Celebrating Mod Subculture & Soul Music Across The Decades
1980’s Mod Girl Memories – 10 Of Some Of My Memorable Tracks – Part 1 I am occasionally asked if I could choose a certain set of songs that remind me of my 1980’s Mod girl years, what they would be? Therefore I have decided to dedicate a couple of articles to to some of them. As there are so …
The 1980s Mod Years Part 1 – The Prequel To The Mod Girl Years 1980 People over the years often ask me “how did you get into Mod Jayne?” To be perfectly honest I don’t recollect any major factor that pushed me towards entering and participating in the Mod scene. It was a combination of factors really. A natural progression, …
Tony Schokman, 80s London Mod – Northern Soul, Latin Jazz, Rocksteady & 60’s R&B DJ For anyone who attended the 80s CCI Mod Rallies and especially who I refer to the London contingent of the 80s Mods, Tony Schokman I will always remember from my 80s Mod days. Tony’s aplomb, dedication & over zealous attitude for spinning his vinyl & introducing us …
Time again for another update from Soul & Mod Newsletter 19 – October & November 2020, to inform you of some of the additions to Soul & Mod. For those wishing to add an event or add relevant links within the links directory, encompassing the theme & genres of Soul or Mod music & culture please register & submit. For …
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Italo Adriani – The Rimini Mod Scene Part 8 – Clothing, Lambrettas, 80s Mod Music Memories & Mod Rallies Continuing my series of chats with Andrea Mattioni, Francesco Lisi Scardavi and Italo Adriani regarding their time as 1980s Rimini Mods in North East Italy, here is Italo’s final transcript. Taking a walk down the lane of his nostalgic 1980s Mod …
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Andrea Mattioni – The Rimini Mod Scene Part 7 – Mod Style, Scooters & Mod Rallies Following on from my series of chats with Italo Adriani, Francesco Lisi Scardavi and Andrea Mattioni regarding their participation within the 1980s Rimini Mod Scene in North East Italy, here is Andrea’s concluding article. A pleasant and insightful account, Andrea discusses the varying Vespa …
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Danny Coates – Promoter Of That Riviera Touch, South Shields – North East Mod Weekender & Get Smarter, Gosforth, Newcastle. Continuing my chat with Newcastle Mod & DJ Danny Coates regarding his recollections and his redolent memories of his participation in the UK Mod scene for over 40 years, here is part two of his transcript. Here in Danny’s own …
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Paul Hallam – The Post Mod Years – The Mid 1980s To The Late 1990s It’s always a pleasure to chat with friends recounting their memories of participating in the Mod scene across the decades. However it’s also equally as pleasant to chat with those friends too of their recollections that were to follow beyond those years. For many of …
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Mick Taylor Discusses Soul DJing & Some Of His Favourite Soul Tracks For anyone who loves Soul music, they will know it often begins with a brief introduction to a handful of tracks and what is to follow cascades into a lifelong love affair with this genre of music. I have yet to speak to anyone who is a vinyl …
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Welcome To Soul & Mod Newsletter – 17 – 31st December 2020 As the countdown begins to the ending of the very strange year of 2020, I have decided to conclude this year’s posts with newsletter 17 for Soul & Mod. This is going to be an extended newsletter because Soul and Mod celebrated it’s third birthday on earlier this …
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