Tag Archives: Squeeze

Discovering the roots of Nine Below Zero – the Dennis Greaves interview

Posted on November 10, 2016 by writewyattuk

When I got through to Nine Below Zero front-man, guitarist and vocalist Dennis Greaves, he just happened to be doing a little shopping in South East London. “I’m in Lidl in Lewisham, doing my domestics! I’ve gone out to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 13 Shades of Blue, Aaron Keylock, Aaron Neville, Ben willis, Brian Bethell, Charlie Austen, Charlton, Chuck Berry, Colne, Dennis Greaves, Eric Clapton, Glenn Tilbrook, Greenwich, John Mayall, Kenney Jones, Lewisham, Little Milton, Mark Feltham, Marvin Gaye, Matt Munro, Mickey Burkey, nine Below Zero, Peabody, Pelton Arms, Ray Davies, Rolling Stones, Senor Soul, Squeeze, Sting, The Kinks, The Stranglers, The Who, Tuffnell Park, War | 1 Comment

Celebrating the Best of Times – the Glenn Tilbrook interview

Posted on November 3, 2016 by writewyattuk

Glenn Tilbrook’s clearly not one for putting his feet up at home. Barely off the plane a few days after a major US tour with Squeeze, he’s already on the road again. What’s more, he’s fielding calls from the likes of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Best of Times, Chris Difford, Cradle to Grave, Cradle to the Grave, Danny Baker, George Harrison, Glenn Tilbrook, Happy Ending, Liverpool Philharmonic, Lucy Shaw, nine Below Zero, Simon Hanson, Squeeze, Stephen Large, The Fluffers | 2 Comments

Into 2016 … and 103,000 hits can’t be bad

Posted on January 4, 2016 by writewyattuk

As the hands reached midnight on New Year’s Eve, the minions behind the scenes at writewyattuk.com polished off the last of the Irish cream (explaining at least one of those empty bottles that next morning) and got to work on … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Buzzcocks, Cast, Dodgy, Dubious Brothers, Echo and the Bunnymen, Elkie Brooks, Graeme Garden, Gretchen Peters, Happy Mondays, Heaven 17, Ian McNabb, Julian Cope, Mark Radcliffe, Martha reeves, Midge Ure, Mike Harding, Noel Fielding, Public Service Broadcasting, Rick Wakeman, Slade, Smoke Fairies, Squeeze, Status Quo, The Chameleons, The Jam, The Rolling Stones, The Stranglers, The Undertones, Tom Robinson, Wolf Alice | Leave a comment

Squeeze / John Cooper Clarke – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Posted on October 8, 2015 by writewyattuk

Dr John Cooper Clarke was already halfway down Beasley Street by the time I rocked up at the Liverpool Phil on Monday night. The legendary wordsmith is as much a stand-up comic these days, his one-liners and winning anecdotes soon … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Chris Difford, Cradle to the Grave, Glenn Tilbrook, John Cooper Clarke, Liverpool, Liverpool Philharmonic, Lucy Shaw, Melvin Duffy, Simon Hanson, Squeeze, Stephen Large | Leave a comment

Squeeze – Cradle to the Grave – a writewyattuk review

Posted on September 23, 2015 by writewyattuk

Squeeze are back, some 17 years after the rather disappointing Domino, with a brand new set of songs. And they’re everything I might have hoped for. In the same sense that I wish The Beatles’ Let It Be hadn’t followed Abbey Road … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Chris Difford, Cradle to Grave, Cradle to the Grave, Danny Baker, Glenn Tilbrook, Happy Days, Lucy Shaw, Madness, Simon Hanson, Squeeze, Stephen Large, The Beatles | 2 Comments

Squeeze into a new era – the Chris Difford interview

Posted on August 13, 2015 by writewyattuk

Catching up with Chris Difford’s blog earlier this week, I realised how close we were to a new Squeeze album, the band’s first since 1998, the result of a project also serving as the soundtrack to a new BBC comedy … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Boo Hewerdine, Cashmere if you Can, Chris Difford, Cradle to Grave, Danny Baker, From the Cradle to the Grave, Glenn Tilbrook, John Cooper Clarke, Jools Holland, Leo Abrahams, Lucy Shaw, Peter Kay, Ridiculous, Squeeze, The Last Temptation of Chris, Up the Junction | 11 Comments

Testing the Big Band theory – the Jools Holland interview

Posted on June 11, 2015 by writewyattuk

It’s difficult to write about Jools Holland without going down the retro route. He is after all a man who carved out a career celebrating the best in popular music from the past century. His long-running BBC television show Later … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged BB King, Big Bands, Blackpool, Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, Gilson Lavis, Jools Holland, London, Preston, Ruby Turner, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Squeeze, The Prisoner, The Tube | 5 Comments

Paul Carrack/Elliott Morris – Preston Guild Hall

Posted on November 21, 2014 by writewyattuk

From Satisfy my Soul through to a show-stopping How Long, those at the Guild Hall on Wednesday night were left in no doubt as to why they call Paul Carrack ‘the man with the golden voice’. Whether tackling classic ‘60s … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Ace, Bruce Springsteen, Elliott Morris, Michael Jackson, Mike + The Mechanics, Over My Shoulder, Paul Carrack, Rise or Shine, Squeeze, Tempted, The Living Years | 1 Comment

Stepping Stones to the big time – the Paul Carrack interview

Posted on October 31, 2014 by writewyattuk

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 | 6 Comments

Glenn Tilbrook – 53 Degrees, Preston

Posted on December 10, 2013 by writewyattuk

I’ve said it before, but I’m pleased to see 1991 Squeeze LP Play getting some kudos again all these years on. And it seemed fitting that Glenn Tilbrook started off his solo show at Preston’s 53 Degrees with one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 53 Degrees, Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook, Happy Ending, lancashire, Leslie Mendelson, Pandemonium Ensues, Play, Preston, Squeeze, The Fluffers, Transatlantic Ping pong | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Squeeze

Discovering the roots of Nine Below Zero – the Dennis Greaves interview

Celebrating the Best of Times – the Glenn Tilbrook interview

Into 2016 … and 103,000 hits can’t be bad

Squeeze / John Cooper Clarke – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Squeeze – Cradle to the Grave – a writewyattuk review

Squeeze into a new era – the Chris Difford interview

Testing the Big Band theory – the Jools Holland interview

Paul Carrack/Elliott Morris – Preston Guild Hall

Stepping Stones to the big time – the Paul Carrack interview

Glenn Tilbrook – 53 Degrees, Preston

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