Tag Archives: Echo and the Bunnymen

Raindrops splash rainbows – revisiting the Lightning Seeds with Ian Broudie

Posted on July 29, 2018 by writewyattuk

It’s been a happening summer for Ian Broudie, back in the limelight with the ‘Three Lions’ single amid a number of festival and studio commitments, topping the charts for a third time on the back of a successful England … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Football, Music | Tagged Big in Japan, Cloudcuckooland, David Baddiel, Echo and the Bunnymen, Frank Skinner, Ian Broudie, Ian McNabb, James Walsh, Jollification, Lancaster Library, Lightning Seeds, Pale Fountains, Shack, Tales Told, Terry Hall, The Bodines, The Wedding Present, Three Lions | 2 Comments

By any other name – beyond Strawberry Switchblade with Rose McDowall

Posted on January 19, 2017 by writewyattuk

While Rose McDowall is best known for her work with early ’80s crossover indie pop act Strawberry Switchblade, she’s made many cult solo recordings over the years. Starting out as a stand-up drummer in Glasgow proto-avant-garde punk trio The Poems … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Bill Drummond, Bjork, Dave Balfe, David Jensen, Drahla, Echo and the Bunnymen, glasgow, Iceland, James Kirk, Jean Sibelius, Jill Bryson, John Peel, Korova, Night School Records, Orange Juice, Ornamental, Oxfordshire, Preston, Ramones, Rose McDowall, Since Yesterday, Sorrow, Spell, Strawberry Switchblade, The Continental, The Hug and Pint, The Poems, The Sugarcubes, Weather Prophets | 2 Comments

Into 2016 … and 103,000 hits can’t be bad

Posted on January 4, 2016 by writewyattuk

As the hands reached midnight on New Year’s Eve, the minions behind the scenes at writewyattuk.com polished off the last of the Irish cream (explaining at least one of those empty bottles that next morning) and got to work on … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Buzzcocks, Cast, Dodgy, Dubious Brothers, Echo and the Bunnymen, Elkie Brooks, Graeme Garden, Gretchen Peters, Happy Mondays, Heaven 17, Ian McNabb, Julian Cope, Mark Radcliffe, Martha reeves, Midge Ure, Mike Harding, Noel Fielding, Public Service Broadcasting, Rick Wakeman, Slade, Smoke Fairies, Squeeze, Status Quo, The Chameleons, The Jam, The Rolling Stones, The Stranglers, The Undertones, Tom Robinson, Wolf Alice | Leave a comment

The Evergreen Bunnyman – in conversation with Will Sergeant

Posted on February 6, 2015 by writewyattuk

Some 36 years after Echo and The Bunnymen’s legendary live debut at Liverpool’s cult club Eric’s, they’re still very much with us. The band have 12 albums behind them and are starting on a 13th, and this month play dates … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Brian Eno, Dave Balfe, Echo and the Bunnymen, Ian Broudie, Ian McCulloch, Julian Cope, Les Pattinson, Liverpool, Mike Oldfield, Pete de Freitas, Pete Wylie, Poltergeist, The Teardrop Explodes, Will Sergeant | 5 Comments

A fond farewell for 53 Degrees

Posted on December 21, 2014 by writewyattuk

On the eve of a popular University of Central Lancashire club’s last gig in its current guise – featuring Inspiral Carpets – we bring you an interview with a former 53 Degrees in-house promoter about the passing of this much-loved … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged 53 Degrees, Echo and the Bunnymen, Freckleton, Hugh Cornwell, Inspiral Carpets, INXS, lancashire, Mansun, Mark Charlesworth, Orbital, Preston, Tinchy Stryder, Wheatus | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Echo and the Bunnymen

Raindrops splash rainbows – revisiting the Lightning Seeds with Ian Broudie

By any other name – beyond Strawberry Switchblade with Rose McDowall

Into 2016 … and 103,000 hits can’t be bad

The Evergreen Bunnyman – in conversation with Will Sergeant

A fond farewell for 53 Degrees

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