SPOKEN WORD IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND
On my trip back to Britain in December, I called up my new Hull friend Russ Litten. I know him as an author, and poet, and raconteur, and for his...
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April 5, 2017
Book Review: LIVING FOR KICKS by Jim McCarthy and Kevin Cross
PREMISE A graphic novel set in the early days of modernist London and beyond, 1962-64. PROMISE “The mod scene was the first time working class youth had a voice,”...
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March 22, 2017
Book Review: SICK ON YOU by ANDREW MATHESON
PREMISE “The disastrous story of Britain’s great lost punk band,” ran the hardback edition cover tag. “The greatest band you’ve never heard of,” qualified the paperback edition. We’re talking...
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March 16, 2017
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR: VIDEOS
For videos of the readings, TV interviews and musical accompaniments surrounding IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR: THE LIFE & SOUL OF WILSON PICKETT, please visit this YouTube playlist: You can also access it...
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March 15, 2017
DUSTY WRIGHT: CATERWAULING TOWARDS THE LIGHT
Writing about a friend’s artistic endeavor is always a little awkward. Inevitably anything more than a simple plug comes across as backscratching – unless you don’t actually like the art,...
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March 13, 2017
Accidental Courtesy: a brave take on American race
I had heard about Accidental Courtesy before I found myself in front of my Roku Box, with a rare free evening, searching PBS features because that’s how nerdy I am....
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February 26, 2017
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR: MEA CULPA
So far, I’ve only been alerted to one clanger in my Wilson Pickett biography. But it’s a big one. On page 165, for reasons I can’t actually explain, I have...
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February 17, 2017
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR: US REVIEWS
Reviews for IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR: THE LIFE & SOUL OF WILSON PICKETT appear to be overwhelmingly positive. Follow the links by each publication to read the full review. “As any good biography of...
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February 16, 2017
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