All about Mod, Mods and the Mod scene from the 1960s, through the revival and into the present day
While most of the cult British gangster flicks have been remade, reissued and generally run into the ground, one prime example has been left gathering dust in the archives – Villain. Strange, because, despite a couple of obvious flaws, this is up there with any of them.
A film that’s not exactly dated well, but there’s still much to enjoy with Beat Girl.
Yes, that's right, there's a new John's Children album about to be released. going by the name of Black and White. The album is released on the Acid Jazz label in early June, with the current line-up a mix of old and new members and the new album similarly made […]
Expect album reviews thick and fast this week, with today's review being the new Hipsters 2 compilation on Acid Jazz. Released on 13th June (but available to order now) on both CD and vinyl, it is the label's second collection of modern-day garage and mod bands. There's even room for […]
Remember we mentioned The Day of the Peacock: Style for Men 1963-1973 by Geoffrey Aquilina Ross a few weeks back? Well, now we have a review of the book online. The Scenester has donw the honours, reviewing a book by the former men's editor for Vogue in the 1960s, recalling […]
What's that? Two albums reviewed in two days? Yes, things are looking up on the productivity front (getting in some practice for the new site). Anyway, following on from the Etta James album yesterday is something from another corner of the musical spectrum. That being Love and Curses, the new […]
An obscure late 60s gem has been restored ready for a cinema screening and a DVD/Blu-ray release – Deep End. It's a 'coming-of-age' comedy set (bizarrely) in a swimming baths, as well as the streets of London at the fag end of the sixties, with Mike (John Moulder-Brown) besotted with […]
We featured the band in our new bands section a while back, but now we have the album by The Method, which goes by the name of Dissidents and Dancers. Not only that, we have a review online, with the album available from next week on the See Monkey Do […]
