Double Breasted mod fanzine

The internet is good for many things, but one downside is the negative impact it has had on fanzines. But there are still a few about - and the newest addition is Double Breasted.

Double Breasted promises to be The fanzine for Mod and 60s-inspired cool and should be available to coincide with the Glasgow Mod Weekender, with the fanzine going bi-annually (December/June), then hopefully quarterly.

Co-Editors are Sharon Armit and Jennie Baillie - Sharon has been on the scene for 25 years, with 9 of those being spent in Italy. Perhaps not as active on the scene as Sharon, but a mod of 25 years, Jennie, along with Husband Colin, is part of the Friday Street team and behind the flyers, advertising and pr for the club.

You can pick up the fanzine for £1 at the weekender, them by mail order afterwards (or if you run a club, get in touch if you can help with distribution). Listing details and article submissions are welcome, drop the team a line at doublebreasted@hotmail.com to get in touch or visit the site below.

Double Breasted MySpace site

Wanted: Your recommendations

Well, we've (almost) got a brand new website, now all that's needed is a serious update of the content.

We've got the album reviews covered, not to mention films and books (although it's always good to hear of new ones - and indeed new bands). But we could do with your help for the club listings, recommended shops, scooter dealers, barbers - you know the kind of thing.

If you can help with anything (nothing is too small), then please fire over an email to:
david@modculture.co.uk
- with the subject of what you're sending about (club, shop etc) and the details in the main body. Check out the current sections for the kind of info we need. If you have any ideas for news stories, fire them to the same address too.

Right now it's UK only, but we are considering expanding the shopping guides to worldwide. If you can help, drop us a line...it might just push us into doing it.

Contact Modculture

Send Modculture your news stories

We're making an effort to bring you news stories everyday - but we do need your help.

We need your news stories. This can be just about anything - club news, clothing (things you've seen online or in stores), music news, events, art/design, films, scootering, new band recommendations, cool websites, things you've seen in the media, new books - in fact, whatever you see that has any interest to a mod audience rather than just related to the mod scene.

So we can get things online quickly, we have set up a new inbox for your stories. Email anything you have to:
modculturenews@gmail.com

Please note:
You can still contact us in the normal way for general Modculture business, but unless you send details to the news email address, you'll not have your club, event, gig etc featured in the news section/frontpage (as this area is being looked after by separate people from the general site).

10 questions with...

In an attempt to keep Modculture moving along with fresh content, we are starting a series of weekly interviews - and you could be one of them.

10 questions with... is exactly what it says - 10 questions with a range of people, from people on the mod scene past and present, to musicians, designers, clothing retailers, artists, DJs - in fact, just about anyone with a relevance with mod past, present or future.

Don't be shy - if you want to put yourself forward, please do so, we would love to hear from you. Or if you have a suggestion for someone we should interview, please tell us. Or finally, if you actually want to do the interview (which is as easy as compiling 10 questions in an email), again drop us a line - and the person you want to interview. Chances are we'll be able to get hold of them.

And watch out for the first interviews online later this week. More detailed interviews are to follow when the site re-design is completed.

Drop us a line about the interviews

NUTS newsletter to download

If you haven't subscribed to the New Untouchables newsletter by post, there's an easy way of getting it right now - by downloading it.

You can download the full newsletter as a PDF. Just follow the link below and you'll have it in no time, which means you can check out photos and reports on Euro Ye Ye and Brighton, news on forthcoming events and gigs, plus the usual classifieds and reviews.

Download the New Untouchables newsletter

Club Ink - flyers from the past

Richard Karstrom has a lot of flyers - as a DJ, club regular and editor of the Uppers site, he's probably got 100s knocking about. Which is why he has set up Club Ink.

Club Ink shows off the artwork of the mod scene past and present, from the UK, Europe and beyond. There's around 300 up there already, with more being added all the time. Enjoy a bit of nostalgia - or just marvel at the quality of homemade flyers, many with very stylish retro design, created with absolutely no budget and probably very little training.

View the flyers at the Club Ink website

And if you want more of the same, check out the vintage fanzine gallery on Modculture.

