Thyla – their triumphant new single and debut record
22nd October 2021
“I’m opening the closet, your skeletons are coming out for me, out in threes” proclaims Thyla’s vocalist Millie Duthie on their latest single ‘3’. A
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.
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HALLOWEEN: The origins and cultural celebrations of the once Pagan festival
19th October 2021
The flood of orange plastic into the local supermarket and petrol station forecourt stores is the signal that a cheapened and overexposed Halloween is around
We spoke to SAINT PHNX on their return to music and what the future holds
8th October 2021
(Photo: Ben Stapleton) After having returned to releasing music with ‘Happy Place’, the touching anthem written about the passing of their dad, Glasgow’s Saint PHNX
We held a party with Sixty Sixty Sounds to celebrate the release of TALK SHOW’S latest single
21st September 2021
Harrison Swan of Talk Show. (Photo: Ben Stapleton) With an upcoming EP ‘Touch the Ground’ set to release in 2022, Talk Show, the London-hailing post-punk
DAMEFRISØR return with new single “Do You Think I’m Special”
21st September 2021
It’s been 19 months since Bristol-based sextet Damefrisor’s last release, and the world has indelibly shifted. Accordingly, as has their music. The unsettling atmosphere of
Bootlicking LUNCH MONEY LIFE’s new E.P. ‘Tarmac The Lake’
16th September 2021
Bootlickers by name, Bootlickers by nature: Underground’s new radio show is all about applauding and advocating creativity; exciting, emerging and experimental. Our latest bootlicking guests
Which bands and musicians wear the Underground steel cap boot?
10th September 2021
(Photo: Neelam Khan Vela) With the first Underground Steel Caps dating back to the 1980s and their formal presentation as part of the Originals Collection
HOT MILK on their chaos-fuelled sophomore EP
9th September 2021
Photo by Ema Crompton The pop-punk inspired ‘Hot Milk’, who describe themselves as ’emo powerpop’, are ones who are always known for having fun. The
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Doc’ n Roll Festival presents D.O.A: A Rite of Passage
9th May 2016
“An awful lot of people who enjoy punk would really like to be back in those days when they could actually see physical people hacking
DAN EVANS: ILLUSTRATING GRIME
12th May 2016
North London based Dan Evans has made strides in the arts industry with his extraordinary visuals. Growing up listening to garage music, R&B and with
‘Punk Press: Rebel Rock in the Underground Press 1968-1980’
13th May 2016
We have a great collection of books in the Underground HQ library that relate to #punklondon- the celebration of 40 years of subversive culture. The
Sonic Youth – Evol – release of album May 1986 + review of Kim Gordon’s Book Girl in A Band
19th May 2016
In May 1986, EVOL, the third studio album of rock band Sonic Youth was released. Thirty years later, we are taking a trip down memory
Kidulthood Turns 10!
19th May 2016
A few words from Erin of our design team who was along at the screening: Kidulthood turned 10 years old yesterday and to celebrate the
‘VISIBLE GIRLS’ by Anita Corbin at Metro Imaging
24th May 2016
In the 1970’s and 80’s when British sub culture really found its feet there was a constant evolution and cross splintering , which lead to
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