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Tag Archives: Preston
On the write wavelength – the Jenn Ashworth interview
Jenn Ashworth is part-way into a busy schedule of promotional visits, travelling to and from her North Lancashire base spreading the word about newly-published, critically-acclaimed novel Fell, a haunting, mysterious tale set on the edge of Morecambe Bay. Born in … Continue reading
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Tagged A Kind of Intimacy, Andrew Michael Hurley, Betty Trask Award, Bodleian Library, Cambridge, chorley, Cold Light, Curious Tales Publishing Collective, Ebb & Flo, Fell, Grange-over-Sands, Jenn Ashcroft, lancashire, Lancaster, Libraries, Melvin Burgess, Morecambe Bay, Newnham College, Preston, Shirley Jackson, The Friday Gospels, The Loney
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Celebrating Songs of Stage and Screen, with Blake’s Stephen Bowman
It was the morning after the night before when I spoke to Stephen Bowman, one of the three mighty voices behind close-harmony group Blake. But this is a tale of a rare night when this top-selling trio didn’t have to … Continue reading
Beyond the ceiling with Blancmange – the Neil Arthur interview
As those who read these pages regularly (and I thank you all most sincerely, of course) may already realise, I’m prone to flashbacks these days. I should add though that it’s not some chemically-induced reaction to past demeanours in the … Continue reading
Reliving The Kinks’ golden years – the Mick Avory interview
He may have been outside The Kinks for three decades now, but Mick Avory was there when it mattered, overseeing a happening 20-year period with this most quintessential English outfit. While it was his difficult relationship with guitarist Dave Davies … Continue reading
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Tagged Colin Blunstone, Dave Davies, David Watts, From The Jam, John Dalton, Kew, Konk Studios, Mick Avory, Mick Jagger, Molesey, Pete Quaife, Preston, Preston Charter Theatre, Ray Davies, Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stones, The Kast Off Kinks, The Kinks
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Thanks for the memoirs – catching up with Slade’s Dave Hill
Looking at the extensive list of past shows on Don Powell’s website, it’s clear that Slade are old hands at this touring lark. An impressive archive of on-stage engagements runs from March 1963, and it’s fair to say Don’s diary remains … Continue reading
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Tagged Bilston, Chas Chandler, Dave Hill, Don Powell, Graham Swinnerton, Jim lea, John Berry, Mal McNulty, Merry Xmas Everybody, Mud, Noddy Holder, Preston, Slade, Slade in Flame, wolverhampton
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Listening in … with the Band on the Rum – the Mark Radcliffe interview
Attention landlubbers. It looks like there’ll be something in the water in Lancashire next weekend, with Galleon Blast all set to splice their collective mainbraces by the River Ribble in Preston, heading for The Continental on Saturday, December 12th. They’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Anne Nightingale, BBC, BBC Radio 6 Music, Elbow, Galleon Blast, Marc Riley, Mark Radcliffe, Noddy Holder, Piccadilly Radio, Preston, Sheffield, Skrewdriver, Slade, Stuart Maconie, The Continental, The Greystones, The Shirehorses, The White Room
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Rise and Shine – the return of Hugh Cornwell
A quarter of a century after he left The Stranglers, Hugh Cornwell remains a regular on the live circuit – still in love with his back-catalogue, and still ticking off life ambitions. In the scheme of things, he’s been outside … Continue reading
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Tagged Baz Warne, Colne, Dave Greenfield, Duchess, guildford, Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Jet Black, John Cooper Clarke, Kate Bush, Lemmy, Morecambe, Preston, Richard Williams, Rick Wakeman, Southport, Steve Albini, The Stranglers, Totem and Taboo
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Cast / The Sherlocks – Preston 53 Degrees
If ever there was a fear that it might just be about nostalgia with the 2015 line-up of Cast, this seminal four-piece quickly put that to bed during a stonking set in Preston. While there was no doubting the power … Continue reading
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Tagged 53 Degrees, All Change, Baby Blue Eyes, Cast, Jay Lewis, John Power, Keith O'Neill, Liam Tyson, Mother Nature Calls, Preston, Troubled Times
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The change is Cast (in stone) – John Power through the Looking Glass
It’s been a big year for Cast, these Liverpudlian indie veterans currently working on a brand new album and midway through a happening UK tour. Those dates culminate in December 5’s sell-out All Change 20th anniversary show alongside the Royal Liverpool … Continue reading
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Tagged All Change, Cast, Jay Lewis, John Leckie, John Power, Keith O'Neill, Lee Mavers, Liam Tyson, Liverpool, Peter Wilkinson, Preston, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, The La's
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