Fogbound & The Magnetic Mind at the New Untouchables Le Beat Bespoké Weekender Saturday April 04th

The Magnetic Mind - Photo copyright Retro Man Blog 2015

Saturday afternoon at Le Beat Bespoké Weekender started off somewhat more sedately than the Friday with a vintage clothes and record market in one of the smaller rooms at the 299. I came across a stall by the always excellent Soundflat Records and bumped into Laurence from The Sonic Jewels and his girlfriend who were manning a retro clothing stall. I bought a neat paisley scarf and got a copy of the Jewels’ excellent new E.P. “By The Light of Woland’s Candle” included, which was a very welcome bargain! Then the entertainment continued with DJ Graham Lentz playing a great selection of tracks including Retro Man Blog favourites The Solarflares and The Travellers, amongst many others. The Magnetic Mind took the stage to ease the cobwebs and hangovers away with a blissful set of melodic pastoral Psychedelia that went down very well with the attentive crowd.

The Magnetic Mind - Photo copyright Retro Man Blog 2015

The Magnetic Mind - Photo copyright Retro Man Blog 2015

Based around the harmonizing vocals of the alluring Ellie Foden and bassist Paul Milne and topped off by some superb Vox Jaguar organ work by Sarah Lou, the band provided a perfect pick-me-up for those that might have been flagging after a very late night. Although with the vocal melodies they do evoke comparisons with the Mamas & The Papas, that’s not to say The Magnetic Mind will only appeal to laid-back hippies. There was a nice edge to their sound with more than a hint of Shocking Blue and they could also turn up the fuzz with a couple of tracks veering into 13th Floor Elevators territory. The songs that really stood out for me were “When The Morning Comes” and “Stay Away From The Door”. The Magnetic Mind will be releasing their debut album "The Magnetic Mind...Is Thinking About It" soon and judging by the set they played this afternoon, that’s going to be something well worth getting hold of. I was really impressed and picked up both of their 7” vinyl singles and will be sure to play a track or two by the band in the next Retrosonic Podcast.

Fabio & Borja of Fogbound - Photo copyright Retro Man Blog 2015

Next up were Spanish band Fogbound, I’d already played a track in Episode 13 of Retrosonic Podcast previously but this was the first time I’d seen them live. From hearing the debut single I had kind of imagined them to be more of a "shoe-gazing" proposition as both tracks "Come and Play" and "Whispering Corridors" were quite ethereal with falsetto vocals that washed over you. However, on stage Fogbound confounded my expectations, they rocked out quite spectacularly and ended up with squalls of feedback and front-man Fabio playing guitar behind his head and then balancing it on his shoulders. Their powerful Drummer Pablo was excellent, a bearded John Belushi look-alike who pounded his kit so hard they had to get some extra weights to stop the kit moving forwards.

Fogbound (L/R) Fernando, Fabio, Pablo & Borja - Photo Retro Man Blog

Pablo also broke a drumstick and half of it flew towards me narrowly missing my fragile head. I hope I never have to write a bad review of the band! Keyboard player Fernando was also all action, half hidden under a large Afro he played the organ as though he was a lead guitarist, leaping about and bashing the keyboard to great effect. Borja did not play the traditional role of the quiet bassist in the background, both he and Lead vocalist and guitarist Fabio threw shapes and immersed themselves in the music and it was good to see a nice chemistry and confidence coursing through the band. Fabio was great, with a mop of hair and decked out in orange trousers and frilled purple shirt he was a blur of colourful energy throughout and a proved to be a quite excellent guitarist too.

Fogbound - Photo copyright Retro Man Blog 2015

There’s a nice Eastern influence on their overall sound and this is particularly apparent on the new single "Purple Wax" and even in their choice of cover, a brilliant version of The Attack’s “Strange House”. In a dynamic and exhilarating hour-long set the band veer from the soulful organ driven sound of “Castles In A Sandbox” that is part Small faces and part The Prisoners, to tuneful Psych Pop such as the rather excellent “Maybe No”. Although Fogbound are of course influenced heavily by the past, rather like The Soundtrack of Our Lives or The Charlatans, they twist their reference points into something undoubtedly fresh and contemporary sounding. All of this, allied with the impressive quality of the band's song-writing, could see Fogbound pick up a sizeable following.

