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Celebrating Shellshock Rock, four decades down the line

Posted on June 16, 2020 by writewyattuk

Seeing as our TV sets were seemingly full of depressing images from the aftermath of bomb damage and troops patrolling streets at the time, it’s good to have a celluloid reminder of something more positive going on in late-1970s Northern … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Barry McIlheney, Belfast, Cherry Red, Clive Culbertson, Derry, Good Vibrations, John T. Davis, New York, Northern Ireland, Rod Vey, Rudi, Ruefrex, Shellshock Rock, Starjets, Stiff Little Fingers, Stuart Bailie, Terri Hooley, The Idiots, The Moondogs, The Outcasts, The Undertones, XDreamysts | Leave a comment

WriteWyattUK 2019, in quotes, part two – the final six months

Posted on December 30, 2019 by writewyattuk

With 2020 knocking at the door, us at WriteWyattUK Towers (OK … just me) thought it high time to deliver the second part of this site’s highlights from the last 12 months in quote form, covering from July to December. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Ash, Babybird, Beabadoobee, Bez, BOB, Buzzcocks, Carl Hunter, Chris Amoo, Craig Reid, Dave Fenton, Davey Goldsworthy, David Bowie, Dean Leggett, Debbie Horsfield, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Eddie Amoo, Edwyn Collins, Erland Cooper, Grace Maxwell, Happy Mondays, Hugh Cornwell, Hugh Harris, Ian McNabb, Jeffrey Lewis, Jon McClure, Kooks, Matteo Sedazzari, Mick Shepherd, Neil Sheasby, New York, Orkney, paul weller, Pauline Black, Pete Shelley, Poldark, Ranking Roger, Reverend and The Makers, Rick McMurray, Simon Barber, Sometimes Always Never, Stephen Jones, Steve Diggle, Stone Foundation, The Amber List, The Chesterfields, The Clash, The Farm, The Icicle Works, The Proclaimers, The Psychedelic Furs, The Real Thing, The Selecter, The Stranglers, The Vapors, Tim Butler, Tony Beesley, Vinny Peculiar | Leave a comment

Turning up the Voltage – the Jeffrey Lewis interview

Posted on October 2, 2019 by writewyattuk

I’m guessing cult US indie singer-songwriter and comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis is back home in New York right now, after a recent run of UK dates with his band, The Voltage. And again, he picked up plenty of new … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged bad wiring, Ben Ayres, Cornershop, Daniel Johnston, Geoff Travis, Jeffrey Lewis, Jonathan Richman, LPs, Moshi Moshi, New York, Preston, Rough Trade, The Ferret, Violent Femmes | Leave a comment

What the Butlers saw – the welcome return of the Psychedelic Furs

Posted on September 26, 2019 by writewyattuk

It’s been 36 years since The Psychedelic Furs relocated to America, but you wouldn’t know it, listening to bass player and founder member Tim Butler. Tim, the younger brother of lead singer Richard in a post-punk outfit best known for … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 100 Club, Bolton-by-Bowland, Book of Days, Call Me By My Name, Electric Lady Studios, Forever Now, Iggy pop, John Ashton, Kentucky, Love My Way, Meltdown Festival, Muswell Hill, New York, Pretty in Pink, Richard Butler, Ripon, Robert Smith, Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Stranger Things, The Clash, The Ghost in You, The Psychedelic Furs, Tim Butler | 2 Comments

Mott’s Class of ’74 revisited – back in touch with Ian Hunter

Posted on April 16, 2019 by writewyattuk

I only turned seven in the month Mott the Hoople released their final single with Ian Hunter, and it was another dozen years or so before I became aware of ‘Saturday Gigs’. Sure, I knew the David Bowie-penned ‘All the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged All the Young Dudes, Ariel Bender, Broadway, Campbell Devine, Connecticut, David Bowie, Ian Hunter, Morgan Fisher, Mott the Hoople, New York, Rant Band, Roll Away The Stone, Saturday Gigs, The Golden Age Of Rock’n’Roll | Leave a comment

