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The Draytones: album and tour

Anglo-Argentinian beatsters The Draytones have announced details of their first full-length LP. Up In My Head is out on 1965 Records on April 14th. The 10-track album is a diverse collection of guitar-pop songs with excellent Kinks/Beatles-esque melodies and Creation/Who-like guitar sounds. Up In My head tracklisting:1. Turn It Down2. […]

New band: Nathan Persad

1960s beat is not exactly the most fashionable of genres right now, but one man is keeping the ideal alive: Nathan Persad. The one time member of The Fore has been writing furiously since he went solo a year or so ago, and has now had time to record his […]

John Smedley factory sale

If you’re on the look out for a John Smedley bargain, there’s only one place to head – the John Smedley factory sale. As you’d expect, it’s on at the John Smedley factory or more specifically, the Lea Mills Factory, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 5AG. It’s on over the weekend of […]

Glasgow Mod Weekender announced

Scotland’s premier mod club Friday Street once again brings us news of the Glasgow Mod Weekender, this time set for the 26th-29th of June. The big change this year is the two new venues being used, The Twisted Wheel for daytime events and The Winchester Club for the evening do’s. […]

UK comps from Psychic Circle

The Psychic Circle label has just released two compilations of UK bands in the beat and blue-eyed soul genres, both overseen by Nick Saloman. First up is Try Me Out: Ballroom Beat Vol. 2. Following the success of volume 1, here are another 20 slices of prime British beat from […]

Alice & Olivia Beaded Tunic Dress

If you’re looking for a designer treat with some retro style then you needn’t look further than designers Alice & Olivia. Each of the fashion house’s designs has a flavour of something 60s, making them stand out from the fashion crowd. Typical is this Beaded Tunic Dress, clearly inspired by […]

Garage Greats 45 reissue series

Here in the UK some enterprising souls have set up a new label Garage Greats, dedicated to re-issuing the best and rarest garage 45s from around the world. The first batch of ten records include classics such as Fe Fi Four Plus 2’s ‘I Wanna Come Back (from the World […]

Original Ikon unveils Bruce Foxton shoe

This particular writer has no intention of watching From The Jam (the Foxton/Buckler Jam spin-off), but I’ve no issue if anyone is looking a night of nostalgia. Likewise, I’m not going to be rushing out to buy the Bruce Foxton shoe from Ikon – but if you fancy a pair, […]