Tag Archives: The Go-Betweens

Dream on – catching up on The Orchids with John Scally

Posted on August 26, 2022 by writewyattuk

It’s always a pleasure to discover a band you previously knew little about, but instantly chimes with you. And that was the case for me in early 2017 when I chanced upon The Orchids live for the first time. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amelia Fletcher, Barrowland, Chris Quinn, Dale Griffin, Dreaming Kind, glasgow, Ian Carmichael, James Hackett, John Peel, John Scally, Keith Sharp, One dove, Pauline Hynds Bari, Penilee, Postcard, Preston, Preston Pop Fest, Prestwick, Rob Pursey, Ronnie Borland, Sarah Records, Simple Minds, Skep Wax, Splash One, The Chesterfields, The Continental, The Go-Betweens, The Orchids | Leave a comment

The Chesterf!elds reveal the fine art of New Modern Homes – back in touch with Simon Barber

Posted on July 19, 2022 by writewyattuk

I do love a catchy indie pop song, and The Chesterfields have come up with the goods again on that front, ‘Our Songbird Has Gone’ released last weekend by Hamburg-based label Mr Mellow’s Music. It’s a fine tribute to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andy Strickland, Automatic diamini, Davey Goldsworthy, Debbie Lee, Evolver, Gideon Coe, Hamburg, Helen Stickland, Helmut Heuer, James Harvey, John kennedy, John Parish, Kettle, Légere Recordings, Lee Grimshaw, Mark Barber, Mr Mellow's music, new Modern homes, Norway, Our songbird Has Gone, Paul Blow, PJ Harvey, Rob Parry, Rodney Allen, Sherborne, Simon Barber, Somerset, Spinout Nuggets, The Chesterfields, The Go-Betweens, The June Brides, The Loft, Yeovil | Leave a comment

Jim Bob’s wake-up call, 2021 style – back in touch with the self-styled Poundland Bono

Posted on August 30, 2021 by writewyattuk

In 2019’s Jim Bob from Carter – In the Shadow of my Former Self, Jim Bob Morrison wrote, ‘I still haven’t written a new song since 2013. But now that I’ve nearly finished writing this, perhaps the songs will come … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 101 Damnations, 1992: The Love Album, 30 Something, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Cherry Red, Chris T-T, David Icke, Glastonbury, Goodnight Jim Bob, JB Morrison, Jen Macro, Jim Bob, Kilburn National, Les Carter, Lyceum, Mark Reynolds, Mick Jones, Philip Schofield, Pop Up, Ray Davies, Reading Festival, Seasons in the Sun, Song for the Unsung, Steve Lamacq, The Go-Betweens, The Kinks, The Summer of No Touching, Who Do We Hate Today, Wire | Leave a comment

Over the Birling Gap with The Catenary Wires – the Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey interview

Posted on June 1, 2021 by writewyattuk

It was meant to be. The day we spoke, May 24, opening with me listening to Tallulah by The Go-Betweens, that 1987 taste of striped sunlight including a namecheck for that date on the evocative ‘Bye Bye Pride’. And 1987 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amelia Fletcher, Andy Lewis, Birling Gap, Bristol, Canterbury, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, David Gedge, Elizabeth Price, Fay Hallam, Frampton Cotterell, Heavenly, Hue williams, Ian Button, John Peel, Kent, Lee Hazlewood, Marine Research, Nancy Sinatra, Oxford, Pete Astor, Peter frampton, Peter Momtchiloff, Preston, Rob Pursey, Robert Wyatt, Swansea Sound, Talulah Gosh, Tender Trap, The Catenary Wires, The five Year Plan, The Go-Betweens, The Pooh Sticks, The Wedding Present | 1 Comment

Room at the top – The Loft and beyond with Andy Strickland

Posted on May 28, 2021 by writewyattuk

Three and a half decades after they dramatically broke up, mid-song, on a London stage on the final night of a nationwide tour, The Loft continue to inspire, with interest in this influential four-piece seemingly perpetual and having just led … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alan McGee, Andy Strickland, Bill Prince, Cornwall Coliseum, Danny Kelly, Dave Morgan, Davey Goldsworthy, Gideon Coe, Isle of Wight, Jesus and Mary Chain, John Peel, London, Microdisney, Penetration, Pete Hadfield, Polytechnic of Central London, Record Mirror, Simon Barber, The Caretaker Race, The Chesterfields, The colourfield, The Fall, The Go-Betweens, The Living Room, The Loft | Leave a comment

Meeting Tim Keegan at Gate 2021 – the Departure Lounge interview

Posted on April 29, 2021 by writewyattuk

This time last year, it seemed as if we couldn’t move on the internet without some band or solo artist giving living room performances amid the first lockdown. It’s amazing how soon that became part of our musical world, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Walton, Ben Folds, Blue Aeroplanes, Chris Anderson, Departure Lounge, Devon, Grant McLennan, guildford, Homer, Jake Kyle, Janice Long, Jim Jiminee, Kevin Jamieson, Nashville, Nick Hannan, Pat hannan, Peter Buck, Peter Miles, Railroad Earth, REM, Richard Hawley, Ringo, Robert Forster, Robyn hitchcock, Rodney Allen, Romsey, The Deep Season, The Go-Betweens, Tim Keegan, Transmeridian, Violette Records, Worthing | Leave a comment

Updating the profile – the Cathal Coughlan interview

Posted on February 8, 2021 by writewyattuk

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 →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | 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 | 2 Comments

Robert Forster – Band on the Wall, Manchester

Posted on May 27, 2019 by writewyattuk

I missed out on The Go-Betweens live during their defining 1978/90 spell and the 2000/6 second coming, that latter period providing three LPs now nestling among my favourites of all time. But I had the pleasure of witnessing Robert Foster … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Uncategorized | Tagged 16 Lovers Lane, Australia, Band on the Wall, Brisbane, Grant McLennan, Inferno, Manchester, Marc Riley, Oceans Apart, Robert Forster, Spring Rain, Surfing Magazines, The Go-Betweens | Leave a comment

Everything’s coming up Rosy with Goat Girl

Posted on September 27, 2018 by writewyattuk

After a delay while she was getting to New Cross on the train, Rosy Bones had reached the pub by the time I got hold of her late on Tuesday afternoon, visiting friends after a day of ‘admin’ and a visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Brixton, Chas and Dave, Chic, Clottie Cream, Goat Girl, Jools Holland, Kendrick Lamar, Marc Riley, Mark E Smith, New Cross, Robert Forster. Country Sleaze, Rosy Bones, Rough Trade, South London, The Fall, The Go-Betweens, The Man, Wolf Alice | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: The Go-Betweens

Dream on – catching up on The Orchids with John Scally

The Chesterf!elds reveal the fine art of New Modern Homes – back in touch with Simon Barber

Jim Bob’s wake-up call, 2021 style – back in touch with the self-styled Poundland Bono

Over the Birling Gap with The Catenary Wires – the Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey interview

Room at the top – The Loft and beyond with Andy Strickland

Meeting Tim Keegan at Gate 2021 – the Departure Lounge interview

Updating the profile – the Cathal Coughlan interview

Robert Forster – Band on the Wall, Manchester

Everything’s coming up Rosy with Goat Girl

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