Tag Archives: The Beatles

Takin’ Me Bak ‘Ome – talking Slade with Don Powell

Posted on December 15, 2017 by writewyattuk

Christmas was way into the distance when I tracked Don Powell down in Denmark, but the legendary drummer – on a rare break from the live circuit – soon brought the subject up. As I properly introduced myself and mentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Bilston, Chas Chandler, Dave Hill, Denmark, Don Powell, Graham Swinnerton, Jim lea, Merry Xmas Everybody, Noddy Holder, Ozzy Osbourne, Silkeborg, Slade, Slade in Flame, The Beatles, the Vendors, wolverhampton | 1 Comment

Following in the Fab Four’s footsteps – The Bootleg Beatles feature

Posted on December 7, 2017 by writewyattuk

Granted, it’s not necessarily the best way to start a conversation, telling an interviewee who plays in a tribute band that I’ve always felt there are so many great groups out there that it’s pointless featuring such acts. But while … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Beatlemania, Bjorn Again, George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sgt. Pepper, The Beatles, The Bootleg Beatles, The Rutles, tribute bands | 1 Comment

Talking ’bout that Who generation – back in conversation with Richard Houghton

Posted on August 17, 2017 by writewyattuk

Did you happen to catch a band called The High Numbers in Greenford, West London, in 1963? They were regulars at the Oldfield Hotel around then, still playing there the following year, by which time they’d changed name to The … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Bath, Blackpool, Bob Pridden, Brighton, Derby, Greenford, Harrow, I Was There, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Loughborough, Manchester, Morecambe, Pete Townshend, Pink Floyd, Rawtenstall, Richard Houghton, Roger Daltrey, Shepherd's Bush, Stafford, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Wedding Present, The Who, Wealdstone, Wem, Wembley | 1 Comment

Still acting nonchalant with The Searchers – the John McNally interview

Posted on June 2, 2017 by writewyattuk

John McNally was back home in Crosby when I called this week, barely five miles from his Kirkdale roots. It seems like he’s rarely there though, thanks to a punishing tour schedule for his band, The Searchers, one of the leading … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Everly Brothers, Fats Domino, Frank Allen, Hamburg, Jackie DeShannon, Jerry Lee Lewis, John McNally, Liverpool, Mike Pender, Needles and Pins, Paul Du Noyer, Scott Allaway, Spencer James, Star-Club, The Beatles, The Cavern Club, The Iron Door, Tony West, When You Walk In the Room | 1 Comment

From The Jam – The Cavern Club Live Lounge, Liverpool

Posted on May 31, 2017 by writewyattuk

The hottest night of the year so far, and I was Going Underground. Not as a safe haven from the Sounds From the Street, but to hunker down and resolutely celebrate cultural values increasingly under attack. This was the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged A Town Called Malice, Andy Fairclough, Ariana Grande, Bruice Foxton, From The Jam, Going Underground, In The City, Liverpool, Mathew Street, paul weller, Russell Hastings, The Beatles, The Cavern Club, The Jam | 1 Comment

Delivering the late bloomer’s last rider – the Ron Sexsmith interview

Posted on May 19, 2017 by writewyattuk

The morning I spoke to Ron Sexsmith, he was in the pensive frame of mind I might have expected. Despite leaving his adopted city of Toronto for a new base 90 miles away in Stratford, Ontario, barely a week before, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Bob Rock, Canada, Carousel One, Chris Martin, Don Kerr, Elvis Costello, Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Scott, Leonard Cohen, Michael Buble, Ontario, Paul McCartney, Ray Davies, Rod Stewart, Ron Sexsmith, St Catharines, Stratford, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Last Rider, The Tragically Hip, Toronto | 5 Comments

Exploring the enduring legacy of ABBA – the Carl Magnus Palm interview

Posted on May 11, 2017 by writewyattuk

In the week Lucie Jones flies the flag for the UK in Kiev at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest finals, it seemed apt to feature a recent interview with a Swede whose early memories of the competition centred around his … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Abba, Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Bright Lights Dark Shadows, Carl Magnus Palm, Eurovision, Lucie Jones, Mark Lewisohn, Monica Zetterlund, Polar Music International, Siw Malmkwist, Smash Hits, Stockholm, Sweden, The Beatles, The Hep Stars, The Winner Takes It All, Voulez Vous | 1 Comment

‘The Beatles – I Was There’ – talking the Fab Four Live (1957/66) with Richard Houghton

Posted on December 21, 2016 by writewyattuk

There can’t be too many Beatles devotees in their mid-50s who got to see the band live, anywhere in the world. But while Richard Houghton was one such lucky fan, he remembers next to nothing about the special guests he witnessed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Barry Miles, Brian Epstein, Dreamland Ballroom, Eight Days a Week, George Harrison, GottaHaveBooks, I Was There, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Red Planet, Richard Houghton, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Cavern, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Woolton Village Fete | 2 Comments

About the Young Idea – talking about The Jam with Nicky Weller

Posted on August 14, 2016 by writewyattuk

From the moment you turn right at the desk inside the Cunard Building’s The Jam – About the Young Idea exhibition and head down a mock London Underground tunnel lined with promo posters publicising the original records, you’re in for … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged About the Young Idea, All Mod Cons, Bruce Foxton, Cunard Building, John Weller, Liverpool, Nicky Weller, paul weller, Rick Buckler, Setting Sons, Somerset House, The Beatles, The Jam, Woking | 5 Comments

Yes yesterdays and todays – the Alan White interview

Posted on April 14, 2016 by writewyattuk

This coming summer, drummer and songwriter Alan White will have been in the band Yes for a staggering 44 years – give or take one worked gap-year. That equates to two-thirds of his 66 years and counting, so I guess … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Alan Price, Alan White, All Things Must Pass, County Durham, Doris Troy, Drama, Fragile, Geoff Downes, George Harrison, George Martin, Imagine, John Lennon, Jon Anderson, Newcastle, Plastic Ono Band, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, The Beatles, The Buggles, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Washington, Yes | 5 Comments

Tag Archives: The Beatles

Takin’ Me Bak ‘Ome – talking Slade with Don Powell

Following in the Fab Four’s footsteps – The Bootleg Beatles feature

Talking ’bout that Who generation – back in conversation with Richard Houghton

Still acting nonchalant with The Searchers – the John McNally interview

From The Jam – The Cavern Club Live Lounge, Liverpool

Delivering the late bloomer’s last rider – the Ron Sexsmith interview

Exploring the enduring legacy of ABBA – the Carl Magnus Palm interview

‘The Beatles – I Was There’ – talking the Fab Four Live (1957/66) with Richard Houghton

About the Young Idea – talking about The Jam with Nicky Weller

Yes yesterdays and todays – the Alan White interview

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