Tag Archives: Ian Snowball

Getting by in time – back in touch with Rick Buckler

Posted on February 15, 2018 by writewyattuk

To misquote A Town Called Malice, I’ll start by apologising for the things I’ve never done. On a family taxi duty the Sunday before last, I cut my eldest daughter short as she told me what she’d been up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Chris Parry, From The Jam, Ian Snowball, Johnnie Walker, paul weller, Polydor, Rick Buckler, Sounds of the 70s, That's Entertainment, The Brompton Mix, The Dead Straight Guide to The Jam, The Jam, The Vapors, Woking, XTC | Leave a comment

July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months

Posted on December 29, 2017 by writewyattuk

Former Status Quo ‘frantic four’ drummer John Coghlan on the key moments that will always stay with him: “Those six weeks at Butlin’s were an eye-opener, doing it – in a sense – professionally, getting to play to people and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged 10cc, Andrew Roachford, Belinda Carlisle, Billy Bragg, Blancmange, Brian Cox, Cabbage, Clean Bandit, Don Powell, Ellie Rowsell, Eric Stewart, Francis Rossi, Go-Go's, Grace Chatto, Graham Gouldman, Haircut 100, Hannah Peel, Happy Mondays, Howard Hewett, Ian Snowball, Jason Byrne, Joe Martin, John Coghlan, John Lydon, Josie Long, Manchester, Mary Casio, Michael Jackson, Mickey Bradley, Neil Arthur, Nick Heyward, Ozzy Osbourne, paul weller, Pauline Black, Pete Waterman, Peter Hook, Phill Jupitus, Richard Houghton, Richie Malone, Rick Parfitt, Robin Ince, Roland Gift, Rowetta, Sex Pistols, Shalamar, Sharon Osbourne, Slade, Status Quo, Steve White, The Bootleg Beatles, The Clash, The Selecter, The Specials, The Stone Roses, The Undertones, The Who, Tito Jackson, Tom Robinson, Wolf Alice | Leave a comment

From Weller to the Moon – in conversation with music writer Ian Snowball

Posted on August 3, 2017 by writewyattuk

Ian Snowball was writing the foreword for a book on a Merseyside football casual turned Para when I called, having also recently co-authored Beatles-related novel A Hard Day’s Month with his friend Mark Baxter. There are many more publications out there … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Dexy's, Don Powell, Ian Snowball, Keith Moon, Kenney Jones, Maidstone, Mick Avory, Mick Talbot, Mod, Oasis, paul weller, Pete Townshend, Red Planet, Rick Buckler, Steve White, The Jam, The Style Council, The Who | 2 Comments

Time for Truth – the Rick Buckler interview

Posted on April 2, 2015 by writewyattuk

There have been insider accounts of the story of The Jam from various angles since Paul Weller called time on the band in late 1982. The first to made an impression on me – and I was barely 15 when … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Bruce Foxton, From The Jam, Ian Snowball, Neil Harris, paul weller, Rick Buckler, Russell Hastings, Steve Brookes, The Family Cat. The Brompton Mix, The Highliners, The Jam, Time UK, Woking | 7 Comments

Tag Archives: Ian Snowball

Getting by in time – back in touch with Rick Buckler

July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months

From Weller to the Moon – in conversation with music writer Ian Snowball

Time for Truth – the Rick Buckler interview

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