Tag Archives: Vince Clarke

The telling adventures of Saint Etienne – the Sarah Cracknell interview

Posted on September 16, 2021 by writewyattuk

Despite there never being more than a seven-year gap between Saint Etienne LPs over their 31-year existence, when I think about this London-rooted outfit – built predominantly around Sarah Cracknell and co-founders Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs – the years … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alasdair McLellan, Andrew Weatherall, Bob Stanley, Derek Cracknell, Foxbase alpha, Golden Brown, Good Humor, Gus Bousfield, Heavenly Recordings, I've been Trying to Tell You, Jeff Barrett, London, London 2012, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Oxford, Penlop, Pete wiggs, Saint Etienne, Sarah Cracknell, Shawn Lee, So Tough, The Cardigans, Vince Clarke, Windsor, You're in a Bad Way | Leave a comment

Steve Harley Acoustic Trio – The Platform, Morecambe

Posted on April 5, 2019 by writewyattuk

You can get complacent when a venue announces ‘doors 7.30pm’, not least when your designated driver has to beat Saturday night football traffic before we can get anywhere near. We were locked in by circumstances to a just before eight … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Barry Wickens, Best Years of our Lives, Cockney Rebel, Duran Duran, James Lascelles, Make Me Smile, Morecambe, Mr Raffles, Mr Soft, Poetic Justice, Scott Walker, Sebastian, Steve Harley, Stranger Comes to Town, The Platform, The Wedding Present, Viagra, Vince Clarke | Leave a comment

January to June 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the first six months …

Posted on December 22, 2017 by writewyattuk

Blue Aeroplanes frontman Gerard Langley on the band’s early days: “When we started out, we got out of Bristol as much as we could, but would often be third on the bill, playing without a soundcheck. We thought we’d just run … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Abba, Alex Neilson, alt-J, Andy Bell, Benny Andersson, Blondie, Blue Aeroplanes, Brendan Cole, Brian Epstein, Bruce Foxton, Captain Beefheart, Carl Magnus Palm, Chris Stein, Del Amitri, Den Davis, Denny Walley, Doug Perkins and the Spectaculars, Dunfermline, Erasure, Frank Zappa, From The Jam, Gerard Langley, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Howard Jones, Ian Hunter, J Willgoose Esq, James Taylor, James Taylor Quartet, John McNally, John Peel, Jose Jacobs, Justin Currie, Katrina and the Waves, Katrina Leskanich, Leo Sayer, Lloyd Cole, Manic Street Preachers, Michael Buble, Mott the Hoople, Neil Sheasby, Orange Juice, paul weller, Public Service Broadcasting, Richard Jobson, Ron Mael, Ron Sexsmith, Rose McDowall, Runshaw College, Russell Hastings, Simon Barber, Sparks, Stone Foundation, Strawberry Switchblade, Strictly Come Dancing, The Chesterfields, The Clash, The Jam, The Searchers, The Skids, Trembling Bells, Vince Clarke | Leave a comment

Championing a little respect, to the sky and back – the Vince Clarke interview

Posted on June 23, 2017 by writewyattuk

When World Be Gone, the 17th studio album from Erasure, crashed into the UK album chart at No. 6 this month, it proved to be this established synth-pop duo’s highest new entry since 1994’s I Say I Say I Say, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Alison Moyet, Andy Bell, Basildon, Brooklyn, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Eric Radcliffe, Feargal Sharkey, Maine, Martin Gore, Martyn Ware, New York, The Assembly, Vince Clarke, Yazoo | 5 Comments

Tag Archives: Vince Clarke

The telling adventures of Saint Etienne – the Sarah Cracknell interview

Steve Harley Acoustic Trio – The Platform, Morecambe

January to June 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the first six months …

Championing a little respect, to the sky and back – the Vince Clarke interview

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