Tales from the Rocking Chair songsmith – in conversation with Dean Friedman

Posted on April 5, 2019 by writewyattuk

While four decades have passed since Dean Friedman’s biggest UK hits, admittance of a liking for him in trendy circles often remains reserved to cautious whispers here and there. But Dean’s hip stock rose with the inclusion in 1987 of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Ariel, Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five, Boo Hewerdine, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Difford, Dean Friedman, Edinburgh Fringe, Epstein Theatre, Gilbert O'sullivan, Half Man half Biscuit, Johnny Fingers, Lucky Stars, Monkees, New Jersey, New York, Nigel Blackwell, Old Courts Wigan, Peter Tork, Richard Digance, SongFest, The Blenders, Well Well said the Rocking Chair | Leave a comment

In off the Rebound – the Eleanor Friedberger feature

Posted on October 12, 2018 by writewyattuk

Before I even ask Eleanor Friedberger a question, I’m being heckled by her Dad about cricket. I’d expect sledging from Australians, but not someone from Chicago, Illinois. Turns out he’s originally from Northamptonshire, picking up on where I was calling from, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Andy Warhol, Chicago, Eleanor Friedberger, Fiery Furnaces, Martin Rev, Matthew Friedberger, New York, Rebound, Super Furry Animals, Tom Verlaine, Ulster County | 1 Comment

Hold tight, now we’re on our own – the Fay Fife interview

Posted on September 3, 2018 by writewyattuk

Four decades after first gracing our TV screens, belting out the tremendous ‘Top of the Pops’ on the iconic BBC chart show of the same name, the alluring Fay Fife clearly still has a passion for rock’n’roll. Anyone who’s caught … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Angel Paterson, Edinburgh, Eugene Reynolds, Fay Fife, glasgow, Jo Callis, Kid Krupa, New York, Preston, Rula Lenska, Seymour Stein, Sire, The B-52's, The Cramps, The Human League, The Revillos, The Rezillos, Top of the Pops | 1 Comment

Championing a little respect, to the sky and back – the Vince Clarke interview

Posted on June 23, 2017 by writewyattuk

When World Be Gone, the 17th studio album from Erasure, crashed into the UK album chart at No. 6 this month, it proved to be this established synth-pop duo’s highest new entry since 1994’s I Say I Say I Say, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Alison Moyet, Andy Bell, Basildon, Brooklyn, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Eric Radcliffe, Feargal Sharkey, Maine, Martin Gore, Martyn Ware, New York, The Assembly, Vince Clarke, Yazoo | 4 Comments

Still touched by Blondie’s presence, past and future – the Chris Stein interview

Posted on May 6, 2017 by writewyattuk

After more than 40 million albums worldwide, six UK and four US No.1 singles, Blondie are back with an 11th studio album and doing the rounds again this side of the Atlantic, their youthful energy belying the ages of their … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Blondie, CBGB, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Jimmy Destri, JJ Burnel, Johnny Marr, Leigh Foxx, Matt Katz-Bohen, Misfits, New York, Pollinator, Ramones, Sia, The Stranglers, The Strokes, Tommy Kessler | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: New York

Celebrating Shellshock Rock, four decades down the line

WriteWyattUK 2019, in quotes, part two – the final six months

Turning up the Voltage – the Jeffrey Lewis interview

What the Butlers saw – the welcome return of the Psychedelic Furs

Mott’s Class of ’74 revisited – back in touch with Ian Hunter

Tales from the Rocking Chair songsmith – in conversation with Dean Friedman

In off the Rebound – the Eleanor Friedberger feature

Hold tight, now we’re on our own – the Fay Fife interview

Championing a little respect, to the sky and back – the Vince Clarke interview

Still touched by Blondie’s presence, past and future – the Chris Stein interview

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