Clarks is doing more heritage stuff, including From Rats to Rudeboys – Steve Barrow and the Mods.
History
eBay watch: Issues 5 and 10 of The Mod magazine
Usually these come with a high asking price, but issues 5 and 10 of The Mod magazine on eBay right now are more affordable – but there are issues.
eBay watch: 1960s Stamford Hill mods edition of Town Magazine
It was the subject of an exhibition back in 2012, but if you want the original, there’s a copy of the 1960s Stamford Hill mods edition of Town Magazine on eBay right now. But it doesn’t come cheap.
Modernist Revival book returns in a second limited edition
We did feature this some weeks back and not long after, it sold out in ‘record time’ for the publisher. But worry not, as the Modernist Revival book has returned, alongside an exhibition and limited edition prints.
BBC One to screen Mods and Rockers Rebooted documentary
I suspect it isn’t going to be up there with the Mods, Rockers and Bank Holiday Mayhem doc on BBC Four, but if you can tune in, the Mods and Rockers Rebooted documentary on BBC One should be worth checking out.
eBay watch: Collection of original 1960s Mods Monthly magazines
Not one random copy of Mods Monthly, it seems that someone is selling a batch of these things on eBay right now.
Now on YouTube: Timeshift – Mods, Rockers and Bank Holiday Mayhem
It didn’t last long on the BBC’s iPlayer catch-up service and if you lived outside the UK, you probably couldn’t see it at all. But thanks to YouTube, everyone can watch Timeshift – Mods, Rockers and Bank Holiday Mayhem either for the first time or again and again.
The Guardian reprints Changing Shirts article from 1964
Big thanks to Gordon Doherty for flagging up this interesting reprint from the Guardian, dating from 1964.