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King Creosote / Fence Collective – Manchester Bridgewater Hall
Writer’s note: It’s almost taken me a week to get this review together, but you’ll maybe understand why. Some things are far more important. It’s been a trying seven days, the situation changing from day to day. But this might … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Bridgewater Hall, Coronavirus, Fence Collective, From Scotland with Love, Grant Keir, Hannah Fisher, John Bramwell, Kenny Anderson, King Creosote, Lomond Campbell, Mairearad Green, Manchester, Sorren Maclean, The Amber List, Virginia Heath, Waverley Steps, West on Colfax
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Wild Wood Wonders and Wanders, via Seattle and South London – catching up with Smoke Fairies
It’s bang on seven in the evening, and Jessica Davies and Katherine Blamire are at their South London gaff, doing a little further prep work for a 10-date homeland tour. Jessica: “We’re signing a huge pile of records … … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Black Angels, Bryan Ferry, Chichester, Darkness Brings the Wonders Home, FleetFoxes, Full Time Hobby, Hebden Bridge Trades Club, Jack Endino, Jessica Davies, Katherine Blamire, Manchester, Margate, Phil Ek, Richard Hawley, Seattle, Smoke Fairies, Soup Kitchen, South London, Sylvia plath, Wild Winter
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In the footsteps of Morrissey and Marr – talking The Smiths with Richard Houghton
By day a manager for a regional housing association, Richard Houghton still sees himself as ‘a frustrated journalist/author’, something he first made assured moves towards remedying five years ago, collating fans’ first-hand memories of the Rolling Stones’ live shows for … Continue reading
WriteWyattUK 2019, in quotes – the first six months
As another busy year for the WriteWyattUK website draws towards a close, an annual opportunity arises to wander back through a few of our 2019 feature/ interview highlights, with a chance to click on each highlighted link and relive those … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged A Certain Ratio, Alan McGee, Brix and the Extricated, Buzzcocks, C.P. Lee, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Chris Difford, Damian O'Neill, Dandy Warhols, David Gray, Dean Friedman, Eddi Reader, Eton Crop, Fisherman's Friends, Gary Crowley, Glenn Tilbrook, Gretchen Peters, Ian Hunter, Jeremy Brown, Jez Kerr, Jim Bob, Joe Strummer, John O'Neill, John Robb, Kirk Brandon, Manchester, Mark Radcliffe, Marvin Gaye, Mélanie Pain, Membranes, Mike Baillie, Mott the Hoople, Neville Staple, Norman Watt-Roy, North West Cancer Research, Nouvelle Vague, Pauil Hanley, Penetration, Peter Holmström, Pip Blom, Port Isaac, Skids. Pauline Murray, Squeeze, Steve Harley, The Clash, The Fall, The Pack, The Specials, The Undertones, Wilko Johnson
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Dirty Hit Tour Presents … Beabadoobee, No Rome, Oscar Lang – Gorilla, Manchester
My fifth visit to Whitworth Street West in 2019 and a second in five nights, with the clientele far younger under the Oxford Road railway arches this time. But in a similar manner to punk legends Buzzcocks on Sunday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beabadoobee, Dirty Hit Records, Gorilla, Manchester, No Rome, Oscar Lang, Philippines, She Plays Bass
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Buzzcocks / Shanghai Treason – Gorilla, Manchester
It made sense to start my final week of live shows in 2019 with the Buzzcocks, my first two having involved tributes to Pete Shelley, lost to the world a few weeks before. Back then, the headliners were the Skids … Continue reading
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Tagged Buzzcocks, Chris Remington, Danny Farrant, Gorilla, Harmony in my Head, Manchester, Mani Perazzoli, Penetration, Pete Shelley, Preston, Shanghai Treason, Skids, Steve Diggle
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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
Remembering Pete Shelley, and entering a new Buzzcocks era – back in touch with Steve Diggle
Punk idols Buzzcocks are back, a year after losing revered frontman Pete Shelley, with a new single to mark the occasion, officially released in mid-February but available during the band’s short run of December dates. And latest 45, ‘Gotta Get … Continue reading
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Tagged 53 Degrees, A Different Kind of Tension, Buzzcocks, Chris Remington, Danny Farrant, Eden Studios, Gorilla, Harmony in my Head, Highgate, Howard Devoto, John Maher, Lesser Free Trade Hall, Liam Gallagher, Manchester, Mani Perazzoli, Martin Rushent, Nouvelle Vague, Olympic Studios, Penetration, Pete Shelley, Preston, Ray Davies, Royal Albert Hall, Sex Pistols, Skids, Steve Diggle, Steve Garvey, Strawberry Studios, The Undertones
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Erland Cooper / AVA – Band on the Wall, Manchester
Having entered Erland Cooper’s world via The Magnetic North, then retrospectively discovering original band venture, Erland & the Carnival, it was a small step from there to ensconce myself in his solo project, exploring this creative composer’s further sonic tribute … Continue reading
Understanding Vinny Peculiar – in conversation with Alan Wilkes
It would be all too easy to point out that Alan Wilkes, the inspiration behind Vinny Peculiar, has flirted with indie stardom but never quite attained that elusive crossover fame. But don’t think for one moment this Worcestershire-born and bred … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Wilkes, Bonehead, Bromsgrove, Che Beresford, David Bowie, Duke Special, Elbow, glam rock, Manchester, Parlour Flames, Return of the Native, Rob Steadman, Silver Meadows, The Smiths, The Wedding Present, Vinny Peculiar, While You Still Can, Wishbone Ash
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