Purple Hearts - 'Beat That!' 45th Anniversary Tour Dates

 

The Style Councillors 'Shout To The Top' 40th Anniversary Tour

 

The Style Councillors will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of 'Shout To The Top', the 5th single by The Style Council. 

The Style Councillors are the world’s one and only tribute to 

The Style Council. 

Formed in 2013, The Style Councillors celebrate their first decade of performing the music of The Style Council, the group that was the home for Paul Weller for the majority of the 1980’s, and where he wrote some of his finest songs. 

After the dissolution of The Jam in 1982, Paul Weller joined forces with Mick Talbot, formerly of The Merton Parkas, Dexys Midnight Runners and The Bureau, to form The Style Council. 

The Style Council released a string of successful singles between 1983-1989 such as Speak Like a Child, Money-Go-Round, Long Hot Summer, My Ever Changing Moods, You’re The Best Thing, Shout To The Top, Walls Come Tumbling Down, A Solid Bond In Your Heart, Come To Milton Keynes, The Lodgers, Why I Went Missing, and more.

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, is to air on Sky Arts 20th December at 9pm.

Returning to their hometown of Coventry, the band performed all their greatest hits from the past 40 years to a sell-out crowd in the beautiful ruins of Coventry Cathedral.

It was a night to remember and marked a monumental moment for the band,returning to the city where two-tone was born.

Songs performed include Ghost Town, Rat Race, Nite Klub, Vote For Me, We Sell Hope and The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum).

This special televised concert follows the Sky Original ‘Record On: The Specials – A Message to You,’ which aired earlier this year on Sky Arts. This behind-the-scenes film with the band is available to watch now on @skyarts and @nowtv.

The Specials: Live From Coventry Cathedral airs 20 December at 9pm on Sky Arts, Freeview and NOW.

Episode 3 of the Hit The Road Jack Podcast interviews 'Women of the Mod Revival'

 

Joanne Earl and Jackie Donald (nee Earl)

Ani de la Prida

Nicky Crancher

Katherine Hanrahan

Paula Binni

Diane Cracknell

Interviews

Susan Avery and Diane Lyons

Graphic Design Izzy Avery

Music

The Purple Hearts - Frustration 1979

The Scene - Looking For Love 1983

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/new-episode-17-10-2024-hit-the-road-jack/id1782798337?i=1000680884122

Debut PHK single, 'Sanctimonious Sue', to be released on 7" by Intervallum Music in January 2025 featuring an original drawing by Makin' Time's Neil Clitheroe

 

‘Sanctimonious Sue’ is Paul Hooper-Keeley’s debut solo single, released under his PHK moniker. 

A singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, he has had releases in each of the last five decades in bands such as The Threads (Unicorn Records/Prism/Twist/Detour/Biff Bang Pow/Intervallum Music), The Deep Six (Heavy Soul Records) and The Mark Three (F.A.B. Records).

This debut solo single (Paul playing everything on both tracks apart from drums) is taken from the forthcoming PHK album, ‘You Should All Be Ashamed Of Yourselves’; his songwriting style relying to a large degree on societal observation and injustice, certain questionable characters and an element of challenge and protest.

'Sanctimonious Sue' will be released in late January by Intervallum Music (INT003) on 7" vinyl.

Following this, Paul returns to the recording studio in January with The Mark Three to record the follow-up album to their 'Paisley Paradise' debut, and then plays 'live' dates with The Threads at Mods Mayday 2025 at 229 The Venue, London, and a Lincolnshire homecoming show at The Courthouse, Skegness, on 17th May (also featuring a Q&A session with The Jam's Rick Buckler). 

Expect some PHK solo dates to be announced soon too.

60-Years of Small Faces on 8th March at 229 The Venue, London, starring Small Fakers and Steve Brookes

 

MODS MAYDAY 2025 line up announced

 

Mods Mayday, the essential day out in any Mods calendar, will be taking over 229 in central London (opposite Great Portland Street Tube Station) for an all day extravaganza over 4 indoor rooms and 1 outside space. 

Room 1 features live performances from Secret Affair, Purple Hearts, The Style Councillors, New Street Adventure, Rhoda Dakar, Sharp Class + a special guest artist to be announced in 2025. 

Room 2 features live performances from Squire, Big Boss Man, Small World, The Threads, Laurie Wright, Mark McGounden & The Deep Six and direct from Italy - Gli Statuto. 

Room 3 - Eddie Piller's Modcast room features Q&A's with Trevor Laird ('Ferdy' from 'Quadrophenia') and Mark Wingett ('Dave' from 'Quadrophenia') 

Room 4 will be 'Our Favourite Shop' featuring exclusive merchandise from all of the artists along with record and clothing stalls. 

On top of this we have an outdoor area with Mod DJ's and a bar to enjoy the 2024 summer weather in between artists.

BREAKING NEWS: The Threads will be playing Mods Mayday 2025 at 229 The Venue, London, on 4th May

 

Tickets are available from: -

https://www.seetickets.com/event/mods-mayday-2025/229/2965419?fbclid=IwY2xjawGq7kRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTBw6PGqfzXO_W6IHHoaLxi2RF9SbrU0ZX3wud8o5NzAFFpj8JeB5uD14g_aem_6x7qpv4fg0_R6Jv8B5Mrbw

65 Bars Modernist Weekender at The Courthouse in Skegness on 23 & 24 May featuring The Britalian Job & Ronnie Londons

 

The Threads reform to play homecoming show in Skegness on 17th May with The Jam's Rick Buckler

 

THE POPPERMOST RELEASE NEW SINGLE “I DON’T WANT TO KNOW” (DIGITAL DOWNLOAD + STREAMING) RELEASED FRIDAY OCTOBER 4TH

 

This is a great piece of Beatlesque pop from Glasgow's The Poppermost (Joe Kane) influenced by the Fab Four's 1966 Revolver period - a lovely song with great vocal harmonies and lots of backwards guitars.

It's digital download + streaming only but well worth checking out.

You can find them at facebook.com/thepoppermost and on instagram at @thepoppermostband