Tag Archives: David Bowie

Behold what she has done – back in touch with Hazel O’Connor

Posted on November 9, 2018 by writewyattuk

Hazel O’Connor was at home in County Wicklow when I caught up with her, after a long haul from a gig in Taunton, Somerset, including a late-night Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire ferry. “My boat got me in about half past midnight. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Andy Czezowski, Breaking Glass, Cabaret, Clare Hirst, County Wicklow, Coventry, David Bowie, Hazel O'Connor, Hugh Cornwell, Jonathan Pryce, Josh Blackmore, Phil Daniels, Quadrophenia, Sarah Fisher, The Photons, Tony Visconti | Leave a comment

The Men They Couldn’t Hang, still on the loose, avoiding the noose – the Phil Odgers interview

Posted on October 26, 2018 by writewyattuk

Listen to Cock-a-Hoop, the new record by The Men They Couldn’t Hang, and you get an album by a band sounding as fresh today as when their first album was released in 1985. What’s more, the subject matter of their … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Boothill Foot Tappers, Cock-a-Hoop, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Ghosts of Cable Street, How Green is the Valley, Ironmasters, Joe Strummer, John Peel, Night of a Thousand Candles, Paul Simmonds, Phil Chevron, Phil Odgers, Ricky McGuire, Shanne Bradley, Shepherd's Bush, southampton, Spider Stacy, Stefan Cush, The Clash, The Defiant, The Men They Couldn't Hang, the Pogues, Tom Fletcher, Waiting for Bonaparte | 2 Comments

Happy families seek Wanderlust – Neil Arthur’s continuing Blancmange adventure

Posted on October 4, 2018 by writewyattuk

At a time when international debate and key government policies are focused on borders and freedom of movement, it’s clear to see where Neil Arthur stands and draws his lines. High-ranking pop chart success may be behind the sole survivor … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Benge, Blancmange, Brexit, Darwen, David Bowie, David Rhodes, Distant Storm, Gloucestershire, Gruff Rhys, Hannah Peel, Jon Anderson, Kincaid, lancashire, Mary Casio, Neil Arthur, Neu, Sheffield, Stephen Luscombe, Wanderlust | Leave a comment

Celebrating The Day I Was There – the Neil Cossar interview

Posted on July 19, 2018 by writewyattuk

Music was always a passion for Neil Cossar, from teenage years learning guitar and dropping by at a record stall on Stockport Market through to minor early ’80s success with his band, a move into radio and establishing his This … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Absolute PR, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Craig Cash, David Bowie, E Street Band, I Was There, John Wadlow, KFM Radio, Manchester, Neil Cossar, Richard Houghton, Space Oddity, Stockport, The Cheaters, This Day in Music | Leave a comment

Going North, South, East and West with The Members – in conversation with JC Carroll

Posted on June 16, 2018 by writewyattuk

You could say Jean-Marie Carroll’s musical education started in November 1970, when he caught T. Rex live at Guildford Civic Hall. Within a week, Marc Bolan and Mickey Finn had their first top-10 hit with ‘Ride a White Swan’, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged At the Chelsea Nightclub, Blackpool Rebellion, Bruce Springsteen, Camberley, Chris Payne, David Bowie, Going West, Graham Parker, guildford, JC Carroll, Nicky Tesco, Offshore Banking Business, Solitary Confinement, T.Rex, The Clash, The Dispensary, The Members, The Sound of the Suburbs | 2 Comments

Blancmange: Unfurnished Rooms – a writewyattuk review

Posted on September 22, 2017 by writewyattuk

While Blancmange will always remain a two-man entity in the hearts of much of their loyal fanbase, it’s worth noting it’s now been six years since Neil Arthur was largely left to his own devices in the engine room. Carrying … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Benge, Blancmange, David Bowie, David Rhodes, Fader, John Foxx, John Grant, lancashire, Neil Arthur, Stephen Luscombe, Unfurnished Rooms | 1 Comment

Fingers Crossed for top night with Mott legend – the Ian Hunter interview

Posted on June 15, 2017 by writewyattuk

Ian Hunter was at home in Connecticut when I called, having a few days to himself before returning to the UK with The Rant Band for the latest run of shows to promote last year’s acclaimed Fingers Crossed album. He’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 2i's Coffee Bar, All the Young Dudes, Bob Dylan, Connecticut, Dandy, David Bowie, Des O'Connor, Ian Hunter, Memphis, Mick Jones, Mick Ralphs, Mick Ronson, Mott the Hoople, Northampton, Rant Band, Shropshire, Sun Studio, The Shadows, The Who | 3 Comments

Boo Hewerdine / The Huers – Wigan Parish Church

Posted on April 11, 2017 by writewyattuk

I’ve encountered some impressive live music settings over the years, and All Saints’ Church, Wigan, must be up there with the best, however unlikely a venue. It was clearly an odd call for Boo Hewerdine too, this Cambridgeshire-based singer-songwriter up … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Acoustic Roots, Andy Marr, Ballads of Child Migration, BBC Folk Awards, Bell Book and Candle, Boo Hewerdine, Cambridgeshire, Chris Difford, David Bowie, Eddi Reader, Emmerdale, Kris Drever, Patience of Angels, Royal Albert Hall, The Bible, The Huers, Tricia Dingle, Wigan, Wigan Parish Church, Wogan | Leave a comment

Lloyd Cole – Preston Guild Hall

Posted on April 4, 2017 by writewyattuk

We were two songs in on Monday night before our special guest deigned to talk to us, fixing us with something of a 1,000-yard stare while sussing out his audience before announcing, ‘You’re not getting any younger either’. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged David Bowie, Easy Pieces, George Formby, Leonard Cohen, Lloyd Cole, Mainstream, Preston Guild Hall, Preston Photographic Society, Prince, Rattlesnakes, William Cole | 5 Comments

What the world needs now – the John Lydon interview

Posted on May 19, 2016 by writewyattuk

“Hallo, is that John?” I ask my illustrious interviewee, somewhat needlessly. “It is … ‘allo!” “Good day to you. It’s Malcolm here, calling from Leyland, Lancashire.” “Fantastic. Let’s take the scenic route!” It’s seven months since the release of What … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Anger is an Energy, Arsenal, Cygnet Committee, David Bowie, Double Trouble, Faces, John Lydon, Lu Edmonds. Bruce Smith, Never Mind the Bollocks, PiL, Public Image, Public Image Ltd, Rise, Scott Firth, Sex Pistols, Shoom, Steptoe and Son, Ukraine, What The World Needs Now | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: David Bowie

Behold what she has done – back in touch with Hazel O’Connor

The Men They Couldn’t Hang, still on the loose, avoiding the noose – the Phil Odgers interview

Happy families seek Wanderlust – Neil Arthur’s continuing Blancmange adventure

Celebrating The Day I Was There – the Neil Cossar interview

Going North, South, East and West with The Members – in conversation with JC Carroll

Blancmange: Unfurnished Rooms – a writewyattuk review

Fingers Crossed for top night with Mott legend – the Ian Hunter interview

Boo Hewerdine / The Huers – Wigan Parish Church

Lloyd Cole – Preston Guild Hall

What the world needs now – the John Lydon interview

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