
Wigan Casino– The temple of Northern Soul at 50 years.
Wigan, Lancashire, September 1973. This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Wigan Casino hosting its first Northern Soul all-nighter, making itself the centre of
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.
Wigan, Lancashire, September 1973. This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Wigan Casino hosting its first Northern Soul all-nighter, making itself the centre of
DEVIANTS: The New Exhibition Showcasing the Political and Punk Influenced Street Art of Columbian Muralist, Erre. From Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th July, East London’s
Words by Jess Ralph Fashion is filled with prints with paradoxical connotations. Tartan evokes both Scottish heritage and London punk, nautical stripes the nonchalant chic
The first in a series of posts that gets behind the lens with photographers reporting the subculture scene. Tell us about yourself – where
1980’s Cuba may have subscribed to socialism, but it was far from the progressive state we might expect. With little room for creative freedom to
Zines have always been a part of the subculture scene. Though dating for the 1930’s and 1940’s when early sci-fi fans created “comics “ their
Words by Jess Ralph Lead photo from No One Studio Dark, fetishistic , transgressive , hedonistic and with community at its core, Wraith is
Bizzare Magazine by John Willie Words by Jess Ralph Ever since there has been art , there has been erotic art. The human appetite
Words by Jess Ralph Utilitarian, empowering, confrontational, queer- the buzzcut is a hairstyle loaded with symbolism, and rooted in the political. The heritage of close
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