Tag Archives: Warrington

Suggs: What a King Cnut, A Life in the Realm of Madness – Warrington, Parr Hall, Thursday February 3rd, 2022

Posted on February 6, 2022 by writewyattuk

‘It read, ‘’We missed you,” Between the lines, it said, “We’ve waited for so long, But now it’s time to keep moving along.” We were that close to missing the start of Graham ‘Suggs’ McPherson’s Warrington show, but to quote … Continue reading →

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Ever redefining: from The Continental to The Colossalist – the Vukovar feature

Posted on January 26, 2021 by writewyattuk

Remember live music? It’s been a while. Come mid-March it’ll be a year since my last gig, and slightly longer since my most recent visit to cherished Lancashire arts venue The Continental in Preston, where at one stage it seemed … Continue reading →

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Top of the world, looking back on Creation – the Alan McGee interview

Posted on May 9, 2019 by writewyattuk

  When I got through to Alan McGee, it sounded like he was having his flat trashed by Dr Who monsters, possibly in the process of drowning him in a bubble bath. Either that or it was just another day … Continue reading →

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Wilko Johnson / Glenn Tilbrook – Warrington Parr Hall

Posted on March 5, 2019 by writewyattuk

Some 15 months after my last visit to the Parr Hall, and 25 years after a brief stint working in this North West town, I was back in Warrington for a night of quality musicianship and maximum R&B. Last time … Continue reading →

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The Undertones / Roughneck Riot – Warrington Parr Hall

Posted on November 14, 2017 by writewyattuk

“Any day of the week’s when Saturday comes” And when it entails a night in the company of The Undertones, it’s always going to be special. What’s more, this time it involved a new venue for me, five and a … Continue reading →

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Still pickin’ up Good Vibrations – talking The Undertones with Mickey Bradley

Posted on November 9, 2017 by writewyattuk

Devising questions for the following feature/interview, I thought it was high time I caught up online with The Mickey Bradley Record Show, in which The Undertones’ bass player treats listeners to a two-hour weekly stroll through a vinyl wonderland of his … Continue reading →

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Never Gonna Say Goodbye – the Pete Waterman interview

Posted on July 13, 2017 by writewyattuk

Perhaps you know him best these days for the countless TV appearances as presenter, judge or pundit, from his shows on regional radio in the Midlands, or – going back a bit further – as a club DJ. Alternatively, you … Continue reading →

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