Tag Archives: Dave Wakeling

Looking back at 2018. Part one – the first six months

Posted on December 30, 2018 by writewyattuk

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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Back with a Special Beat Service – the Dave Wakeling interview

Posted on April 20, 2018 by writewyattuk

It gets a tad confusing with a few of the bands doing the rounds again all these years on, not least when original members have gone their separate ways, starting their own versions of the same group. Take The Beat, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 2 Tone, California, Dave Wakeling, Fine Young Cannibals, General Public, Here We Go Love, I Just Can't Stop It, John Peel, Mick Jones, OTT, Ranking Roger, Roddy Radiation, Saxa, Special Beat Service, Stand Down Margaret, The Beat Birmingham, The English Beat, The Selecter, The Specials, The Undertones, Tiswas | 1 Comment

Skankin’ and rockin’ to a Skabilly beat – the Roddy ‘Radiation’ Byers interview

Posted on January 11, 2018 by writewyattuk

While no one could reasonably argue against the notion that Jerry Dammers was the architect and conceptual mastermind behind The Specials and the 2 Tone movement, his bandmates Roddy ‘Radiation’ Byers and Lynval Golding played a big part in establishing … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Amy Winehouse, Bernie Rhodes, Bodysnatchers, Concrete Jungle, Coventry, Dave Wakeling, Go-Go's, Hey Little Rich Girl;, Horace Panter, Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Pete Waterman, Rat Race, Rick Rogers, Rico, Roddy Radiation, ska, Skabilly Rebels, Specials, The Beat, The Clash, The Selecter | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Dave Wakeling

Looking back at 2018. Part one – the first six months

Back with a Special Beat Service – the Dave Wakeling interview

Skankin’ and rockin’ to a Skabilly beat – the Roddy ‘Radiation’ Byers interview

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