Tag Archives: Preston

Introducing The Amber List – in conversation with Mick Shepherd

Posted on August 14, 2019 by writewyattuk

In the 1980s, several independent bands based around Lancashire played a part in an emerging regional scene that ultimately brought wider success for a few North West acts. Of course, not every act involved would end up on the front … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Action Records, Big Red Bus, Big Star, Birmingham, Boo Radleys, Dandelion Adventure, Gene, John Kettle, lancashire, Lancaster Music Co-Op, Merry Hell, Mick Shepherd, Paul Cookson, Pemberton, Preston, Simon Dewhurst, Teenage Fanclub, The Amber List, The Ever Present Elephant, The La's, The Stone Roses, The Teardrop Explodes, Tim Kelly, Tony Cornwell | Leave a comment

The Rutles – The Continental, Preston

Posted on June 1, 2019 by writewyattuk

At the risk of patronising several accomplished acts, there have been some quality Beatles copyists treading the boards or taking to the studio to emulate the Fab Four over the past five decades, and I’ve a lot of respect for … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged All You Need is Cash, Barry Wom, David Catlin-Birch, George Harrison, John Halsey, Neil Innes, Paul McCartney, Preston, Ron Nasty, The Beatles, The Continental, The Rutles | 4 Comments

Fontaines D.C. – Blitz, Preston

Posted on April 17, 2019 by writewyattuk

‘My childhood was small, but I’m gonna be big.’ Those great ‘I was there’ moments in music history don’t come along often, and admittedly I’ve occasionally been proved wrong in the past when calling them. But this was one such … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Action Records, Big, Blitz, Boys in the Better Land, Dogrel, Dublin, Fat White Family, Fontaines D.C., Grian Chatten, Idles, Preston, the Pogues, Too Real | 1 Comment

Penetration / The Mardigras Bombers / Vukovar – Preston, The Continental

Posted on February 5, 2019 by writewyattuk

After a slow start to the year, gig-wise, in the space of a fortnight I’ve witnessed two fine acknowledgements to the songwriting of Pete Shelley. First, a fitting rendition at Preston Guild Hall of the wondrous ‘What Do I Get’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Bianca Kinane-Ewart, Buzzcocks, Ike and Tina Turner Revue, Mardigras Bombers, Moving Targets, Pauline Murray, Penetration, Pete Shelley, Preston, Robert Blamire, Skids, The Continental, The Tubes, They Eat Culture, Vukovar | 2 Comments

The enduring appeal of Penetration and the Invisible Girls – the Pauline Murray interview

Posted on January 10, 2019 by writewyattuk

While Pauline Murray is now four decades down her chosen career path, it’s worth noting that the first incarnation of the band she co-founded as a teenager, County Durham’s pioneering punk outfit Penetration, was rather short-lived. It was certainly a happening … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Buzzcocks, Byker, Coming Up For Air, David Bowie, Don't Dictate, Electric Circus, Ferryhill, Gary Chapman, Gary Smallman, Generation X, Howard Devoto, Invisible Girls, John Maher, John Peel, Ken Goodinson, Moving Targets, Newcastle, Paul Harvey, Pauline Murray, Penetration, Pete Shelley, Polestar Studios, Preston, Resolution, Rob Blamire, Roxy Music, Steve Wallace, The Clash, The Continental, The Roxy, The Stranglers, Transfigure | 1 Comment

Looking back at 2018. Part one – the first six months

Posted on December 30, 2018 by writewyattuk

As another busy year draws to a close, let’s take a trawl through 2018’s WriteWyattUK feature/interviews, selecting a few choice quotes from within, starting with the half-year up to … well, in the words of Neil and Tim Finn, ‘You … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Action Records, Ajay Saggar, Bill Bailey, Chas and Dave, Chas Hodges, Chris Hewitt, Chumbawamba, Damian O'Neill, Darron Robinson, Dave Peacock, Dave Robinson, Dave Wakeling, David Baddiel, Days of Future Passed, Deeply Vale, Donald Trump, Dunstan Bruce, Fun Boy Three, Gaz Birtles, Gordon Gibson, Gretchen Peters, Heather Small, Holly Ross, hygge, Interrobang, JC Carroll, Justin Hayward, Knebworth Park, Lee Thompson, Levellers, London, M People, Madness, Mark Chadwick, Mark E Smith, Mark Steel, Mary Whitehouse Experience, Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene, One Man's Madness, Preston, Rick Buckler, Roddy Radiation, Simon Fowler, Steve Smith, Stiff Records, The Beat, The Clash, The Common Cold, The Fall, The Jam, The Lovely Eggs, The Members, The Moody Blues, The Sha La La's, The Sound of the Suburbs, The South, The Specials, The Swinging Laurels, The Undertones, The Vapors, The Wesleys, Tom Williams, Top of the Pops, Wilko Johnson | Leave a comment

Stars in her eyes – the Bianca Kinane-Ewart interview

Posted on December 27, 2018 by writewyattuk

You can know a person a long time before you learn more about them. And such was the case for me with a professional singer as good as on my doorstep in Lancashire. I’d seen Bianca Kinane-Ewart out and about … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Bianca Kinane-Ewart, BRIT School, Chris White, Clonmel, Croydon, Gary Barlow, Jools Holland, lancashire, Leyland, Mardigra sBombers, Mariah Carey, Penetration, Pet Shop Boys, Pete Waterman, poly Styrene, Preston, PWL, Rico Rodriguez, Stars in Their Eyes, Thank You For The Music, The Continental, Tina Turner, Tipperary, Zombies | 3 Comments

Two Preston nights to remember: part one – The Men They Couldn’t Hang, Preston Guild Hall

Posted on November 5, 2018 by writewyattuk

It seems a little arse about face to start a review with the opening encore, but it was Eric Bogle’s ‘The Green Fields of France (No Man’s Land’) that sent shivers up the spine on Saturday night. A song The … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Cock-a-Hoop, Eric Bogle, Ghosts of Cable Street, How Green is the Valley, Ironmasters, Night of a Thousand Candles, Paul Simmonds, Phil Odgers, Preston, Stefan Cush, The Defiant, The Green Fields of France (No Man's Land), The Men They Couldn't Hang, the Pogues, Waiting for Bonaparte | Leave a 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

Glade Alive – the John Bramwell interview

Posted on August 23, 2018 by writewyattuk

If there’s a camper van parked outside the Continental in Preston, Lancashire, on Thursday, September 6th, you can rest assured that John Bramwell has safely arrived from Cheshire’s clutches. The esteemed guitarist/singer/songwriter will be at the Ribbleside hostelry to play … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Badly Drawn Boy, Crewe, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, danny boyle, Dave Fidler, Don McLean, Festival No.6, I Am Kloot, John Bramwell, Leave Alone the Empty Spaces, Manchester, Minack Theatre, paul weller, Portmeirion, Preston, Robert Lindsay, Sky at Night, Sunshine, The Continental, The Ladykillers | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Preston

Introducing The Amber List – in conversation with Mick Shepherd

The Rutles – The Continental, Preston

Fontaines D.C. – Blitz, Preston

Penetration / The Mardigras Bombers / Vukovar – Preston, The Continental

The enduring appeal of Penetration and the Invisible Girls – the Pauline Murray interview

Looking back at 2018. Part one – the first six months

Stars in her eyes – the Bianca Kinane-Ewart interview

Two Preston nights to remember: part one – The Men They Couldn’t Hang, Preston Guild Hall

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

Glade Alive – the John Bramwell interview

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