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Amos Trust Presents: Sumud – Billy Bragg, Paul Weller & Steve Pilgrim, Declan O’Rourke, Rasha Nahas, Ian Prowse, Amelia Coburn, Aziz Ibrahim, The Dome, Grand Central Hall, Liverpool
What a line-up, what a cause, what a blast. And an emotional evening at that, as Liverpool’s own, Steve Pilgrim, joined forces with the Amos Trust to curate a special show in the heart of the city, raising funds for … Continue reading
Rising up, morning, noon and night – talking No Names with Ian Prowse
There’s a lot to be said for meeting your heroes, and while we occasionally hear associated horror stories, for most of us it’s nearly always a positive experience. And that was certainly the case for Pele and Amsterdam frontman turned … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, Bobby Sands, Bruce Springsteen, Christy Moore, Damien Dempsey, Dexy's, Ellesmere Port, Elvis Costello, Fiona McConnell, Get Happy, Graham Parker, Ian Prowse, Jarod Clemons, John Lennon, Liverpool, Merseyside, Mick Head, No Names, Paul McCartney, Pele, sam Fender, She Sings, The Clash, The cleaner, the Pogues, The Specials, The Stranglers, The Waterboys, Wakefield, Wings
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Far more than mere nostalgia: stepping forward with The Selecter – back in touch with Pauline Black
I was briefly reminded of 1969 European sightseeing comedy If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium when I spoke to Pauline Black, OBE, this week. On this occasion, en route to a date at Het Depot, Leuven after a big … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Tone, Amsterdam, Andy Pearson, Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson, Charley 'Aitch' Bembridge, Coventry, Dance Craze, guildford, Lee Horsley, Neil Pyzer, Paradiso, Paris, Pauline Black, Ranking Roger, Rhoda Dakar, Terry Hall, The Selecter, The Specials
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Pip Blom / San Lorenz – Preston, The Ferret
We waited a long time for this, but it was definitely worth the delay, Amsterdam visitors Pip Blom on fine form at The Ferret in Preston, Lancashire, more than seven months after they were first scheduled to visit. This four-piece … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, Bex Denton, Boat, Darek Mercks, Eton Crop, Gini Cameron, Holland, John Peel, Kurt Vonnegut, Marc Riley, Pete Harrison, Pip Blom, Preston, Revive Live, San Lorenz, SpQR, Tender Blom, The Ferret, Welcome Break
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2-4-6-8 motorway networking with Pip Blom
It was a ‘sunny-ish’ day in Amsterdam (her word, not mine) when I caught up with Pip Blom, lead singer and guitarist of the group of the same name, soon to release their second LP. And let’s face it, chatting … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, Big Jelly Studios, Boat, Caesar Edmunds, Danny Griffioen, Darek Mercks, Gini Cameron, Glastonbury Festival, Heavenly Recordings, Isabelle Griffioen, Manchester, National Lottery, Netherlands, Pip Blom, Ramsgate, Revive Live, Sara Elzinga, Tender Blom, Welcome Break
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WriteWyattUK’s Guide to Finding Inspiration … In Spite of These Times, Pt. I
In which WriteWyattUK takes a look back – in quotation form – at the pick of our feature/interviews from 2020, the dreaded year the coronavirus carved a devastating impact on the music and arts scene. Click on the highlighted name … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Adele, Ajay Saggar, Americana, Amsterdam, Annie Hardy, Badly Drawn Boy, Baxter Dury, Bhajsn Bhoy, Blow Monkeys, Cigar Box Blues, Cornershop, Coronavirus, Damian O'Neill, Damon Gough, Danny Morris, Dave Fenton, David Bowie, Dead Trout, Dr. Robert, Eileen Gogan, Elvis Costello, Erland Cooper, From Scotland with Love, Get it Loud in Libraries, Giant Drag, Graham Firth, Grant Keir, Gypsy Pistoleros., Ian Allcock, Ian Prowse, John T. Davis, Karima Francis, Kenny Anderson, King Creosote, lancashire, Lee Mark Jones, Lindisfarne, Liverpool, London, Optic Nerve, Orkney, Paul Cook, Pele, Pete Astor, Pete Wylie, Preston, Richard Houghton, Rob Talbot, Robert Howard, Scott Carey, Sex Pistols, Shellshock Rock, Slade, Steve Levine, Stewart Parsons, Sue Culshaw, The Continental, The Ferret, The Loft, The Professionals, The Smiths, The Vapors, The Weather Prophets, Tjinder Singh, Transvision Vamp, True Deceivers, Virginia Heath, Wendy James, West on Colfax
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Pele to Amsterdam and beyond – telling The Story of Ian Prowse
Three months after a successful tour with Elvis Costello prematurely curtailed by COVID-19 restrictions, Ian Prowse remains on a high, interest in his music, past and present, refusing to tail off, aided by his entertaining Friday night online shows. This … Continue reading
Pip Blom / Talk Show / Jacob Slater – Band on the Wall, Manchester
Champions League Final? Well, there was no way that could ever live up to either semi, and perhaps this was my show of support for Ajax, nipping down to Manchester, erm, City to catch another Amsterdam outfit with youth on … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, Band on the Wall, Boat, Daddy Issues, Harrison Swann, I Think I'm in Love, Jacob Slater, Manchester, Pip Blom, Ruby, Talk Show
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Whatever floats your Boat – the Pip Blom interview
In a sense, perhaps it was almost inevitable that Pip Blom would follow her parents into the alternative music market. It’s now three years since this Amsterdam-based singer-songwriter first shared her somewhat raw, lo-fi brand of indie guitar pop with … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, Band on the Wall, Eton Crop, Glastonbury Festival, John Peel, Kim Deal, Manchester, Micachu and the Shapes, Netherlands, Pip Blom, reading, The Breeders
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