All about Mod, Mods and the Mod scene from the 1960s, through the revival and into the present day
Seminal UK reggae compilation Tighten Up is reissued as a 2CD set today. The ‘Deluxe Edition’ of the first LP of the Trojan Records series features a whopping 36 bonus tracks from the era, on top of the 12 from the 1969 original tracklisting. Plus this new release has a […]
Just uploaded to YouTube is an interesting documentary about the Hammond organ from an obscure 1998 BBC Choice (later BBC Three) TV show called Inside Tracks. It’s about half an hour or so in length and features discussions and interviews with Georgie Fame, Mick Talbot, Jon Lord, James Taylor (including […]
Topman isn’t usually the first place to look for iconic design, but that’s where you’ll find it from this week, courtesy of The Look Presents Nigel Waymouth. For the uninitiated, Nigel Waymouth was a giant of 1960s fashion and design, responsible for the (in)famous Kings Road boutique Granny Takes A […]
After 40 years, the bass created specifically for Bill Wyman by Vox has been reissued in very limited numbers. The Vox Teardrop VBW-2000 has been recreated in almost every detail, with the same styling and the same unique parts. That means a semi acoustic body, a craved maple top with […]
Ah yes, another female ‘retro-soul’ singer appears on our doorstep. But Nicole Willis And The Soul Investigators are no cash-in, just a very talented band. Hailing from Finland, Willis has the sort of modern soul voice which unites the nu-soul and 60s soulie crowd. The production on tracks like ‘If […]
I rarely spare much time for PR and press sheets, but I’ll paraphrase the one promoting the San Paolo Napoli range of leather and cord boots just to offer some background. These are the brainchild of Paolo Hewitt – or rather, whilst visiting his family in the Naples area, he […]
New to this season’s range at Fred Perry is something of a 1960s classic – the Fred Perry Tennis Jacket. On the face of it, this is more or less a straight reproduction of the traditional jacket, with 100 per cent cotton twill shell, elasticated waistband and cuffs and red, […]
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 […]
