Category Archives: Music

Squeeze – Cradle to the Grave – a writewyattuk review

Posted on September 23, 2015 by writewyattuk

Squeeze are back, some 17 years after the rather disappointing Domino, with a brand new set of songs. And they’re everything I might have hoped for. In the same sense that I wish The Beatles’ Let It Be hadn’t followed Abbey Road … Continue reading →

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Beyond the sex and drugs – the Shaun Ryder interview

Posted on September 17, 2015 by writewyattuk

Madchester legend Shaun Ryder is in a great mood, despite being part-way through a rash of interviews as rave culture icons Happy Mondays gear up for their latest anniversary tour. If you’re expecting the unpredictable character that left interviewers like … Continue reading →

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Taking the Big Red Bus to town – celebrating Tuff Life Boogie’s autumn return

Posted on September 10, 2015 by writewyattuk

If you follow the alternative and indie music scene and you’re based in the North West, you may know a little about Tuff Life Boogie. Then again, this is hardly a story of self-aggrandisement or any of that self-serving twaddle. … Continue reading →

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Yes to priories, prog rock and further excess – the Rick Wakeman interview

Posted on September 6, 2015 by writewyattuk

It’s half eight in the morning when I make contact with Rick Wakeman. And despite his memorable past contributions to the BBC’s Grumpy Old Men series, he’s bright and breezy. So what time did this revered ivory-tinkler and prog rock … Continue reading →

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Squeeze into a new era – the Chris Difford interview

Posted on August 13, 2015 by writewyattuk

Catching up with Chris Difford’s blog earlier this week, I realised how close we were to a new Squeeze album, the band’s first since 1998, the result of a project also serving as the soundtrack to a new BBC comedy … Continue reading →

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St Anthony: An Ode to Anthony H. Wilson

Posted on August 11, 2015 by writewyattuk

I’ve probably said this before, but I don’t tend to do plugs on this blog. But this is a project I feel deserves wider recognition, involving a touching tribute to Anthony H. Wilson, the mouthpiece-turned-icon for so much great music … Continue reading →

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Dodgy / David John Jaggs – Ribchester Village Hall

Posted on August 10, 2015 by writewyattuk

There haven’t been a right lot of opportunities to stay out for the summer in my adopted Lancashire of late, but it all clicked right last Friday evening. It was as if Hollow Horse Events’ Carl Barrow had specially laid … Continue reading →

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Glad to be back – the Tom Robinson interview

Posted on August 6, 2015 by writewyattuk

You’d be forgiven for thinking Tom Robinson’s direct participation in the music business was way behind him. But it turns out that’s not the case. Regular listeners to BBC Radio 6 Music know Tom well, and those of us a … Continue reading →

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Milltown Brothers – Long Road (Stanley Records) – a writewyattuk review

Posted on August 3, 2015 by writewyattuk

A staggering 24 years after their debut album, Slinky, put Milltown Brothers on the map, this somewhat-elusive Lancashire outfit are back and on winning form. A lot’s changed since their first spell of (admittedly moderate) fame, hits like Apple Green, … Continue reading →

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Holding Dodgy to the Light – the Mathew Priest interview

Posted on July 30, 2015 by writewyattuk

It’s been four years since festival favourites Dodgy returned to the fold, and 15 years since their double-platinum selling third album, Free Peace Sweet saw them at the peak of their commercial success. But don’t for one moment think their best days … Continue reading →

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