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.
Music is a source of comfort for many and the next period of lockdown will likely prove no different. As we prepare to head into
Indie rock royalty Sonic Youth have been the subject of DIY music culture for decades. In Stevie Chick’s captivating insight, utilising interviews with the band
Since the 1960’s, the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna has traditionally been a city associated with counter-culture and progressive politics. It’s capital, the medieval city Bologna,
Boudica are a London based label and party exploring the darker and hedonistic side of electronic music, run by womxn and non-binary folk. This weekend
Featured Image: Charles Robinson With the leaves falling and nights getting shorter, Halloween or the affectionately named ‘Spooky Season’, is just around the corner. Classic
Ace of Spades Songwriter and Motorhead Frontman Lemmy in 1979 (Photo Credit: Chris Walker) A distinctively fierce Rock ‘N’ Roll anthem and Motörhead’s signature song,
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”.
INTO THE DIRT – BORN IN 2016 AND WAS INSPIRED BY PUNK FANZINES FROM 1976. NO ONE BOTHERED TO MAKE ONE OF THESE THINGS BEFORE.
16th June, Rio Cinema – 107 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB Rio Cinema Times – 18:40 Film Starts Birthdays After-party: 20:30 Rockin’ DJ set 21:30 Ramonas live
1977- two lads from Blackpool Sixth Form College and neighbours by the names of John Robb and Mark Tilton decided to create a band and
Voyeurism, emotion, glamour, London’s social scenes of the 70’s and 80’s … these are just some of the elements that make up the donation of
The Nightclubs of the UK have been closing an alarming rate over the last ten years The Clubs are so often cast as the font
Marking 20 years since the release of the album “Gone Again “we are taken a look at Patti Smith. Patricia Lee “Patti” Smith, born in
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