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.
Under the guise of Raissa Pardini, graphic design becomes a joyous optical illusion of repetitive typography. Harnessing her own experiences as a musician (Raissa was
The second instalment in our series investigating overlooked or obscured figures in musical and subcultural history delves into the short and spectacular life of New
“I wanna be instamatic. I wanna be a frozen pea” howls Poly Styrene on X-Ray Spex’s debut, and only, album released in 1978. Shriek-singing observations
Guitar-slinging and fedora-clad, The Daybreakers are composed of rollicking blues and smooth vocals. Combining the slickest parts of experimental rock with lyrics pertaining to contemporary
Drummer of China’s first female punk band, sonic experimentalist and Dover Street Market buyer, Shenggy Shen resides amongst avant-garde music and fashion. From working with
Goth, gothic rock, post-punk and new wave are often used interchangeably, yet with with its gloomy themes and dedicated subculture, goth has and continues to
Listen to any ska, skinhead, reggae, rocksteady or 2-Tone compilation worth its salt and there he, or she, is. ‘Rudy got soul’, ‘Rudie Gets Plenty’,
The lilting, spoken songs of poet-performer Sinead O’Brien are meditative in both senses of the word. Simultaneously hypnotic and pensive, to listen to O’Brien’s musical
NME (New Musical Express ) and Melody Maker were both published on Denmark Street Denmark Street is on the edge of London’s West End running
Born on the 9th July 1932 in Kersal, the British photographer was recognised for her street photography and portraits, which concentrated on Manchester’s working folk.
BFI Future Film is celebrating 40 years of Punk with a ‘Punk Season’, a month of filmmaking activities, screening recommendations, discussions, and events. Introduced by
Photo by Ken McKay/TalkbackThames / Rex Features (1498624ar) Guest Stars : Rihanna The X Factor’ TV Programme, Results Show Live, Fountain Studios, London, Britain. –
How to get our attention at Underground? Bikes Girl Bikers putting out a statement that Bikes are for non-gender A discriminated against group fighting prejudice
Acton Carnival, Brazilica, Birmingham Carnival, Brixton Splash, Cardiff MAS Carnival, Coventry Caribbean Festival, Derby Carnival, Hackney One Carnival, Huddersfield Carnival, Kingston Carnival, Leeds Carnival, Leicester
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