Tag Archives: Isle of Wight

And The Beat goes on – back in touch with Dave Wakeling, talking Birmingham, California, and the joy of dogs

Posted on June 10, 2023 by writewyattuk

Ahead of my catch-up with The Beat co-founder Dave Wakeling, I dug out an interview he did with Adrian Thrills for the NME, alongside the sorely missed Ranking Roger when the pair were at the helm of The General Public, … Continue reading →

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Room at the top – The Loft and beyond with Andy Strickland

Posted on May 28, 2021 by writewyattuk

Three and a half decades after they dramatically broke up, mid-song, on a London stage on the final night of a nationwide tour, The Loft continue to inspire, with interest in this influential four-piece seemingly perpetual and having just led … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Songs of Stage and Screen, with Blake’s Stephen Bowman

Posted on April 29, 2016 by writewyattuk

It was the morning after the night before when I spoke to Stephen Bowman, one of the three mighty voices behind close-harmony group Blake. But this is a tale of a rare night when this top-selling trio didn’t have to … Continue reading →

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Growing up is hard to do – re-defining the National Trust’s top 50

Posted on April 18, 2012 by writewyattuk

This is a specially revised 2017 version of the third post published on this website, originally shared with the wider world on April 18th, 2012, adapted to mark the fifth anniversary of writewyattuk.com. Time flies, eh.   Being smug is … Continue reading →

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