Tag Archives: Steve Diggle

Stay to the End – from Senseless Things to Loup GarouX via Gorillaz, Delakota and Deadcuts, with Cass Browne

Posted on October 7, 2022 by writewyattuk

Considered Senseless Things’ classic album, The First of Too Many has received the triple CD and double 12-inch coloured vinyl LP expansion and revision treatment, three decades after its initial release. And it serves as a fitting tribute to lead … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music, Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Martin, Ben Harding, Blur, Buzzcocks, Cass Browne, Damon Albarn, Deadcuts, Deadline, Delakota, Echo and the Bunnymen, Gorillaz, Hammersmith Clarendon, Harvey Birrell, Jamie Hewlett, London, Loup GarouX, Mark Keds, Mega City Four, Mick Jones, Morgan Nicholls, Paul Simonon, Postcard CV, Senseless Things, Steve Diggle, Tank Girl, The Clash, The First of Too Many, The Replacements, Twickenham, Wiz | Leave a comment

Staring at the Rude Boy, 40 years on – the Ray Gange interview

Posted on October 3, 2020 by writewyattuk

Four decades after its release, debate continues over the relative merits of Jack Hazan and David Mingay’s part-fictional rock documentary, Rude Boy. But script issues aside, there’s no doubting this 1980 film holds up as something of a cultural timepiece. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Bernie Rhodes, Brixton, David Mingay, Folk Devils, Jack Hazan, Joe Strummer, Johnny Green, Malcolm McLaren, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Ray Gange, Rock Against Racism, Rude Boy, Steve Diggle, The Clash, Topper Headon | Leave a comment

WriteWyattUK 2019, in quotes, part two – the final six months

Posted on December 30, 2019 by writewyattuk

With 2020 knocking at the door, us at WriteWyattUK Towers (OK … just me) thought it high time to deliver the second part of this site’s highlights from the last 12 months in quote form, covering from July to December. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Ash, Babybird, Beabadoobee, Bez, BOB, Buzzcocks, Carl Hunter, Chris Amoo, Craig Reid, Dave Fenton, Davey Goldsworthy, David Bowie, Dean Leggett, Debbie Horsfield, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Eddie Amoo, Edwyn Collins, Erland Cooper, Grace Maxwell, Happy Mondays, Hugh Cornwell, Hugh Harris, Ian McNabb, Jeffrey Lewis, Jon McClure, Kooks, Matteo Sedazzari, Mick Shepherd, Neil Sheasby, New York, Orkney, paul weller, Pauline Black, Pete Shelley, Poldark, Ranking Roger, Reverend and The Makers, Rick McMurray, Simon Barber, Sometimes Always Never, Stephen Jones, Steve Diggle, Stone Foundation, The Amber List, The Chesterfields, The Clash, The Farm, The Icicle Works, The Proclaimers, The Psychedelic Furs, The Real Thing, The Selecter, The Stranglers, The Vapors, Tim Butler, Tony Beesley, Vinny Peculiar | Leave a comment

Buzzcocks / Shanghai Treason – Gorilla, Manchester

Posted on December 22, 2019 by writewyattuk

It made sense to start my final week of live shows in 2019 with the Buzzcocks, my first two having involved tributes to Pete Shelley, lost to the world a few weeks before. Back then, the headliners were the Skids … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Buzzcocks, Chris Remington, Danny Farrant, Gorilla, Harmony in my Head, Manchester, Mani Perazzoli, Penetration, Pete Shelley, Preston, Shanghai Treason, Skids, Steve Diggle | 2 Comments

Remembering Pete Shelley, and entering a new Buzzcocks era – back in touch with Steve Diggle

Posted on December 11, 2019 by writewyattuk

Punk idols Buzzcocks are back, a year after losing revered frontman Pete Shelley, with a new single to mark the occasion, officially released in mid-February but available during the band’s short run of December dates. And latest 45, ‘Gotta Get … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 53 Degrees, A Different Kind of Tension, Buzzcocks, Chris Remington, Danny Farrant, Eden Studios, Gorilla, Harmony in my Head, Highgate, Howard Devoto, John Maher, Lesser Free Trade Hall, Liam Gallagher, Manchester, Mani Perazzoli, Martin Rushent, Nouvelle Vague, Olympic Studios, Penetration, Pete Shelley, Preston, Ray Davies, Royal Albert Hall, Sex Pistols, Skids, Steve Diggle, Steve Garvey, Strawberry Studios, The Undertones | 3 Comments

Buzzcocks Going Steady – the Steve Diggle interview

Posted on July 24, 2015 by writewyattuk

To get the right tone for a feature, I love to find a little footage or play a song that best sets a scene. And with this week’s interviewee, I was spoiled for choice. Would it be rare footage of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Blackpool Rebellion, Buzzcocks, Chris Remmington, Cities in the Park, Danny Farrant, Factory Records, Howard Devoto, John Maher, Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester Academy, Pete Shelley, Sex Pistols, Steve Diggle, Steve Garvey | 5 Comments

Tag Archives: Steve Diggle

Stay to the End – from Senseless Things to Loup GarouX via Gorillaz, Delakota and Deadcuts, with Cass Browne

Staring at the Rude Boy, 40 years on – the Ray Gange interview

WriteWyattUK 2019, in quotes, part two – the final six months

Buzzcocks / Shanghai Treason – Gorilla, Manchester

Remembering Pete Shelley, and entering a new Buzzcocks era – back in touch with Steve Diggle

Buzzcocks Going Steady – the Steve Diggle interview

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