Fogbound - Photo copyright Retro Man Blog 2015

So overall I was really impressed with Le Beat Bespoke, it was extremely well organized by Rob Bailey and his New Untouchables team, and despite having reservations about the venue following my run in with the security there at last year's Graham Day gig, I must admit it worked really well for such an event. It was just a shame we could not be there for all three days, but hope to rectify that next year. So, I’d really recommend you joining the New Untouchables network, you can sign up to their mailing list here for news on their many and varied gigs, club nights and happenings.

Fogbound - Photo copyright Retro Man Blog 2015

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Borja of Fogbound - Photo copyright Retro Man Blog 2015

Fogbound - Photo copyright Retro Man Blog 2015

Videos of both bands filmed at Le Beat Bespoké can be found at the Retro Man Blog YouTube channel. With thanks to Rob Bailey. All photos and videos copyright Retro Man Blog 2015.

The Loons, Kaleidoscope & The Misunderstood at Le Beat Bespoké Weekender Friday April 03rd

The Loons - Photo by Retro Man Blog

I’ve been a big fan of The Loons ever since their debut album "Love’s Dead Leaves", and not just because it was produced by Ebbot Lundberg of The Soundtrack of Our Lives. Frontman Mike Stax is also responsible for the superb "Ugly Things" magazine which once boasted an immense feature on Soundtrack’s previous incarnation, Union Carbide Productions and included a copy of TSOOL’s debut E.P. for subscribers. So, I was thrilled to finally get to see the Californian-based band play live. Actually, the Friday night of the New Untouchables Le Beat Bespoké Weekender was the place to be for Loons fans, as not only did the band open proceedings as “themselves” but they also headlined as the backing band for Glenn Ross Campbell’s The Misunderstood. But back to the beginning of the evening and The Loons took the stage and treated us to a perfectly paced set of their concise and tuneful Garage Rock nuggets that despite the early start, warmed up the growing crowd nicely.

The Loons, Mike Stax & Anja - Photo by Retro Man Blog

Unfortunately, there are no songs from their debut album in tonight's set, so I don't get to hear "Not The Same Girl" or "Insecurity Smasher", which was a bit of a shame for me, as they've been long time favourites. However, with the majority of the set filled with songs from their excellent album "Inside Out Your Mind" I can’t really complain too much! The slightly melancholic strains of “Moon and Tide” were a particular favourite as was the frantic “Picture Book” Kinks riffing of "Siren City". The band played both sides of their brand new Dirty Water Records single “Miss Clara” and “Alexander” which were really well received and “Diamonds, Garbage and Gold”, the only track from “Red Dissolving Rays of Light”. Mike is an all-action front-man, a blur of energy with his “Acid Blues” scrawled tambourine. Next to him is Anja on the Rickenbacker bass, a study of cool in her blue mini-dress drawing admiring comments from guys and girls around me in the crowd. They play two cover versions, a rousing and raucous run through of the Sons of Adam’s “Saturday’s Son” which is really excellent as is their set closer, the somewhat more familiar “You’re Gonna Miss Me” by the 13th Floor Elevators. The band leave the stage to a great round of applause, unfortunately there’s no encore but luckily it won’t be the last we will see of The Loons tonight.

Peter Daltrey of Kaleidoscope - Photo by Retro Man Blog

Next up were Kaleidoscope, and like The Misunderstood they took the stage represented by just the one original band member, in this case vocalist Peter Daltrey, who announced “don’t worry, we’ll play all your favourites”. He has assembled a great young band around him that include members of The Trembling Bells and a superb sitar player, Graham Gordon, who all do considerable justice to the old Kaleidoscope material, beefing up the songs and adding a bit of power to proceedings. The set is packed full of melodic songs such as "In The Room of Percussion", "Faintly Blowing" and "Snapdragon" with choruses that stick in the head and prove perfect for the crowd to sing along to, which many did with great enthusiasm. Peter’s voice was on top form and he was a charming and engaging front-man and when he introduced original drummer Danny Bridgland on the bongos, there was a surge of warm applause. Actually Danny and Peter go back even further than Kaleidoscope, right back to their days in The Sidekicks, who once supported The Who in the early 60’s.

Kaleidoscope - Photo by Retro Man Blog

There are three excitable ladies in front of me waving at Danny and cheering loudly every time he is in the spotlight. The youngest one of the three has tears in her eyes and another turns to me as though to apologize for their behaviour. I notice the look of pride and affection in her face as she gestures towards Danny and tells me, "That’s my Dad…!" It was a nice moment. Peter mentions that "Bordeaux Rosé" has been snapped up for a long term French wine advertising campaign, it’s one of a few Fairfield Parlour songs that are played throughout the set, but to be honest I am not so familiar with them. It’s really the Kaleidoscope songs that make more of an impact on me and “Dive Into Yesterday” and “Flight From Ashiya” are both really special. After a superb version of “A Dream of Julie” Peter says "I wish you'd all been around at the time, you might have bought the record and made it a hit!" Peter Daltrey is also busy with various solo projects, artwork and books which you can check out at the comprehensive Chelsea Records site here. I just hope he’s not too busy to prevent us from seeing more of Kaleidoscope in the near future.

