Soul & Mod
Soul & Mod is a website whose focus is to provide information on Mod subculture as well as the discussion of Soul music and a dedicated section to the novels and films of the genre of kitchen sink realism and social realism.
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Music Channels & Music Content
Zyd Hockley creates music uploads on YouTube. His shows include a mixture of Beat, Soul, 60s R&B, Garage and 60s pop from his vast vinyl collection, that he records from his shed.
He continues to add a lucky bag of wonderful musical treats in his uploads. Zyd has a passion and great knowledge of the music. His recent upload uplifted me no end 🎵. Especially hearing Sandie Shaw and a 1960s pop track that takes me back to April 1991. Fabulous❤️
Take a look at Zyd’s channel and do subscribe if you give this a listen.
Zyd Hockley’s You Tube Channel
Content Included on Soul & Mod
1980s Mod Memories
The primary content of this website is a personal chronicle of my participation and memories within the 1980s Mod scene and beyond. These include my personal recollections, memorabilia and artefacts. Equally articles which reflect my personal Soul music tastes. This music being from my time as a Mod girl during the 1980s up to the current day.
Soul Music & Mixcloud Uploads
In addition this site includes posts discussing the music related genres that are embraced by the related music communities. Complementing these, a personal selection of videos and Mixcloud uploads are also discussed.
These posts and articles focus on my own personal choices of early R&B and 60s Soul music, as well as articles relating to the first generation of Mods from the late 1950s / early 1960s.
Kitchen Sink Realism
In addition articles are included relating to books and films related to kitchen sink realism and social realism
Supporting My Content & Social Media Feeds
For those who wish to support my writing, content creation and music uploads regarding Soul & Mod by following me and or buying me a coffee. My dedicated social media feeds can be found here on ;
Feeds Dedicated To Soul & Mod
Feeds are all entitled Soul & Mod
Facebook, X (Twitter), Bluesky, Pinterest, Mixcloud
Feeds Dedicated To Kitchen Sink Realism
Also I have separate feeds dedicated to Kitchen Sink Realism. These can also be found here with handle @realismfan55 :
Facebook, X (Twitter), Bluesky
To Conclude …
This site does not endeavour to be a definitive guide to Mod. Neither is its chief purpose to be a concise encyclopaedia of Soul music and other related genres. It’s aim is to add a collection of articles on an ongoing basis. These I hope will be of interest and of positive use for the prospective reader: its role being to appeal to those with an associated interest. In conclusion, this site endeavours to create a positive resource: for those involved or interested in Mod subculture and related music genres surrounding the subculture, as well as the literature and films, primarily concentrating on Kitchen Sink Realism.
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