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How Cool is Cool?: Why the Mod Revival Matters

How Cool is Cool?: Why the Mod Revival Matters

How Cool is Cool?: Why the Mod Revival Matters Post-punk is cool. Everyone agrees. Gang of Four, The Au Pairs—anything with jagged guitars and art-school angst gets the thumbs-up. The...

How Cool is Cool?: Why the Mod Revival Matters

How Cool is Cool?: Why the Mod Revival Matters Post-punk is cool. Everyone agrees. Gang of Four, The Au Pairs—anything with jagged guitars and art-school angst gets the thumbs-up. The...

Quarter One Report

Quarter One Report

Slightly later than I had planned a mix of the music I have been listening to so far this year.   Some mellow and slightly spacey hip hop, some North African...

Quarter One Report

Slightly later than I had planned a mix of the music I have been listening to so far this year.   Some mellow and slightly spacey hip hop, some North African...

Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen, 1975

Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen, 1975

Born To Run: The Myth of the American Rebel The image of the rebel is deeply embedded in American culture. A particular version of American manhood looms large — rule-breaking,...

Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen, 1975

Born To Run: The Myth of the American Rebel The image of the rebel is deeply embedded in American culture. A particular version of American manhood looms large — rule-breaking,...

The Kids are Alright, The Who 1965

The Kids are Alright, The Who 1965

We Are the Mods: Youth Culture, Class and the Economy in 1960s Britain We often think of the 1960s as a violent decade: the Kray twins, mods and rockers clashing...

The Kids are Alright, The Who 1965

We Are the Mods: Youth Culture, Class and the Economy in 1960s Britain We often think of the 1960s as a violent decade: the Kray twins, mods and rockers clashing...

Is It All Over My Face – Loose Joints (1980)

Is It All Over My Face – Loose Joints (1980)

Is It All Over My Face – Loose Joints (1980) My favourite dance record of all time isn't some cool cut of 60s R'n'B, or even a Northern Soul floor...

Is It All Over My Face – Loose Joints (1980)

Is It All Over My Face – Loose Joints (1980) My favourite dance record of all time isn't some cool cut of 60s R'n'B, or even a Northern Soul floor...

Dad’s Gonna Kill Me – Richard Thompson (2007)

Dad’s Gonna Kill Me – Richard Thompson (2007)

This is the most recent song I have written about so far, but it's roots stretch way back, not just to the late 60s but beyond.  To me, this is...

Dad’s Gonna Kill Me – Richard Thompson (2007)

This is the most recent song I have written about so far, but it's roots stretch way back, not just to the late 60s but beyond.  To me, this is...