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The Rilly Groovy return of the Beautiful People – in conversation with Du Kane
Remember the Beautiful People’s If 60’s Were 90’s? If nothing else, you may recall a couple of commercials from the mid-1990s featuring their songs, including a car ad featuring Manchester United and Wales football legend Ryan Giggs and Aussie actor … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Douglas, Aphrodite's Child, Beautiful People, Brian Jones, Bush, Cranleigh, Dance Conglomerate, Du Kane, Eric Clapton, Flow Motion, guildford, Hawkwind, if 60s Were 90s, Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Karl Ferris, Ken Kesey, Lax Lifetime, Mike Bennett, Mitch Mitchell, Never B4, Oasis, Rilly Groovy, Robin Goodridge, Shoot! Dispute, Steve Smith, The Shakespearos, The Vapors. The Stranglers, Weymouth, Youth
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Fylde under nature – talking The Membranes’ new record and much more with John Robb
It’s 35 years since music writer, Louder Than War founder and Membranes/Goldblade bass player/vocalist John Robb left the ‘Tatty Seaside Town’ later celebrated on 1988’s Kiss Ass … Godhead! LP. But he clearly still has plenty of time for his … Continue reading
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Tagged BIMM, Blackpool, Chris Packham, Gene Vincent, Glove, Henge, Ian Curtis, Ian Hunter, Jimi Hendrix, John Robb, Johnny Kidd, Joy Division, Kirk Brandon, Liines, Louder than War, Manchester, Mott the Hoople, Nick Brown, Public Service Broadcasting, Queen Zee, The Clash, The Membranes, The Pack, The Ritz, The Subways, The Undertones
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And I thought you might like to know – the Jim Lea interview
It’s not, erm, everyday you get to talk to a childhood hero, but Jim Lea definitely falls into that category for me. I was barely four when his band scored the first of six UK No.1 singles with ‘Coz I … Continue reading
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Tagged 'N Betweens, Bilston, Chas Chandler, Dave Hill, Dementia UK, Don Powell, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Jim lea, Jimi Hendrix, Noddy Holder, Robin 2, Slade, Staffordshire, The Dummies, The Undertones, When the Lights Are Out, wolverhampton
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The writewyattuk quotes of 2016, part two – July to December
As the festivities start to take hold at writewyattuk hq, we best conclude our 12 months of quotes from 2016’s feature/interviews, encapsulated via a series of soundbites. Again, much gratitude to all who responded, and big respect to those who … Continue reading
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Tagged About the Young Idea, Ajay Saggar, Alison Wheeler, Beatles, Big Country, Billy Doherty, David Callahan, David Fenton, David Jakes, Dennis Greaves, Dennis locorriere, Deutsche Ashram, Dr Hook, Ed Bazalgette, Elliott Morris, Gary Numan, Geno Washington, Glenn Tilbrook, Hannah Peel, Jenn Ashworth, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Brown, Jimmy Osmond, John Robb, John Suchet, Lonely the Brave, Mark Brzezicki, Mark Trotter, Matteo Sedazzari, Membranes, Merinde Verbeek, Michael Foreman, Nicky Weller, nine Below Zero, Norman Blake, P.P. Arnold, Paul Young, Q-Tips, Richard Houghton, Teenage Fanclub, The Beautiful South, The Magnetic North, The South, The Undertones, The Vapors, The Wolfhounds, Toots and the Maytals, Toots Hibbert, UB40, Wilko Johnson
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Otis Redding – a personal appreciation
WHEN I saw Noddy Holder recently, the former Slade frontman recalled how it was down to Little Richard that he got involved in music, something you could see in the way he always projected that mighty voice of his. While I can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC 4, Booker T & The MGs, Eddie Floyd, Georgia, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Monterey, Otis Redding, Ready Steady Go, Sam and Dave, Sam Cooke, Stax, Steve Cropper, The Beatles
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