Tag Archives: Status Quo

July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months

Posted on December 29, 2017 by writewyattuk

Former Status Quo ‘frantic four’ drummer John Coghlan on the key moments that will always stay with him: “Those six weeks at Butlin’s were an eye-opener, doing it – in a sense – professionally, getting to play to people and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged 10cc, Andrew Roachford, Belinda Carlisle, Billy Bragg, Blancmange, Brian Cox, Cabbage, Clean Bandit, Don Powell, Ellie Rowsell, Eric Stewart, Francis Rossi, Go-Go's, Grace Chatto, Graham Gouldman, Haircut 100, Hannah Peel, Happy Mondays, Howard Hewett, Ian Snowball, Jason Byrne, Joe Martin, John Coghlan, John Lydon, Josie Long, Manchester, Mary Casio, Michael Jackson, Mickey Bradley, Neil Arthur, Nick Heyward, Ozzy Osbourne, paul weller, Pauline Black, Pete Waterman, Peter Hook, Phill Jupitus, Richard Houghton, Richie Malone, Rick Parfitt, Robin Ince, Roland Gift, Rowetta, Sex Pistols, Shalamar, Sharon Osbourne, Slade, Status Quo, Steve White, The Bootleg Beatles, The Clash, The Selecter, The Specials, The Stone Roses, The Undertones, The Who, Tito Jackson, Tom Robinson, Wolf Alice | Leave a comment

The Quo must go on – back in conversation with Francis Rossi

Posted on November 23, 2017 by writewyattuk

I wasn’t quite sure how to start my conversation with Francis Rossi, wondering at what point it would be right to bring up the subject of Rick Parfitt’s passing, 11 months ago. I shouldn’t have worried though, the effervescent Londoner … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Bryan Adams, Francis Rossi, Hoghton Tower, John 'Rhino' Edwards, John Coghlan, Leon Cave, Richie Malone, Rick Parfitt, Rockin' All Over the World, Status Quo, The Strawbs, The Wanderer | 1 Comment

Remembering Rick and Status Quo – the John Coghlan interview

Posted on July 6, 2017 by writewyattuk

In the BBC documentary Hello Quo, there’s revealing footage of a jam session at Shepperton Studios featuring the original members of Status Quo, for the first time since drummer John Coghlan left 31 years earlier. That 2012 meeting led to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Alan G. Parker, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Bob Young, Diesel, Dulwich, Eric Clapton, Francis Rossi, Half Moon Putney, Hello Quo, Jackie Lynton, JCQ, John Coghlan, Oxfordshire, Pictures of Matchstick Men, Preston, Rick Parfitt, Shepperton Studios, Status Quo, The Rockers, the Spectres, Woking | 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

Status Quo – Symphony at the Tower, Hoghton

Posted on July 5, 2015 by writewyattuk

The forecasts hinted we might be in for a downpour at Hoghton Tower on Friday night, and the clouds were looming as we waited for the main act. But by the time the mighty Quo were belting out 1976 hit … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Andy Bown, Blackburn, Caroline, Clitheroe, Down Down, Francis Rossi, Good Foxy, Hoghton Tower, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Leon Cave, Live Aid, New York Tourists, Paper Plane, Rick Parfitt, Rocking all Over the World, St Catherine's Hospice, Status Quo | 2 Comments

Rollin’ Home with the Quo – the Francis Rossi interview

Posted on July 2, 2015 by writewyattuk

When you phone a rock’n’roll legend, you don’t expect him to answer within two rings and launch straight into a breezy rendition of a classic from Singin’ in the Rain. “Good morning, good morning!” What’s more, that vast Status Quo … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Andy Bown, Aqoustic, Bill Bryson, Bob Geldof, Crosby, Forest Hill, Francis Rossi, Hoghton Tower, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Leon Cave, Live Aid, Lucy Kay, oil pulling, Purley, Rick Parfitt, St Catherine's Hospice, Star Trek, Status Quo, The Stranglers | 4 Comments

Lancashire daytrippers’ Tower of strength – the New York Tourists interview

Posted on June 25, 2015 by writewyattuk

In the build-up to next week’s Symphony at the Tower concerts, the team at writewyattuk (OK, so that’s just me) follow this blog’s recent feature/ interview with Lucy Kay, a rising star on the classical crossover scene, by talking to an … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Blackburn, Brockholes, Crafty Vintage, Foals, Gary Taylor, Good Foxy, Hoghton Tower, lancashire, Lucy Kay, New York Tourists, Queens of the Stone Age, Status Quo, Symphony at the Tower, The Cure | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Status Quo

July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months

The Quo must go on – back in conversation with Francis Rossi

Remembering Rick and Status Quo – the John Coghlan interview

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

Status Quo – Symphony at the Tower, Hoghton

Rollin’ Home with the Quo – the Francis Rossi interview

Lancashire daytrippers’ Tower of strength – the New York Tourists interview

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