Tag Archives: New York City

Examining the Pleasure principle – the enduring appeal of Girls at our Best!

Posted on June 26, 2022 by writewyattuk

‘We’re not looking forward and we are not looking backWe’ve lost the warranty, we’ll never get our money backMy baby’s buying me another life, getting nowhere fast.’ One of the most influential bands to emerge in the early 1980s, Girls … Continue reading →

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Whole lotta Sweet’n’Sour shakin’ goin’ on – Baby Shakes talk transatlantic special relationships with The Undertones

Posted on November 8, 2020 by writewyattuk

There was always a healthy relationship between the NYC and UK punk and new wave scenes, each movement inspiring the other, from the inspirational effect of the New York Dolls and Ramones on the Sex Pistols and The Clash onwards, … Continue reading →

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‘Eddie’s my name!’ In conversation with Eddie Holman

Posted on December 4, 2014 by writewyattuk

Eddie Holman was up at 5am the day I called him, and two hours later the 68-year-old Baptist minister and soul legend was definitely on a roll. That was Philadelphia time, five hours behind the UK, the man credited with … Continue reading →

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Spin (and) the bottle – the Chris Barron interview

Posted on February 7, 2014 by writewyattuk

AMID a harsh stateside winter, MALCOLM WYATT spoke to a housebound Chris Barron to talk about the Spin Doctors’ past and present, ahead of a three-date UK visit which includes a brief trip to Lancashire. If you reckon the Spin … Continue reading →

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