Reggae Injection Christmas Party

If you are looking for a way of filling the gap between Christmas and New Year, you could check out the Reggae Injection Christmas Party. If you happen to be in the London area anyway.

DJs Teddy Garcia and special guest Reggae Revolt will be spinning ska, rocksteady, skinhead reggae, glam and conga. And as an added bonus, the beer is at pub prices. Full details are:

Reggae Injection Christmas Party
Friday 28th December, 7pm until 1am
The Herbert Chapman
274 Holloway Road
London, N7 6NE
Admission: Free

Find out more at the club MySpace page

Vespa vintage-style scooter helmets

Piaggio has a new range of retro accessories available for Vespa owners, including these rather fetching vintage-style scooter helmets.

Three designs are available, a Union Jack, a 'mod' target and a target design in the colours of the Italian flag (as pictured here). However, these open-face helmets do benefit from modern construction, using lightweight ABS material that keep the weight down to under 1kg and with a shape that fits easily into a (modern) scooter storage compartment.

The helmets are available from Piaggio dealers in sizes extra-small through to extra-large, retailing at £59.99. Goggles are also available to go with them, priced at £19.99.

Find out more at the Piaggio website

Corazzo retro-styled scooter jackets

Stylish and safe jackets for motorbike and scooter riders are few and far between - but there's a choice of smart designs on the Corazzo website, including the retro-styled 5.0, Bomber and Shop jackets.

Fred Perry starts half price sale

Like many other retailers, Fred Perry is kicking off its Christmas sale early - with most of the discounts already available online and in its stores.

The discounts are said to be up to 50 per cent, although most seem nearer a third - with most of the existing stock getting a hefty chunk off the price tags. And as well as clothes, there's also a markdown of accessories, including this rather smart retro green and cream holdall, with both handles and straps, vintage laurel motif and two large pockets.

You can bag this now for £28.

Find out more at the Fred Perry website

Quadrophenia Convention in Brighton

If you happen to love Quadrophenia, you might want to attend the Quadrophenia Convention in Brighton.

It's a two-day event in Brighton, running from April 5th to April 6th 2008, with appearances from the likes of Phil Daniels (Jimmy) Mark Wingett (Dave) Phil Davis(Chalky) Toyah Willcox (Monkey) Gary Shail (Spider) Garry Cooper (Peter) and Trevor Laird (Ferdy). No sign of Sting I see.

There's a range of events, talks and of course, a movie showing. You can even have a meal with the cast or a brew - but at a price. See the website for full details. Tickets are from £15.

Find out more at the Quadrophenia website