All about Mod, Mods and the Mod scene from the 1960s, through the revival and into the present day
Kent have announced that their latest batch of Town and City singles are available now. The City releases, which are limited to 500 copies, consist of tracks that have only ever been available on CD before. The full list of new singles are: Millie Jackson ‘If That Don’t Turn You […]
A few people on the forums mentioned seeing a pair of Hudson loafers in the fashion section of the Guardian magazine – but didn’t know much else about them. Well, we can reveal the shoe is called the Hudson Katana. It’s part of the company’s autumn.winter range, with a basket […]
Alan Fletcher – author of the excellent Mod Crop trilogy of books – is set to turn the first of those books (Brummell’s Last Rift) into a musical about the 60s mod scene in Nottingham. Set around Nottingham, Newark and the East Coast, The Mod Crop features three kids growing […]
There’s now an official Twisted Wheel website online – owned and run by original club owner Ivor Abadi and his son. It’s a bit of a mix in truth – nostalgia mainly, with a forum, some history and a place to buy memorabilia, both new and original (like original membership […]
They certainly got something of a mixed reception (to put it mildly) on the forums, but if you were taken by the Ikon Bruce Foxton shoe, you can pick them up from this week. You can read about them here, but to sum up, they’re a four eyelet Gibson shoe […]
Walking a fine line between modern-day indie and vintage 60s pop is Hertfordshire-based Reign. This four-piece band take their influences from everyone from The Charlatans, Stones Roses and Blur through to The Who and the ’60s mod era’, some of which you can hear on the band’s MySpace page, which […]
The Heavens from Leeds are the brainchild of singer/guitarist Richard Green, best known for his time spent in ’90s indie-gods Ultrasound. Joining him here are Robert Simpson (organ), Steve Ward (bass), and Dave Fairbrother (drums). Together they mix ’60s British psychedelia, American folk-rock, and ’90s shoe-gaze to beautiful effect. Their […]
Vintage Manchester label Aertex has come back on the radar in the last year or so with some retro-styled polo shirts and slim-fit shirts, something it looks to be continuing with its new autumn/winter 2008 collection. According to the company’s latest press shot, it will be offering ‘razor sharp’ check […]
