Tag Archives: Bob Dylan

Celebrating The Day I Was There – the Neil Cossar interview

Posted on July 19, 2018 by writewyattuk

Music was always a passion for Neil Cossar, from teenage years learning guitar and dropping by at a record stall on Stockport Market through to minor early ’80s success with his band, a move into radio and establishing his This … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Absolute PR, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Craig Cash, David Bowie, E Street Band, I Was There, John Wadlow, KFM Radio, Manchester, Neil Cossar, Richard Houghton, Space Oddity, Stockport, The Cheaters, This Day in Music | 1 Comment

A class act – the Tom Williams interview

Posted on March 8, 2018 by writewyattuk

Blokes aren‘t supposed to be capable of multi-tasking, but Tom Williams has pulled off something of a highwire balancing act while juggling spectacularly this past couple of years. There are definitely no regrets at turning his back on the music … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Adele, All Change, BBC Radio 6 Music, Bob Dylan, Cold Feet, Kent, Lancaster Library, Leeds Beckett University, Mumford and Sons, Sounds from the Other City, Sussex, The Boat, Tom Williams, Tunbridge Wells | 1 Comment

Fingers Crossed for top night with Mott legend – the Ian Hunter interview

Posted on June 15, 2017 by writewyattuk

Ian Hunter was at home in Connecticut when I called, having a few days to himself before returning to the UK with The Rant Band for the latest run of shows to promote last year’s acclaimed Fingers Crossed album. He’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 2i's Coffee Bar, All the Young Dudes, Bob Dylan, Connecticut, Dandy, David Bowie, Des O'Connor, Ian Hunter, Memphis, Mick Jones, Mick Ralphs, Mick Ronson, Mott the Hoople, Northampton, Rant Band, Shropshire, Sun Studio, The Shadows, The Who | 3 Comments

The Blue Aeroplanes – Manchester, The Ruby Lounge

Posted on January 13, 2017 by writewyattuk

It’s official. The Blue Aeroplanes are no less a beguiling sight and feast upon the left-over mince pies now as they were three decades before. This Bristol septet have just delivered the finest LP of the year (it’s only January, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Anti-Gravity, Beatsongs, Bec Jevons, Blue Aeroplanes, Bob Dylan, Bristol, Chris Sharp, Gerard Langley, Gerard Starkie, Jacket Hangs, John Langley, Mike Youe, Rodney Allen, Swagger, Tom Verlaine, Welcome Stranger!, Wojtek Dmochowski | 1 Comment

Further Adventures of The Wonder Stuff – the Miles Hunt interview

Posted on May 26, 2016 by writewyattuk

Miles Hunt was taking a break from archiving material in the studio when I caught him on the phone at his rural Shropshire base, not far from his Black Country roots. “Not so far at all. It’s still Midlands, innit”. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged 30 Goes Around The Sun, Bill Hunt, Black Country, Bob Dylan, BritPop, Dan Donnelly, ELO, Erica Nockalls, Gigantic, Hup, Jake Shillingford, Lucian Grainge, Manchester Academy, Mark McCarthy, Miles Hunt, Never Loved Elvis, Polydor, Pop Will Eat Itself, Roy Wood, Slade, Stockton, Stourbridge, The House of Love, The Wonder Stuff, Tony Arthy, Wizzard | 1 Comment

Taking the low road to success – the Thea Gilmore interview

Posted on March 10, 2016 by writewyattuk

It’s been a long time coming, but Thea Gilmore is finally getting true recognition, with her fan-base ever-growing and each album outselling the last – 17 years after her debut. She has admirers in high places too – Joan Baez … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Atkinson Theatre, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Burnley Mechanics, Cranberries, Dan Gillespie Sells, Ghosts and Graffiti, Joan Baez, John Cooper Clarke, Lana Del Ray, Lorde, Mike Scott, Nantwich, Nigel Stonier, Sandy Denny, Southport, The Waterboys, Thea Gilmore | 1 Comment

Beyond the fringe – the Roger McGuinn interview

Posted on August 22, 2014 by writewyattuk

I feel those of us who spent our teenage years watching guitar bands owe something of a debt to Roger McGuinn. My arrival on the London gig circuit properly came in the mid-’80s, amid a plethora (or a plectra, maybe?) … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Bob Dylan, Chris Hillman, Dave Crosby, Elvis Presley, Folk Den, Gene Clark, George Harrison, Michael Clarke, Mr Tambourine Man, Rock Bottom Remainders, Roger McGuinn, The Byrds, Turn! Turn! Turn! | 2 Comments

Kershaw still switched on, with an appetite for adventure

Posted on October 21, 2013 by writewyattuk

In a more in-depth version of a feature he did for the Lancashire Evening Post, the blogger talks to a forthright broadcaster who’s seen more than his fair share of drama over the years – on and off air. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Andy Kershaw, BBC, Bob Dylan, Courtney Love, Isle of Man, John Peel, John Walters, Jools Holland, No Off Switch, Preston, Radio One, Todmorden, Whistle Test | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Bob Dylan

Celebrating The Day I Was There – the Neil Cossar interview

A class act – the Tom Williams interview

Fingers Crossed for top night with Mott legend – the Ian Hunter interview

The Blue Aeroplanes – Manchester, The Ruby Lounge

Further Adventures of The Wonder Stuff – the Miles Hunt interview

Taking the low road to success – the Thea Gilmore interview

Beyond the fringe – the Roger McGuinn interview

Kershaw still switched on, with an appetite for adventure

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