Tag Archives: Danny Baker

Top of the world, looking back on Creation – the Alan McGee interview

Posted on May 9, 2019 by

  When I got through to Alan McGee, it sounded like he was having his flat trashed by Dr Who monsters, possibly in the process of drowning him in a bubble bath. Either that or it was just another day … Continue reading →

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The Freedom I’ve Been Gifted – Glenn Tilbrook makes it to the phone again

Posted on February 21, 2019 by

Squeeze frontman and co-founder Glenn Tilbrook will be keeping himself busy these next couple of months, not only supporting Wilko Johnson’s band on the UK leg of their tour, but also filling a few gaps with his own solo dates. … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Best of Times – the Glenn Tilbrook interview

Posted on November 3, 2016 by

Glenn Tilbrook’s clearly not one for putting his feet up at home. Barely off the plane a few days after a major US tour with Squeeze, he’s already on the road again. What’s more, he’s fielding calls from the likes of … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of the Crumpsall Kid – A Memoir by Mike Harding – a writewyattuk review

Posted on December 12, 2015 by

When you get to know and like an author or performer, there’s a concern when you get a chance to review their latest work that you won’t be able to give an honest appraisal. But within a couple of pages … Continue reading →

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Squeeze – Cradle to the Grave – a writewyattuk review

Posted on September 23, 2015 by

Squeeze are back, some 17 years after the rather disappointing Domino, with a brand new set of songs. And they’re everything I might have hoped for. In the same sense that I wish The Beatles’ Let It Be hadn’t followed Abbey Road … Continue reading →

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Squeeze into a new era – the Chris Difford interview

Posted on August 13, 2015 by

Catching up with Chris Difford’s blog earlier this week, I realised how close we were to a new Squeeze album, the band’s first since 1998, the result of a project also serving as the soundtrack to a new BBC comedy … Continue reading →

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Permission to pay a tribute, sir!

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

I was on a London Media Workshops ‘Writing Television Comedy’ course in my late teens, led by the great Jimmy Perry – the actor-turned-writer who teamed up with David Croft and wrote It Ain’t Half Hot Mum, Hi-de-Hi! and You … Continue reading →

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