Researching, exploring and reporting British inspired Subculture and Art past and present. Our subculture blog delves into the roots of Northern Soul and simultaneously reports on the contemporary Northern Soul scene. It interviews emerging new wave bands that themselves are inspired by the original punk bands appearing across another page of the Blog.
It charts the evolution of Subcultures from their emergence in the 60’s and 70’s to a more inclusive and equitable movement today. The underground and subcultures are never fixed in one place or time. They have strong and meaningful reference points but are always evolving.
Always Forward, Never Back.
Throughout the years, the world of rock has seen many talented artists take to the stage. We’re collecting together some of rock’s greatest musicians of
One of the most, if not the most, defining images of the 1970’s Punk era is the Sex Pistols poster for “Anarchy in the UK”.
Poison Ivy of The Cramps, Los Angeles 1994 (Photo Credit: Lindsay Brice) How do you describe a creative force like Poison Ivy? Born Kirsty Marlana
Underground X Subvertiser – Panicky in the UK “Panic in the Streets of London, Panic in the streets of Birmingham. I wonder to myself Could
Bands from Manchester: Blanketman (Photo Credit: Through The Eyes of Ruby) As the birthplace of the Underground brand there is always a huge place in
Izzy Bee Phillips from Black Honey wears the Original Wulfrun Creeper in Red Patent Leather Two years after the release of their debut, Black Honey
History of Goth Rock: Siouxsie and the Banshees (Photo Credit: Barry Schultz) Over in the darker side of the late 1970s, underground music scenes with
New Singles in 2020: ‘This is the Summer’ by Dream Nails (Photo Credit: Marieke Macklon) Despite lockdown cancelling any plans of summer festivals this year,
The Photographers’ Gallery presents Punk Weekender, a weekend of special events marking forty years of punk heritage and influence in the capital. Staged as part
Skin, glitter, rum, grinding, sin and more skin – every carnival ever. So… we heard that carnival is as big a deal in Manchester as
Founded in 2000, the East End Film Festival has grown to be one of the largest film festivals in the UK. The annual multi-platform festival
Riot Grrrl emerged in the 1990’s as an international underground feminist movement with women creating bands to challenge the dominance of men in the alternative
Taking its name from the James Spooner 2003 documentary film of the same name, Afropunk festival first launched in 2005 in Brooklyn. Spooner famously said
ICA is hosting the first major solo exhibition by Judy Blame, accessories designer, art director and fashion stylist. Hailing from Devon, Blame ran away from
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