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Tag Archives: Dr Feelgood
Daylight turns to moonlight – the Mick Talbot interview
Mick Talbot was at home when I called, ‘learning stuff, swotting up on homework.’ And four decades after truly making his name with Paul Weller in The Style Council, he tells me he still has ‘various things going on, no … Continue reading
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Tagged Cafe Bleu, Damon Minchella, Dexys, Dr Feelgood, Galliano, Geno Washington, Graham Parker, Here Comes the Weekend, Kevin Rowland, Lee cogswell, Long Hot Summers, Mick Talbot, Our Favourite Shop, paul weller, Searching for the Young Soul Rebels, Steve White, Stone Foundation, The Bureau, The Clash, The Jam, The Merton Parkas, The Players, The Style Council, Wilko Johnson
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Wilko Johnson / Glenn Tilbrook – Warrington Parr Hall
Some 15 months after my last visit to the Parr Hall, and 25 years after a brief stint working in this North West town, I was back in Warrington for a night of quality musicianship and maximum R&B. Last time … Continue reading
The healing power of music – talking Trouble Songs with Stuart Bailie
Stuart Bailie was chasing invoices when I called him in Belfast, facing up to one of the less glamorous facets of life as a freelance writer, yet part of the job he reckons takes up most of his time. And … Continue reading
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Tagged Ash, Belfast, Bloody Sunday, Bono, BritPop, Christy Moore, Derry, Donegal, Dr Feelgood, Good Vibrations, London, Miami Showband, NME, Northern Ireland, Oh yeah Music Centre, Robert Kee, Rudi, So Hard to Beat, Stiff Little Fingers, Stuart Bailie, Terri Hooley, The Clash, The Undertones, Thin Lizzy, Trouble Songs, U2, Van Morrison
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Playing the mind guerilla – back in touch with Wilko Johnson
Five years after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, R’n’B guitar legend Wilko Johnson is still very much with us, in the form of his life, and more than happy to talk about the power of rock’n’roll and survival against all … Continue reading
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Tagged Blockheads, Canvey Island, Chess, Dr Feelgood, Dylan Howe, Essex, Game of Thrones, Hugh Cornwell, Ian Dury, JJ Burnel, Madness, Manchester Academy, Mollie Marriott, Norman Watt-Roy, R'n'B, Roger Daltrey, Southend, The Jam, The Stranglers, The Who, Wilko Johnson
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Looking back with the ultimate R’n’B survivor – the Wilko Johnson interview
I reckon Wilko Johnson forgot I was calling. Either that or he was just wrapped up in the book he was reading, Thomas Middleton’s early 17th century play, The Revenger’s Tragedy, enjoying time to himself back at home in Southend before … Continue reading
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Tagged A Matter of Life and Death, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Blockheads, Cambridge, Canvey Island, Charlie Chyann, Chess, Colne, Dr Feelgood, Dylan Howe, Essex, Game of Thrones, Great British R'n'B Festival, Ian Dury, JJ Burnel, john Donne, Johnny Kidd, Julien Temple, lancashire, Norman Watt-Roy, rhythm and blues, Roger Daltrey, Rolling Stones, Southend, The Jam, The Pirates, The Seventh Seal, The Stranglers, The Who, Thomas Middleton, Wilko Johnson, Zoe Howe
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From The Jam / Nine Below Zero – Colne, The Muni
Any musician worth their salt will have learned a great deal by getting along to the mystical East at the weekend (well, East Lancashire, any road), for a masterclass in maximum r’n’b and impassioned post-punk. While The Jam material played … Continue reading
Ruby celebrations showcase Stranglers’ survival instincts – the Jean-Jacques Burnel interview
Warning: this interview includes JJ Burnel’s own brand of industrial language in places, possibly explaining the derivation of the phrase, ‘excuse my French’. A note on The Stranglers’ website from Jean-Jacques Burnel reads: “On this, the occasion of our Ruby … Continue reading
Destination Venus, via Edinburgh, with The Rezillos’ Eugene Reynolds
New wave legends The Rezillos are back on tour, prompting writewyattuk to speak to co-founder Eugene Reynolds about 38 years of music, motorbikes and madness. I was too young to catch The Rezillos live the first time around, but my … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Paterson, Dr Feelgood, Edinburgh, Eugene Reynolds, Fay Fife, Jo Callis, motorbikes, Revillos, Rezillos, Top of the Pops
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Wilko Johnson – we salute you
WAS it really a month ago Madness were fighting off the bitter winter elements outside Broadcasting House, with their special guests including a certain guitar legend? You had to fear for Wilko Johnson on such a freezing cold night with … Continue reading
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