Tag Archives: Sparks

Taking more Hits to the Head with Franz Ferdinand – the Bob Hardy interview

Posted on March 11, 2022 by writewyattuk

With more than 10 million albums sold, 1.2 billion streams, 14 platinum albums, Brit, Ivor Novello and Mercury Prize award wins, Grammy nominations and six million tickets sold for live shows worldwide, it’s fair to say it’s been a busy … Continue reading →

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January to June 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the first six months …

Posted on December 22, 2017 by writewyattuk

Blue Aeroplanes frontman Gerard Langley on the band’s early days: “When we started out, we got out of Bristol as much as we could, but would often be third on the bill, playing without a soundcheck. We thought we’d just run … Continue reading →

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The enduring appeal of Sparks – in conversation with Ron Mael

Posted on June 29, 2017 by writewyattuk

  Many of us of a certain age will recall the first time we heard American art-pop-rockers Sparks, a band that properly appeared on the UK chart radar around the time of the glam movement, sitting pretty comfortably amid an … Continue reading →

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