Slight change of direction and feel for the new Shindig!, which is available from next week as Shindig! Quarterly. Yes, the magazine is now quarterly, a little more chunky and now with a glassy cover. Seems some of the 'lifestyle' content has gone too, although that's more than compensated by […]
Books
eBay watch: A Glasgow Gang Observed
I know we have flagged up copies of this before, but a copy of A Glasgow Gang Observed by James Patrick on eBay is always worth a mention as the book remains a sought-after item with little chance of a reissue. It's an academic book about Glasgow gangs (including 'mod' […]
Small Faces book launch party
More of a relaunch than a launch, as The Small Faces – The Young Mods Forgotten Story by Paolo Hewitt has been out before. But regardless of that, there's a launch party taking place in London next month. Specifically, the revised edition of the book gets an official premiere on […]
The Story of Northern Soul book
Hitting the doorstep with a reassuring 'thud' this morning was a fairly hefty book, going by the name of The Story of Northern Soul by David Nowell. Published by Portico and now on the shelves (virtual or otherwise), it's essentially an updated version of the long out of print Too […]
You Really Got Me by Nick Hasted
It's not out for a while yet, but You Really Got Me by Nick Hasted looks to be a promising book on The Kinks. According to the pre-publication write-up, the band biography features original interviews with Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Mick Avory, plus Chrissie Hynde and others close to […]
eBay watch: London Dossier paperback
Not really a useful travel guide in 2010, but back in 1967, Len Deighton's London Dossier might just have got you around the world of 'swinging' London. Deighton was asked to produced a contemporary travel guide for the city and in turn, used writers who were part of the London […]
eBay watch: Get Dressed boutique guide
Big thanks to Tracy for flagging up this little gem on eBay – the Get Dressed London boutique guide from 1966. Published by the Garnstone Press, the book is written by Millicent Bultitude and has a forward by Mary Quant. It's also an 80-page reference book on London's 'fashion boutiques' […]
Bossa Nova book by Gilles Peterson
Possibly of interest to both music and art/design fans is Bossa Nova: Bossa Nova and the Rise of Brazilian Music in the 1960s by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker. It's out via Soul Jazz later this month. So what's it about? Well, Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker have produced a […]
