Tag Archives: Rick Buckler

Getting by in time – back in touch with Rick Buckler

Posted on February 15, 2018 by writewyattuk

To misquote A Town Called Malice, I’ll start by apologising for the things I’ve never done. On a family taxi duty the Sunday before last, I cut my eldest daughter short as she told me what she’d been up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Chris Parry, From The Jam, Ian Snowball, Johnnie Walker, paul weller, Polydor, Rick Buckler, Sounds of the 70s, That's Entertainment, The Brompton Mix, The Dead Straight Guide to The Jam, The Jam, The Vapors, Woking, XTC | Leave a comment

From Weller to the Moon – in conversation with music writer Ian Snowball

Posted on August 3, 2017 by writewyattuk

Ian Snowball was writing the foreword for a book on a Merseyside football casual turned Para when I called, having also recently co-authored Beatles-related novel A Hard Day’s Month with his friend Mark Baxter. There are many more publications out there … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Dexy's, Don Powell, Ian Snowball, Keith Moon, Kenney Jones, Maidstone, Mick Avory, Mick Talbot, Mod, Oasis, paul weller, Pete Townshend, Red Planet, Rick Buckler, Steve White, The Jam, The Style Council, The Who | 2 Comments

Spirit of ’77 – All Around the World with Russell Hastings and From The Jam

Posted on April 20, 2017 by writewyattuk

It was a cheap shot, but when I called Russell Hastings back seven hours after rescheduling our initial 10am date due to a dodgy signal, I couldn’t help but ask him, ‘So, Just Who is the Five o’clock Hero?’ “Ha! I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Andy Fairclough, Belfast, Bruce Foxton, David Moore, From The Jam, In The City, Leo Sayer, Liverpool, Mark Brzezicki, Mike Randon, paul weller, Rick Buckler, Russell Hastings, Sex Pistols, Slade, Suzi Quatro, The Cavern, The gift, The Jam, Tom Heel | 9 Comments

To Be Someone – Talking about The Jam with Den Davis

Posted on January 26, 2017 by writewyattuk

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 →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Football, Music | 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. | 11 Comments

About the Young Idea – talking about The Jam with Nicky Weller

Posted on August 14, 2016 by writewyattuk

From the moment you turn right at the desk inside the Cunard Building’s The Jam – About the Young Idea exhibition and head down a mock London Underground tunnel lined with promo posters publicising the original records, you’re in for … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged About the Young Idea, All Mod Cons, Bruce Foxton, Cunard Building, John Weller, Liverpool, Nicky Weller, paul weller, Rick Buckler, Setting Sons, Somerset House, The Beatles, The Jam, Woking | 5 Comments

Bruce Foxton – Smash the Clock (Absolute/Bass Tone Records, 2016)

Posted on May 28, 2016 by writewyattuk

So Bruce Foxton has a top-40 hit, 33 years after he last troubled the charts with debut solo single, Freak. In at No.31, pop-pickers, thanks largely to the 21st-century phenomenon of crowd-funding pre-orders, with new LP Smash the Clock his … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Black Barn Studios, Bruce Foxton, Charles Rees, From The Jam, Paul Jones, paul weller, Rick Buckler, Russell Hastings, Smash the Clock, Steve Cropper, The Jam, The Vapors, Tom Heel, Wilko Johnson | 6 Comments

Now the time has come – back in touch with Bruce Foxton

Posted on January 21, 2016 by writewyattuk

After an extended festive break, Bruce Foxton is all set for another punishing year for his band, with 100-plus gigs already arranged and a brand new album on its way. If anything, the anniversary circuit is old hat for Bruce … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Back In The Room, Bruce Foxton, Dennis Greaves, Dr Feelgood, From The Jam, Mike Randon, nine Below Zero, Paul Jones, paul weller, PledgeMusic, Rick Buckler, Russell Hastings, Smash the Clock, Somerset House, Sound Affects, Steve Barnard, That's Entertainment, The gift, The Jam, Tom Van Heel, Wilko Johnson | 10 Comments

Time for Truth – the Rick Buckler interview

Posted on April 2, 2015 by writewyattuk

There have been insider accounts of the story of The Jam from various angles since Paul Weller called time on the band in late 1982. The first to made an impression on me – and I was barely 15 when … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Bruce Foxton, From The Jam, Ian Snowball, Neil Harris, paul weller, Rick Buckler, Russell Hastings, Steve Brookes, The Family Cat. The Brompton Mix, The Highliners, The Jam, Time UK, Woking | 7 Comments

When Setting Sons rise again – the Bruce Foxton and From the Jam update

Posted on October 3, 2014 by writewyattuk

Thirty-five years ago next month, The Jam released their fourth long player, Setting Sons, a further high point in an already stellar career. After their explosive debut, In The City, in 1977, the Woking three-piece gave us the not-quite fully-baked follow-up … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged All Mod Cons, Bruce Foxton, From The Jam, In The City, paul weller, Rick Buckler, Russell Hastings, Setting Sons, Sound Affects, Steve Barnard, The Jam | 3 Comments

Where did it all go right? In conversation with From the Jam’s Russell Hastings

Posted on May 3, 2014 by writewyattuk

I’ve suggested before now that if I had any problem with Bruce Foxton’s impressive 2012 comeback LP Back in the Room, it was the fact that –despite clearly being a collaborative effort – it only carried his name on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Back In The Room, Bruce Foxton, David Moore, From The Jam, Mark Brzezicki, paul weller, Rick Buckler, Russell Hastings, Steve Barnard, The Jam, Tom Van Heel | 5 Comments

Tag Archives: Rick Buckler

Getting by in time – back in touch with Rick Buckler

From Weller to the Moon – in conversation with music writer Ian Snowball

Spirit of ’77 – All Around the World with Russell Hastings and From The Jam

To Be Someone – Talking about The Jam with Den Davis

About the Young Idea – talking about The Jam with Nicky Weller

Bruce Foxton – Smash the Clock (Absolute/Bass Tone Records, 2016)

Now the time has come – back in touch with Bruce Foxton

Time for Truth – the Rick Buckler interview

When Setting Sons rise again – the Bruce Foxton and From the Jam update

Where did it all go right? In conversation with From the Jam’s Russell Hastings

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