‘DROWND: The ‘Undustrial’ project of Joe Crudgington’
21st January 2022
Born in Essex, before living in both Los Angeles and London, DRØWND is the brainchild of Joe Crudgington. With music that delves into the dark
Menu
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.
TEN BANDS TO WATCH IN 2022
6th January 2022
With the re-opening of live music venues, countless talented releases, and the emergence of many electrifying artists, 2021 was a good year for music. Whether
EVER HEARD OF… JUN TOGAWA?
20th December 2021
The latest in our series on overlooked or obscured figures in musical and subcultural history takes a look at Japan’s new-wave singer Jun Togawa (The
NK007: A REVIEW OF UNDERGROUND ENGLAND’S SECOND LIVE MUSIC NIGHT
16th December 2021
At Underground, we do our part in supporting grassroots, new, and exciting talent within our music projects. NK007 served as our second fully live gig.
X JAPAN: THE UNBELIEVABLE TALE OF JAPAN’S BIGGEST ROCK GROUP
2nd December 2021
Born from the experimental minds of childhood friends Yoshiki and Toshi, Chiba’s X Japan are perhaps the most influential rock group within Japan, with over
NK006: UNDERGROUND ENGLAND’S FIRST FULLY LIVE GIG IN REVIEW
25th November 2021
At Underground, we do our part in supporting grassroots, new, and exciting talent within our music projects. NK006 served as our first venture into hosting
HEAVY LIKE A HEADACHE: THE NINTH WAVE ON THEIR SECOND ALBUM
9th November 2021
Glasgow’s The Ninth Wave are back with a self-produced second album exploring “feelings of grief, anxiety, anger and loneliness.” As diverse as it is cinematic,
THE SONGS THAT DEFINED UNDERGROUND: 40 YEARS OF MUSIC
4th November 2021
As Underground turned 40 this year, we thought there was no better way to commemorate this on the Subculture and Arts blog than by counting
CASSYETTE: THE ALT – ROCK FEMME TALKS ABOUT RIPPING UP THE RULEBOOK AND THE UK ALTERNATIVE SCENE
22nd October 2021
Before inviting Cassyette down to Denmark Street, we had an opportunity to talk to the up-and-coming star. The Essex-hailing artist is one to have made
Join now. You will be the first to find out about exclusive offers, new product information, pre-releases and more...
In compliance with GDPR your details and preferences are only used for sending our Newsletter and information about the activities of Underground. You can edit your details or preferences at anytime, or click the UNSUBSCRIBE link in the Newsletter.
