Hitting the doorstep with a reassuring 'thud' this morning was a fairly hefty book, going by the name of The Story of Northern Soul by David Nowell. Published by Portico and now on the shelves (virtual or otherwise), it's essentially an updated version of the long out of print Too […]
Tag: clubs
Le Beat Bespoke 7 weekender
It's 2011, so no surprise to see the details of the Le Beat Bespoke 7 event being released. Taking place over the Easter weekend as ever, it's the usual mix of live music, clubs, all-night entertainment and shopping in the centre of London, the bands this year being headed up […]
1960s London Herb Lester tourist map
Some of you might recall the vintage-style London maps by Herb Lester Associates featured over on Retro To Go recently. Well, Herb Lester Associates are back with something equally interesting – the Wish You Were There map. It's a map of central London boutiques, coffee bars, clubs and other diversions […]
Northern Soul – the movie
I feel like I've been writing about a 'forthcoming northern soul movie' for almost as long as I've been writing this site. But have any actually made it to the big screen? Anyway, it looks like one is about to cross the great divide – the appropriately-named Northern Soul. The […]
London Calling book by Barry Miles
Big thanks to Ed for flagging up a book that has passed us by – London Calling by Barry Miles. Described as 'a major and definitive history of the counterculture' by a 'pre-eminent chronicler of the cultural underground' (the author was indeed a leading light on the 60s underground scene), […]
