Tag Archives: Sex Pistols

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 | Leave a comment

Introducing West London’s Magnificent Six – back in touch with Matteo Sedazzari

Posted on July 9, 2019 by writewyattuk

Three years after our last conversation on these pages, WriteWyattUK got back in touch with author and Zani website creator Matteo Sedazzari, following the publication of his second novel, Tales of Aggro. Following 2015’s A Crafty Cigarette – Tales of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged A Crafty Cigarette, Casuals, Irvine Welsh, Mark Twain, Matteo Sedazzari, Mods, paul weller, Sex Pistols, Shepherd's Bush, Stay Free, Tales of Aggro, The Clash, The Jam, Walton-on-Thames, West London, White City | Leave a comment

Sex Pistols / The Clash, The Black Swan, Sheffield, July 4th, 1976 – an extract from This Day in Music’s Guide to The Clash

Posted on July 4, 2019 by writewyattuk

‘Things went wrong during the evening, and Mick had to come over and tune my guitar, but it didn’t bother me. I just wanted to jump around, but Mick wanted it to be in tune.’ (Paul Simonon, The Clash: Strummer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 1976, Bernie Rhodes, Joe Strummer, John Lydon, Keith Levene, Malcolm McLaren, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, punk, Sex Pistols, Sheffield, The Clash | Leave a comment

Charmed to meet ya – in conversation with Paul Hanley

Posted on June 21, 2019 by writewyattuk

Some books come your way with elaborate press releases. Others arrive on your desk in a more convoluted fashion. And the latter was certainly the case with Paul Hanley’s Leave the Capital. It was broadcaster Pete Mitchell who lent me … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 10cc, Brix and the Extricated, Buzzcocks, Cargo, Derek Leckenby, Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Hex Enduction Hour, John Peel, John Robb, Joy Division, Karl Burns, Keith Hopwood, Leave the Capital, Louder than War, Manchester, Marc Riley, Mark E Smith, Open University, Paul Hanley, Perverted by Language, Pluto Studios, Route, Sex Pistols, Steve Hanley, Strawberry Studios, The Beatles, The Clash, The Fall, The Tube | Leave a comment

London Calling to the faraway towns – the Gary Crowley interview

Posted on March 22, 2019 by writewyattuk

Behind every successful career you tend to find a mix of good fortune and hard work, but you’re unlikely to hear any gripes about the latter from highly-affable broadcaster, TV presenter and DJ Gary Crowley. His on-air charm and warm … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Capital Radio, Clibe Banks, Demon, Edsel, Gary Crowley, Jack Lemmon, Joe Strummer, Lisson Green, London, Mick Jones, Mono Media Films, Paul McCartney, paul weller, Postcard, Punk and New Wave, Radio London, Sex Pistols, Sian philipps, Soho Radio, The Beatles, The Clash, The Jam | Leave a comment

A Manchester love affair on record – the C.P. Lee interview

Posted on January 25, 2019 by writewyattuk

It wouldn’t be right to call C.P. Lee an unsung hero of the North West music scene. He’s sung a fair bit in his time and those who truly know the Manchester scene know full well who he is. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Ace Records, Ady Croasdell, Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias, Blue Monday, Bob Dylan, Buzzcocks, C.P. Lee, Capital Radio, Eric Haydock, Greasy Bear, John Cooper Clarke, John Scott, Manchester, Martin Hannett, New Order, Northern Soul, Pete Shelley, Sex Pistols, Stiff Records, Teach Yourself Gibberish, The Hollies, Tony Wilson | 3 Comments

July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months

Posted on December 29, 2017 by writewyattuk

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 →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | 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 | Leave a comment

A man of Substance – the Peter Hook interview

Posted on December 14, 2017 by writewyattuk

‘I’m here now … sorry,’ read my text message, and after a couple of days struggling to locate Peter Hook, it seemed I finally had my chance. We’d missed each other a few times, but seeing as it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Anton Corbijn, Bernard Sumner, Buzzcocks, David Potts, Electric Circus, Freebass, Hacienda, Hacienda Classical, Half Man half Biscuit, Ian Curtis, Joy Division, Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester, Michael Winterbottom, Monaco, Peter Hook, Peter Hook and the Light, Revenge, Rezillos, Rowetta, Salford, Sex Pistols, Substance, The Clash, The Undertones, Tony Wilson, University of Central Lancashire | 1 Comment

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 | 11 Comments

WriteWyattUK on White Riot … 40 years on

Posted on March 18, 2017 by writewyattuk

I couldn’t get through Saturday, March 18th, 2017, without mentioning a certain clarion call from the early days of punk, released 40 years ago today – the song that inspired this website’s name. Naive maybe, but so much energy to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 1977, Buzzcocks, Combat Rock, Give 'Em Enough Rope, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, The Jam, The Stranglers, White Riot | 8 Comments

Tag Archives: Sex Pistols

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

Introducing West London’s Magnificent Six – back in touch with Matteo Sedazzari

Sex Pistols / The Clash, The Black Swan, Sheffield, July 4th, 1976 – an extract from This Day in Music’s Guide to The Clash

Charmed to meet ya – in conversation with Paul Hanley

London Calling to the faraway towns – the Gary Crowley interview

A Manchester love affair on record – the C.P. Lee interview

July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months

A man of Substance – the Peter Hook interview

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

WriteWyattUK on White Riot … 40 years on

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