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Bea Kristi delivers her pandemic ‘Care’ package – back in touch with Beabadoobee
Last December I caught Beatrice Kristi Laus, aka Beabadoobee, live at Gorilla, Manchester, headlining a sold-out package tour of young artists recording for the Dirty Hit label (with the review here). She was impressive to say the least, leading a … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Mac, Beabadoobee, Camden, Clairo, Coffee, Dirty Hit, Fake It Flowers, London, Manchester, Oscar Lang, Philippines, The 1975
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Stop … Start – celebrating the further return of BOB with Richard Blackborow
They say good things come to those who wait, but 28 years is pushing it, surely. At the end of September, late ‘80s/early ‘90s indie force and WriteWyattUK favourites BOB are finally releasing You Can Stop That For A Start, … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged 100 Club, Banwell, BOB, Cornwall, Dean Leggett, Enfield, Finsbury Park, Highbury, John Peel, Leave the Straight Life Behind, London, Microdisney, Oasis, Optic Nerve, Queen of Sheba, reading, Richard Blackborow, Simon Armstrong, St Ives, Telepathy, The Beatles, Wharf Chambers, Windsor, You Can Stop That For a Start
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Chance would be a fine thing – the Baxter Dury interview
“I went for a walk this morning and found this incredible deli that was open, serving food outside, and couldn’t resist buying some ridiculously-overpriced pizza pie. So my son and I could eat this delicious kind of apocalypse meal. We’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Baxter Dury, BED, Charley Charles, Chiswick, Coronavirus, Craig Silvey, Delilah Holliday, Heavenly Recordings, Ian Dury, London, Madeline Hart, New Boots and Panties, Norman Watt-Roy, Paul Cook, Prince of Tears, Rose Elinor Dougall, Shaun Paterson, The Night Chancers
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To the moon and back with the Space Cadet – the Beabadoobee interview
This was a tricky interview in more ways than one. First off, my subject was on the road, between dates at the Cardiff Globe and Bristol Louisiana, using her manager Natasha’s phone, with mobile reception poor and sound drifting in … Continue reading
Local hero at home among Orcadian soundscapes – the Erland Cooper interview
Erland Cooper was getting ready to head to the studio to continue work on his latest record when I called, but happy to hang back and discuss another hectic year. This talented singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer from Scotland’s Northern Isles … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Donegal, Erland and the Carnival, Erland Cooper, Game of Thrones, Hannah Peel, Jackson C. Frank, King Creosote, Lancaster Library, Leo Abrahams, Local Hero, London, Nest, Norman Ackroyd, Orkney, paul weller, Portia Coughlan, Public Service Broadcasting, Simon Tong, Solan Goose, Sule Skerry, The Good The Bad and The Queen, The Magnetic North, William Doyle, Youth
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Lights still turn green at their convenience – talking BOB with Dean Leggett
Cast your mind back three decades or so. My diaries suggest I saw 148 gigs in the last three years of the 1980s, so inevitably recollections of some are cloudy. But many stick in the memory, not least those documented … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Tapp, BOB, Captains Log, Convenience, Cornwall, Dean Leggett, Highbury Corner, Jem Morris, John Peel, London, One Eyed Wayne, Optic Nerve, Paul Thompson, Penny Candles, reading, Richard Blackborow, Simon Armstrong, Sombrero, Stephen Hersom, The Beautiful South, The Old Trout, The Smiths, The Wedding Present, Windsor
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London Calling to the faraway towns – the Gary Crowley interview
Behind every successful career you tend to find a mix of good fortune and hard work, but you’re unlikely to hear any gripes about the latter from highly-affable broadcaster, TV presenter and DJ Gary Crowley. His on-air charm and warm … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Capital Radio, Clibe Banks, Demon, Edsel, Gary Crowley, Jack Lemmon, Joe Strummer, Lisson Green, London, Mick Jones, Mono Media Films, Paul McCartney, paul weller, Postcard, Punk and New Wave, Radio London, Sex Pistols, Sian philipps, Soho Radio, The Beatles, The Clash, The Jam
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From Bombay to Sala Apolo, o’er the hills and far away – the Norman Watt-Roy interview
I should warn you before you get any further that there’s an underlying current of adulation in this here feature/interview. Another day and another musical hero brought to book (or the WonderWeb in this case), as I spend an all-too-quick … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Blow Your Mind, Bombay, Charlie Charles, Derek Hussey, Dylan Howe, Gilad Atzmon, Glencoe, Glenn Tilbrook, Ian Dury, John Turnbull, Living Daylights, London, loving Awareness, Madness, Mickey Gallagher, Norman Watt-Roy, Roger Daltrey, Spike Milligan, Stiff Records, The Blockheads, The Clash, The Greatest Show on Earth, Vic Sweeney, Wilko Johnson
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Finding Gold in a Brass Age – the David Gray interview
David Gray is no stranger to success, but sometimes it’s been a waiting game for the 50-year-old Sale-born singer-songwriter. He’s topped the UK album charts three times during a recording career of more than 25 years, first in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Altrincham, Babylon, Ben de Vries, David Gray, Gold in a Brass Age, London, Marius de Vries, Marvin Gaye, Neil Finn, Prince, Raymond Carver, Sale, Solva, The Sapling, Vangelis, White Ladder
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Looking back at 2018. Part one – the first six months
As another busy year draws to a close, let’s take a trawl through 2018’s WriteWyattUK feature/interviews, selecting a few choice quotes from within, starting with the half-year up to … well, in the words of Neil and Tim Finn, ‘You … Continue reading
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Tagged Action Records, Ajay Saggar, Bill Bailey, Chas and Dave, Chas Hodges, Chris Hewitt, Chumbawamba, Damian O'Neill, Darron Robinson, Dave Peacock, Dave Robinson, Dave Wakeling, David Baddiel, Days of Future Passed, Deeply Vale, Donald Trump, Dunstan Bruce, Fun Boy Three, Gaz Birtles, Gordon Gibson, Gretchen Peters, Heather Small, Holly Ross, hygge, Interrobang, JC Carroll, Justin Hayward, Knebworth Park, Lee Thompson, Levellers, London, M People, Madness, Mark Chadwick, Mark E Smith, Mark Steel, Mary Whitehouse Experience, Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene, One Man's Madness, Preston, Rick Buckler, Roddy Radiation, Simon Fowler, Steve Smith, Stiff Records, The Beat, The Clash, The Common Cold, The Fall, The Jam, The Lovely Eggs, The Members, The Moody Blues, The Sha La La's, The Sound of the Suburbs, The South, The Specials, The Swinging Laurels, The Undertones, The Vapors, The Wesleys, Tom Williams, Top of the Pops, Wilko Johnson
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