Shindig! magazine returns

Shindig! - everyone's favourite music quarterly returns - and is now available on subscription.

If you subscribe at the Shindig shop,  Shindig! Volume 2 Issue 1 will be delivered to your door this October. and another three copies will follow throughout the year at a cost of £15 for UK folk, slightly more for overseas. The magazine will also be available in major UK newsagents and record stores.

The first "new" issue features Mike Fornatale's Moby Grape history, Hugh Dellar's 40th Anniversary celebration of The 14 Hour technicolour Dream, Tim Buckley, The Moody Blues, Jook, Blossom Toes and much much more.

Find out more at the Shindig Shop

New Scene 64 out now

Now available at selected clubs and outlets (or mail order if you sign up for a subscription) is the latest issue (December) of Scene 64.

As usual, the bi-monthly newsletter features news, editorial, record reviews, photos and listings.

If you can't locate a copy of the free publication, you can take out a subscription to anywhere in the world for the price of postage. For more details of how to do this, contact Dave and Claudia at scenenews@hotmail.com.

Got some news? Let us know!

As you may have noticed, the Modculture news section is update virtually every day with anything from fashion finds to gigs, clubs, events, music releases, upcoming TV and competitions. And it's all down to you.

If you want anything featuring in the news section (and on the site frontpage), you just need to email it across. If it's interesting/relevant, we'll put it up and it'll be read by thousands of people every single day.

Just email your news or anything you think interesting to:
news@modculture.co.uk
- and we'll do our best to spread it around!

New issue of Scene 64 out now

The latest issue of Scene 64, a free newsletter for mods, is now available and can be found at the best shops and clubs in London and selected locations throughout the UK.

The newsletter  features news and listings from London and beyond, plus rally coverage from all over the UK and Europe, along with record reviews and some tasty snaps from out and about.

If you can't find a copy, you can take out a subscription for the cost of the postage.

Subscription cost (for one year's worth of newsletters - 6 issues) is UK - £3, Europe - £4 and US and Rest of World - £5.50.

New Scene 64 out now!

The latest issue of Scene 64, a free newsletter for mods, is now available and can be found at the best shops and clubs in London and selected locations throughout the UK.

The newsletter features news and listings from London and beyond, plus rally coverage from all over the UK and Europe, along with record reviews, DJ playlists, a Steve Marriott feature and some tasty snaps from out and about.

If you can't find a copy, you can take out a subscription for the cost of the postage.

Subscription cost (for one year's worth of newsletters - 6 issues) is UK - £3, Europe - £4 and US and Rest of World - £5.50.

The Raver fanzine now on sale

Smiler's Raver fanzine makes a a rare return and is well worth picking up.

After much research, it's full to the brim with interviews of original Mods.

It went on sale at the Sneakers reunion night, but the fanzine is now available to buy by post.

If you want a copy, send a cheque for £2.50 to:

PAUL ANDERSON
95, WALDECK STREET,
READING,
BERKS.
RG1 2RF.

All Mod Icon Collector's Issue

A new 36 page special of top Weller fanzine All Mod Icon special is out now, featuring interviews with Paul Weller, Steve White, Tony Fletcher, Rick Buckler and Sarahphotogirl plus loads of Weller-related reviews.

There's also a chance to win a signed t-shirt by Rick Buckler, Stanley Road Deluxe edition and As Is Now limited edition CD/DVD & vinyl.

All this for just £3.20 plus 80p P&P.

Buy it now from www.allmodicon.com or contact Drew at allmodicon@hotmail.com

New issue of Scene 64

The latest issue of Scene 64, a free newsletter for mods, is now available and can be found at the best shps and clubs all over the UK.

The newsletter features news and listings from London, plus rally coverage from all over the UK and Europe, along with record reviews, DJ playlists and pictures from out and about.

You can pick it up at clubs and events all over the UK or take out a subscription for the cost of the postage.

Subscription cost (for one year's worth of newsletters - 6 issues) is UK - £3, Europe - £4 and US and Rest of World - £5.50