Tag Archives: Leicester

Saints preserve us – talking Cornershop’s England is a Garden with Tjinder Singh and Ben Ayres

Posted on February 21, 2020 by writewyattuk

Cornershop are back with a new album, England is a Garden, three decades after they left Preston bound for world domination (starting in Leicester), and 22 years since Norman Cook’s remix of ‘Brimful of Asha’ led them to their sole … Continue reading →

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Popping back t’ Cornershop – the Tjinder Singh interview

Posted on August 16, 2018 by writewyattuk

There’s a brand new single out from indie-dance favourites Cornershop, a band Mojo have dubbed ‘the quintessential 21st-century pop group’, The Independent labelled ‘cultural critique you can dance to’, and The Guardian reckon are ‘clever and engaging, happily detached from the mainstream’. … Continue reading →

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Continuing Songs of The South – in conversation with Gaz Birtles

Posted on March 15, 2018 by writewyattuk

When founder member Dave Hemingway and long-serving keyboard player Damon Butcher called time late last year on live involvement with The South – the band that rose from the ashes of The Beautiful South – discussions followed about what to … Continue reading →

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Creative twists on children’s fiction – a writewyattuk book review special

Posted on March 26, 2014 by writewyattuk

In which writewyattuk runs the rule over three recent publications offering a creative twist on established children’s fiction – with great success. Back in my school days, I’d have loved poring over books of the quality of Mick Manning and … Continue reading →

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