Category Archives: Music

Fingers Crossed for top night with Mott legend – the Ian Hunter interview

Posted on June 15, 2017 by writewyattuk

Ian Hunter was at home in Connecticut when I called, having a few days to himself before returning to the UK with The Rant Band for the latest run of shows to promote last year’s acclaimed Fingers Crossed album. He’s … Continue reading →

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To the power of 3WW – back in touch with Alt-J’s Gus Unger-Hamilton

Posted on June 10, 2017 by writewyattuk

This week saw the release of the brand new Alt-J LP, Relaxer, coming on the tail of this inventive trio’s Mercury Prize and Ivor Novello Award-winning 2012 debut An Awesome Wave and 2014’s No.1, Grammy and Brit Award-nominated This Is … Continue reading →

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Still acting nonchalant with The Searchers – the John McNally interview

Posted on June 2, 2017 by writewyattuk

John McNally was back home in Crosby when I called this week, barely five miles from his Kirkdale roots. It seems like he’s rarely there though, thanks to a punishing tour schedule for his band, The Searchers, one of the leading … Continue reading →

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Ron Sexsmith / Lori Cullen – Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester

Posted on June 1, 2017 by writewyattuk

Six nights after a horrified world faced the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing, there was proof of live music’s healing power when Ron Sexsmith and Lori Cullen visited nearby Oxford Road. Barely a mile and a half from the … Continue reading →

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From The Jam – The Cavern Club Live Lounge, Liverpool

Posted on May 31, 2017 by writewyattuk

The hottest night of the year so far, and I was Going Underground. Not as a safe haven from the Sounds From the Street, but to hunker down and resolutely celebrate cultural values increasingly under attack. This was the first … Continue reading →

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Kingdom come, beyond Del Amitri – the Justin Currie interview

Posted on May 27, 2017 by writewyattuk

Chances are that you probably still know Justin Currie best for Del Amitri, the Scottish alternative/crossover outfit who enjoyed a dozen top-40 hits over a decade in the wake of 1990’s classic breakthrough single, Nothing Ever Happens. But this Glaswegian singer-songwriter … Continue reading →

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Absolute game on – reconvening the Skids: the Richard Jobson interview

Posted on May 26, 2017 by writewyattuk

While there’s inevitably a sombre undertone bearing in mind guitarist Stuart Adamson’s sad passing 15 years ago, it’s fair to say Richard Jobson is relishing the chance to relive his youth while charting new territory with a reborn Skids outfit. … Continue reading →

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Delivering the late bloomer’s last rider – the Ron Sexsmith interview

Posted on May 19, 2017 by writewyattuk

The morning I spoke to Ron Sexsmith, he was in the pensive frame of mind I might have expected. Despite leaving his adopted city of Toronto for a new base 90 miles away in Stratford, Ontario, barely a week before, … Continue reading →

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Exploring the enduring legacy of ABBA – the Carl Magnus Palm interview

Posted on May 11, 2017 by writewyattuk

In the week Lucie Jones flies the flag for the UK in Kiev at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest finals, it seemed apt to feature a recent interview with a Swede whose early memories of the competition centred around his … Continue reading →

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Still touched by Blondie’s presence, past and future – the Chris Stein interview

Posted on May 6, 2017 by writewyattuk

After more than 40 million albums worldwide, six UK and four US No.1 singles, Blondie are back with an 11th studio album and doing the rounds again this side of the Atlantic, their youthful energy belying the ages of their … Continue reading →

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