Tag Archives: David Bowie

Mott the Hoople ’74 – Manchester Academy

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

Five decades after his initial Mott the Hoople recordings, it’s fair to say Ian Hunter knows a fair bit about live presence and was certainly on sparkling form in Manchester for this Class of ‘74 reunion. What’s more, fellow survivors … Continue reading →

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Mott’s Class of ’74 revisited – back in touch with Ian Hunter

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

I only turned seven in the month Mott the Hoople released their final single with Ian Hunter, and it was another dozen years or so before I became aware of ‘Saturday Gigs’. Sure, I knew the David Bowie-penned ‘All the … Continue reading →

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The enduring appeal of Penetration and the Invisible Girls – the Pauline Murray interview

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

While Pauline Murray is now four decades down her chosen career path, it’s worth noting that the first incarnation of the band she co-founded as a teenager, County Durham’s pioneering punk outfit Penetration, was rather short-lived. It was certainly a happening … Continue reading →

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Looking back at 2018. Part two – the second six months

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

In which WriteWyattUK scans the archives to cull a few choice quotes from the last six months of 2018’s feature/interviews on this site, taking a leaf out of Dr Feelgood’s books, following Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson’s lead, ‘Looking back to see if … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

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 →

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

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

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 →

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

Posted on October 4, 2018 by

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 →

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Celebrating The Day I Was There – the Neil Cossar interview

Posted on July 19, 2018 by

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 →

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

Posted on June 16, 2018 by

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 →

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Blancmange: Unfurnished Rooms – a writewyattuk review

Posted on September 22, 2017 by

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 →

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