Tag Archives: Joe Strummer

The Levellers, for folk’s sake – the Mark Chadwick interview

Posted on February 1, 2018 by writewyattuk

Three decades ago, a conversation in a pub in a busy South coast resort led to the newly-introduced Mark Chadwick and Jeremy Cunningham discovering they had plenty in common, not least their political world-view and taste in music. As guitarist … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged A Weapon Called the Word, Abbey Road Studios, Beautiful Days, Brighton, Glastonbury Festival, Jeremy Cunningham, Joe Strummer, John Leckie, Led Zeppelin, Levellers, Levelling the Land, Mark Chadwick, Metway, The Clash, The Men They Couldn't Hang, We the Collective, Zeitgeist | Leave a comment

Reprising the Roachford Files – the Andrew Roachford interview

Posted on August 24, 2017 by writewyattuk

After his latest successful tour with Mike + The Mechanics, Andrew Roachford is back on the road with his band this autumn. Know the name but struggling to place the back-catalogue? Well, his biggest hits came with his first collective in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Al Green, Amy Winehouse, Andrew Roachford, Balham, Bill Roachford, Bill Withers, Cuddly Toy, Free, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Mike + The Mechanics, Mike Rutherford, Otis Redding, Paul Carrack, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rick Astley, Sly and the Family, The Clash | 1 Comment

WriteWyattUK on White Riot … 40 years on

Posted on March 18, 2017 by writewyattuk

I couldn’t get through Saturday, March 18th, 2017, without mentioning a certain clarion call from the early days of punk, released 40 years ago today – the song that inspired this website’s name. Naive maybe, but so much energy to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 1977, Buzzcocks, Combat Rock, Give 'Em Enough Rope, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, The Jam, The Stranglers, White Riot | 5 Comments

True Confessions, Undertones style – the Billy Doherty interview

Posted on October 28, 2016 by writewyattuk

With The Undertones’ mighty 40th anniversary jaunt returning to the North of England this weekend, drummer Billy Doherty is hoping he won’t be needing a paramedic this time. The Northern Irish five-piece follow sell-outs in Gateshead and Holmfirth with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Billy Doherty, Bruce Foxton, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Feargal Sharkey, Joe Strummer, John O'Neill, John Peel, Mickey Bradley, Paul McLoone, The Clash, The Jam, The Membranes, The Rolling Stones, The Undertones | 2 Comments

March on with The Stranglers – the Baz Warne interview

Posted on March 13, 2015 by writewyattuk

It’s not often a front-man is still regularly held up to scrutiny after 15 years with a band, but that’s how it often goes with Baz Warne. To put it mildly, The Stranglers’ founder member Hugh Cornwell was a hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Baz Warne, Dave Greenfield, guildford, Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Jet Black, Jim Macaulay, Joe Strummer, Manchester, Rezillos, Smalltown Heroes, Sunderland, The Membranes, The Stranglers, Toy Dolls | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: Joe Strummer

The Levellers, for folk’s sake – the Mark Chadwick interview

Reprising the Roachford Files – the Andrew Roachford interview

WriteWyattUK on White Riot … 40 years on

True Confessions, Undertones style – the Billy Doherty interview

March on with The Stranglers – the Baz Warne interview

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