[5] Hewick wrote the liner notes for this album, detailing his long fight with depression in the years after Cherry Red dropped him from their roster in 1984.

Hewick developed a live show which often reached 3–4 hours in length, where he played many of his own songs and unusual cover versions such as John Lennon's "Isolation", the Doors "Wishful Sinful", Led Zeppelin's "Tangerine" and various Jimi Hendrix numbers.

Hewick's support slots over the years have included Roy Harper, the Fall, Joy Division, Showaddywaddy, Durutti Column, New Order, Section 25, PJ Harvey, Martin Carthy, Kevin Coyne, Fairport Convention, Dr. Robert, BJ Cole and Bobby Valentino, Eyeless in Gaza, Sonja Kristina, Clive Gregson, Ben Watt, Tim Rose, Sophie Barker, Tina Dico, Dan Reed, Lene Lovich and Jackie Leven.

On 15 December 2007, Hewick took part in the "A Factory Night (Once Again)" performance at Brussels Plan K with Section 25, Crispy Ambulance, the Names and DJs Peter Hook and Martin Moscrop.

Further European dates with Section 25 and Peter Hook took place in Paris, Brussels, Oss in the southern Netherlands and Krefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in November 2008.

Hewick also took part in the 24-hour "Tony Wilson Experience" in Manchester on 21–22 June 2008 including playing with Hook in an improvisational accompaniment to an action painting by artist Phil Diggle in the foyer of Urbis.

A further Factory-connected event was Hewick's appearance at Paul Morley's "Tribute to Tony Wilson" at the Purcell Room at London's South Bank on 16 June 2011 as part of Ray Davies's Meltdown Festival.

During December 2011 and January 2012, Hewick recorded the album All Was Numbered, featuring guests such as Sally Barker and John Butler of Diesel Park West.

On 7 December 2014, Hewick debuted a new trio lineup with Mark "Flash" Haynes on drums and percussion and David Conrad Dhonau on bass and cello.

HH&J performed at the Leicester Summer Sundae festival on the De Montfort Hall indoor stage in August 2009 and at Alan McGee's (Creation Records) Death Disco night in London at Notting Hill Arts Club in October 2009.

Following two appearances together at The Donkey in Leicester, Hewick and Sally Barker debuted a new band called Liberation Doll in October 2011, with Lee Allatson and Ian Crabtree.