Thursday, 30 September 2021
Heavy Soul Modzine Issue 55 available now
HEAVY SOUL Modzine Issue 55 PLUS THE meddyEVILS 7" "Ma's Place" / "Place Called Love"
and A3 poster of The meddyEVILS
Release date: 25/09/2021
Hell Yeahhhh !!
Fourth edition of 2021 and a great insight into many new and old bands that has influenced our way of thinking... What's in this one then....
Interviews with:
- Roy Roberts of The meddyEVILS
- PH2 bods Bob Manto and Just Jeff
- GABRIELA GIACOMAN from FRENCH BOUTIK on the new releases from the band Channel Three
- LOUISE TURNER talks about her new album
- The team behind a new set of figures based on THE PRISONER TV series
Plus many ARTICLES like:
New releases on 7" and LP/12"
Loads of Jazz articles, Kevin Fingiers new single, Top Sounds Records new release, The Jam, Spinout Nuggets releases, The Creationand tons more
Also - the 25 track CD featuring big 60s Club Sounds
Kenney Jones to play 229 The Venue, London, on Friday 03 December
As the drummer with Small
Faces, Faces and The Who, Kenney Jones has been at
the heart of three biggest bands ever to have come out of the UK. In 1965 when
Jones was 16 he had his first hit record when he shot to fame with Small
Faces, who were at the heart of the Mod revolution which swept Britain at
the time, and a band who have been cited as a major influence on musicians
during the 40 years which have followed.
When Small Faces split
Kenney was instrumental in forming Faces and invited Rod
Stewart to feature as lead singer in a line-up which also included Ronnie
Wood, Ian McLagan, and Ronnie Lane. The Faces split
in the mid-70’s and Kenney along with Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan and
new man, Rick Wills, re-formed Small Faces, touring for
a couple of years and making two albums before deciding to call it a day. By
this time Kenney was recognised as one of the top drummers in the rock
industry, and it was no surprise that he was The Who’s choice to
replace Keith Moon after his tragic death in 1978. Once again
Kenney found himself part of a hugely successful band as The Who toured
the world and recorded new albums, Face Dances and It’s
Hard. After leaving The Who, Kenney hooked up with former Bad
Company singer, Paul Rodgers to form The Law in
the early 1990’s, releasing a critically acclaimed eponymously titled album.
Although Small Faces, Faces, The Who and The Law have been the four main bands in his life, Kenney has also been much sought-after during his career and has performed with some of the biggest names around. He has recoded a single of his own called Ready or Not, and has appeared on many albums including those by The Rolling Stones, Andy Fairweather Low, Joan Armatrading, Marsha Hunt, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Wings.
Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Quant - Sadie Frost’s documentary debut pays electrifying homage to British fashion designer Mary Quant, who set the world alight in the 1960s.
https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?
A Taste of Honey at 60: how the work of a teenage playwright changed British film
https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/taste-honey-shelagh-delaney-tony-richardson
Paul is Dead is a comedy-drama short film inspired by the archetypical rock & roll conspiracy theory.
https://www.paulisdeadfilm.com/film
The Specials' new album: "A curious collection of covers... with no ska" say The Express
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1496316/the-specials-new-album-curious-cover-collection-no-ska
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
The Specials - new studio album, 'Protest Songs 1924 - 2012'
The Specials who enjoyed a triumphant 2019 with the release of the critically acclaimed “Encore”, their first-ever number 1 album, coming 40 years after they exploded onto the music scene and launched the 2 Tone movement, make a very timely return with the release of their brand new album “Protest Songs – 1924 -2012”. Released on August 27th through their new label Island Records, the album features twelve singular takes on specially chosen protest songs across an almost 100-year span and shows The Specials still care, are still protesting and are still pissed off!
Tracklist
1. Freedom Highway
2. Everybody Knows
3. I Don't Mind Failing In This World
4. Black, Brown And White
5. Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Around
6. Fuck All The Perfect People
7. My Next Door Neighbour
8. Trouble Every Day
9. Listening Wind
10. Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes
11. I Live In A City
12. Get Up, Stand Up
Stone Foundation announce new album, 'Outside Looking In', for February 2022
We're delighted to announce our 10th studio album Outside Looking In
will be released on 18th February 2022!
The title track is out now on all digital platforms and the album is available
for pre-order in a variety of limited and signed formats.
