Most people’s views of 60s mods are of effeminate West End dandies. Original 60s mod John Waters gives us the lowdown on a less familiar side of the Mod coin.
History
Sinking back into the past with Liverpool’s Sink Club
Stan Evans looks back at Liverpool’s mod and soul clubs of the 60s. In particular, the Sink Club, now back at its original Liverpool home.
The Story of Ready Steady Go! heads to BBC4
One to watch, record or catch up, The Story of Ready Steady Go! heads to BBC4 in just over a week’s time.
Looking back: Ready Steady Go by Johnnie Taylor
Ready Steady Go has gone down in 60s folklore as classic youth TV. But what was it really like? And how was it viewed by those taking part? Johnnie Taylor was there…
Interview: Doug Hadgraft meets Steve Barrow
Doug Hadgraft speaks to Steve Barrow – original 1960s mod, reggae authority and founder of the Blood and Fire label about mod in the 1960s and the Jamaican music scene.
Small Faces and The Who: Heroes or Villains?
Did the Small Faces and The Who make or break the Mod scene? John Waters believes the latter.
Destination Manchester on the Blues And Gospel Train
Neil Henderson looks back at the Blues And Gospel Train in 1964 when some of the biggest names in blues played a disused railway station in Manchester in front of a local TV film crew.
Caxton Mod Club 1967 in pictures
I love these photos from the Caxton Mod Club 1967. Quite rare to see inside a 1960s club too. Cameras were rarely taken out back then.
