Category Archives: Music

A truly independent spirit – the Badly Drawn Boy interview

Posted on July 18, 2014 by writewyattuk

Ahead of appearances at the Beat-Herder Festival in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley and Portmeirion’s Festival No.6 in North Wales, writewyattuk tackled Damon Gough – aka Badly Drawn Boy – on everything from Beck to Boney M and Bruce Springsteen.  Before I … Continue reading →

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Highways, Islands and Magic Moments – the Jo Bartlett interview

Posted on July 14, 2014 by writewyattuk

Now and again a song tugs the heart-strings, and for me it’s more likely to be because of an under-stated beauty rather than a claw-hammer approach. A case in point is Highway Found, the title track of Jo Bartlett’s latest … Continue reading →

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Timperley Sunsets and New York Mornings – In Conversation with Jon Ronson

Posted on July 14, 2014 by writewyattuk

Jon Ronson is a busy man, this Cardiff-born, New York-based writer, film-maker and broadcaster clearly juggling lots of big deadlines. But he was nothing less than charming and entertaining when we caught up via a web link from NYC this … Continue reading →

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Deadwood Dog determined to party on the Preston front

Posted on July 11, 2014 by writewyattuk

Nine months after launching their debut album, United Colours of Bigotry, Deadwood Dog are on something of a high. The Preston seven-piece visit 53 Degrees this Saturday, July 12, returning to a treasured University of Central Lancashire venue facing closure … Continue reading →

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The Stranglers – Preston 53 Degrees

Posted on July 7, 2014 by writewyattuk

In the same way that the best football teams are built around a spine of experienced players, The Stranglers have never lost sight of their creative strengths. Clearly, they had to adapt big time to Hugh Cornwell’s departure in 1990, … Continue reading →

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Ruby celebrations showcase Stranglers’ survival instincts – the Jean-Jacques Burnel interview

Posted on July 4, 2014 by writewyattuk

Warning: this interview includes JJ Burnel’s own brand of industrial language in places, possibly explaining the derivation of the phrase, ‘excuse my French’. A note on The Stranglers’ website from Jean-Jacques Burnel reads: “On this, the occasion of our Ruby … Continue reading →

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Gary Numan / Roman Remains – Preston 53 Degrees

Posted on July 2, 2014 by writewyattuk

So there we were, seven dates into Gary Numan’s ‘intimate’ club tour, and another venue was feeling the love for this prime mover in electronica. And here was proof – if it were needed – that age has not sullied … Continue reading →

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Electric dreams still stirring emotions – the Gary Numan interview

Posted on June 27, 2014 by writewyattuk

It must have been on London’s Capital Radio when I first heard Tubeway Army, 35 years ago this month. I was only 11 at the time, yet already knew the charts inside out. But this was something else. With my transistor … Continue reading →

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Fiestas, festivals, fracking, Frank and First World problems – Beans on Toast, with added crunch

Posted on June 6, 2014 by writewyattuk

I’m not usually one for Wikipedia entries, but for my latest interviewee the entry starts ‘Beans On Toast is a British folk singer. He sings about sex, drugs and politics.’ Go to his Facebook and Twitter pages and you can … Continue reading →

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Judy Street refused UK entry, but hoping to return later this year

Posted on May 16, 2014 by writewyattuk

I don’t tend to do breaking news on the writewyattuk blog, but on the morning of Friday, May 16, it was announced that Judy Street – the subject of a feature and interview on this site last Saturday (May 10) … Continue reading →

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