The album includes 12 new Stone Foundation tracks
(including the previously-released Echoes of Joy)
As ever, the band have brought their collaborative approach to this new album
with guest vocalists including the legendary disco diva Melba Moore
as well as past collaborators Laville and Sulene Fleming
1: Soon You’ll Return
2: Turning Up The Hurt
3: Outside Looking In
4: Now That You Want Me Back (feat. Melba Moore)
5: I Need Your Love
6: Echoes of Joy
7: Movin’ On
8: Stylin’ (feat. Sulene Fleming)
9: Feel The Colours
10: Heaven Knows Why (feat. Laville & Sheree Dubois)
11: Reach Up Higher (feat. Graziella Affinita & Sheree Dubois)
12: Somewhere A Voice
The album is available in a variety of formats:
CD, Deluxe 2CD, Vinyl, Yellow Vinyl, Pink Vinyl and Cassette
The Deluxe 2CD and Yellow Vinyl are exclusive to our webstore
Pink Vinyl is exclusive to independent record shops in the UK, contact your favourite one to reserve your copy
The 2CD contains a bonus disc featuring b-sides and a selection
of the very best live sessions we have recorded for our Patreon
PROPER – A MODERNIST GUIDE TO IMPECCABLE TASTE BY ANDY MORLING
Proper explores the concept of beauty and good taste in music, cinema, food, vehicular design and clothing, through a Modernist lens.
Published 21st September 2021.
https://modghosts.co.uk/product/proper/
Flat 19 - Perfect Girl EP - Picture Disc 7" on Detour Records
"DETOUR RECORDS" are Pleased To
Announce their next anticipated release in their Popular MOD PICTURE DISC
Series.
THREE UNRELEASED MOD GEMS FROM 1981
RELEASE DATE :
FRIDAY 8th OCTOBER 2021
<<<
Pre Orders Being Taken Now >>>
FLAT 19 - Perfect Girl EP (PICTURE DISC) 7"
Well here it is, the wait
is over and we can now reveal the THIRTEENTH Picture Disc in this very
collectable '79 Classic Mod series.
Hailing
from South London, Flat 19 were formed in the spring of 1980 when old pals
Steve and Gordon found Barry through an ad in a music paper and Andy was a mate
of Gordon’s older brother.
So the
band was formed with Steve Bartlett on Vocals & Guitar, Gordon Watson on
Vocals & Guitar, Barry Frost on Bass and Andy Hunter on Drums.
All four
of them had a love of all things Beatles, Stones, Mod and the Sixties. They
named themselves after an, at that point an unreleased Merton Parkas song as
they were their local band and they were all fans.
Their
first live performance took place at a school friend’s wedding in late1980 but
their first proper gig took place at The Castle pub in Tooting in Feb 1981
supporting Andy’s brother’s band “Hit and Run” who were very popular at the
time playing RnB that was very similar to Nine Below Zero.
They
played regular gigs at The Castle in Tooting (and became their house band as
Andy was now DJing there too) and Kings Head in Fulham and in no time they had
built up a hard-core following of fans as they mixed their set up with some
classy original tracks along with the trusty covers one of which was “Run Run
Run” by the Who which they always closed their set with, accompanied with
plenty of feedback along with an manic strobe lighting show! The Crowed loved
this and it always went down a storm!
On
Saturday 30th May 1981, they ventured into ‘Wave Studios” in
Twickenham to lay down these three tracks. This was actually 40 Years ago and
has stayed unreleased to now!!!!
During
their three year existence they played a lot of gigs, sometimes up to 4 in one
week. The biggest gig that the band got to play was supporting The Purple
Hearts in Ilford.
When Andy
and Barry left for reasons no one can remember, Simon Smith of The Merton
Parkas and Andy’s Brother Phil filled in until permanent replacements could be
found and then a young Steve White took over the drums and Mick Martin was
drafted in on Bass. This line-up did one gig supporting The Truth at the
Marquee. They were offered more gigs, but decided to call it a day as it wasn’t
the same in the summer of 1982.
