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Art for heart’s sake – back in touch with Vinny Peculiar
“We all need a little more art in our life.” I can’t speak for you lot, but Channel 4’s Grayson’s Art Club has proved a big draw, so to speak, at WriteWyattUK Towers since the first UK covid lockdowns. Sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Warhol, Artists Only, Big Star, Bonehead, Dave Hulston, David Bowie, David Hockney, Grayson Perry, Mott the Hoople, Oasis, Parlour Flames, Paul Cliff, Ray Davies, Robert Hughes, San Francisco, Shadrack 7 Duxbury, The Smiths, Vinny Peculiar, Worcestershire
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Graphic twists on a compelling tale – back in touch with The Wedding Present’s David Gedge
It’s been a long time in the planning, but late next week the first instalment of David Gedge’s long-awaited memoir-in-comic-book-form will be released by Scopitones Books. Stories featured in 176-page, matt-laminated, hardback Go Out and Get ‘Em Boy! – Tales … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged 2000 AD, Billy Bragg, Bizarro, Brighton, Charlie Layton, Chris Hardwick, Danielle Wadey, David Gedge, Go Out and Get ‘Em Boy!, Going Going, Ian Rankin, Jessica McMillan, John Peel, Jon Stewart, Keith Gregory, Lee Thacker, Leeds, Louder than Words, Manchester, Melanie Howard, Optic Nerve, Peter Solowka, Ramones, Reception, Sean Hughes, Shaun Charman, Sleevenotes, Sometimes These Words Just Don't Have to be Said, Terry de Castro, The Clash, The Fall, The Wedding Present, Vinny Peculiar
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Another year over … a new one just begun – WriteWyattUK’s live story of 2019
As December 30th became December 31st, we slipped into Ramones Night apparently, the seminal NYC punk outfit’s ’20-20-24 hours to go’ from 1978’s ‘I Wanna Be Sedated’ neatly reinterpreted. And that, subliminally – as is the case with a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged AVA, Beabadoobee, Big Country, BOB, Buzzcocks, Edwyn Collins, Fisherman's Friends, Fontaines D.C., Geno Washington, Glenn Tilbrook, Icicle Works, London Calling, Mott the Hoople, Neil Innes, Neville Staple, Nouvelle Vague, Penetration, Pete Shelley, Pip Blom, Ramones, Reverend and The Makers, Richard Hawley, Robert Forster, Rutles, Skids, Steve Harley, Stone Foundation, The Amber List, The Chesterfields, The Clash, The Selecter, The Sha La La's, The Suncharms, The Undertones, The Wedding Present, Vinny Peculiar, Wilko Johnson
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Understanding Vinny Peculiar – in conversation with Alan Wilkes
It would be all too easy to point out that Alan Wilkes, the inspiration behind Vinny Peculiar, has flirted with indie stardom but never quite attained that elusive crossover fame. But don’t think for one moment this Worcestershire-born and bred … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Wilkes, Bonehead, Bromsgrove, Che Beresford, David Bowie, Duke Special, Elbow, glam rock, Manchester, Parlour Flames, Return of the Native, Rob Steadman, Silver Meadows, The Smiths, The Wedding Present, Vinny Peculiar, While You Still Can, Wishbone Ash
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