All about Mod, Mods and the Mod scene from the 1960s, through the revival and into the present day
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 […]
Back in 2004, London’s Design Museum held an exhibition of the work of Saul Bass, producing a superbly stylish poster to go along with it. If you missed it, here’s some good news – a limited edition re-print is now available. Saul Bass was the master of film title design […]
Petrol prices are on the up – which means more people are opting for two wheels to get around town. Which is good news for the scooter accessory companies, the latest of which is Vespismo. Based in Holland (but shipping worldwide), the company offers mod-friendly scooter clothing and the helmets […]
