Described as the 'only book to cover the complete career', David Bailey: Look by Jackie Higgins is available in the coming days, courtesy of Phaidon. That means everything from the 60s work to recent output, including works from key monographs such as his debut 'Box of Pin-Ups' (1964) and the […]
Books
Reviewed: Die Hard Mod
It's not out until April, but we managed to get an advance copy of Die Hard Mod by Charlie MacQuaker. It's old school pulp fiction, but set in the mod-ern era. Steve is being hunted by a local crime boss in Belfast, so goes on the run in Brighton to […]
90s mod scene book reviewed
Well, we've been banging on about its imminent arrival for months and last month, it finally dropped. Now we have a review online for Enamel Verguren’s I’m Not Like Everybody Else: The 1990s British Mod Scene. Mark Raison (of Monkey Picks fame) has done the review, mixing his take on […]
Bad Penny Blues book reviewed
We mentioned Bad Penny Blues by Cathi Unsworth a while back – now we have a full review online. Set initially in the Absolute Beginners era in London, before moving into the mid-60s, it's a re-telling of the real Jack the Stripper murders of the era through the eyes of […]
Carnaby Street: 1960 – 2010
Still a byword for swinging London, Carnaby Street is celebrated at the Carnaby Street: 1960 – 2010 exhibition, which runs fromFriday February 26th 2010. Taking place at the 38 Carnaby Street gallery, the exhibition will apparently put into context the history of Carnaby from its earliest origins in the 16th […]
Double Breasted fanzine – new issue
For some people, starting new Facebook groups every 10 minutes seems to appeal, but luckily for us, the folks north of the border make more of an effort, producing the Double Breasted fanzine. Oh yes, the new issue is out on March 1st 2010. This particular issue features interviews with […]
Die Hard Mod by Charlie McQuaker
Books seem to be coming thick and fast right now, my bedside pile is at high as the bed – with Die Hard Mod by Charlie McQuaker about to increase the pile by a further few inches. This was mentioned on the forums yesterday, so I got in touch with […]
The Ivy Look book incoming
Not on the market as yet, but we're giving you advance warning of The Ivy Look by Graham Marsh and JP Gaul. As you might have guessed, this forthcoming 208 page paperback covers what the title suggests, specifically the clothing and accessories that dominated the American male dress code from […]
