A celebration of fashion, music and Mod subculture; 'The Devil' truly is in the detail in this claustrophobic look into a timeless British scene as real Mods from the 60s, 80s and the 21st century come together for a night out. Narrated by Paul Weller, produced and directed by Emma-Rosa Dias, written by Mark Baxter.
martedì 1 agosto 2023
The Untouchables - Free Yourself (L.A. 80s Mod Ska band)
A 1985 UK Top 30 single for the L.A. band who described themselves as Mods that also play Ska.
mercoledì 26 luglio 2023
The Plimsouls - Everyday Things (80s power pop, punk rock)
Everyday Things · The Plimsouls
The Plimsouls (Expanded Edition)
℗ 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 1981-02-20
Composer, Lyricist: Peter Case
Producer: Danny Holloway
domenica 23 luglio 2023
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno (Performance TV on Top Of The Pops, 1980, HD)
Jazz/Funk/Soul of the 80s: Dexy's Midnight Runners, Geno, TOTP.
Makin' Time - Feels like it's love (80s mod revival, power pop)
Uk/1985 PowerPop/Mods.
Fay Hallam, Mark McGounden, Martin Blunt, Neil Clitheroe
Born in 1984 in the county of West Midlands in England following the second wave of the mod revival, and take their name from the song Making Time, the second single from We Are Paintermen the mod band The Creation.
In 1985 they released their first studio album Rhythm And Soul produced by Pat Collier, producer of Katrina and the Waves, from which come the individual Here is my Number and Feels Like It's Love, all published on Countdown Records label. They are characterized by a strongly pop sound, like many other bands of the late mod revival, but always linked to sound black as the soul and rhythm and blues.
The following year they released their second and last album No Lumps Of Fat or Guaranteed Gristle, who does not receive the success of the previous work, leading to the dissolution of the group.
After the Makin 'Time, bassist Martin Blunt founded in 1988, the Charlatans, along with singer Tim Burgess, singer and guitarist Mark Gounden form a group called The Upper Fift powerpop, singer and organist Fay Hallam form the The Prime Movers together Graham Day of The Prisoners, and subsequently the Fay Hallam Trinity, his solo project.
sabato 22 luglio 2023
Mod. BBC documentary, short clip from 1986 - VIDEO
Mods, BBC, 1980s, documentary, short clip, mod revival, 80s mods.




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