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Slade Alive at Christmas – a two-decade trip down Memory Lane … towards Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre
There’s a rather wonderful website out there listing more than 20 years of live performances for Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Dave Hill and Don Powell, marking Slade’s evolution from their time with the bands that preceded the Black Country’s finest … Continue reading
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Tagged 'N Betweens, A People's History of Slade, Ambrose Slade, Dave Hemingway, Dave Hill, Don Powell, Hammersmith Odeon, Jim lea, Liverpool, Noddy Holder, Royal Court Theatre, Slade, Spenwood books, Sweet, the Vendors, Top of the Pops, walsall, Wild! Wild! Wild!, wolverhampton
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Journey to the Art of Darkness – talking The History of Goth with John Robb
Ah, the dreaded label. An integral part of music culture down the years, but an all too easy way to categorise, and often proving nonsense. Punk, post-punk, alternative, indie, indie pop, twee pop, shoegaze, soul, funk, jazz funk, heavy soul, … Continue reading
Missing You – a tribute to Terry Hall and Iain ‘Tempo’ Templeton
“Love, there was so much love, enough to last a hundred years. Laughs, we had so many laughs, how come they turned into tears?” I wasn’t sure it was common knowledge when I got the sad message from Iain ‘Tempo’ … Continue reading
Star treatment – back in touch with Ian Broudie, talking Lightning Seeds
It seems a negative way to start this feature, but other than reaching No.1 in the UK singles chart three times with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner with ‘Three Lions’ (in 1996, 1998, and 2018, for a song seemingly everywhere … Continue reading
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Tagged Adele Emmas, Cloudcuckooland, Echo and the Bunnymen, Emily Smiles, Ian Broudie, James Skelly, Jim Sharrock, Jollification, Lightning Seeds, Liverpool, Marine Research, Martyn Campbell, Pale Fountains, Riley Broudie, See You in the Stars, Terry Hall, The Coral, The Zutons, Three Lions, Wrexham FC
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Return to the Promised Land – talking Cast with John Power
John Power and his band, Cast, were backstage at the Academy in Liverpool before a sell-out show when I caught up with him, and it was clear that the adrenalin was up. “We always look forward to playing hometown shows. … Continue reading
Making a vinyl connection with the Bunnyman – back in touch with Will Sergeant
Last time I saw Will Sergeant, I was barely two feet away from him on a Sunday night in the snug bar of The Continental, Preston, Lancashire, thrilling to the garage/surf punk spectacle and hearing sensation that is Michael & … Continue reading
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Tagged A Certain Ratio, Adam Peters, Andy Warhol, Bob Parker, Brian Griffin, Bunnyman, Carnglaze Caverns, Crocodiles, Dave Haslam, Echo and the Bunnymen, Glide, Heaven Up Here, Ian Broudie, Inhaler, Kool Aiders, Les Pattinson, Liverpool, Louder than Words, Matt Groening, Mel-o-tones, Melling, Michael & the Angelos, Ocean Rain, Pee-wee Herman, Pete de Freitas, Porcupine, Preston, Preston Pop Fest, Rob Dickens, Steve Hanley, The Continental, The Fall, The Teardrop Excplodes, U2, Will Sergeant
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Timeless cack-handed melodies – talking The La’s and Shack with Iain Templeton
“I’ve kind of been airbrushed out of their history really. I was busking in a band on Bold Street, and someone said, ‘The La’s are checking you out.’ I replied, ‘Ah, fuck The La’s. Syd Barrett meets The Beatles. Not … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Leaves, Catatonia, Chris Sharrock, Don Powell, Gary Lineker, George Davidson, Gorky’s Zygotic Mynki, Gruff Rhys, HMS Fable, Iain Templeton, James Dean Bradfield, John Head, John Power, Lee Mavers, Liverpool, Llangollen, Manic Street Preachers, Michael Head, Neil Finn, Newcastle, Nicky Wire, Pale Fountains, Rachel Diop, Ray Davies, Richard Parfitt, Ringo Starr, Shack, Solian, Super Furry Animals, The Kinks, The Kooks, The La's, The Pool Underground, Tim Finn, Toxteth, Zak Starkey
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WriteWyattUK’s Guide to Finding Inspiration … In Spite of These Times, Pt. I
In which WriteWyattUK takes a look back – in quotation form – at the pick of our feature/interviews from 2020, the dreaded year the coronavirus carved a devastating impact on the music and arts scene. Click on the highlighted name … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Adele, Ajay Saggar, Americana, Amsterdam, Annie Hardy, Badly Drawn Boy, Baxter Dury, Bhajsn Bhoy, Blow Monkeys, Cigar Box Blues, Cornershop, Coronavirus, Damian O'Neill, Damon Gough, Danny Morris, Dave Fenton, David Bowie, Dead Trout, Dr. Robert, Eileen Gogan, Elvis Costello, Erland Cooper, From Scotland with Love, Get it Loud in Libraries, Giant Drag, Graham Firth, Grant Keir, Gypsy Pistoleros., Ian Allcock, Ian Prowse, John T. Davis, Karima Francis, Kenny Anderson, King Creosote, lancashire, Lee Mark Jones, Lindisfarne, Liverpool, London, Optic Nerve, Orkney, Paul Cook, Pele, Pete Astor, Pete Wylie, Preston, Richard Houghton, Rob Talbot, Robert Howard, Scott Carey, Sex Pistols, Shellshock Rock, Slade, Steve Levine, Stewart Parsons, Sue Culshaw, The Continental, The Ferret, The Loft, The Professionals, The Smiths, The Vapors, The Weather Prophets, Tjinder Singh, Transvision Vamp, True Deceivers, Virginia Heath, Wendy James, West on Colfax
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