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Tag Archives: David Bowie
Up on the roof – scaling the heights with Brick Briscoe and the Skinny
When US singer-songwriter, filmmaker, TV and radio producer Brick Briscoe played a rooftop launch show for his latest LP in Indiana with his band last autumn, surely no one could have expected such a dramatic finale. His shows tend to … Continue reading
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Tagged (iloveyousomuch), Allen Clark III, Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, Brett Mulzer, Brick Briscoe, Capitol Hill, Cory Folz, David Bowie, Evansville, Indiana, Los Angeles, Mick Jones, Mott the Hoople, REM, Television, The Mekons, The Song Show, vasovagal syncope
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Art for heart’s sake – back in touch with Vinny Peculiar
“We all need a little more art in our life.” I can’t speak for you lot, but Channel 4’s Grayson’s Art Club has proved a big draw, so to speak, at WriteWyattUK Towers since the first UK covid lockdowns. Sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Warhol, Artists Only, Big Star, Bonehead, Dave Hulston, David Bowie, David Hockney, Grayson Perry, Mott the Hoople, Oasis, Parlour Flames, Paul Cliff, Ray Davies, Robert Hughes, San Francisco, Shadrack 7 Duxbury, The Smiths, Vinny Peculiar, Worcestershire
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Animal instincts – entering the world of LUMP with Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay
It was a creative project borne out of a chance meeting five years ago at a bowling alley inside The O2 in South-East London, while Laura Marling was supporting Neil Young on a UK arena tour. Two days later, Laura … Continue reading
WriteWyattUK’s Guide to Finding Inspiration … In Spite of These Times, Pt. I
In which WriteWyattUK takes a look back – in quotation form – at the pick of our feature/interviews from 2020, the dreaded year the coronavirus carved a devastating impact on the music and arts scene. Click on the highlighted name … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged 2020, Adele, Ajay Saggar, Americana, Amsterdam, Annie Hardy, Badly Drawn Boy, Baxter Dury, Bhajsn Bhoy, Blow Monkeys, Cigar Box Blues, Cornershop, Coronavirus, Damian O'Neill, Damon Gough, Danny Morris, Dave Fenton, David Bowie, Dead Trout, Dr. Robert, Eileen Gogan, Elvis Costello, Erland Cooper, From Scotland with Love, Get it Loud in Libraries, Giant Drag, Graham Firth, Grant Keir, Gypsy Pistoleros., Ian Allcock, Ian Prowse, John T. Davis, Karima Francis, Kenny Anderson, King Creosote, lancashire, Lee Mark Jones, Lindisfarne, Liverpool, London, Optic Nerve, Orkney, Paul Cook, Pele, Pete Astor, Pete Wylie, Preston, Richard Houghton, Rob Talbot, Robert Howard, Scott Carey, Sex Pistols, Shellshock Rock, Slade, Steve Levine, Stewart Parsons, Sue Culshaw, The Continental, The Ferret, The Loft, The Professionals, The Smiths, The Vapors, The Weather Prophets, Tjinder Singh, Transvision Vamp, True Deceivers, Virginia Heath, Wendy James, West on Colfax
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Down from The Loft and virtually coming your way – the Pete Astor interview
Three weeks after our initial chat, my latest interviewee was updating me on recent developments while publicising two live shows direct from his place this weekend – in lieu of a cancelled tour – and organising online seminars and lectures … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan McGee, Andy Lewis, Andy Strickland, Billy Idol, Camden, Cat Power, Catenary Wires, Colchester, Creation Records, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Generation X, Geoff Travis, Hunky Dory, Ian Button, Joe Strummer, Luke Haines, Marc Riley, Neil Scott, Pete Astor, Rough Trade, Sean Read, Slade, Steve Lamacq, The Living Room, The Loft, The Nightingales, The Weather Prophets, University of Westminster, You Made Me
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Still alive and nearly famous – the Lee Mark Jones interview
As Lee Mark Jones delights in telling me, few stage performers manage to get an across-the-board mix of one, two, three, four and five-star reviews for their live shows. But that’s what the critics said at Edinburgh Fringe Festival … Continue reading
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Tagged A Rock'n'Roll Suicide, Axl Rose, Chris Squire, Chris Thorpe, Craig Jennings, Cry of the Innocent, David Bowie, Edinburgh Fringe, Guns'n'Roses, Gypsy Pistoleros., Hendon, Ice Babies, Jane Dickinson, Kidderminster, Kidderminster Harriers, LA Guns, Lancashire Fringe Festival, Lee Mark Jones, Lemmy, Pandamonium, Peter O'Toole, Preston, Ramones, Regular Wretches, The Ferret, The Last Gang, Trudie Styler, White Trash, Worcester
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