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Going back to my roots – talking an crann and more with The Undertones’ Damian O’Neill
Getting on for 45 years since The Undertones recorded debut single ‘Teenage Kicks’ at Belfast’s Wizard Studios, there’s still plenty of love out there for the band and its members, as seen in recent acclaim from critics and fans alike … Continue reading
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Tagged An Crann, Ash, Belfast, Damian O'Neill, Dave Hattee, Derry, Dig What you Need, Dimple Discs, Erland Cooper, Hannah Peel, John Peel, Kevin Sharkey, Liam Bradley, Loughinisland, Paul Tipler, Positive Touch, Sean O'Hagan, That Petrol Emotion, The Everlasting Yeah, The Love Parade, The Magnetic North, The Undertones
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Moving Inside Out with The Mighty Lemon Drops – the David Newton interview
A look at my (mostly trusty) list of live shows attended reminds me it was 37 years ago this week (November 17th, 1985) that I first chanced upon The Mighty Lemon Drops, supporting That Petrol Emotion at The Agincourt in … Continue reading
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Tagged Acklam Hall, Andfy kershaw, Birmingham, Blue Guitar, Blur, Burbank, C85, C86, California, Cherry Red, Chrysalis, Dan Treacy, David Newton, Dudley, Geoff Travis, Glastonbury, Happy Head, Heavenly Recordings, Janice Long, JBs, John Peel, Julian Cope, Katydids, Keith Rowley, Like an Angel, London, Marcus Williams, Martin Gilks, Mo-Dettes, Paul Marsh, roehampton, Sire, Slade, SXSW, That Petrol Emotion, the Adverts, The blue Aeroplanes, The Fall, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Wonder Stuff, tony linehan, wolverhampton, Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Like the open sky above me … – talking The Undertones, The Carrellines, Derry, Dublin, and much more with Paul McLoone
I realise that most of you reading this know The Undertones’ back story full well, but humour me and read on, even though it’s one of those situations where people say, ‘This band needs no introduction,’ then waffle on for … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Dig Yourself Deep, Dimple Discs, Feargal Sharkey, Fontaines D.C., Get What You Need, Inhaler, John O'Neill, Mickey Bradley, Paul McLoone, Phil Collins, That Petrol Emotion, The Carrellines, The Undertones, Today FM, U2
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A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day – talking A Furious Devotion: The Authorised Story of Shane MacGowan with Richard Balls
After acclaimed music books on Ian Dury and Stiff Records, you could argue it was almost inevitable that established rock biographer Richard Balls would turn his attention to Pogues frontman and somehow living legend Shane MacGowan next. But there was … Continue reading
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Tagged Cait O'Riordan, Dexys, Dublin, Elvis Costello, Fairytale of New York, Ian Dury, Kirsty MacColl, London, Microdisney, Norwich, Omnibus Press, Paul Ronan, Richard Balls, Sex Pistols, Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Stiff Records, That Petrol Emotion, The Clash, The Jam, The Men They Couldn't Hang, The Nips, the Pogues, Tipperary, Victoria Mary Clarke
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Updating the profile – the Cathal Coughlan interview
Home is normally London for Cathal Coughlan, having initially left Cork in the summer of 1983 alongside Sean O’Hagan to relaunch Microdisney, keen to pick up on interest from legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel and escape a supposed … Continue reading
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Tagged Cathal Coughlan, Cherry Red, Cork, Crooked Mile, Damian O'Neill, Dimple Discs, Eileen Gogan, Fatima Mansions, Felicia Cohen, Grand Necropolitan Quartet, High Llamas, Jacknife Lee, John Peel, June Miles-Kingston, London, Luke Haines, Microdisney, Owl in the Parlour, Prefab Sprout, Rough Trade, Sean O'Hagan, Song of Co-Aklan, That Petrol Emotion, The Clock That Comes Down the Stairs, The Go-Betweens, The Undertones
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Family Entertainment – celebrating The Undertones, part two – back in touch with Damian O’Neill
With the 40th anniversary of the self-named LP by The Undertones just a few days away, here’s part two of a special WriteWyattUK feature celebrating a momentous 1979 album, this time tackling guitarist Damian O’Neill about that fantastic debut, amid … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Derry Girls, Eden Studios, Elvis Costello, Feargal Sharkey, Hypnotised, John O'Neill, Lene Lovich, Locky Morris, Mickey Bradley, Mike Hedges, Neville Staple, New York Dolls, Paul McLoone, Rare, Roger Bechirian, That Petrol Emotion, The Clash, The Specials, The Undertones, Wisseloord
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Family Entertainment, part one – celebrating 40 years of The Undertones’ debut LP with John O’Neill
May 13th marks the 40th anniversary of the self-named debut LP by The Undertones, as good a reason as any to track down two of my guitar heroes, brothers Damian and John O’Neill. I don’t tend to do double interviews, … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Derry Girls, Eden Studios, Elvis Costello, Feargal Sharkey, Hypnotised, John O'Neill, Lene Lovich, Locky Morris, Mickey Bradley, Mike Hedges, Neville Staple, New York Dolls, Paul McLoone, Rare, Roger Bechirian, That Petrol Emotion, The Clash, The Specials, The Undertones, Wisseloord
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Refit, Revise, Reprise by Damian O’Neill and the Monotones – a writewyattuk appreciation
The term ‘reluctant frontman’ seems to neatly describe unassuming Undertones guitar hero and songwriter Damian O’Neill. Whatever bands he’s featured with over the years – not least fellow notables That Petrol Emotion and The Everlasting Yeah – he’s always been … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Ramsey, Brendan Kelly, Damian O'Neill, It's Gonna Happen, John O'Neill, Kev Hopper, Pledge Music, Press Play Studios, Rare, Refit Revise Reprise, Sean O'Hagan, That Petrol Emotion, The Everlasting Yeah, The Love Parade, The Undertones, The Wesleys, Val Doonican
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The Everlasting Yeah – The Lexington, Islington
I’d waited two and a half long years to catch The Everlasting Yeah (four-fifths of That Petrol Emotion, for those out of the loop) live, but there was a worry at one stage last weekend that I wouldn’t even get … Continue reading
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