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From Circular Quay to Monks Road and onwards – back in touch with Dr Robert about The Blow Monkeys
While sleet, high winds and plenty of rain battered my adopted Lancashire and Spanish intruder Storm Jorge followed in the wake of his pals Brendan, Ciara and Dennis, I found Robert Howard, aka Dr Robert, at home near Granada, enjoying … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged Circular Quay, Curtis Mayfield, Digging Your Scene, Dr. Robert, Flatlands, Granada, King's Lynn, Kym Mazelle, Mick Anker, Monks Road Social, Neville Henry, paul weller, Realms of Gold, Robert Howard, Stone Foundation, Sydney, The Blow Monkeys, The Wild River
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The writewyattuk quotes of 2016, part one – January to June
As a year probably remembered on a national and international level as one of big-name departures and alarming political shifts draws to a close, writewyattuk faces the music and dances (somewhat discordantly) in a retro style, looking back on the last … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Alan White, Blake, Blancmange, Bruce Foxton, Ciaran McLaughlin, Colin Blunstone, Dan Gillespie Sells, Dave Brock, Dr. Robert, Duke Fakir, Four Tops, Gary Stringer, Gilbert O'sullivan, Graham Nash, Hawkwind, Howard Jones, James, Jim Glennie, Joe Bonamassa, John Flansburgh, John Lydon, Kate Mullins, Lulu, Mick Avory, Miles Hunt, Neil Arthur, Newton Faulkner, Otis Williams, PiL, Puppini Sisters, Reef, Simon Tong, Stephen Bowman, Stephen K Amos, Temptations, The Blow Monkeys, The Everlasting Yeah, The Feeling, The Kinks, The Magnetic North, The Wonder Stuff, Thea Gilmore, They Might Be Giants, Toyah, Will Young, Yes, Zombies
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Reimagining The Blow Monkeys – the Dr. Robert interview
Robert Howard, aka Dr. Robert, lead singer, guitarist and main songwriter with The Blow Monkeys, spends a fair amount of time visiting Andalucia, Spain these days. Born in Scotland, he’s certainly got around, having initially formed a band on returning to … Continue reading
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Tagged Andalucia, Animal Magic, Curtis Mayfield, Digging Your Scene, Dr. Robert, Flatlands, If Not Now, Lancaster, Limping for a Generation, Lincolnshire, Liverpool, Mick Anker, Neville Henry, Out There, paul weller, PP Arnold, Realms of Gold, The Blow Monkeys, Tony Kiley, When?
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