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The Resurrection of Giant Drag – in conversation with Annie Hardy
‘Is that the good doctor?’ There’s my opening question. Not to my interviewee though, but Dr Kiko, the London-based Italian tour-managing a quickfire UK and Dutch jaunt by cult US indie rock duo Giant Drag. He very quickly hands over … Continue reading
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Tagged Ajay Saggar, Annie Hardy, Colin Deatherage, Deutsche Ashram, Dr Kiko, Giant Drag, Los Angeles, Micah Calabrese, Netherlands
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Symptomatic for the People – researching The Common Cold with Ajay Saggar
While his working hours are spent at renowned Amsterdam concert venue The Paradiso, producer, sound engineer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ajay Saggar remains proud of his Lancashire past, 30-plus years after his introduction to the North West indie scene while promoting … Continue reading
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Tagged Action Records, Ajay Saggar, Amsterdam, Cornershop, Dandelion Adventure, Deutsche Ashram, Jean-Jacques Burnel, John Peel, King Champion Sounds, Lancaster, Marcus Parnell, Mark E Smith, Preston, The Clash, The Common Cold, The Continental, The Fall, The Stranglers
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The writewyattuk quotes of 2016, part two – July to December
As the festivities start to take hold at writewyattuk hq, we best conclude our 12 months of quotes from 2016’s feature/interviews, encapsulated via a series of soundbites. Again, much gratitude to all who responded, and big respect to those who … Continue reading
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Tagged About the Young Idea, Ajay Saggar, Alison Wheeler, Beatles, Big Country, Billy Doherty, David Callahan, David Fenton, David Jakes, Dennis Greaves, Dennis locorriere, Deutsche Ashram, Dr Hook, Ed Bazalgette, Elliott Morris, Gary Numan, Geno Washington, Glenn Tilbrook, Hannah Peel, Jenn Ashworth, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Brown, Jimmy Osmond, John Robb, John Suchet, Lonely the Brave, Mark Brzezicki, Mark Trotter, Matteo Sedazzari, Membranes, Merinde Verbeek, Michael Foreman, Nicky Weller, nine Below Zero, Norman Blake, P.P. Arnold, Paul Young, Q-Tips, Richard Houghton, Teenage Fanclub, The Beautiful South, The Magnetic North, The South, The Undertones, The Vapors, The Wolfhounds, Toots and the Maytals, Toots Hibbert, UB40, Wilko Johnson
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Coming to terms with The Wolfhounds – the Dave Callahan interview
If one recent album sums up the state of the nation in late 2016 more than any other, I reckon it’s The Wolfhounds’ Untied Kingdom (Or How To Come To Terms With Your Culture). This treasured Greater London outfit’s latest … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldershot, Andy Golding, Birdwatch, Blur, Bob Stanley, C86, David Callahan, Deutsche Ashram, Frank Stebbing, John Peel, London, Middle Aged Freaks, Miss Mend, Moonshake, My Legendary Childhood, Nirvana, Pink Label, Preston, Richard Golding, Romford, Terry Edwards, The Anti-Midas Touch, The Wolfhounds, Unseen Ripples From a Pebble, Untied Kingdom
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Beyond the Dandelion Adventure – having words with Ajay Saggar and Marcus Parnell
This story starts with The Membranes, because without that Lancashire post-punk band a singer known as Fat Mark and a lanky Asian indie kid called Ajay might never have met. That initial meeting came sometime in the mid-‘80s amid an … Continue reading
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Tagged Action Records, Amsterdam, Blackpool, Blur, Cornershop, Dandelion Adventure, Deutsche Ashram, John Peel, John Robb, Kevin Shields, King Champion Sounds, Mark E Smith, My Bloody Valentine, Preston, The Bent Moustache, The Boo Radleys, The Continental, The Fall, The Membranes, The Stranglers, Thurston Moore, Tuff Life Boogie
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