Tag Archives: Echo and the Bunnymen

Raindrops splash rainbows – revisiting the Lightning Seeds with Ian Broudie

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

  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 →

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By any other name – beyond Strawberry Switchblade with Rose McDowall

Posted on January 19, 2017 by

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 →

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

Posted on January 4, 2016 by

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 →

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The Evergreen Bunnyman – in conversation with Will Sergeant

Posted on February 6, 2015 by

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 →

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A fond farewell for 53 Degrees

Posted on December 21, 2014 by

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 →

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