest assured that John Bramwell has safely arrived from Cheshire’s clutches. The esteemed guitarist/singer/songwriter will be at the Ribbleside hostelry to play … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Badly Drawn Boy, Crewe, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, danny boyle, Dave Fidler, Don McLean, Festival No.6, I Am Kloot, John Bramwell, Leave Alone the Empty Spaces, Manchester, Minack Theatre, paul weller, Portmeirion, Preston, Robert Lindsay, Sky at Night, Sunshine, The Continental, The Ladykillers
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Stepping back to gain perspective with The Proclaimers – the Charlie Reid interview
This weekend, Cooking Vinyl release Angry Cyclist, the 11th studio album from The Proclaimers, with plenty of dates between now and the end of the year to celebrate on both sides of the Atlantic. Their first LP since 2015’s Let’s Hear … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Football, Music
Tagged Angry Cyclist, Canada, Charlie Reid, Cornwall, Craig Reid, Dave Eringa, David Tennant, Dexy's, Edinburgh, Fife, Glastonbury Festival, Hibs, I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), John Williams, Kevin Rowland, Paul Simon, Scotland, Shrek, Stephen Greenhorn, Steve Earle, Sunshine on Leith, The Clash, The Housemartins, The Proclaimers, This is the Story
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Examining Extraordinary Times – exploring James’ world with Saul Davies
After 19 UK top-40 singles and 14 top-40 albums in 32 years, you’d think North West outfit James might be happy enough just playing their greatest hits these days. Not a bit of it though. For while this Manchester success story … Continue reading
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Tagged alt-J, Band on the Wall, Beni Giles, Better Than That, Charlie Andrew, Girl at the End of the World, Hank, James, Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, Living in Extraordinary Times, Manchester, Mark Hunter, Saul Davies, Sheffield, Swaledale, The Charlatans, Tim Booth, Wolf Alice
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Raindrops splash rainbows – revisiting the Lightning Seeds with Ian Broudie
It’s been a happening summer for Ian Broudie, back in the limelight with the ‘Three Lions’ single amid a number of festival and studio commitments, topping the charts for a third time on the back of a successful England … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Football, Music
Tagged Big in Japan, Cloudcuckooland, David Baddiel, Echo and the Bunnymen, Frank Skinner, Ian Broudie, Ian McNabb, James Walsh, Jollification, Lancaster Library, Lightning Seeds, Pale Fountains, Shack, Tales Told, Terry Hall, The Bodines, The Wedding Present, Three Lions
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Celebrating The Day I Was There – the Neil Cossar interview
Music was always a passion for Neil Cossar, from teenage years learning guitar and dropping by at a record stall on Stockport Market through to minor early ’80s success with his band, a move into radio and establishing his This … Continue reading
And I thought you might like to know – the Jim Lea interview
It’s not, erm, everyday you get to talk to a childhood hero, but Jim Lea definitely falls into that category for me. I was barely four when his band scored the first of six UK No.1 singles with ‘Coz I … Continue reading
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Tagged 'N Betweens, Bilston, Chas Chandler, Dave Hill, Dementia UK, Don Powell, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Jim lea, Jimi Hendrix, Noddy Holder, Robin 2, Slade, Staffordshire, The Dummies, The Undertones, When the Lights Are Out, wolverhampton
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