<<<
ONLY 300 COPIES PRESSED AS PER USUAL >>>
FEATURES
Perfect Girl
Silently Crazy
Flat 19
£12.99
Plus delivery
Secret Affair - "Let Your Heart Dance" / "Sorry Wrong Number" out on 7" blue vinyl now (Heavy Soul)
Blue Vinyl, official reissue
Got one? Order now at www.heavysoul45s.co.uk
The Times 6-CD Box Set - My Picture Gallery – The Artpop! Recordings (Cherry Red)
Six CD box set containing the complete recordings released between 1981 and 1986 by Edward Ball’s indie mod band The Times including their albums Go! With The Times (recorded 1980 but released in 1985), Pop Goes Art! (1982), This Is London (1983), Hello Europe (1984), Up Against It (1986) and Enjoy (1986).
Also includes The Times’ rare 1981 debut single ‘Red With Purple Flashes’ / ‘Biff! Bang! Pow!’ which has sold for over £300 on Discogs and was named as one of the top five mod revival singles in Mojo magazine.
Bonus tracks include The Times’ legendary take on the ‘Theme From Dangerman’, a cover of
David Bowie’s ‘London Boys’, tracks from the 12” EPs ‘I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape’ (1983), ‘Blue Period’ (1985), ‘Boys About Town’ (1986) and ‘Times TV’ (1986) and an alternative version of perhaps their most famous song ‘I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape’ (inspired by cult TV series The Prisoner) taken from the ‘A Splash Of Colour’ compilation that celebrated the early 1980s psychedelic revival.
Edward Ball was a member of cult band The Television Personalities alongside his school friend Dan Treacy before leaving to concentrate on The Times. Treacy plays guitar on the Pop Goes Art! album which was originally released on Dan and Ed’s Whaam! Records before being reissued on Edward’s Artpop! label.
The Whaam! label set up by Edward Ball with the Television Personalities’ Dan Treacy and Ball’s own Artpop! Label were a direct inspiration for Alan McGee to set up Creation Records who signed Edward Ball in 1988. McGee was a fan of The Times and the ‘Pop Goes Art!’ and ‘This Is London’ albums and they inspired his own band Biff Bang Pow! and Creation Records.
The 1986 album Up Against It is the soundtrack to Joe Orton’s rejected screenplay for The Beatles that was staged by Edward Ball and Mood Six’s Tony Conway at a West London theatre. Edward Ball has approved the box set and has contributed notes alongside MOJO and Record Collector writer Lois Wilson.
The albums This Is London, Hello Europe and Enjoy make up the ‘Frank Summit’ trilogy, an ambitious work with the scope of Tommy or Quadrophenia that foretells Brexit and the rise of right wing leaders such as Donald Trump.
https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/the-times/my-picture-gallery-the-artpop-recordings?utm_source=CJ&cjevent=4b0e34891af111ec8235f7460a180512
Friday, 10 September 2021
Roger Daltrey to play Symphony Hall, Birmingham, on Sunday 7th November
A special evening of Who classics, rarities, solo hits and fan Q&A.
The show, which will comprise of a unique mix of music and conversation, is built around Roger’s musical journey and encompasses nearly every style imaginable – including blues, rock, country, soul and metal.
During the evening he will dig into his incredible back catalogue pulling from his nine solo albums, album with Wilko Johnson and even reinterpreting a few Who classics and rarities.
This is a show for real music fans and will give a unique insight into how all these great songs came about; what the influences were and where the sounds originated. As with everything Roger does, it will be totally real and authentic and lots of it – a plethora of songs with some questions answered and rock n roll stories along the way – nothing phoned in!
“The truth is singers need to sing,” says Roger, “use it or lose it”.
“Throughout my life I have sung with so many great musicians, from the heavy rock of The Who and Wilko Jonson, to the Irish lilt of The Chieftains. On this tour I want to take the audience on a musical journey through my career as a singer, with a show of songs and sounds that explores and surprises. I look forward to having closer contact with my audience than festivals and arenas allow.Leaving time to chat.”
“It's important to get our road crew working again, without these guys the halls would go silent”
“It's also clear that live music is an important part of all our lives, something to free us from the groundhog days that life has become. This pandemic has brought home to me what an important part of me singing is and it's made me determined to get back onstage asap. See you soon!”
Beautiful People: The Boutique in 1960s Counterculture Exhibition from 1 October 2021 – 13 March 2022
“We were young, rich and beautiful, and the tide – we thought – was turning in our favour. We were going to change everything, of course, but mostly we were going to change the rules.” – Marianne Faithfull.
