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WriteWyattUK 2019, in quotes – the first six months
As another busy year for the WriteWyattUK website draws towards a close, an annual opportunity arises to wander back through a few of our 2019 feature/ interview highlights, with a chance to click on each highlighted link and relive those … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged A Certain Ratio, Alan McGee, Brix and the Extricated, Buzzcocks, C.P. Lee, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Chris Difford, Damian O'Neill, Dandy Warhols, David Gray, Dean Friedman, Eddi Reader, Eton Crop, Fisherman's Friends, Gary Crowley, Glenn Tilbrook, Gretchen Peters, Ian Hunter, Jeremy Brown, Jez Kerr, Jim Bob, Joe Strummer, John O'Neill, John Robb, Kirk Brandon, Manchester, Mark Radcliffe, Marvin Gaye, Mélanie Pain, Membranes, Mike Baillie, Mott the Hoople, Neville Staple, Norman Watt-Roy, North West Cancer Research, Nouvelle Vague, Pauil Hanley, Penetration, Peter Holmström, Pip Blom, Port Isaac, Skids. Pauline Murray, Squeeze, Steve Harley, The Clash, The Fall, The Pack, The Specials, The Undertones, Wilko Johnson
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The Undertones / The Neville Staple Band – The Ritz, Manchester
An early start caught me out, my train arriving after seven, The Neville Staple Band already in charge by the time I’d made it from nearby Oxford Road station. And to channel ska inspiration Prince Buster and fellow 1979 breakthroughs … Continue reading
Family Entertainment – celebrating The Undertones, part two – back in touch with Damian O’Neill
With the 40th anniversary of the self-named LP by The Undertones just a few days away, here’s part two of a special WriteWyattUK feature celebrating a momentous 1979 album, this time tackling guitarist Damian O’Neill about that fantastic debut, amid … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Derry Girls, Eden Studios, Elvis Costello, Feargal Sharkey, Hypnotised, John O'Neill, Lene Lovich, Locky Morris, Mickey Bradley, Mike Hedges, Neville Staple, New York Dolls, Paul McLoone, Rare, Roger Bechirian, That Petrol Emotion, The Clash, The Specials, The Undertones, Wisseloord
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Family Entertainment, part one – celebrating 40 years of The Undertones’ debut LP with John O’Neill
May 13th marks the 40th anniversary of the self-named debut LP by The Undertones, as good a reason as any to track down two of my guitar heroes, brothers Damian and John O’Neill. I don’t tend to do double interviews, … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Derry Girls, Eden Studios, Elvis Costello, Feargal Sharkey, Hypnotised, John O'Neill, Lene Lovich, Locky Morris, Mickey Bradley, Mike Hedges, Neville Staple, New York Dolls, Paul McLoone, Rare, Roger Bechirian, That Petrol Emotion, The Clash, The Specials, The Undertones, Wisseloord
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Looking back at 2018. Part one – the first six months
As another busy year draws to a close, let’s take a trawl through 2018’s WriteWyattUK feature/interviews, selecting a few choice quotes from within, starting with the half-year up to … well, in the words of Neil and Tim Finn, ‘You … Continue reading
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Tagged Action Records, Ajay Saggar, Bill Bailey, Chas and Dave, Chas Hodges, Chris Hewitt, Chumbawamba, Damian O'Neill, Darron Robinson, Dave Peacock, Dave Robinson, Dave Wakeling, David Baddiel, Days of Future Passed, Deeply Vale, Donald Trump, Dunstan Bruce, Fun Boy Three, Gaz Birtles, Gordon Gibson, Gretchen Peters, Heather Small, Holly Ross, hygge, Interrobang, JC Carroll, Justin Hayward, Knebworth Park, Lee Thompson, Levellers, London, M People, Madness, Mark Chadwick, Mark E Smith, Mark Steel, Mary Whitehouse Experience, Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene, One Man's Madness, Preston, Rick Buckler, Roddy Radiation, Simon Fowler, Steve Smith, Stiff Records, The Beat, The Clash, The Common Cold, The Fall, The Jam, The Lovely Eggs, The Members, The Moody Blues, The Sha La La's, The Sound of the Suburbs, The South, The Specials, The Swinging Laurels, The Undertones, The Vapors, The Wesleys, Tom Williams, Top of the Pops, Wilko Johnson
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Introducing This Day in Music’s Guide to The Clash
It’s finally out there, nine months after I delivered the majority of the words, and a year and three-quarters after my first online hint about the project. This Day in Music’s Guide to The Clash is available from Amazon or online/in … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Chris Salewicz, Damian O'Neill, Don Letts, Joe Strummer, Johnny Green, Julien Temple, Keith Topping, London, Lucinda Mellor, Marcus Gray, Mick Jones, Pat Gilbert, Paul Simonon, Robert Gordon McHarg III, Terry Chimes, The Bad and The Queen, The Clash, The Good, The Undertones, This Day in Music's Guide to The Clash, Topper Headon
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Refit, Revise, Reprise by Damian O’Neill and the Monotones – a writewyattuk appreciation
The term ‘reluctant frontman’ seems to neatly describe unassuming Undertones guitar hero and songwriter Damian O’Neill. Whatever bands he’s featured with over the years – not least fellow notables That Petrol Emotion and The Everlasting Yeah – he’s always been … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Ramsey, Brendan Kelly, Damian O'Neill, It's Gonna Happen, John O'Neill, Kev Hopper, Pledge Music, Press Play Studios, Rare, Refit Revise Reprise, Sean O'Hagan, That Petrol Emotion, The Everlasting Yeah, The Love Parade, The Undertones, The Wesleys, Val Doonican
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The Undertones / Roughneck Riot – Warrington Parr Hall
“Any day of the week’s when Saturday comes” And when it entails a night in the company of The Undertones, it’s always going to be special. What’s more, this time it involved a new venue for me, five and a … Continue reading
Still pickin’ up Good Vibrations – talking The Undertones with Mickey Bradley
Devising questions for the following feature/interview, I thought it was high time I caught up online with The Mickey Bradley Record Show, in which The Undertones’ bass player treats listeners to a two-hour weekly stroll through a vinyl wonderland of his … Continue reading
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Tagged 1977, Billy Doherty, Buzzcocks, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Feargal Sharkey, John O'Neill, John Peel, Louder than Words, Mickey Bradley, Paul McLoone, Penetration, Radio Foyle, Radio Ulster, The Casbah, The Clash, The Undertones, Tom Robinson, Top of the Pops, Trevor Horn, Warrington
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A weekend to savour (pt. II) … The Undertones – Kentish Town, The Forum
What a weekend, with Friday’s blinding set from The Vapors in Liverpool followed by a road-trip to Kent for a rare Woking FC away win, then up to the smoke for The Undertones’ 40th anniversary tour finale. That said, let’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Feargal Sharkey, Heartbreakers, John O'Neill, John Peel, London, Mickey Bradley, Paul McLoone, Teenage Kicks, The Undertones
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