The Misunderstood (The Loons & Glenn Ross Campbell) - Photo by Retro Man Blog

Next up, The Loons reappeared as The Misunderstood with the band’s original pedal steel guitarist Glenn Ross Campbell. You could sense that Mike was as thrilled to be on stage as we were to be witnessing it. After all, in 2004 he released a compilation of previously unreleased Misunderstood tracks called "Lost Acetates 1965-1966" on his Ugly Things record label and has written exhaustively on the band’s history over various issues of Ugly Things magazine. Campbell’s unique pedal steel guitar swooped and screamed like a Stuka dive bomber, a full-on Blitzkrieg of mind (and ear) bending sounds, particularly on the classic “Children of The Sun” which was quite phenomenal. “I Can Take You To The Sun” was another highlight as was a storming version of "My Mind".

The Misunderstood - Photo by Retro Man Blog

The band’s legacy and influence has certainly outstripped their somewhat meagre recorded output, so the set was unfortunately quite short, but the intensity of the performance more than made up for the brevity. They play a Loons track “Red Dissolving Ray of Light” from the album of the same name on which Campbell played his pedal steel, and I’m guessing that’s where the idea of a further collaboration was formulated. For the well-deserved encore the band are then joined on stage by another original Misunderstood member, guitarist Tony Hill and also Ray Own, Glenn Ross Campbell’s band-mate from Juicy Lucy who he formed on leaving The Misunderstood, and they treat us to another blistering take of their version of "Who Do You Love?" It was a triumph and the crowd lapped it up, so it seemed did Mike Stax, beaming brightly with the look of a true music fan living out the dream of sharing a stage with their musical heroes.   

The Misunderstood - Photo by Retro Man Blog

The night was far from over and the action moved to the smaller adjacent venue for some more drinking and dancing to some excellent Psych and Soul sounds from the guest DJs and the Le Beat Bespoké organizer Rob Bailey. Two of The Meyer Dancers took the stage for a couple of eye-catching Go-Go routines and then it was back to the dancing…and the drinking…!

The Meyer Dancers - Photo by Retro Man Blog

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Beat Bespoké Organizer Rob Bailey thanks the crowd - Photo by Retro Man Blog

More videos can be found at the Retro Man Blog YouTube channel. With thanks to Rob Bailey. All photos and videos copyright Retro Man Blog 2015. Part 2 of the feature will follow soon...

Le Beat Bespoké 10 "A Decade of Delights" Easter Weekender Thu 2nd/Fri 3rd/Sat 4th/Sun 5th April 2015

Le Beat Bespoké the annual indoor festival promoted by newuntouchables.com returns over the Easter weekend at 229 The Venue, Great Portland Street in London. New Untouchables run regular club nights and gigs throughout the year spotlighting 21st Century Modernist & Sixties inspired underground music culture. They are also responsible for releasing a series of excellent and much sought after Compilation LPs with selections from DJ Dr Robert, picked from the dance "floorshakers" of various NUTs events that compliment this wonderful, inclusive happening.

Some bands that have appeared at previous Le Beat Bespoké events over the years include: STAX feat Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn and Eddie Floyd, The Sonics first ever show outside the USA, Arthur Lee & Love, The Undertones, The Strypes, Billy Childish, Eli Paperboy Reed, The Horrors, King Khan & The Shrines, Buzzcocks, Pretty Things, Arthur Brown, Jim Jones Revue, James Hunter, The Remains, The Fuzztones, The Flirtations, The Poets, The Sorrows and Chocolate Watchband to name just a few. However, the live music is only part of what makes Le Beat Bespoké such a wild and unique event. For your dancing delight there will be a dynamic DJ line-up from all across Europe armed with explosive sounds that are sure to melt your heart and mind. Have a good look around the Le Beat Bespoké website at the program which features band news, music, videos and photos, DJ playlists, event podcast, market and record fair information plus travel and accommodation tips.