In the mid-1960s a handful of Chelsea boutiques sparked a fashion revolution. Freed and fuelled by creative exploration and experimentation, they began selling radical clothing to the counterculture youth. Their outrageously flamboyant designs were inspired by romantic ideas of the past; Byron-esque frilled shirts were paired with Regency brocades and plush velvet trousers were mixed with influences from Morocco and the Far East. They blurred gender boundaries with increasingly androgynous styles, creating an explosion of colour, pattern and decoration.
Beautiful People explores fabulous and rare examples from these era-defining stores and designers, examining the shared free spirit of Granny Takes A Trip, Hung On You, Apple, Biba, Mr Fish, Thea Porter, Ossie Clark and more. Designs worn by the likes of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix will be displayed as part of recreations of these iconic boutiques.
https://www.ftmlondon.org/ftm-exhibitions/beautiful-people-the-boutique-in-1960s-counterculture/
Paul Weller goes from Modfather to grandfather as daughter Leah gives birth reports The Metro
Paul Weller
may be a Modfather, but he has now become a grandfather for the first time,
with his daughter Leah welcoming a baby boy.
It’s exciting
news for the 63-year-old as his 29-year-old model daughter Leah Weller-Kurata
and her husband Tomo Kurata, 31, announced the arrival of little Kouzen, who
was born on August 31.
Alongside a
snap of the tot’s teeny hands, Leah wrote on Instagram over the weekend: ‘Our
precious bubba arrived. Welcome Kouzen 31.08.21.’
The couple –
who wed in September 2018 at Goodwood House in West Sussex – announced they
were expecting their first child in June.
Alongside a
topless snap of Leah cradling her blossoming bump, with her spouse holding a
bunch of white roses over her chest and kissing her forehead, she simply wrote:
‘Mum & Dad.’
Paul – who
shares Leah with The Style Council singer Dee C. Lee – has seven other
children.
The
Changingman hitmaker also has son Nathanial with his first wife Dee, whom he
was married to from 1988 until they divorced in 1994, as well as daughter
Jesamine and son Stevie Mac with ex-partner Samantha Stock.
Paul also has
a son called Dylan – named after the music legend Bob Dylan – from a
relationship he had with a make-up stylist, as well as twin
sons John-Paul and Bowie and daughter Nova, who was born in 2017, whom he has
with second wife Hannah Andrews.
The former
Jam star recently insisted he’s done adding to his brood as he opened up on
fatherhood in his 60s.
He told The
Mirror: ‘I think eight’s a good number. It’s my lucky number.
‘But the difference between being 30 and being a dad and being 60 and being a dad is a different mindset.
Thursday, 2 September 2021
Paul Weller to reissue ‘Days Of Speed’ and ‘Illumination’ on vinyl for first time
Paul Weller
has announced the first vinyl reissues of his classic albums ‘Days Of Speed’
and ‘Illumination’.
The former
Jam frontman will release new physical editions of both records on October 15
via Craft Recordings.
Originally
released back in 2001, ‘Days Of Speed’ is an acoustic double live record
comprising songs that were performed live solo and acoustic at various venues
around Europe.
‘Illumination’
(2002) marked Weller’s sixth solo studio album, which features the singles
‘It’s Written in the Stars’ and ‘Leafy Mysteries’. The collection also boasts
guest appearances from Noel Gallagher, Kelly Jones of Stereophonics, and
Carleen Anderson.
Cut at
Metropolis Studios in London, the forthcoming reissues include faithful
original packaging replication. ‘Days of Speed’ has a gatefold jacket, printed
inner sleeves and a one-page insert, while ‘Illumination’ has a gatefold
jacket, printed inner sleeve and a 16-page booklet.
Paul Weller
released his most recent studio effort, ‘Fat Pop (Volume 1), back in May. In a
four-star review, NME wrote: “…For the second time in less than a year he’s
released a record that can sit safely among the best of his long career.
Weller’s current purple patch is growing ever more potent.”
Weller
suggested surely after the record’s release that he was unsure whether he would
release another album, adding that it “hard to say at the moment”.
“I often think that after I finish an album – there’s so much more involved in making/putting out albums these days,” Weller explained.
Wednesday, 1 September 2021
'Scorcha! Skins, Suedes and Style from the Streets 1967-1973' limited edition subbaculture zine
To celebrate the
publication of the book 'Scorcha! Skins, Suedes and Style from the Streets
1967-1973'
we've teamed up with
authors Paul 'Smiler' Anderson and Mark Baxter
to produce a limited
edition subbaculture zine.
