Archive for December, 2008
by Modculture 15 December, 2008
Back in February we introduced you to the sound of The Moons. Well now we’re pleased to see that next month they play a rare live show at London’s legendary 100 Club.
The gig will take place on Thursday January 22nd, with support from Operator Six. Andy Lewis (who along with Moons mainman Andy Crofts is currently a member of Paul Weller’s band) will be behind the decks all night, so expect some excellent mod-shaped tunes all night. Tickets are £5 in advance from here, or £7.50 on the door. The night kicks off at 7.30pm.
The Northampton four-piece has recently been hard at work on their debut album, which is expected early in 2009. For more on The Moons have a listen to their Myspace page here, or become a fan on Facebook here.
by Modculture 14 December, 2008
It’s the last-ever live gig at Filthy’s in Twickenham, with the final band on stage being British Rhythm & Blues legends Nine Below Zero.
The band will play for one night only for a Christmas show on Saturday 27th December, with admission just £5. The night runs from 7pm until late and you’ll find the venue at Heath Road, Twickenham, Middlesex. The advice is to get there early, as it’s expected to get very busy.
Find out more at the MySpace website
by Modculture 12 December, 2008
Now here is something unusual for you west country mods to scratch your head over: Roger Daltrey is to play a show with Babyshambles.
The Who frontman will team up with the modern-day mod icon (of sorts) Pete Doherty and his band to play the Bristol Academy on Monday January 12th.
Daltrey originally met Doherty in July at the funeral of Daniel Squires, a 16-year-old cancer sufferer who had struck up a friendship with the former Libertines man. Doherty had performed a song at Squires’ wake, and Daltrey was said to be so impressed with his voice that he insisted that they team up for the gig. Sounds difficult to believe, but we are not making this up.
Tickets for the show are on sale now, and cost £25 (plus booking fee) from here.
by Modculture 12 December, 2008
Here’s an ideal Christmas present for the late-60s music lover in your life – the first ever Shindig! Annual.
Shindig! Annual No.1 is a 112-page hardback book, featuring a selection of articles that first appeared in the out-of-print Volume 1 series of Shindig! Magazine. All the features have been redesigned with new illustrations and extra photographs. Inside the annual are stories and interviews with The Move, Love Affair, Buffalo Springfield, Johns’ Children, Grapefruit, Kaleideoscope, The Action, Les Fleur De Lys, and many many more.
The annual costs £12.50/£14.50 to Europe/£18 ROW, with a small discount on these prices for subscribers. You can place your order here.
Meanwhile the next issue of the regular bi-monthly magazine is published on December 30th. If you haven’t yet brought a copy of Shindig! you can see what all the fuss is about here.
by Modculture 11 December, 2008
Barry Murphy returns once more trawl 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 12th December to Thursday 18th December 2008.
Highlight of the week
BBC 4 kick off their Swing strand with a night of programmes profiling jazz legend Louis Armstrong on Thursday 18th December. As well as the documentary Omnibus: The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (9pm) the evening also features footage of the All-Stars British visit of 1968 in Show of the Week (10.10pm) and Armstrong’s last know filmed performance from the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival in Good Evening Ev’rybody (11pm).
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by Modculture 10 December, 2008
We’re being a bit cheeky here, but just noticed that The Specials website has a couple of links for tickets for the reformed Specials gigs in the UK.
Check out this page of the site for details of both English and Scottish ticket details (different links for each), which go on sale officially from tomorrow. And check out the site too – if you like the band, it’s more than worthy of your time.
Specials ticket details on The Specials website
by Modculture 9 December, 2008
Keith and Wendy (who some of you may remember from the Underground) are organising a mod event in Northampton on Saturday 21st February 2009.
The event (in aid of the The Angela Speakman Memorial Trust Fund) takes place at the Northampton University (Student Union Bar), St Georges Ave (opp Racecourse), Northampton NN2 6JD with a DJ line-up including Lee Miller, Ciro, Marcus & Keith playing Soul, RnB, British RnB, Latin Jazz, Club Sounds, long forgotten oldies & a smattering of 80s.
It runs from 8pm until 2am (no admission after 11pm), with a door charge of £5. The nearest reasonably-priced accommodation is the Ibis Hotel (Sol Central), Marefair, NN1 1SR (01604 608900). For more details, email Keith and Wendy at wendykeith@btinternet.com.
by Modculture 9 December, 2008
OK, the store isn’t really ‘online’ in the traditional sense, but Textile King in London does now have an email service.
If you’ve never encountered the shop, it’s on Berwick Street, Soho and is certainly a place to look and contact for tonics, kid mohair, wool suiting, tweed and especially for stylish shirt material – which is really hard to trace. A lot of tailors also used the place, so it’s worth cutting out the middle man’s premium and going direct.
There’s no substitute for going in, but if you want to get in touch and ask for something specifically before you travel, you can email the shop at textileking@btconnect.com.
Failing that, give them a call on 020 7437 7372 or visit the store at 81 Berwick Street, London, W1F 8TW.
by Modculture 9 December, 2008
After the success of their recent comeback gigs in London and the Isle of Wight, mod revivalists Secret Affair have announced two new shows in Dublin and London for 2009.
The concerts are due to take place at Whelan’s, Dublin on March 6th and at The Camden Centre, London on May 30th. The Dublin shows tickets cost €22 and can be purchased here; for London its £22 and available here.
In other Secret Affair news, the band are no longer supporting From The Jam in Birmingham and London this month. If you want a refund do contact your point of purchase.
For more on Secret Affair see their official website here.
by Modculture 9 December, 2008
60s rock’n'roll legend Bob Dylan has announced his latest tour of the UK, set for April 2009.
The iconoclastic singer-songwriter will play:
Sheffield Arena (April 24th)
London 02 Arena (25th)
Cardiff International Arena (28th)
Birmingham NIA (29th)
Liverpool Echo Arena (May 1st)
Glasgow SECC (2nd)
Edinburgh Playhouse (3rd)
Dublin 02 Arena (5th)
Tickets are now available (priced from £37) from Ticketmaster here.
In the meantime here is some classic footage of Dylan singing ‘Like A Rolling Stone from 1966 for you to enjoy…
