Category Archives: Music

Neil Finn and Paul Kelly – Sydney Opera House

Posted on March 21, 2013 by writewyattuk

BLIMEY. Pushed out the boat a bit for this one, didn’t we? This blog’s just under a year old  yet I’m already snapping up expenses-paid trips to New South Wales? Well, not quite. Besides, any writewyattuk profits go straight to hosts … Continue reading →

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Public Service Broadcasting – 53 Degrees, Preston

Posted on March 16, 2013 by writewyattuk

FROM the moment corduroy-clad eccentric J Willgoose Esq. and his drumming companion Wrigglesworth entered stage-right upstairs at 53 Degrees, a clearly appreciative Preston audience was feeling the love for this inventive duo. For those not yet in the know, how … Continue reading →

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Where we are now – Bowie 2013 style

Posted on March 4, 2013 by writewyattuk

In which writewyattuk gets in a few early listens of the eagerly-awaited new David Bowie LP, The Next Day, and is suitably impressed … EVEN the cover of David Bowie’s new album is something of a statement, a blanked-out version … Continue reading →

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Three Poets Walk Into a Club …

Posted on February 25, 2013 by writewyattuk

IF YOU still reckon poetry’s all about stuffy old school textbooks or finger-in-the-ear performance nights upstairs at your local boozer, think on. For away from the quieter corners in Waterstone’s and uni lecture rooms, there’s evidence that this ancient art … Continue reading →

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Dial M for Madnifico

Posted on January 30, 2013 by writewyattuk

In a musical age seemingly over-populated by tribute bands and TV talent show cover versions, Madness have no need for one or the other, and remain as sweet on the ear as when they were still wearing … erm, baggy … Continue reading →

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Introducing The Sha La La’s

Posted on January 20, 2013 by writewyattuk

HOT on the heels of the year Bradley Wiggins helped put Mod and 6Ts style back on the international stage, it’s nice to know there are a few bands out there determined to add a new spin and twist to … Continue reading →

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Will the last one out please switch off the turntable?

Posted on January 15, 2013 by writewyattuk

So, another high-profile retailer is in administration, possibly on its way out to pasture after all those years on the high street. HMV. And this time it’s one that formed an important part of my past. It takes me back to … Continue reading →

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Slade are for life – not just for Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2012 by writewyattuk

On the weekend BBC4 rightly celebrated the festive glory that is Slade – with a dusted-off documentary, songs from the Beeb archive songs, and the first terrestrial screening of the wondrous Flame for many moons – writewyattuk decided it was … Continue reading →

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True Deceivers – Hell Or High Water

Posted on October 17, 2012 by writewyattuk

FIVE years on from their last release, Lies We Have Told, there’s been a lot going on for the True Deceivers, the band’s usual array of back-to-back live shows and festivals rocked by the premature passing of fiddle player Mark … Continue reading →

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Some Fantastic Praise

Posted on October 13, 2012 by writewyattuk

I was a little alarmed at first. I tuned into watch the BBC 4 Squeeze documentary, Take Me I’m Yours, only to find an acoustic tribute act comprising a lesser-known member of ZZ Top jamming with a geography teacher. I … Continue reading →

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