Newsletters For Soul & Mod

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2018- 2021 Newsletters For Soul & Mod

For those who have’nt seen, here are links to the newsletters for Soul & Mod’s 2018- 2021 newsletters. Included are a few of my earworms, articles, featured events & directory listings.

April 2018
Mojo Talkin' - Under The Influence Of Mod - Tony Beesley - Guest Interviews

  • Song of the month – The Broadways – You Just Don’t Know
  • Event of the month – Looking Back – 02/06/18 – Stoke-on-Trent
  • Recommended book of the month – Mojo Talkin Under The Influence Of Mod
  • Recommended Facebook group – Looking Back – The Facebook Group For Modernists

 

 

April 2018
Shake It Loose - Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 1TN - Guest DJs Jake Kirkham, Andrew Vasey & Eileen Vasey & resident DJs Lee Parsons, Katy Taylor & Julian Clapton. 60s Soul, vintage & 60s R&B, Booglaoo & Mod. 02/06/18

  • Song of the month – The Groove – Love (It’s Getting Better)
  • Article of the month – Interview with DJ Alan Handscombe-McGrath
  • Event of the month – Shake It Loose – 02/06/18 – Newark, Nottinghamshire
  • Mixcloud channel of the month – Soup & Bread

May 2018
Looking Back, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1QQ - DJs Paul Hallam, Ian Jackson, Smiler, Mike Warburton, Lee Miller, Mace Rachelle Piper, Bill Kealy, Squeak, Craig Simpson & Neale Dewey. Playing 60s R&B, 60s Soul, 'Latin Soul, Mod Jazz & Ska. 02/06/18

  • Song of the month – Patti Austin – Someone’s Gonna Cry
  • Article of the month – 1980s Mod Rally Cassettes – Tape 1 – 60s Soul, Northern Soul, 60s R&B & Mod Music
  • Event of the month – Looking Back – 02/06/18 – Stoke-on-Trent
  • Website of the month – The Dungeon Club Nottingham

July 2018
Rob Cox Mixcloud - Nit3owl64

  • Song of the month – Little Flint – Pain
  • Article of the month – Social Realism & Kitchen Sink Realism Books Appeal – Kitchen Sink Authors Of The 1950s & 1960s
  • Event of the month – The Pow Wow Club 2018 Sheffield Weekender! – 03/08/18 – 05/08/18
  • Mixcloud channel of the month – Rob Cox Mixcloud – Nit3owl64

August 2018
Jimmy Mack – Some Kind of Wonderful - 1960s Mods, Mod novel by John Knight.

  • Song of the month – The Turnpikes – Cast A Spell
  • Article of the month – The Atlantic Soul Collective – Chatting With Early R&B & Soul DJ Caroline Dann
  • Event of the month – Raduno Mod Italiano – Italian Mod Rally 2018 – 28/09/18 – 29/09/18 Cattolica, Italy
  • Book of the month – Jimmy Mack – Some Kind of Wonderful by John Knight

October 2018
The Britalian Job - Nottingham, NG2 5FAD. 20/10/18 DJs Mark Crew, Mark Shaw, Lee Miller & Neale Dewey. Playing 60s Soul, 60s R&B, Northern Soul, Ska, Mod & Boogaloo

  • Song of the month – Kenny Carter – I’ve Gotta Find Her
  • Article of the month – 1980s Mod Rallies Cassette Tape 2 – The Lost Tapes Installment 2
  • Recommended event of the month – The Britalian Job, Nottingham – 20/10/18
  • Book of the month – The Bigger Picture: Friday on My Mind Part III by Don Hughes

November 2018
Jaynes Soulful Sunday Fusion Radio 14th July 2018 - Playing 60s Soul, Northern Soul & Mod

  • Song of the month – Clyde McPhatter – Lonely People Can Afford To Cry
  • Article of the month – Jayne’s Soulful Sundays
  • Recommended event of the month – Steppin’ Up – 01/12/18 – Selly Oak, Birmingham
  • Specialist Soul bookshop of the month  – A Nickel And A Nail

 

 

 

December  2018 

The Fiestas - Broken Heart

  • Songs of the month :
  • Jimmy Norman – This I Beg Of You
  • Charles Brown – Please Come Home For Christmas
  • Article of the month – My Favourite 60s Soul Songs Of 2018 Part 1
  • Recommended events of the month – Crawdaddy! Christmas Party with guest DJ Alan Handscombe-McGrath,
  • The Pow Wow Club End of Year All- Dayer! – Newcastle Under Lyme
  • Recommended Facebook Group – Looking Back – The Facebook Group For Modernists
  • Link Directory Entry –  John Manship Records

 

April 2019

Modzines by Eddie Piller & Steve Rowland - Cover

  • Song of the month – Jerry Ganey – Just A Fool
  • Article of the month – Favourite Soul Songs Of 2018
  • Recommended events of the month – Somewhere Down The Line 4th Anniversary – April 6th – Cleethorpes
  • The Britalian Job, Nottingham – 13/04/19
  • Book of the month – Modzines by Eddie Piller & Steve Rowland

 

 

May 2019

 