The weekend gets underway with the superb Wolf People headlining Thursday night with songs from their three highly rated albums. For those who are not familiar with the band, if you like the bluesy psychedelic sounds of Cream, early Jethro Tull and Traffic then you will love Wolf People. The second day of Le Beat Bespoke 10 is billed as an "8 hour Technicolor Dream" which features a triple bill with Glenn Campbell’s Misunderstood, Peter Daltrey's Kaleidoscope and The Loons. Expect to hear all your favourite Misunderstood tracks performed live for the first time since 1967. After a fantastic performance in Islington eighteen months ago you can see Kaleidoscope on the 229 stage again so expect yet another magical performance. The Loons played at the very first Le Beat back in 2005 and will play songs from all three of their brilliant albums including the must-have "Love's Dead Leaves" which was produced by none other than Ebbot Lundberg of The Soundtrack of Our Lives. Evoking the wildest trips of the ’66 Sunset Strip, The Loons, from San Diego, California, have been playing their smart, inventive brand of psychotic beat music for almost twenty years. Lead singer Mike Stax also runs the legendary Ugly Things Magazine, Anja Stax plays bass, Marc Schroeder and Chris Marsteller are the guitarists, and Mike Kamoo is their drummer and producer. Shindig Magazine described them as “a perfect pairing of Love-influenced garage-psych and British underground in the mould of the Pretty Things, played with preternatural style and ability,” and The Sunday Experience raves that The Loons “pack in more soul savvy psych blues in three and a half minutes than most bands do in a lifetime.” The Loons’ fourth album, "Inside Out Your Mind" will be released by Bomp Records in early 2015. After the live show finishes at 11pm the freakout continues until 4am with DJ Dr Robert and special guests. If that wasn’t enough there will be two more rooms of partying including an authentic R&B room featuring guest club night the POW WOW.

With lots of new interest in 2015, Saturday afternoon will be a 14+ show so the new breed can dip their toes in. NUTsMAG will host the afternoon session which features two brands new bands, firstly Fogbound from Spain, who you can hear in Episode 13 of Retrosonic Podcast, and then The Magnetic Mind plus DJ’s. The Le Beat Bespoke Market and Record Fair is where you can spend or earn some serious cash with dealers and customers from all over the World. The evening's live music comes from Wild Records, one of the coolest record labels in the world today who have even had a film made about them called "Los Wild Ones". The "Wild Records Revue" features two of the label's finest artists flying in for your dancing and listening pleasure, Gizzelle and the Rhythm Shakers.  After the live show finishes at 11pm the fun continues until 6am with three rooms of partying. In the main room Cosmic Keith & guests will keep things rockin’, while the beat basement features Dr Robert & guests spinning sounds from the underground and guest club night RNB123.

The grand finale is London’s favourite club night the ‘Crossfire Allnighter’ which has three rooms of musical magic and a live performance from one of the young rising stars on the European scene today Les Grys-Grys. If you like your mid Sixties Pretty Things, Downliners Sect or the Dutch Outsiders you are gonna love these five wild young guys from Montpellier. They shook the Blues Kitchen and the Volks in Brighton last summer to their foundations; this is not for the faint hearted. Their youth (average 22) also belies their abilities, both as musicians and as exponents of a form that many have attempted, but few mastered. These guys know their music history inside out, and their incendiary live show is something to behold! They have released one sold out 45 on State Records so far with much more to come. The first two dates in the UK at the Brighton weekender and Zoo Zoo in August 2014 were a huge success, don’t miss an opportunity to capture this fearsome fivesome live before they go massive. In the main room Ady Croasdell & guests spin Northern Soul oldies in the true all-nighter tradition while Dr Robert & guests spin sounds from the underground in the beat basement after Les Grys-Grys and guest club night Mousetrap.

Please keep a check on the Le Beat Bespoké web-site for regular updates and news on what will be going on over the weekend. Hopefully we'll be able to get along to at least one or two of the days and will be sure to report back on what promises to be an excellent weekend of high quality entertainment. Please check out this video to give you an idea on what to expect...

"Le Beat Bespoké 9" Weekender Easter 2013

Dr. Robert and New Untouchables have assembled another block buster line-up for the Easter 2013 "Le Beat Bespoké 9" Weekender featuring some of the best new bands from around the globe today as well as two stellar bands from the end of the 20th century. However, the live music is only part of what Le Beat Bespoké is all about. For your dancing delight they have booked a dynamic DJ line-up from across Europe armed with explosive sounds that are sure to melt your heart and mind. The full program will be online at www.newuntouchables.com soon and the micro site will feature band interviews, videos and photos, DJ playlists, market and record fair news, travel and accommodation tips and will go live before Christmas.

