Friday, 08 February 2019 11:32
Drill Music – The Urban Punks Causing Moral Panic
Like many parents from all generations since the Second World War - I worry about the music and cultures that my children are drawn to.
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Music
Tuesday, 13 February 2018 12:39
After the Mods: Carnaby Street Today
Although it’s important to enjoy and promote the artistry of the Mod era, just as it is important to celebrate the colourful lives and loves of those who drove it, sometimes it’s hard to resist a brutal examination of just how much things have changed since the days of the racing fifties and Swinging Sixties.
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Culture
Sunday, 23 August 2015 10:32
Nick Churchill on Clarks Desert Boots
As cultural icons go, the Clarks Desert Boot (other brands are available, but don't be fooled, there's only one that matters)
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Culture
Sunday, 23 August 2015 09:58
Chicago Stone Greasers – A History
Throughout the 1950s until the early 1980s, Chicago's youth was divided into two cultures: the Greasers and the Hippies.
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Culture
Monday, 13 July 2015 17:46
Yarbles! A Clockwork Orange and Pop Culture, Part Two of Two
“…And so farewell from your little droog. And to all others in this story profound shooms of lip-music brrrrrr.
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Culture
Monday, 13 July 2015 17:24
Yarbles! A Clockwork Orange and Pop Culture, Part One of Two
“‘What’s it going to be then, eh?’
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Sunday, 14 June 2015 18:21
Confrontation: Paris, 1968
A documentary by Seymour Drescher, Professor in the Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh, former student of George Mosse, and author of Abolition: A History of Slavery and Antislavery. The film looks at the student and worker upheaval in France in May, 1968.
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Video of the Week
Sunday, 14 June 2015 17:22
Bovver Boys and Gothic Girls – Playground Society and Children’s Comics of the 70s, Part Two of Two
Spellbound
Spellbound was published by D.C. Thomson & Co. between 1976 and 1978, lasting just 69 issues. Launched on the 25th of September 1976 (with its run ending on the 21st of January 1978),
Spellbound was published by D.C. Thomson & Co. between 1976 and 1978, lasting just 69 issues. Launched on the 25th of September 1976 (with its run ending on the 21st of January 1978),
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Tuesday, 09 June 2015 16:02
Bovver Boys and Gothic Girls – Playground Society and Children’s Comics of the 70s, Part One of Two
Went to college, studied art / To be an artist, make a start
Studied hard, gained my degree / But no one seemed to notice me …
Tried cartoons and comic books / Dirty postcards, woman’s looks
Here was where the money lay / Classic art has had its day
The Creation, ‘Painter Man’, 1966.
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Sunday, 31 May 2015 15:56
Bish, Bash, Bosh – Growing Up in 70s Aggro Britain, Part Two of Two
‘Come in from school / My head buzzing with rules’
Jook, ‘Crazy Kids’, 1974.
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Tales of Aggro
