Celebrating Mod Subculture, Soul Music & Kitchen Sink Realism Across The Decades
My Favourite 60s Soul Songs of 2018 – 1-7 To summarise 2018, my Soul musical journey this year, has been a really good one. There is a buzz for me of the rediscovery of old tracks as well as new ones. As I have found, I hear one track that is mesmerising and then I am on the lookout for …
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Review – The Pow Wow Club Weekender, Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield – 3/8/18 – 5/8/18 The Pow Wow weekender took place this year on the 3rd August – 5th August in the venue at the Yellow Arch Studios in Sheffield. A great venue with a lovely open court yard and great dance floor. Whilst we only attended the Saturday night, …
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Review – The Britalian Job Nottingham Britannia Club, 20th October 2018 The Britalian Job is one, if not, my favourite local Mod night outs in Nottingham. October’s one was a definite night to remember from 2018. Held at it’s usual and unique venue of the The Nottingham Britannia Club, Trentside North, West Bridgford, the atmosphere was without doubt, exceptional. On …
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When I opened an account on Twitter in 2014 I was never to anticipate that four years later down the line, I would connect with so many people. Some of which have an admirable passion for 60s Soul and early 60s R&B. As a result, over those four years, myself along with others, continue to share and discuss these genres …
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Vidal Sassoon – The Movie …. A Review Vidal Sassoon – The Movie is a film in documentary format. It chronicles the life of Vidal Sassoon from his humble background as a child through to the age of 82. Two years before he sadly died in 2012. The documentary begins with a description of Vidal Sassoon’s early years. Beginning when …
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The Atlantic Soul Collective – Chatting With Early R&B & Soul DJ Caroline Dann About a year or so ago, I was fortunate enough to discover a Mixcloud channel named the Atlantic Soul Collective. From listening to the first upload, I became an avid listener. A great channel with a diversity of 50s and 60s R&B, rare Northern Soul as …
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John Crawford Talks 60s Soul, 70s Soul, Tamla Motown, Northern Soul, Funk & Jazz Regardless of our age, we have all taken differing routes on our musical journey to reach a destination for the appreciation of Soul music. I have an ongoing fascination to hear the stories of those who have a passion for music. Especially those who fully appreciate …
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The Bigger Picture: Friday on My Mind Part III by Don Hughes (published August 2018). Now available to pre-order. The final volume of Don Hughes’ captivating and critically acclaimed Friday On My Mind mod trilogy, The Bigger Picture is an autobiographical and visual guide to the musical history of Hounslow, West London. Presenting a dazzling array of rare and unseen …
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Early Soul and 60s R&B – My Personal Mod Music Journey Over the course of time I will be including several articles discussing my musical journey of Mod. My very earliest Mod music memories and influences. All of which are encompassed under the umbrella termed Mod music. These articles will discuss this music from my pre teen years. Beginning with …
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1980s Mod Rallies Cassette Tape 2 – Part 2 After six months exactly, since I published my first article of tape 1 of my 1980s Mod Rally cassette tapes, I have decided to revisit another of those tapes. The tapes I fondly term my “lost tapes” because I had forgotten I still owned them, until I stumbled upon them …
1980s Mod Rallies Cassette Tape 2 – 60s Soul, 60s R&B, Northern Soul, Tamla Motown & Mod Music Read More