All about Mod, Mods and the Mod scene from the 1960s, through the revival and into the present day
It’s cardigan weather – and new out from Fred Perry is this Football Cardigan. No, it’s not designed for wearing at the match (although you could), the name is down to the buttons – the chunky, vintage-style black leather ‘football’ buttons. Aside from that, there’s a gold laurel on a […]
There’s little more classic in 1960s coat styles than the pea coat, and there’s been a slew of handsome and affordable versions on the high street this Winter. If you’re on a budget, Topman‘s selections include a variety of cuts, colours and materials, one of the best being this Navy […]
Banned back in the day, the West End Jungle documentary has now passed the UK censor, heading to DVD in January 2009. It’s described as the ‘seedy reality’ of the sex industry of the early sixties in Soho, looking at how the industry survived attempts to ‘clean up’ the streets […]
Bands often come together after former disparate musical journeys end, and the impetus to start afresh brings like-minded souls instinctively together. Such as it was with London four-piece beat-folk-psych’ers The See See. Richard Olson (The Eighteenth Day Of May), Kevin Peyok (Waxwings), and Ben Swank (Soledad Brothers) are joined by […]
It seems those Dartford renegades The Rolling Stones are now firmly accepted by the establishment, as news breaks that a number of new streets in Dartford are to be named after the bands’ songs. Local councillors approved on Thursday the use of 13 Stones-related names for a new development called […]
Here’s an ideal Christmas present for the late-60s music lover in your life – the first ever Shindig! Annual. Shindig! Annual No.1 is a 112-page hardback book, featuring a selection of articles that first appeared in the out-of-print Volume 1 series of Shindig! Magazine. All the features have been redesigned […]
OK, the store isn’t really ‘online’ in the traditional sense, but Textile King in London does now have an email service. If you’ve never encountered the shop, it’s on Berwick Street, Soho and is certainly a place to look and contact for tonics, kid mohair, wool suiting, tweed and especially […]
When I see the word ‘collaboration’, I tend to fear the worst. And looking at these images, I’m not convinced that the Peter Jensen for Fred Perry Harrington jacket works. The Danish designer has taken the classic jacket and altered it more than slightly – slimmer fit, slightly longer arms […]