  • Song of the month – Carrie Grant And The Grandeurs – Take All Of My LifeDJ Alan Handscombe-McGrath 2017
  • Article of the month – Nottingham Mod, Mark Crew Discusses His 1980s Mod Rally Tapes & Early Music Memories
  • Recommended events of the month – The Cookin’ Catfish Club – 15/06/19 – Rochester, Kent
  • Featured website for May 2019 – Mods : Shaping A Generation

 

 

 

July 2019

 

Clelia Lucchitta 1980s Milan Mod Girl
Clelia Lucchitta 1980s Milan Mod Girl. Photo kind permission and copyright of Clelia Lucchitta

 

  • Song of the month – Jewel Akens – My First Lonely Night
  • Article of the month – Article Of The Month – Clelia Lucchitta – Italian Mod Girl Interview Part 1
  • Recommended events of the month – The Pow Wow Club Sheffield Weekender 2019 – 2/08/19 – 4/08/19
  • Featured Facebook Group for June 2019 – Modernistas

September 2018

  • Nottingham Mod Mark CrewSong of the month – Francis Faye – Comin’ Home Baby
  • Article of the month – Nottingham Mod, Mark Crew Discusses His 1980s Mod Rally Tapes & Early Music Memories – Part 2
  • Recommended event of the month – Raduno Mod Italiano – Italian Mod Rally 2019 – 27/09/19 – 29/09/19
  • Recommended Mixcloud upload  – Soul Poppin’ by Nit3owl64 / Rob Cox

October 2019

 

Rimini Mods- 1980s European & Italian Mods
Rimini Mods- 1980s Italian Mods. Photo kind permission & copyright of Paolo Zironi
  • Song of the month – The Wall Of Sound – Hang On
  • Article of the month – The Rimini Mod Scene Part 1
  • Recommended event of the month – The Last Ever Britalian Job – 09/11/19
  • Recommended Mixcloud upload – Jayne’s Soulful Sunday

 

 

 

November 2018

  • Song of the month – Lenny Curtis – Who You Gonna Run To
  • Articles of the month – Bell Sheffield – The Memories Of An 80s Sheffield Mod
  • Mod Books & Mod Reading
  • Recommended event of the month – MG Blues Pre Christmas Special Saturday 30 November 2019

January & February  2020

Soul & Mod Newsletter - January & February 2020 - Upset The Town Pontardawe, 80s Rimini Mod Scene, Andrea Mattioni, Italo Adriani, MG Blues Manchester

    Songs of the month :

  • Nat Hall – You Don’t Know (Just How I Feel)
  • Mary Wheeler – Fresh  Out Of  Teardrops
  • Articles of the month :
  • The Rimini Mod Scene Part 2 – The 1980s – Andrea Mattioni
  • The Rimini Mod Scene Part 3 – The 1980s – Italo Adriani
  • Recommended event of the month :
  • Upset The Town – 15/02/20
  • MG Blues 4th Anniversary 29/02/20

 

May 2020

Soul And Mod Newsletter April 2020 - Ann Barry Dungeon Mods Nottingham, Clelia Lucchitta, Mods Shaping A Generation Exhibition Leicester

 

 

  • Songs of the month :
  • The Fuller Brothers – Moaning, Groaning And Crying
  • Garnet Mimms – It Was Easier To Hurt Her
  • Articles of the month :
  • Clelia Lucchitta – Italian Mod Girl Interview Part 2
  • Mods : Shaping A Generation Exhibition, Leicester
  • Recommended Mixclouds of the month :
  • Maurice Moore – Dungeon Days
  • The Mod Generation – 20 Mod Classics

 

 

December 2020

Soul & Mod Newsletter 17 - November 2020 - Dreamsville Mod Alldayer 2020, Untouchables Mod Weekender Easter 2021, Danny Coates, Italo Adriani, Maz Weller & La Vie

  • Roy Hamilton – Let The Music Play
  • Paul J Hallam & London Mods Soho – January 1986 – Copyright Caron Malcolm
  • The Untouchables Easter Weekender 2-4 April 2021
  • The Rimini Mod Scene Part 5 – Italo Adriani
  • Dom Bassett – Swinging Radio England – 25/09/88
  • Maz Weller – Discusses Mod Girl Style From The 1980s Through To The 2000s & Beyond
  • The Rivingtons – Old Time Love
  • Dreamsville 2020 Mixcloud
  • Danny Coates – Newcastle Mod & DJ – Get Smarter & The Riviera Touch

April & May 2021

Soul and Mod Newsletter 18 – March April 2020 - Paul Hallam, My Love Is Real - The Experts, Alan Handscombe, Clelia Lucchitta - Italian Mod Girl, Toggery Maz Weller, Weaves For The Wise - Retro Vintage Shop

  • Jimmy Beaumont – You Got Too Much Going For You
  • Tony Schokman – Mixcloud
  • Andrea Mattioni – Mixcloud
  • Al & Ronnie’s Trick Bag Radio Show on Golden Balls International by Golden Balls International
  • The Experts – My Love Is Real
  • Weaves For The Wise And Other Associated Doings
  • Clelia Lucchitta – Italian Mod Girl Interview Part 2
  • Toggery Vintage n Retro Stuff
  • Paul Hallam – The Post Mod Years Part 1
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