All about Mod, Mods and the Mod scene from the 1960s, through the revival and into the present day
As an ardent fan of 60’s/70’s film soundtracks, Loot must rank as one of my all-time favourites. In 1970, ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’ writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson adapted Joe Orton’s witty and satirical stage play for the big screen, roping in the likes of Hywel Bennett, Roy Holder, Richard […]
Andy Smith is known for many things – Portishead’s tour DJ, compilation compiler (The Document series) and as one half of Dynamo Productions. Here he trawls his way through the Trojan catalogue to present the Trojan Document.
Even back in 1980, Searching for the Young Soul Rebels was a fish out of water. 30 years on, the debut album by Dexy’s Midnight Runners still is, but an even bigger fish thanks to this 30th anniversary remastered and expanded edition.
You’ve probably heard of Allan Crockford. After all, he’s done time (so to speak) in The Prisoners, The Solarflares, JTQ, Thee Headcoats and The Stabilisers. Now he’s got his own band, going by the name of the Galileo 7 – and Are We Having Fun Yet? is the debut album.
The latest collection of mod rarities from Acid Jazz is reviewed online.
His last music outings were a modern spin on a northern soul sound, but the new material from Andy Lewis, going by the name 41, casts the net just a little wider.
Who’s Blue? Rare Chess Recordings Of The 60s and 70s is reviewed.
I’ll be honest, I’ve never actually heard much by Connett, with the exception of the occasional snippet on a video. That’s until I sat down to listen to the new album, which goes by the name of Love and Curses and is just out on the 208 Records label.
