Tag Archives: Slade in Flame

Up and rock ‘n’ rollin’ with the rest – back in touch with Slade’s Dave Hill

‘We flew on to Freeport, this island where Frank Sinatra goes, and there’s a posh hotel there, the Sheriton. Now, for a bunch of council house kids, this is a big deal! This guy, Ken, says, ‘I’ve put you in … Continue reading

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Bringing Flame bak ‘OME – the latest rock ‘n’ roll antics of Slade’s Noddy Holder and Don Powell, from Manchester and Silkeborg

A sell-out audience enjoyed a special screening of remastered cult classic Slade in Flame in Manchester at the weekend, diehard fans of the Black Country’s Finest getting to rub shoulders and trade tales and memories with Slade legend Noddy Holder, … Continue reading

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Still feeling the Noize – Chris Selby and Ian Edmundson talking Slade in Flame at 50

According to Chris Selby’s impressive Slade Live! online listings (linked here), 50 years ago yesterday, Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Dave Hill and Don Powell were on the Continent, recording for Belgian TV show Chansons a  la Carte. Four days later, … Continue reading

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Wham! Bam! Thank You, Slade!

Fifty years ago this week, Slade were deep into their ‘Thanks for the Memory’ tour, on the back of the release of Slade in Flame, the cult movie about to get the remaster treatment five decades later, back on the … Continue reading

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Set the house ablaze – celebrating 50 years of Slade in Flame

In honour of the British Film Institute (BFI) marking 50 years of Slade in Flame with its return – newly remastered – to the big screen in the UK and Ireland, then a BFI Blu-ray/DVD release, WriteWyattUK presents the first … Continue reading

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Whatever Happened to Lord Wakering? Talking Slade, McCartney, Our Price, and more with Daryl Easlea

Catching up with fellow author and freelance writer Daryl Easlea recently, we got the mutual backslapping out of the way fairly quickly, complimenting each other on our recent Slade publications. It’s not just about being complimentary though, preferring the term … Continue reading

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‘He paints with light!’ Talking Slade with influential rock ‘n’ roll photographer Gered Mankowitz

In which Malcolm Wyatt publishes further excerpts from Wild! Wild! Wild! A People’s History of Slade, in this case the full-length version of his late April 2023 feature/interview with esteemed South East Cornwall-based photographer Gered Mankowitz In Gered Mankowitz: Rock … Continue reading

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Takin’ Me Bak ‘Ome – talking Slade with Don Powell

Christmas was way into the distance when I tracked Don Powell down in Denmark, but the legendary drummer – on a rare break from the live circuit – soon brought the subject up. As I properly introduced myself and mentioned … Continue reading

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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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Slade are for life – not just for Christmas

On the weekend BBC4 rightly celebrated the festive glory that is Slade – with a dusted-off documentary, songs from the Beeb archive songs, and the first terrestrial screening of the wondrous Flame for many moons – writewyattuk decided it was … Continue reading

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