Ok, it's a long story, but an interesting one that could mean a reissue of A Swinger's Guide To London by Piri Halasz. I've never seen the original, but when trying to find a copy, I managed to get in touch with the author, who wrote the book as a […]
Tag: 60s
Laurel Aitken – Voodoo Woman CD
Big thanks to Doug for pointing us in the direction of this interesting forthcoming release – Voodoo Woman by Laurel Aitken. Subtitled Music for Mods, Soul & Ska Sounds from the Sixties, that pretty much sums up what you get, tunes that proved popular across the mod scene during the […]
Spotify playlist: Humble Hammond
The Hammond organ, created by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and a mainstay in popular music since the 1950s. So here we have a Spotify playlist that celebrates it – Humble Hammond. From the 60s to (more or less) the present day, but missing out the prog and metal bands. So […]
Pete Quaife (The Kinks) RIP
Original Kinks bassist Pete Quaife has died, aged 66 of causes so far unknown, although according to the BBC, he had been undergoing kidney dialysis for over a decade. Quaife played on all the band's breakthrough hits and arguably the band's finest slab of plastic – The Kinks Are the […]
Mod Crop The Musical returns
It was running last year and now Mod Crop The Musical is returning for another run in Nottingham. Written by Steve Wallis and Quadrophenia novelist Alan Fletcher, the story is set in 1965 and based on Brummel's Last Riff, the latter writers' first novel in his Mod Crop Trilogy. It's […]
The Corridor People hits DVD
I'll be honest, I've never heard of it before, but the information sent across describes The Corridor People as a 'surreal crime/fantasy adventure series in the mould of the The Avengers'. Dating back to 1966, just four episodes were actually broadcast of the series, which starred John Sharp and Elizabeth […]
El Ganso 1960s-style bomber jackets
We had these recommended to us over at our Retro To Go site, but the El Ganso 60s-style bomber jackets also site nicely on this site too. Not a million miles away from a style Fred Perry where/are known for, it's a classic bomber shape in a various colours, each […]
Friday on my Mind book reviewed
We did mention it briefly some time back, but now we have a review of the Friday on my Mind book online. The book is an autobiography from Don Hughes, detailing his early years, his entry into the mod scene, his experiences of it in the capital and its eventual […]
