Tag Archives: New Order

Cutting It Fine: from Making Out to Poldark, and beyond – the Debbie Horsfield interview

Posted on August 8, 2019 by writewyattuk

Until she took on the most recent screen adaptation of classic Cornish historical literary saga Poldark, writer Debbie Horsfield was best known for a string of Manchester-based dramas. It’s now 30 years since the first of her three series of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Age Before Beauty, Aidan Turner, All the Small Things, Andrew Graham, Cornwall, Cutting It, Debbie Horsfield, Ed Bazalgette, Eleanor Tomlinson, Gulbenkian Studio, Jimmy McGovern, Liverpool Playhouse, Making Out, Mammoth Screen, Manchester, Martin Wenner, New Order, Northern Soul, Out on the Floor, Poldark, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stonyhurst College, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Other Two, The Riff-Raff Element, True Dare Kiss, Winston Graham | Leave a comment

All Night Party People – in conversation with A Certain Ratio’s Jez Kerr

Posted on May 19, 2019 by writewyattuk

It promises to be a busy year for industrial punk-funk pioneers and indie-dance survivors A Certain Ratio, currently playing a series of UK dates to coincide with new Mute collection, ACR:BOX. After 2018’s acr:set compilation and their LP reissue campaign, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged A Certain Ratio, Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias, Band on the Wall, C.P. Lee, Eddie Thomas, Factory Records, Gordon the Moron, Grace Jones, Jez Kerr, Jilted John, Joy Division, Manchester, Manchester Musicians Collective, Manchester United, Manchester Youth Theatre, Martin Hannett, Mute, New Order, Pips, Russell Club, Shack Up, Tony Wilson | Leave a comment

Nouvelle Vague – Manchester Gorilla

Posted on May 5, 2019 by writewyattuk

I’ve witnessed some effective starts to live shows lately, with the arrival of Mélanie Pain and Phoebe Killdeer to the stage at The Gorilla particularly jaw-dropping. The price of the drinks already had me a little dazed, but this was … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, Joy Division, Manchester, Marc Collin, Mélanie Pain, New Order, Nouvelle Vague, Olivier Libaux, OMD, Pete Shelley, Phoebe Killdeer, Ramones, The Smiths, The Specials, The Undertones, Tuxedomoon, Violent Femmes, Visage | Leave a comment

A Manchester love affair on record – the C.P. Lee interview

Posted on January 25, 2019 by writewyattuk

It wouldn’t be right to call C.P. Lee an unsung hero of the North West music scene. He’s sung a fair bit in his time and those who truly know the Manchester scene know full well who he is. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Ace Records, Ady Croasdell, Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias, Blue Monday, Bob Dylan, Buzzcocks, C.P. Lee, Capital Radio, Eric Haydock, Greasy Bear, John Cooper Clarke, John Scott, Manchester, Martin Hannett, New Order, Northern Soul, Pete Shelley, Sex Pistols, Stiff Records, Teach Yourself Gibberish, The Hollies, Tony Wilson | 3 Comments

St Anthony: An Ode to Anthony H. Wilson

Posted on August 11, 2015 by writewyattuk

I’ve probably said this before, but I don’t tend to do plugs on this blog. But this is a project I feel deserves wider recognition, involving a touching tribute to Anthony H. Wilson, the mouthpiece-turned-icon for so much great music … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Christopher Eccleston, Factory Records, Iggy pop, John Cooper Clarke, Joy Division, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Manchester, Mark Radcliffe, Mike Garry, New Order, Richard Madeley, Shaun Ryder, Steve Coogan, Tony Wilson | 3 Comments

Exploring the gravitational pull of Public Service Broadcasting – a writewyattuk interview

Posted on February 13, 2015 by writewyattuk

I’m not alone in my fascination for all things space-related, and was captivated as a child by the later Apollo missions, at least one of which I vaguely recall catching on telly at primary school in the early ’70s. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged British Film Institute, Dr Who, Everest, Gagarin, Kaiser Chiefs, Manic Street Preachers, NASA, New Order, Public Service Broadcasting, Rolling Stones, Sputnik, The Race for Space, Valentina Tereshkova, Willgoose, Wrigglesworth | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: New Order

Cutting It Fine: from Making Out to Poldark, and beyond – the Debbie Horsfield interview

All Night Party People – in conversation with A Certain Ratio’s Jez Kerr

Nouvelle Vague – Manchester Gorilla

A Manchester love affair on record – the C.P. Lee interview

St Anthony: An Ode to Anthony H. Wilson

Exploring the gravitational pull of Public Service Broadcasting – a writewyattuk interview

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