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Footage of the Sydney Harbour Mod Boat Cruise
Huge thanks to Danielle for pointing us in the direction of this footage of the recent Sydney Harbour Mod Boat Cruise.
New band: The High Leary’s
Not sure just how ‘new’ this band are, but we have just got a video through the inbox featuring the The High Leary’s.
New Band: Hurricane Fighter Plane
Thanks to Alexandra for flagging up a new band – going by the name of Hurricane Fighter Plane.
Sharpies feature at The Look
The Look blog is always worth keeping an eye on, but today there's a feature that's well worth your time – Sharpies: Top fellas and brushes. Sharpies were the Melbourne hard mods/skinheads movement that emerged from the mod scene and took hold during the 1960s and into the 70s with […]
Stark Raving Mod! book reviewed
A new book review online, specifically for the book Stark Raving Mod! Written by Ariana Klepac and Winston Posters, the book is a history of the Australian mod scene during the 'revival' years of 1979 – 1986, the work of Ariana Klepac and Winston Posters and now available to buy […]
Modernist t-shirts website
Just been sent the link to Modernist t-shirts, so thought it a good idea to pass said website on. Based in Australia, it sells (as you might have guessed) t-shirts, some of which have a mod-friendly twist. Like the one above for example, which is a one-colour screenprint 'inspired by […]
Australian Mods Mayday 2010
If you happen to be in the area and at a loose end on Saturday 1st May 2010, check out Mods Mayday 2010 at The Sandringham Hotel, King Street, Newtown, Australia. Running from 8pm until late, the annual Mods Mayday offers up four generations of the Australian Mod movement on […]
