All about Mod, Mods and the Mod scene from the 1960s, through the revival and into the present day
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 […]
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 […]
