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Tag Archives: Nick Heyward
Taking the Westway to the sea with Graham Jones – talking Haircut One Hundred, Boys Wonder, and more
Haircut One Hundred are back, celebrating their 40th anniversary with a live show and special edition of Pelican West, the debut LP that saw them on their way all those years ago. And that was all I needed by way … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Sargeant, Boys Wonder, Cornwall, Girlschool, Glen Matlock, Graham Jones, Haircut 100, Haircut One Hundred, Jimmy Pursey, Les Nemes, Marc Fox, Nick Heyward, North of a Miracle, Orange Juice, Paint and Paint, Pelican West, Porthtowan, Roundhouse, Shepherd's Bush Empire, The Beat
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July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months
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
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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
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Calling Captain Summertime – the Nick Heyward interview
While Woodland Echoes is Nick Heyward’s seventh solo album, it’s his 10th in total, going right back to 1981’s Haircut 100 debut Pelican West. And this highly personable Beckenham-born singer/songwriter, guitarist and pianist is rightly proud of his latest offering, telling us, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan McGee, Alan Tarney, Blair Cunningham, Cotton Clouds, Creation, Florida, Geoff Emerick, Graham Jones, Haircut 100, Henley-on-Thames, Herschell Holder, Ian Shaw, Key West, Les Nemes, Let's Rock, Marc Fox, Nick Heyward, North of a Miracle, Pelican West, Rewind, The Jam, Woodland Echoes, XTC, Zak Starkey
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To Be Someone – Talking about The Jam with Den Davis
When a 1,500kg truck bomb was detonated in central Manchester in June 1996, the collateral damage included a vast collection of vinyl rarities belonging to Den Davis, collector and avid fan of The Jam. A few weeks passed before Den … Continue reading
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Tagged About the Young Idea, All Mod Cons, Brighton, Bruce Foxton, Corn Exchange, Cunard Building, Den Davis, From The Jam, John Weller, Liverpool, Manchester, Nick Heyward, Nicky Weller, paul weller, Rick Buckler, Somerset House, Stalybridge, The Jam, The Style Council, Y.O.U.N.G.
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