Celebrating Mod Subculture, Soul Music & Kitchen Sink Realism Across The Decades
The Angry Young Men Movement The phrase coined “Angry Young Men” refers to a group of British writers and playwrights who arose in the 1950s and early 1960s. These writers were known for their anti-establishment and calcitrant attitudes. Their rebellious attitudes were conveyed in their works. These works analysed and challenged the cultural, political and social norms that arose …
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Angry Young Women Writers of the 1950s and 1960s Kitchen Sink Drama was initially penned by the “Angry Young Men” and “Angry Young Women” of the 1950s and 1960s. These were a collective of upper working-class / middle-class playwrights and authors who were disheartened with the UK class system. They had an overwhelming desire to portray the rawness and grittiness …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 and over zealous attitude for spinning his vinyl and introducing …
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Andrea Mattioni – The Rimini Mod Scene – Mod Style, Scooters and Mod Rallies Here Andrea Mattioni, original 1980s Mod and DJ discusses his participation within the 1980s Rimini Mod Scene in North East Italy, A pleasant and insightful account, Andrea discusses the varying Vespa and Lambretta scooters he has and continues to own throughout the past four decades. Also …
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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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Soul DJ Dave Rimmer Talks About DJing, The Rugby Allnighter, His Rare Soul Music Books And Some of His Top Favourite Soul Tracks For everyone who knows me, it’s a noted fact that I have an unshakeable love of Soul music, that spans over 35 years. We are very blessed to have a collection of Soul DJs who have an …
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