Tag Archives: Neil Arthur

Happy families seek Wanderlust – Neil Arthur’s continuing Blancmange adventure

Posted on October 4, 2018 by writewyattuk

At a time when international debate and key government policies are focused on borders and freedom of movement, it’s clear to see where Neil Arthur stands and draws his lines. High-ranking pop chart success may be behind the sole survivor … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Benge, Blancmange, Brexit, Darwen, David Bowie, David Rhodes, Distant Storm, Gloucestershire, Gruff Rhys, Hannah Peel, Jon Anderson, Kincaid, lancashire, Mary Casio, Neil Arthur, Neu, Sheffield, Stephen Luscombe, Wanderlust | Leave a comment

July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months

Posted on December 29, 2017 by writewyattuk

Former Status Quo ‘frantic four’ drummer John Coghlan on the key moments that will always stay with him: “Those six weeks at Butlin’s were an eye-opener, doing it – in a sense – professionally, getting to play to people and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged 10cc, Andrew Roachford, Belinda Carlisle, Billy Bragg, Blancmange, Brian Cox, Cabbage, Clean Bandit, Don Powell, Ellie Rowsell, Eric Stewart, Francis Rossi, Go-Go's, Grace Chatto, Graham Gouldman, Haircut 100, Hannah Peel, Happy Mondays, Howard Hewett, Ian Snowball, Jason Byrne, Joe Martin, John Coghlan, John Lydon, Josie Long, Manchester, Mary Casio, Michael Jackson, Mickey Bradley, Neil Arthur, Nick Heyward, Ozzy Osbourne, paul weller, Pauline Black, Pete Waterman, Peter Hook, Phill Jupitus, Richard Houghton, Richie Malone, Rick Parfitt, Robin Ince, Roland Gift, Rowetta, Sex Pistols, Shalamar, Sharon Osbourne, Slade, Status Quo, Steve White, The Bootleg Beatles, The Clash, The Selecter, The Specials, The Stone Roses, The Undertones, The Who, Tito Jackson, Tom Robinson, Wolf Alice | Leave a comment

Blancmange / Transference – Darwen Library Theatre

Posted on October 27, 2017 by writewyattuk

“Here comes a love song … there goes the banister!” Time moves on, and some of us aren’t getting any younger (says a bloke who turned 50 two days after this special happening), with none of us beyond nostalgia, not … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Blancmange, Darwen, David Rhodes, Don't Tell Me, Fader, lancashire, Library Theatre, Living on the Ceiling, Neil Arthur, Oogoo Maia, The Day Before You Came, Transfigure, Unfurnished Rooms | 1 Comment

Blancmange: Unfurnished Rooms – a writewyattuk review

Posted on September 22, 2017 by writewyattuk

While Blancmange will always remain a two-man entity in the hearts of much of their loyal fanbase, it’s worth noting it’s now been six years since Neil Arthur was largely left to his own devices in the engine room. Carrying … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Benge, Blancmange, David Bowie, David Rhodes, Fader, John Foxx, John Grant, lancashire, Neil Arthur, Stephen Luscombe, Unfurnished Rooms | 1 Comment

Believe Me Him – back in touch with Blancmange’s Neil Arthur

Posted on September 1, 2017 by writewyattuk

Based in Gloucestershire since leaving London a dozen years ago, Blancmange mastermind Neil Arthur continues to divide his time between the Cotswolds and old haunts in the capital. “I really enjoy it, including walks when I finish work or early … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Benge, Blancmange, Cornwall, Darwen, David Rhodes, Don't Tell Me, Fader, Gloucestershire, Heaven 17, John Foxx, John Grant, Kincaid, lancashire, Living on the Ceiling, Martyn Ware, Neil Arthur, Stephen Luscombe, The Human League, Unfurnished Rooms | 3 Comments

The writewyattuk quotes of 2016, part one – January to June

Posted on December 23, 2016 by writewyattuk

As a year probably remembered on a national and international level as one of big-name departures and alarming political shifts draws to a close, writewyattuk faces the music and dances (somewhat discordantly) in a retro style, looking back on the last … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Alan White, Blake, Blancmange, Bruce Foxton, Ciaran McLaughlin, Colin Blunstone, Dan Gillespie Sells, Dave Brock, Dr. Robert, Duke Fakir, Four Tops, Gary Stringer, Gilbert O'sullivan, Graham Nash, Hawkwind, Howard Jones, James, Jim Glennie, Joe Bonamassa, John Flansburgh, John Lydon, Kate Mullins, Lulu, Mick Avory, Miles Hunt, Neil Arthur, Newton Faulkner, Otis Williams, PiL, Puppini Sisters, Reef, Simon Tong, Stephen Bowman, Stephen K Amos, Temptations, The Blow Monkeys, The Everlasting Yeah, The Feeling, The Kinks, The Magnetic North, The Wonder Stuff, Thea Gilmore, They Might Be Giants, Toyah, Will Young, Yes, Zombies | Leave a comment

Beyond the ceiling with Blancmange – the Neil Arthur interview

Posted on March 11, 2016 by writewyattuk

As those who read these pages regularly (and I thank you all most sincerely, of course) may already realise, I’m prone to flashbacks these days. I should add though that it’s not some chemically-induced reaction to past demeanours in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Blanc Burn, Blancmange, Brian Eno, Commuter 23, Darwen Lancashire, Harrow, Hillingdon, John Peel, Living on the Ceiling, Neil Arthur, Neu, Nil By Mouth, Preston, Semi-Detached, Stephen Luscombe | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: Neil Arthur

Happy families seek Wanderlust – Neil Arthur’s continuing Blancmange adventure

July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months

Blancmange / Transference – Darwen Library Theatre

Blancmange: Unfurnished Rooms – a writewyattuk review

Believe Me Him – back in touch with Blancmange’s Neil Arthur

The writewyattuk quotes of 2016, part one – January to June

Beyond the ceiling with Blancmange – the Neil Arthur interview

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