Category Archives: Music

A weekend to savour (pt. I) …The Vapors – The Loft, Liverpool Arts Club

Posted on November 25, 2016 by writewyattuk

I could say I’d been waiting 35 years for this weekend to come, but that’s being a bit melodramatic. One thing’s for sure though – I finally got to see a band I suspected I’d never catch live, and they … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged David Fenton, Ed Bazalgette, guildford, Howard Smith, Letter From Hiro, Liverpool Arts Club, Magnets, Michael Bowes, New Clear Days, Shoot! Dispute, Steve Smith, Top of the Pops, Trains, Turning Japanese, Waiting for the Weekend | 4 Comments

All that matters is here – the Hannah Peel interview

Posted on November 24, 2016 by writewyattuk

Among the festive-themed adverts on our TV screens right now is a touching Aardman-animated tale made for the Alzheimer’s Research UK charity. The Santa Forgot story follows a little girl, Freya, who while preparing for Christmas realises much of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged All that Matters, Alzheimer's Research, Armagh, Awake But Always Dreaming, Barnsley, Christopher Eccleston, Craigavon, dementia, Donegal, Erland Cooper, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Gary Numan, Hannah Peel, Hull, Italo Calvino, John Foxx, Liverpool, Mary Casio, Memory Tapes, music box, Orkney, Santa Forgot, Selina Wray, Shoreditch, Simon Tong, Skelmersdale, Still Alice, The Magnetic North, The Verve, Tommy McLaughlin, Villagers, Wellcome Collection | 3 Comments

Back and Beyond with The Vapors – the Ed Bazalgette interview

Posted on November 17, 2016 by writewyattuk

Ed Bazalgette was walking purposefully around central London one dark November afternoon when I caught him on the phone, searching for a quiet spot and a suitable cafe to conduct our interview. He clearly knows his way around, having … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Aidan Turner, Bruce Foxton, Class, David Fenton, Debbie Horsfield, Dr Who, Ed Bazalgette, Eleanor Tomlinson, Green Wing, guildford, Houdini & Doyle, Howard Smith, Joseph Bazalgette, Justin Chatwin, Liverpool Arts Club, Manchester, Michael Bowes, New Clear Days, Peter Capaldi, Poldark, Steve Smith, The Jam, The Members, The Stranglers, Turning Japanese | 7 Comments

Discovering the roots of Nine Below Zero – the Dennis Greaves interview

Posted on November 10, 2016 by writewyattuk

When I got through to Nine Below Zero front-man, guitarist and vocalist Dennis Greaves, he just happened to be doing a little shopping in South East London. “I’m in Lidl in Lewisham, doing my domestics! I’ve gone out to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 13 Shades of Blue, Aaron Keylock, Aaron Neville, Ben willis, Brian Bethell, Charlie Austen, Charlton, Chuck Berry, Colne, Dennis Greaves, Eric Clapton, Glenn Tilbrook, Greenwich, John Mayall, Kenney Jones, Lewisham, Little Milton, Mark Feltham, Marvin Gaye, Matt Munro, Mickey Burkey, nine Below Zero, Peabody, Pelton Arms, Ray Davies, Rolling Stones, Senor Soul, Squeeze, Sting, The Kinks, The Stranglers, The Who, Tuffnell Park, War | 2 Comments

Celebrating the Best of Times – the Glenn Tilbrook interview

Posted on November 3, 2016 by writewyattuk

Glenn Tilbrook’s clearly not one for putting his feet up at home. Barely off the plane a few days after a major US tour with Squeeze, he’s already on the road again. What’s more, he’s fielding calls from the likes of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Best of Times, Chris Difford, Cradle to Grave, Cradle to the Grave, Danny Baker, George Harrison, Glenn Tilbrook, Happy Ending, Liverpool Philharmonic, Lucy Shaw, nine Below Zero, Simon Hanson, Squeeze, Stephen Large, The Fluffers | 3 Comments

Un-Peeled 2016 – Preston, The Continental

Posted on October 31, 2016 by writewyattuk

Something for everyone … or at least anyone with taste. And all for £12.50 – 10 quality acts, the common denominator an invitation to record sessions for John Peel back in the day. If you don’t know the history, Un-Peeled … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | 4 Comments

True Confessions, Undertones style – the Billy Doherty interview

Posted on October 28, 2016 by writewyattuk

With The Undertones’ mighty 40th anniversary jaunt returning to the North of England this weekend, drummer Billy Doherty is hoping he won’t be needing a paramedic this time. The Northern Irish five-piece follow sell-outs in Gateshead and Holmfirth with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Billy Doherty, Bruce Foxton, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Feargal Sharkey, Joe Strummer, John O'Neill, John Peel, Mickey Bradley, Paul McLoone, The Clash, The Jam, The Membranes, The Rolling Stones, The Undertones | 4 Comments

The Time Has Come – the P.P. Arnold interview

Posted on October 27, 2016 by writewyattuk

‘I’m doing fine! I have to go out this morning and see a tailor who is hemming a dress for me. We’ve had two days off organising all this luggage I’m carrying around. I am the original bag lady! I’ve got … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Barry Gibb, First Cut is the Deepest, Graham Nash, Ike & Tina Turner, Immediate, Jimi Hendrix, Los Angeles, Mick Jagger, Mike D'Abo, Paul Jones, PP Arnold, Ram John Holder, Rolling Stones, Small Faces, Steve Cradock, Steve Marriott, The Manfreds, Tom McGuinness, Zoot Money | 2 Comments

Drawing from experience – the Michael Foreman interview

Posted on October 20, 2016 by writewyattuk

It’s been 55 years since Michael Foreman’s first book was published, yet this genial, engaging septuagenarian author and illustrator retains a major passion for his creative endeavours. Perhaps best known for his evocative drawings in works by former children’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Football, Music | Tagged A Life in Pictures, Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Charlie Watts, Cornwall, Daphne du Maurier, Edward Ardizzone, Harris Museum & Gallery, Michael Foreman, Michael Morpurgo, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich City, Pakefield, Preston, Roald Dahl, Seven Stories, St Ives, Suffolk, Terry Jones, War Boy, War Game | 2 Comments

The Magnetic North – Liverpool Central Library

Posted on October 17, 2016 by writewyattuk

You’ve got to love the kind of concert where the band puts a bottle of whisky at the front of the stage for their sell-out audience to share. Now that’s what I call intimate. What’s more, at around half past … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Erland Cooper, Frank Cottrell Boyce, George Harrison, Get it Loud in Libraries, Hannah Peel, Libraries, Liverpool, McCoy Wynne, Orkney, Simon Tong, Skelmersdale, The Magnetic North, The Unforgotten Coat, The Verve | 5 Comments

Category Archives: Music

A weekend to savour (pt. I) …The Vapors – The Loft, Liverpool Arts Club

All that matters is here – the Hannah Peel interview

Back and Beyond with The Vapors – the Ed Bazalgette interview

Discovering the roots of Nine Below Zero – the Dennis Greaves interview

Celebrating the Best of Times – the Glenn Tilbrook interview

Un-Peeled 2016 – Preston, The Continental

True Confessions, Undertones style – the Billy Doherty interview

The Time Has Come – the P.P. Arnold interview

Drawing from experience – the Michael Foreman interview

The Magnetic North – Liverpool Central Library

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