Tag Archives: Terri Hooley

So hard to beat – back in touch with Billy Doherty, celebrating 45 years of overseas Undertones adventures

Posted on October 4, 2023 by writewyattuk

The Undertones are on the road again, 45 years after their first shows outside Ireland on the back of iconic debut EP, ‘Teenage Kicks’, with the second of three weekend jaunts this month coming up. An initial three-dayer last weekend … Continue reading →

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Dig your way back out with The Undertones – in conversation with Mickey Bradley

Posted on March 5, 2022 by writewyattuk

As The Undertones gear up for a run of rescheduled UK live dates this month and next, 46 years after their first shows and 22 years after reconvening with a new singer, I felt it was high time I had … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Shellshock Rock, four decades down the line

Posted on June 16, 2020 by writewyattuk

Seeing as our TV sets were seemingly full of depressing images from the aftermath of bomb damage and troops patrolling streets at the time, it’s good to have a celluloid reminder of something more positive going on in late-1970s Northern … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 9, 2018 by writewyattuk

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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