Tickets are on sale with a special price available on 3 and 4 day weekend tickets for members of the New Untouchables network. Go: www.229thevenue.co.uk

New Untouchables Presents: Mousetrap R'n'B All-Nighter Saturday August 11th @ Orleans, Finsbury Park

MOUSETRAP R'n'B All-Nighter

 Saturday 11th August at Orleans, 259 Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 2DD

Resident DJ's Chris Dale & Rob Bailey are joined by special guests Marcus Hjoberg (Sweden), Tomas McGrath (Pork & Beans) & Liam Large (Juxebox Jam) spinning the best in Authentic R&B, Northern Soul, Ska & Reggae. £8.00 before midnight / £10.00 after.

Check out New Untouchables web-site for more details

French Boutik support DC Fontana: New Untouchables' Zoo Zoo at The Blues Kitchen Camden Friday July 27th

French Boutik will support DC Fontana at the New Untouchables Zoo Zoo Club night on Friday July 27th at The Blues Kitchen in Camden. French Boutik are an exquisite pop shop moderniste: exhibiting only the finest melodies, this Parisian ensemble has their musical hands firmly on the pulse of our future while keeping their feet grounded on dance floors of the past. Theirs is a unique vision of modern French Pop where elegance and schizophrenia collide to generate a distinctive female vocal driven outfit of many harmonic faces. Buzzing and popping with powerful guitar and percolating organ, the amusing and troubling sounds perfectly represent French Boutik's timely marriage of English and French pop. The resulting songs here are social portraits peppered with irony, and delivered with a sophistication not unlike The Kinks, Jacques Dutronc or XTC.

The band will release their highly anticipated debut E.P. on Copase Disques  featuring 4 fantastique, self-penned songs by this groovy Parisian based French-American outfit. The diverse tunes include a tongue-in-cheek rave-up style ode to alley cats (Les Chats de Gouttière), a darkly humorous satire of a paranoid war supporter (La Vedette), a spirited and joyful defense of public misbehavior (Le Clope), plus one English composition, the histoire vraie of a substance abusing acquaintance (New Bossa). The E.P. features songs composed by raffiné guitarist and vocalist Serge Hoffman, fellow native Parisienne drummer and backing vocalist Zelda Aquil, and lead vocalist (and only non-Frenchie) Gabriela Giacoman, plus Elián Yvars de Montreuil on bass and backing vocals, and in-house sono engineer, Mad Iky, on keyboards. Et voila...the sound of Pop Moderniste, La French Boutik is open for business and ready to offer you its selection of the finest quality pop Française! You can watch a Preview Video Here, enjoy!

Next Mousetrap "Fuzz For Freaks" All Nighter May 12th....

A Mousetrap special on Sat 12th May with a post Le Beat Bespoke 8 Festival party and launch for the new album with free raffle prizes. Details as follows:

Mousetrap! Attention cellar dwellar!
The platters that matter will be spun on good old chunky vintage vinyl on Saturday 12th May in our Beat Basement to a backdrop of Kaleidoscopic visuals from just before midnight to six! Primmest Psychedelia, Garage & Freakbeat Soundtrack supplied by deejays Dr Robert & guests Borja Go Goristiza (Valencia), Alex Cozzi-Lepri (Embrooks), Imogen (Velvet Vintage Cave) & Scott Copeland.

Saturday 12th May 10pm-6am £8 before midnight/£10 after

@ Orleans, 259 Seven Sisters Rd, Finsbury Park, London N4 2DD

1 min walk from Finsbury Park bus/tube/train (Victoria/Piccadilly lines)

New Untouchables.com

Venue contact 07740 290 992

New Untouchables Presents - Timebox: Back 2 The Future on Saturday January 28th at The Strongroom London EC2A

New Untouchables Presents: TIMEBOX (Back 2 The Future) Sat 28 January 8pm-2am / free

@ the Strongroom, 120-124 Curtain Road, London. EC2A 3SQ

DJ's Dr Robert + guests Wayne Gibbins (Yum Yum) & Brother Jonno spin sublime psych/soul/funk/rock/garage & r'n'b blasts down the groovy cellar club!Arrive early!

