Tag Archives: James Kirk

Glasgow to London … to Helmsdale – the Edwyn Collins interview

Posted on August 15, 2019 by writewyattuk

Badbea is Edwyn Collins’ ninth solo album, and the first since he moved home and studio from North London back to Scotland in 2014. More to the point, it’s Edwyn’s fourth LP since two major strokes in 2005 that wiped … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged A Girl Like You, Badbea, Carl Hunter, Carwyn Ellis, Edwyn Collins, Grace Maxwell, Helmsdale, James Kirk, Madness, Norman Blake, Orange Juice, Paul Cook, Scotland, Sean Read, Sometimes Always Never, Steven Daly, Sutherland, Teenage Fanclub, Vic Godard | 1 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 | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: James Kirk

Glasgow to London … to Helmsdale – the Edwyn Collins interview

By any other name – beyond Strawberry Switchblade with Rose McDowall

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