Archive for June, 2007
by Modculture 14 June, 2007
Barry Murphy once more trawls the TV and radio guides (so you don’t have to) to find anything worth tuning into this week. All listings are for UK terrestrial TV, Freeview and national radio, with the shows running from Friday 15th June to Thursday 21st June.
Highlight of the week
On an otherwise poor week for TV, Film4 are showing a series of French film noir by Jean-Pierre Melville, often regarded as the godfather of the Nouvelle Vague. Bob Le Flambeur (1955) (Tues 19th.11.05pm), Le Doulos (1962) (Weds 20th 12.25am) The Red Circle (1970) (Thurs 11.20pm).
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by Modculture 13 June, 2007
If you’re into your vintage blues – or want to hear more, it might be worth checking out Atlantic Blues 1949 – 1970, a limited edition (and numbered) four CD boxset featuring the pick of Atlantic’s blues output.
Atlantic Blues features 80 tracks culled from the label’s first four decades, featuring virtually every style of blues imaginable, including Professor Longhair, Leadbelly, Jimmy Witherspoon, Champion Jack Dupree, Esther Phillips, Freddie King, Otis Rush, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Blind Willie McTell, Joe Morris, Joe Turner, LaVern Baker, Jimmy Yancey and T-Bone Walker
It’s sold in a sepia-toned 12-inch x 12-inch box that includes a booklet filled with extensive liner notes and rare photos. It’s sold via Rhino Handmade and limited to 3,000 copies, retailing for $79.98 (around £40).
Find out more at the Rhino website
by Modculture 11 June, 2007
That purveyor of classic knitwear, John Smedley, is having a sample sale this week in London.
The date for your diary is Thursday 14th June 2007 and the venue is London College of Fashion, John Princes St (off Oxford Circus), London. It kicks off at 10:30am and runs until 6pm.
Happy bargain hunting!
See the latest John Smedley range
by Modculture 7 June, 2007
Barry Murphy once more trawls the TV and radio guides (so you don’t have to) to find anything worth tuning into this week. All listings are for UK terrestrial TV, Freeview and national radio, with the shows running from Friday 8th June to Thursday 14th June.
Highlights of the week
Louie and the G-Men – Tuesday 12th June. BBC Radio 2. 10.30pm
Steve Van Zandt celebrates the 50th anniversary of the classic rock standard Louie Louie. The programme features archive input and recordings from Richard Berry and members of the Kingsmen, Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Wailers and other acts indebted to the song. Followed by:
All Singing, All Dancing, All Night – (1/6) – Tuesday 12th June. BBC Radio 2. 11.30pm
Return of the Northern Soul series in which Stuart Maconie spins classic recordings of the genre and the latest recordings. The series opener features Northern Soul guru Kev ‘the writs in the post’ Roberts who was a DJ at the famed Wigan Casino in its 1970s heyday.
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by Modculture 7 June, 2007
Paul Weller has a book out in September – and it’s called Suburban 100.
I received a sampler of it in the post yesterday (pictured right) and some information on the title. Basically, it’s a lyrics book, with Weller picking his 100 favourite from all eras, all arranged thematically and with each featuring a "commentary" of sorts by the man, putting each in context.
It will be available in hardback with 256 pages and a specially commissioned cover by Sir Peter Blake. The sampler is certainly interesting – especially the words of description on the songs featured in it. I’m guessing the finished article will be quite an impressive thing – very "coffee table" too!
It’s available from Thursday 6th September, with a recommended price tag of £17.99.
by Modculture 5 June, 2007
If you’re in London over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd June, there are two events happening that you might want to try out.
On the Friday is the West One R&B Club at the Social, promising R&B from Dave Edwards, Mark Ellis and Liam Hughes – and it’s free admission.
On the Saturday, you can check out Hit Back! at the Phoenix, where a strong line-up will be spinning R&B, Soul, Rhythm & Soul, Ska and Mod Jazz for the £5 entrance fee.
For full details and flyers of both nights, check out our events section.
by Modculture 5 June, 2007
Aaah…Patrick McGoohan. He might well have made some dodgy film and TV appearances in the latter part of his career in the US, but he makes up for it with some classic Brit movie appearances and with the leading role in two 60s TV classics – The Prisoner and Dangerman, which is set for a DVD reissue as Dangerman – Special Edition box set.
McGoohan stars as British spy John Drake, sent to locations too tricky or dangerous for ‘normal’ spies. Hence the show’s name. Well written, smartly directed and with the usual smattering of well-known faces, it returns as a box set featuring all 47 episodes over 13 discs, along with special features including a still gallery, script archive and an exclusive 176-page book.
Available from 30th July 2007, it should retail for around £79.99.
Find out more from the Network DVD website
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by Modculture 4 June, 2007
EMI has a new ‘Mod’ themed compilation in the shops – this time going back to source for Take My Tip – 25 British Mod artefacts from the EMI vaults.
It’s the first in a series of albums from the new Zonophone offshoot, which will focus on British music from 1963 – 1969. Whether half of these tracks really come under the ‘Mod’ banner is open to question, but there’s plenty of beat and Brit soul rarities here for a budget price (25 for £6.99) so even if you skip a few, it’s not bad value.
We’ll have a review here soon and hopefully a few to give away. Keep reading for the full tracklisting. And if you like what you read, it’s released on 4th June 2007.
More on the album at Amazon.co.uk
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by Modculture 4 June, 2007
Target alert! Yes, another limited edition product from Ben Sherman, producing an "authentic style" bowling shoe (which always seem to be in demand by someone) – then being unable to resist slapping a target on the side.
If that appeals to you, these are limited to just 700 pairs each worldwide and effectively look every bit the real bowling shoe, with the red, white and blue colour scheme and full lace-up. And they also come with a free BS-logo bag.
Whether you like these will obviously depend on your stance towards targets and bowling shoes. If you’re positive about both, they retail for £55.
Find out more at the Cazual website
by Modculture 4 June, 2007
The Into Tomorrow night in Bristol has two confirmed dates for June, each promising 60s Motown, northern soul, ska, hammond, boogaloo, US garage, beat and Mod dancers from DJs Leon & Dean.
Details are:
Friday 22nd June @ The Park, 37 Triangle West, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1ER, 9pm – 3am with free admission.
Friday 29th June @ The Elbow Room, 64 Park Street, Clifton, Bristol, BS1 6JN, 9pm – 3am with free admission.
For more details, email theperks@blueyonder.co.uk.
