Look out for a review of The Ivy Look by Graham Marsh and JP Gaul, but also make a note of a very interesting reissue in the coming weeks covering similar style ground – Take Ivy by Teruyoshi Hayashida. Originally released in Japan to great acclaim in 1965, the book […]
Books
eBay watch: 1960s Tiger Beat! magazine
Just noticed this quirky little thing on eBay – a copy of Tiger Beat! magazine from the 1960s. This July 1966 edition includes a special 'magazine inside a magazine' called 'Mod Mag', 19 pages edited in England and including something called From London With Luv, packing an exclusive column on […]
The Birds in new Shindig!
Cheers to Smiler for dropping us a line about the new issuee of Shindig! Two articles might be of interest to you. Firstly, Smiler himself has put together a piece on cult 60s beat band The Birds, a five page article with unseen photos of The Birds and some words […]
Streetstyle by Ted Polhemus reissued
We never actually got round to reviewing the original release way back when, but with a new reissue via PYMCA, maybe it's the perfect time to review Streetstyle by Ted Polhemus. Oriignally released in 1994 to coincide with a similarly-themed exhibition at London's V&A, Streetstyle is pretty much as it […]
The Big Beat Scene reviewed
Another thing we mentioned a while back – and The Big Beat Scene by Royston Ellis is another new review online. Royston Ellis wrote the book in 1960, aged around 19, with the book published in 1961. Reissued once more by Music Mentor Books, it's described as 'an ouspoken expose […]
Len Deighton's Action Cook Book – 99p
We featured this reissue last year, when it was selling for a (still discounted) £6.49. But now the Len Deighton Action Cook Book is just 99p. But there's a catch. According to Neil, you'll have to head to your local Home Bargains discount shop to find it for that price. […]
John Stephen biography reviewed
Ok, I've put it off long enough – the lazy side of me has been overcome and I've finally got round to writing a review of The King of Carnaby Street: The Life of John Stephen by Jeremy Reed. Published by Haus, it's pretty much a 'warts 'n' all' biography […]
Heavy Soul fanzine plus free single
You don't see many fanzines these days, so it's always nice to report a new one, in this case Heavy Soul. Described by its creator as 'amateurish but readable' (which probably does it a disservice), the first issues comes with a free 7-inch ep featuring The Urges, The Charms, Penelope […]
