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.
We hope everyone is staying healthy, positive and in good spirits. The Underground team were really looking forward to 18 April, AKA Record Store Day
One of the best books in the Underground library has to be In the Gutter by Val Hennessy. Published in 1978, it is a real-time
Pushing the boundaries of fashion and societal norms, the mullet is indisputably known as the most outrageous hairstyle to date. It is unruly, extreme and
Raw Punk Streets UK 1979-1982 by Janette Beckman Café Royal Books is a publisher of limited-edition titles focusing on British documentary photography. Craig started the
Fiery, bold and glamorous. British-Slovene artist July Jones is always up for experimenting and will never be tamed. Having risen to fame on YouTube and
Influenced by the likes of My Bloody Valentine, The Horrors, Cocteau Twins and more, Brighton’s up-and-coming dream pop darlings Thyla find no trouble in creating
From Jubilee (1978) If you are stuck at home (future readers, please note this is the time of the Coronavirus epidemic), then make use of
The Sex Pistols challenged the conventional and normative behaviour that British society had upheld. They wanted change. They wanted the dam to break. They influenced
Always invigorating and sonically upbeat, Reading’s Valeras are a young up-and-coming indie rock band who swiftly got marked as ones to watch. Having released a
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