Tag Archives: ska

One Man’s Madness (I call it gladness) – the Lee Thompson interview

Posted on June 28, 2018 by writewyattuk

Lee Thompson was at home when I called, ‘sort of just inside 12 o’clock on the M25,’ where he’s been based around 30 years now. Born in St Pancras, NW1 in 1957, this esteemed saxophonist/songwriter’s postcode is EN5 rather than that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Blockheads, Dave Peacock, Dave Robinson, graffiti, Ian Dury, Jeff Baynes, Kilburn and the High Roads, Lee Thompson, London, Madness, Mike Barson, Prince Buster, pub rock, Robert Elms, ska, Stiff, Suggs, The Clash, The Liberty of Norton Folgate, The Silencerz, The Writing on the Wall, Top of the Pops | Leave a comment

Skankin’ and rockin’ to a Skabilly beat – the Roddy ‘Radiation’ Byers interview

Posted on January 11, 2018 by writewyattuk

While no one could reasonably argue against the notion that Jerry Dammers was the architect and conceptual mastermind behind The Specials and the 2 Tone movement, his bandmates Roddy ‘Radiation’ Byers and Lynval Golding played a big part in establishing … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Amy Winehouse, Bernie Rhodes, Bodysnatchers, Concrete Jungle, Coventry, Dave Wakeling, Go-Go's, Hey Little Rich Girl;, Horace Panter, Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Pete Waterman, Rat Race, Rick Rogers, Rico, Roddy Radiation, ska, Skabilly Rebels, Specials, The Beat, The Clash, The Selecter | Leave a comment

Stepping back into Daylight – the Pauline Black interview

Posted on October 5, 2017 by writewyattuk

You need only take a couple of listens to the new album by influential ska favourites The Selecter to be convinced this is not a band content to sit back on past endeavours. What’s more, vocalist Pauline Black doesn’t do … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 2 Tone, Coventry, Daylight, Gaps Hendrickson, Heather Heyer, Jake Burns, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Neil Pyzer, Neol Davies, Pauline Black, Ranking Roger, ska, The Beat, The Roundhouse, The Selecter, The Specials | 2 Comments

Return of the Magnificent Maytals – the Toots Hibbert interview

Posted on July 16, 2016 by writewyattuk

I’m not quite sure where Frederick Hibbert, better known as ‘Toots’, is when I get through, but I’m guessing it’s Jamaica’s own back of beyond, with the phone reception poor. It doesn’t help that he’s en route between engagements, nor that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 54-46 Was My Number, Amy Winehouse, Big Feastival, Bob Marley, Funky Kingston, Island, Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff, Madness, Monkey Man, Pressure Drop, Reggae, rocksteady, ska, The Clash, The Harder They Come, The Specials, The Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, Toots Hibbert | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: ska

One Man’s Madness (I call it gladness) – the Lee Thompson interview

Skankin’ and rockin’ to a Skabilly beat – the Roddy ‘Radiation’ Byers interview

Stepping back into Daylight – the Pauline Black interview

Return of the Magnificent Maytals – the Toots Hibbert interview

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