Tag Archives: Ian McNabb

Space: the vinyl frontier – back in touch with Ian McNabb

Posted on August 30, 2019 by writewyattuk

It was the morning after the night before when I called Ian McNabb, and it was just sinking in that it wasn’t just a bad dream. Boris Johnson really was the new Prime Minister, as the Cold Shoulder and Icicle … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, Andy Lord-Ashton, Apollo 11, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Layhe, Chris Shorrock, Christopher Kearney, Cold Shoulder, Crazy Horse, Eric's, Ian Broudie, Ian McNabb, Icicle Works, Kieron Bell, Liverpool, Mathew Priest, Merseybeast, Neil Young, Nicholas Kilroe, Our Future in Space, Ralph Molina, Steve Barnard | Leave a comment

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

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

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

Hollow Horse riding to success in the Valley – just ask Midge and Dodgy

Posted on March 28, 2014 by writewyattuk

For those of us based in the North West, thoughts of Lancashire’s Ribble Valley might bring to mind an area rich in heritage and quaint market towns, among a scenic backdrop of lush hills and fells. But while there’s no … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Carl Barrow, Dodgy, Elbow, Guy Garvey, Hurst Green, Ian McNabb, Icicle Works, Midge Ure, Nick Harper, Ribble Valley, Ribchester, The Travelling Band | 5 Comments

Tag Archives: Ian McNabb

Space: the vinyl frontier – back in touch with Ian McNabb

Raindrops splash rainbows – revisiting the Lightning Seeds with Ian Broudie

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

Back to The Icicle Works – the Ian McNabb interview

Hollow Horse riding to success in the Valley – just ask Midge and Dodgy

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