Tag Archives: glasgow

Hold tight, now we’re on our own – the Fay Fife interview

Posted on September 3, 2018 by writewyattuk

Four decades after first gracing our TV screens, belting out the tremendous ‘Top of the Pops’ on the iconic BBC chart show of the same name, the alluring Fay Fife clearly still has a passion for rock’n’roll. Anyone who’s caught … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Angel Paterson, Edinburgh, Eugene Reynolds, Fay Fife, glasgow, Jo Callis, Kid Krupa, New York, Preston, Rula Lenska, Seymour Stein, Sire, The B-52's, The Cramps, The Human League, The Revillos, The Rezillos, Top of the Pops | Leave a comment

Kingdom come, beyond Del Amitri – the Justin Currie interview

Posted on May 27, 2017 by writewyattuk

Chances are that you probably still know Justin Currie best for Del Amitri, the Scottish alternative/crossover outfit who enjoyed a dozen top-40 hits over a decade in the wake of 1990’s classic breakthrough single, Nothing Ever Happens. But this Glaswegian singer-songwriter … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Boo Hewerdine, Chris Difford, Del Amitri, Edwyn Collins, glasgow, Iain Harvey, Justin Currie, Kendrick Lamar, Nothing Ever Happens, Orange Juice, Scottish Maritime Museum, Sun kil Moon, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Teenage Fanclub, This is my Kingdom Now, Waking Hours | 1 Comment

Into the mythic with the Trembling Bells – the Alex Neilson interview

Posted on March 2, 2017 by writewyattuk

Alex Neilson was near the Scottish border when I reached him, between live dates in Tyneside and Edinburgh with the Alasdair Roberts Trio. Caledonian folk artist Alasdair’s combo – completed by Stevie Jones on bass and keys – were back … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Alasdair Mitchell, Alasdair Roberts, Alex Neilson, All Tomorrow's Parties, Belle and Sebastian, Bramley, Captain Beefheart, Carbeth, Fairport Convention, glasgow, Green Man Festival, Honest Jon's, Lavinia Blackwall, Marc Riley, Mike Heron, Sandy Denny, Stuart Maconie, The Incredible String Band, Tin Angel, Trembling Bells, Volic eof th ePeople, Wide Majestic Aire | 2 Comments

This one’s from the hip – the Lloyd Cole interview

Posted on February 26, 2017 by writewyattuk

I first tried to get hold of Lloyd Cole while he was on tour Down Under, enjoying a little respite from a harsh North American winter with shows in Australia and New Zealand. It was all a bit hectic out … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Billy Bragg, Bruce Springsteen, glasgow, golf, lancashire, Lloyd Cole, Music in a Foreign Language, New York, Pale Fire, Preston, Rattlesnakes, Robyn, Sex Pistols, The Commotions, The Negatives, The Walkmen, Will Cole | 2 Comments

The Orchids / The Chesterfields / The Suncharms – Preston, The Continental

Posted on February 20, 2017 by writewyattuk

In these uncertain times, I’m all for reaffirmations that things ain’t so bad after all, and three treasured indie bands put plenty of smiles on faces at a Lancashire riverside pub venue on Friday night, serving up a feast of … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Andy Strickland, glasgow, indie, James Hackett, Marcus Palmer, Preston, Sheffield, shoegaze, Simon Barber, The Chesterfields, The Continental, The Orchids, The Suncharms, Yeovil | Leave a comment

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

Here’s where the story continues – tracking down Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake

Posted on August 25, 2016 by writewyattuk

From the moment I first heard those searing guitars on debut single Everything Flows, I was sold on Teenage Fanclub. And although I find it difficult to comprehend this, it’s now been a quarter of a century since their first … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Alan McGee, Bandwagonesque, Belle and Sebastian, BMX Bandits, Creation, Dave McGowan, David Henderson, Edwyn Collins, Francis MacDonald, Gerard Love, glasgow, Grand Prix, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Norman Blake, Ontario, Radiohead, Raymond McGinley, REM, Richard Branson, Rolling Stones, Sean Dickson, Teenage Fanclub, The Manor | 2 Comments

Back to The Icicle Works – the Ian McNabb interview

Posted on October 15, 2015 by writewyattuk

I don’t pretend to be the greatest aficionado on the life and times of Ian McNabb, the esteemed Liverpudlian singer-songwriter and leader of The Icicle Works. But I know a fair bit about the Merseybeast’s story, not least his considerable … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Brookside, Chris Layhe, Chris Sharrock, Crazyhorse, glasgow, Hollow Horse, Ian Broudie, Ian McNabb, Julian Cope, Liverpool, Martun Bramah, Mathew Priest, Merseybeast, Newcastle, Paul Du Noyer, Preston, Richard Naiff, Roy Corkhill, The Icicle Works, The Long Lost Band | 4 Comments

Time to Breathe Again, in the company of Midge Ure

Posted on October 10, 2015 by writewyattuk

If you were to condense the history of popular music from the mid-’70s to the turn of the ’90s into a few pages, Midge Ure would still get a pretty impressive showing. Not just in the footnotes either, despite being … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Band Aid, Bob Geldof, Breathe, glasgow, If i Was, India Electric Co., Malcolm McLaren, Midge Ure, Phil Lynott, Rich Kids, Slik, Steve Strange, Thin Lizzy, Ultravox, Visage | 5 Comments

Beyond Talent with the Classical Dark Angel – the Lucy Kay interview

Posted on June 4, 2015 by writewyattuk

What’s this? Talk of talent show contestants on the writewyattuk blog? Surely not. Well, yes actually, because there’s much more to the story of Lucy Kay than all that, as your humble scribe found out. Forget for a minute – … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, Blake, Britain's Got Talent, Collabro, glasgow, Hoghton Tower, Katherine Jenkins, lancashire, Lucy Kay, Nessun Dorma, Nottingham, Simon Cowell, Susan Boyle, Symphony at the Tower | 6 Comments

Tag Archives: glasgow

Hold tight, now we’re on our own – the Fay Fife interview

Kingdom come, beyond Del Amitri – the Justin Currie interview

Into the mythic with the Trembling Bells – the Alex Neilson interview

This one’s from the hip – the Lloyd Cole interview

The Orchids / The Chesterfields / The Suncharms – Preston, The Continental

By any other name – beyond Strawberry Switchblade with Rose McDowall

Here’s where the story continues – tracking down Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake

Back to The Icicle Works – the Ian McNabb interview

Time to Breathe Again, in the company of Midge Ure

Beyond Talent with the Classical Dark Angel – the Lucy Kay interview

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