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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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Heaven 17, plus 35 – the Martyn Ware interview
It was 35 years ago that Martyn Ware left The Human League, what began as a creative non-band project soon evolving into Heaven 17. Big times followed for both Sheffield outfits, and while Heaven 17’s ground-breaking debut LP Penthouse and … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged BEF, Glenn Gregory, Heaven 17, How Men Are, Ian Craig Marsh, Jeremy Corbyn, Liverpool, Martyn Ware, National Trust, Penthouse and Pavement, Phil Oakey, Sheffield, Sheffield Wednesday, The Human League, The Luxury Gap, The Undertones, Tina Turner
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Stepping Stones to the big time – the Paul Carrack interview
When I introduce myself to Paul Carrack on the phone, telling him I’m putting together something for a Lancashire publication, his gruff Northern response is, “You don’t sound very Lancastrian.” I add more detail, explaining how I’ve got around a … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Ace, Burnley, Glenn Tilbrook, Mike + The Mechanics, Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, Preston, Sheffield, Sheffield Wednesday, Squeeze, The Eagles, Warm Dust
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Reverend and the Makers / Liberty Ship – Preston 53 Degrees
While we seem to have a surfeit of young pretenders to the throne when it comes to junior troubadours, I’ll gladly add a writewyattuk thumbs-up to Sheffield’s Liberty Ship. If you’re off to see Reverend and the Makers promoting new … Continue reading
The Age of Chance resonates with the Reverend – the Jon McClure interview
Remember Adele’s first multi-million selling LPs, 19 and 21? Well, Jon McClure has just recorded 32, confirming not just his current age but also a sense of pride at his band’s comparative longevity in a fickle industry. It’s about more … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Adele, Arctic Monkeys, Charlatans, John Cooper Clarke, Jon McClure, Lisa McClure, Oasis, Paul Heaton, Reverend and The Makers, Sheffield, Specials
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