This special edition contains:
• 64 page, perfect bound zine featuring an interview with Paul
'smiler' Anderson alongside articles on the emergence of skinhead, Bronco
Bullfrog, 70's terrace based fiction, John Simons, Richard Allen and the NEL
plus a bunch more stuff*. Includes contributions from Paul 'Smiler'
Anderson, Tim Wells, Mark Baxter, Peter Jachimiak, John Wild, Paul Weller Jason
Brummell and Mark Hynds.
• Colour A3 poster (one of 2 designs/shipped randomly)
• Pack of 6 trading cards
• 2 x postcards
• Packed in a printed paper bag
Strictly
limited to 300 numbered copies
£8.00
plus shipping
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A
PRE-ORDER - SHIPPING FROM SEPT 7TH
THE MOONS - NEW SINGLE 'STAND WITH ME' OUT THIS FRIDAY
CALLING ALL MOONIES!
Hello everyone! So it's almost time for out new single to drop. The reaction to the song so far has been amazing with some fans sighting it as a Moons classic already. The single will be available on all digital platforms with a ltd 7" vinyl being pressed further down the line.
THIS IS WHERE WE NEED YOU...
Now we would be so grateful if you could support us by pre saving the single on your Spotify etc now. The music business is a tough place these days so when we get pre saves places like Spotify take notice and "possibly" add it to a decent playlist exposing it to more people. If you don't preserve just make sure to add it to your playlists on release day and beyond. Trust us, it all helps
So People Power really counts for us right now.
THIS IS LONDON / SMALL FLAT BY THE SEA 7" VINYL - CHANNEL 3
This collaboration combines the forces of Parisian "Pop Moderniste" style with a very English take on Mod Pop Soul to get results that should produce a rare point of agreement and delight ears from both sides of the channel.
Side One - "This is London" combines a superb melody from French Boutik's Serge Hoffman, with lyrics decrying the gentrification of London from East End native son Bobby Tarlton (Dr Bird), featuring a melancholic flute, groovy organ, and a dance floor perfect rhythm provided by Brian Gosling on drums.
Side Two - "Small Flat by the Sea" sees French Boutik's Franco American singer Gabriela Giacoman providing her hallmark vocals for a beautifully fresh and simple take on Bobby's original song, a Dr Bird favourite, originally released in 2018, once again ably assisted by Serge and Brian.
Channel 3: -
Gabriela Giacoman
Serge Hoffman
Bobby Tarlton
SECRET AFFAIR Let Your Heart Dance BLUE VINYL
The second in the line
for official, fully licensed SECRET AFFAIR reissues is their follow-up to
"Time For Action".
"Let Your Heart
Dance", with it's tribal drum intro, leading to the horns and Ian Page's
impassioned plea came out in late 1979 and reached #33 in the UK charts,
prompting another Top Of The Pops appearance.
More dancey than its
predecessor: "I felt
Time for Action got people punching the air, but I didn't feel that it was a
song to dance to,” said Ian Page.
“Let Your Heart Dance is a dance anthem with lots of horns, but with the room for Dave [Cairns] to do that extraordinary thing he does with the guitar over the top. It was a fantastic opportunity to test a studio to its limits; there are about three drum kits on it".
Re-released on blue coloured vinyl, keep the set going - "My World" is next!
In The Crowd 40th Anniversary Edition - Derek D'Souza
It seemed right to announce today as it was on this date in 1981, I shot The Jam for the Absolute Beginners sleeve, in Chiswick Park.
My book has been out of print for some time and I wanted to reappraise it.
I’m really excited to be working with the team behind the acclaimed publication ‘Soul Deep - Adventures With The Style Council’. Together we will produce a fantastic book for Jam fans across the world.
The limited edition hardback will be released in early 2022.
Please follow me on FB, Twitter @dsouza_derek and Instagram #derekdsouza for updates and how to pre-order."
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
The Specials last ever filmed concert (at Coventry Cathedral) on Sky Arts at 9pm today
TONIGHT! The last-filmed concert by leading Ska-band The Specials, before the sudden and tragic passing of lead-singer Terry Hall in 2022,...
-
In 1983, the venerable British pop magazine Smash Hits (sadly no longer with us) published a feature called “The Things People Said,” in w... -
It was 60 years ago that a venue opened that truly caused a seismic shift in terms of what was on offer for the youth of Sheffield. But ...