Tag Archives: Dandelion Adventure

Introducing The Amber List – in conversation with Mick Shepherd

Posted on August 14, 2019 by writewyattuk

In the 1980s, several independent bands based around Lancashire played a part in an emerging regional scene that ultimately brought wider success for a few North West acts. Of course, not every act involved would end up on the front … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Action Records, Big Red Bus, Big Star, Birmingham, Boo Radleys, Dandelion Adventure, Gene, John Kettle, lancashire, Lancaster Music Co-Op, Merry Hell, Mick Shepherd, Paul Cookson, Pemberton, Preston, Simon Dewhurst, Teenage Fanclub, The Amber List, The Ever Present Elephant, The La's, The Stone Roses, The Teardrop Explodes, Tim Kelly, Tony Cornwell | Leave a comment

Where the Solid Gold Easy Action is – in conversation with Gordon Gibson

Posted on June 22, 2018 by writewyattuk

Getting on for four decades after he sold his first vinyl, I’m pleased to say that Gordon Gibson shows no sign of wanting to step away from Action Records in Preston. The much-revered Gordon, originally from Stranraer, has been in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Action Records, Blackpool, Bob Harris, Chased by Nuns, Cornershop, Dandelion Adventure, Gordon Gibson, Mark E Smith, Preston, Stranraer, T.Rex, The Alarm, The Boo Radleys, The Common Cold, The Damned, The Fall, The Genocides | 4 Comments

Symptomatic for the People – researching The Common Cold with Ajay Saggar

Posted on March 22, 2018 by writewyattuk

While his working hours are spent at renowned Amsterdam concert venue The Paradiso, producer, sound engineer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ajay Saggar remains proud of his Lancashire past, 30-plus years after his introduction to the North West indie scene while promoting … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Action Records, Ajay Saggar, Amsterdam, Cornershop, Dandelion Adventure, Deutsche Ashram, Jean-Jacques Burnel, John Peel, King Champion Sounds, Lancaster, Marcus Parnell, Mark E Smith, Preston, The Clash, The Common Cold, The Continental, The Fall, The Stranglers | 3 Comments

Tripping the dark fantastic with The Membranes – in conversation with John Robb

Posted on December 1, 2016 by writewyattuk

It’s fair to say that the bands topping the bill at this weekend’s Un-Peeled Christmas Party at The Continental, Preston, Lancashire, are enjoying something of a renaissance. Post-punk outfit The Membranes and C86 outsiders The Wolfhounds have both released LPs … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Blackpool, Dandelion Adventure, Dark Matter/Dark Energy, Death to Trad Rock, Folk Devils, Joe Corre, John Peel, John Robb, Johnny Marr, Kevin Shields, Mark Tilton, Mott the Hoople, My Bloody Valentine, Nick Brown, Overend Watts, Peter Hook, Preston, punk, Section 25, Sisters of Mercy, Spike Milligan’s Tape Recorder, Steve Albini, TEDx, The Fall, The Membranes, The Undertones, Un-Peeled, Wardruna, Wolfhounds | 6 Comments

Beyond the Dandelion Adventure – having words with Ajay Saggar and Marcus Parnell

Posted on September 22, 2016 by writewyattuk

This story starts with The Membranes, because without that Lancashire post-punk band a singer known as Fat Mark and a lanky Asian indie kid called Ajay might never have met. That initial meeting came sometime in the mid-‘80s amid an … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Action Records, Amsterdam, Blackpool, Blur, Cornershop, Dandelion Adventure, Deutsche Ashram, John Peel, John Robb, Kevin Shields, King Champion Sounds, Mark E Smith, My Bloody Valentine, Preston, The Bent Moustache, The Boo Radleys, The Continental, The Fall, The Membranes, The Stranglers, Thurston Moore, Tuff Life Boogie | 5 Comments

Taking the Big Red Bus to town – celebrating Tuff Life Boogie’s autumn return

Posted on September 10, 2015 by writewyattuk

If you follow the alternative and indie music scene and you’re based in the North West, you may know a little about Tuff Life Boogie. Then again, this is hardly a story of self-aggrandisement or any of that self-serving twaddle. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Action Records, Big Red Bus, Blitz, Dandelion Adventure, Galley Beggar, Icicle Works, JD Meatyard, Jez Kerr, John Peel, lancashire, Preston, Rico La Rocca, Stanley Brinks, The Boo Radleys, The Continental, The Stone Roses, The Wave Pictures, Thomas Truax, Tuff Life Boogie | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Dandelion Adventure

Introducing The Amber List – in conversation with Mick Shepherd

Where the Solid Gold Easy Action is – in conversation with Gordon Gibson

Symptomatic for the People – researching The Common Cold with Ajay Saggar

Tripping the dark fantastic with The Membranes – in conversation with John Robb

Beyond the Dandelion Adventure – having words with Ajay Saggar and Marcus Parnell

Taking the Big Red Bus to town – celebrating Tuff Life Boogie’s autumn return

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