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Tag Archives: Jools Holland
Everything’s coming up Rosy with Goat Girl
After a delay while she was getting to New Cross on the train, Rosy Bones had reached the pub by the time I got hold of her late on Tuesday afternoon, visiting friends after a day of ‘admin’ and a visit … Continue reading
Wolf Alice, back through the Looking Glass – the Ellie Rowsell interview
Ellie Rowsell sounded croaky when she answered the phone. Whether it was down to an early start, testing those vocal cords at rehearsals with her band, Wolf Alice, in East London, or standard rock’n’roll lifestyle fare, I’m not certain. Either … Continue reading
Shout? Let it all out – the Lulu interview
It was a long time coming, but Lulu’s been fully in charge of her career for at least a quarter of a century now, making up for lost years after at least two decades letting others make her big decisions. … Continue reading
Squeeze into a new era – the Chris Difford interview
Catching up with Chris Difford’s blog earlier this week, I realised how close we were to a new Squeeze album, the band’s first since 1998, the result of a project also serving as the soundtrack to a new BBC comedy … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Boo Hewerdine, Cashmere if you Can, Chris Difford, Cradle to Grave, Danny Baker, From the Cradle to the Grave, Glenn Tilbrook, John Cooper Clarke, Jools Holland, Leo Abrahams, Lucy Shaw, Peter Kay, Ridiculous, Squeeze, The Last Temptation of Chris, Up the Junction
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Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra – Blackpool Empress Ballroom
If a building really carries social history within its walls, there can be few greater examples in Lancashire than Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom. The ornate decoration throughout the Winter Gardens tells its own stories, and there’s no disguising the magic of … Continue reading
Testing the Big Band theory – the Jools Holland interview
It’s difficult to write about Jools Holland without going down the retro route. He is after all a man who carved out a career celebrating the best in popular music from the past century. His long-running BBC television show Later … Continue reading
Kershaw still switched on, with an appetite for adventure
In a more in-depth version of a feature he did for the Lancashire Evening Post, the blogger talks to a forthright broadcaster who’s seen more than his fair share of drama over the years – on and off air. A … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Andy Kershaw, BBC, Bob Dylan, Courtney Love, Isle of Man, John Peel, John Walters, Jools Holland, No Off Switch, Preston, Radio One, Todmorden, Whistle Test
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Some Fantastic Praise
I was a little alarmed at first. I tuned into watch the BBC 4 Squeeze documentary, Take Me I’m Yours, only to find an acoustic tribute act comprising a lesser-known member of ZZ Top jamming with a geography teacher. I … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Aimee Mann, Chris Difford, Elvis Costello, Gilson Lavis, Glenn Tilbrook, Jim Drury, Jools Holland, Paul Carrack
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