Tag Archives: Stiff Little Fingers

The healing power of music – talking Trouble Songs with Stuart Bailie

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

Stuart Bailie was chasing invoices when I called him in Belfast, facing up to one of the less glamorous facets of life as a freelance writer, yet part of the job he reckons takes up most of his time. And … Continue reading →

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Renewable Power in the Darkness – back in touch with Tom Robinson

Posted on October 12, 2017 by

As I may have mentioned on these pages before, few TV shows of yore hold as much magic as Top of the Pops re-runs for this nostalgic, and recently I was digging among the online archives for the October 1977 … Continue reading →

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Back (on the phone) with Bruce Foxton – the writewyattuk interview

Posted on May 31, 2013 by

Before I begin, let’s go back in time. I’m not talking about the day Paul Weller and Steve Brookes first stepped on to a stage at Woking’s Working Men’s Club in November 1972, nor the May 1974 milestone (yes, 39 … Continue reading →

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