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The Wedding Present – back at the Boileroom, Guildford
‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …’ Three Wedding Present shows in less than three years in my hometown after 30-plus years without a single visit, and again all unfolding at the Boileroom, Stoke … Continue reading
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Tagged Boileroom, Brassneck, Charlie Layton, Danielle Wadey, David Gedge, Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft, Festive Fifty, George Best, guildford, Köln, Kennedy, Magazine, Melanie Howard, My Favourite Dress, Something Left Behind, The Wedding Present
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Sleevenotes by David Gedge (Pomona, 2019) – a review
This is the first example I’ve seen of Pomona’s Sleevenotes series – where musicians choose favourite tracks from their back-catalogue and provide insight into their creation, meaning and mood – and on this evidence it’s a simple concept that works … Continue reading
The Wedding Present / The Catenary Wires / Miles Salisbury – The Continental, Preston
When Un-Peeled promoter Tuff Life Boogie broke the news that The Wedding Present were coming to my favourite Lancashire riverside locale in early March, there was much excitement from the North West indie fraternity, with one date soon not enough. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amelia Fletcher, Bizarro, Blank Students, Caternary Wires, Charlie Layton, Danielle Wadey, David Gedge, George Best, Going Going, John Peel, Marcus Kain, Miles Salisbury, Preston, Talulah Gosh, The Continental, The Wedding Present, Tuff Life Boogie, Valentina
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Going Going … This Boy Can’t Wait – a writewyattuk exclusive
I don’t tend to do ‘breaking news’ and ‘exclusive’ splashes on this website, leaving that to the … yawn … competition. But when you’ve got it, perhaps you should flaunt it after all. Go, Man, Go, as a wise man once … Continue reading
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Tagged David Gedge, John Peel, Lancaster, Preston, The Continental, The Wedding Present, Tuff Life Boogie
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The Wedding Present / Andy Ruddy – Guildford, Boileroom
Many of the bands I love have graced my hometown in the past, yet for some reason it never quite happened with The Wedding Present. First time I went to see them was down the A246 in Fetcham in 1986, … Continue reading
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Tagged Always the Sun, Andy Ruddy, Bizarro, Boileroom, Bradford, Charlie Layton, Danielle Wadey, David Gedge, George Best, Going Going, guildford, Hebden Bridge Trades Club, Marcus Kain, Philip Larkin, Seamonsters, The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience, The Wedding Present
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Going, Going … The Wedding Present (Scopitones, 2016)
A new Wedding Present album after a four-and-a-half year break, and we’re into uncharted territory again. It involves some journey too – a North American East-West road-trip (and a half) from Kittery to Santa Monica via various points, initially suggesting … Continue reading
Thirty years in the business – the David Gedge interview
It’s never easy preparing to interview someone whose music has played such a big part of your life. It was a similar tale with my recent That Petrol Emotion three-parter. Sometimes you know too much and overlook the obvious questions. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brighton, Cinerama, David Gedge, Edsel Records, George Best, Hebden Bridge, John Peel, Keith Gregory, Pete Salowka, Shaun Charman, The Wedding Present, Watusi, Yorkshire
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The Wedding Present / The Treated – Hebden Bridge – July 26, 2014
What a night. One of those memorable summer gigs at an intimate venue where you’re sweating like hell and being jolted around anyway, so might as well dance. Did I mention how hot it was? David Gedge certainly did, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bizarro, David Gedge, Hebden Bridge Trades Club, Pixies, Seamonsters, The Treated, The Wedding Present, Valentina, Watusi, Yorkshire
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The Wedding Present – Valentina (Scopitones, 2012)
I don’t suppose you’ll ever get a truly unbiased review from this scribe for a new release from The Wedding Present, a band that have played a fairly pivotal part in my life these last 25 years. Besides, what started … Continue reading