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Tag Archives: Inspiral Carpets
Up, up and away – a late introduction to Magic Roundabout
Once upon a long ago, there was a band – described by their modern-day label as ‘criminally-unheard Manchester noisemakers’ – that borrowed its name from a hit UK children’s TV show that itself started life in a very different form … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan McGee, Backdraft, Bolton, Glastonbury Festival, Ian Masters, Inspiral Carpets, Jack White, James, Julian Cope, Karrie Price, Leeds, Linda Jennings, Loop, Magic Roundabout, Manchester, Mark E Smith, Mark Webber, My Bloody Valentine, Nick Davidson, Pale Saints, Paul Chadwick, Spaceman 3, The blue Aeroplanes, The Boardwalk, The Fall, The Flatmates, The Shop Assistants, the Velvet Underground, Third Man Records, Tony Wilson, Up, Warren Defever, Zodiac Mindwarp
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West on Colfax in search of Americana – the Scott Carey interview
As Scott Carey works on Watling Street Road, Preston, you could argue that his band might have taken a more Lancastrian name, perhaps linked to the Roman road leading towards Ribchester and beyond. But West on Colfax prefer to wear … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Hay, alt country, Americana, Denver, Greenhorse Records, Inspiral Carpets, Jack Kerouac, lancashire, Madchester, Paris Angels, Preston, Scott Carey, Stephen Holt, Teenage Fanclub, The Byrds, The Continental, The Delines, Tony Wilson, West on Colfax, Wilco
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Further entries from the journal of an airman – in conversation with The Blue Aeroplanes’ Gerard Langley
The Blue Aeroplanes pride themselves on fusing elements of rock, folk, poetry, punk, dance and art, and were acknowledged as favourites of the likes of Radiohead and REM back in the day. Their lead singer also lectures on songwriting, his … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Objects, Beatsongs, BIMM, Blue Aeroplanes, Bristol, George Ezra, Gerard Langley, iDestroy, Inspiral Carpets, Jacket Hangs, Marc Riley, Noel Gallagher, REM, Rodney Allen, Swagger, The Fleece, The Mighty Lemon Drops, Tim Keegan, Welcome Stranger!
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In from the rain again – doubling up with Inspiral Carpets and The Rainkings
It’s a busy life for Stephen Holt, his day job in North Manchester supplemented by roles as the singer in two acclaimed bands. As well as Inspiral Carpets, the outfit he co-formed in 1983 and rejoined in 2011 after a … Continue reading
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Tagged Another Time, Clint Boon, Dave Swift, Dub Sex, Fiveways, Husker Du, Inspiral Carpets, Manchester, REM, Stephen Holt, Sugar, The Bodines, The Rainkings
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Building on the past, towards a brave new year
It’s that time of year when we’re full of high hopes for the future and plans we can’t usually keep. But 2014 was a great year for all of us at writewyattuk (ok, so that’s just me), and 2015 promises … Continue reading
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Tagged alt-J, Badly Drawn Boy, Big Country, Black Star Riders, Byrds, Craig Charles, Eddie Holman, Frank Skinner, From The Jam, Gary Numan, Hazel O'Connor, Inspiral Carpets, Jeff Wayne, John Foxx, Jon Ronson, Judy Street, Katherine Ryan, Manfred Mann, Marillion, Martina Cole, Miles Kane, Paul Carrack, Paul Hollywood, Reverend and The Makers, Rezillos, Saxon, Spin Doctors, Stranglers, That Petrol Emotion, The Beautiful South, The Everlasting Yeah, The Subways, The Undertones, The Wedding Present, Woking FC
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Inspiral Carpets/Blossoms – Preston 53 Degrees
I had a feeling Inspiral Carpets would prove the perfect act to bring the curtain down on Preston’s threatened 53 Degrees venue, and they certainly ended their own 12-date December tour in style. I’m afraid I missed first support Brown … Continue reading
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Tagged 53 Degrees, Blossoms, Clint Boon, Craig Gill, Graham Lambert, Inspiral Carpets, Julian Cope, Martyn Walsh, Preston, Stephen Holt, The Mighty, The Stranglers, The Teardrop Explodes, Tom Hingley
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A fond farewell for 53 Degrees
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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Tagged 53 Degrees, Echo and the Bunnymen, Freckleton, Hugh Cornwell, Inspiral Carpets, INXS, lancashire, Mansun, Mark Charlesworth, Orbital, Preston, Tinchy Stryder, Wheatus
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Cool as you like it – Stephen Holt on the return of Inspiral Carpets
If you’d heard the album Inspiral Carpets in recent weeks without knowing the full story, you could be excused for thinking this was a debut LP. Not just because the band chose their own name for the title, but the … Continue reading
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