Transport Tubes Liverpool Street/Shoreditch

Venue contact Tel: 020 7426 5103

Le Beat Bespoké Weekender Number 8 - April 05th - 08th 2012

London’s wildest rock’n’roll party returns this Easter! Now in its eight year, the Le Beat Bespoke weekender is an unmissable four-day event tailored for all lovers of the retro underground and beyond. Previous weekenders have featured The Sonics, The Horrors, The Flamin’ Groovies, Arthur Lee and Love and many more legendary acts, but this year your LBB hosts have outdone themselves by assembling the hottest line-up London’s ever seen.

Playing their first-ever UK show, surf legends The Trashmen, whose biggest hit, 1963’s ‘Surfin’ Bird’ was a hit everywhere from Sweden to Venezuela, American and Australia. Described by LBB sponsors MOJO magazine as “the best rock’n’roll band on the planet”, The Jim Jones Revue’s explosive mix of Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, MC5, The Stooges and The Birthday Party makes them a totally wild live draw. Sixties psychedelic legends The Pretty Things, July and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown will be recreating their epochal appearances at 1967’s 14 Hour Technicolor Dream concert held at London’s Alexandra Palace.

Reformed freakbeat heroes The Sorrows and The Poets will be playing their mod anthems, while Northern Soul sensation Maxine Brown will be joined by young Catalan band The Pepperpots to recreate the classic sound of the Motown girl groups. From Austria and Spain respectively, Wild Evel and the Trashbones and The Hollywood Sinners will be treating us to their maxiumum rock’n’roll garage stylings.

Live music is only part of what makes LBB so great, though: it's a party planned by people who like good music for people who like good music, so when their international DJ line-up does their thing you can expect to hear the very best in everything from Garage to Rockabilly, Folk to Funk, Psych to Soul, Freakbeat to Britpop, Ska to Club Jazz and all points in between over three different club rooms. Plus there are the most beautiful go-go girls, the trippiest eye-candy visuals, the freakiest cult cinema, guest club nights, an all night bar and a huge retro market selling choice vintage furniture, clothes, vinyl and pop artefacts. See you out on the floor…. 

For more info and tickets check the New Untouchables web-site

Advance tickets from http://www.229thevenue.co.uk/Tel: 020 7323 7229 (office hours)

New Untouchables Presents: Mousetrap R'n'B Allnighter Saturday Nov 05th

Saturday 5 Nov

Expect the very best in vintage afro American dance music from the golden age of late 50's and 60's on 100% vintage vinyl from Resident DJs Chris Dale & Rob Bailey plus special guests AXEL DERIE (Riverside-Antwerp) & Callum Simpson (Pow Wow-Sheffield)

10pm-6am

@ Orleans, 259 Seven Sisters Rd, Finsbury Park, London N4 7DD

1 min walk from Finsbury Park bus/tube/train (Victoria/Piccadilly lines)

Tel: 07740 290 992

New Untouchables

A Big Thank You...!

...to the sites and individuals that have kindly helped me to promote the Retro Man Promotions night at the Half Moon in Putney on October 14th featuring The Len Price 3, The Jetsonics and The Past Tense. A big "Cheers!" to all the great sites featured below, you can click the highlighted links to take you directly to their sites for more information.

Power Pop Overdose

As the name says, you can OD on Power Pop here. Hundreds of recommendations, links and downloads of the best international Power Pop and Garage Rock music around.

Back In The Fire

Excellent Blog featuring comments and downloads on mainly Mod Revival and Punk music but with a bit of footie and personal musings on a variety of topics thrown in too. Pete also runs the superb Punk & Mod button badge shop already featured on Retro Man here. 

The Mod Generation

A huge resource on all things Mod - not only a members forum to share photos, reviews and chat but also up to the minute news on all the latest Mod happenings around. Whether it is a club, gig, photo exhibition - you'll find it here.

Mod Radio

Great Mod broadcasts featuring cool sounds from various shows including one of my favourite Podcasts, Mr Suave's Mod Mod World.

The New Untouchables

Super-cool scene-setting site and magazine promoting 21st century Modernist and 60's underground music culture. Promoters of successful club nights and events such as Crossfire, Modstock, Mousetrap and Le Beat Bespoké.

The Garage Punk Hideout

Huge resource site, forum and members area for all fans of raunchy, wild rock 'n' roll old and new. Also produce the excellent Garage Punk Podcast.

How Does It Feel London Gig Guide

Cool gigs listing for London.

I'd recommend you having a look at these sites as, not only are they all are mighty fine, but they also happen to like The Len Price 3...so of course that means they have the ultimate in good taste!

Click the highlighted names above to take you to the sites directly.

Also, thanks to Adam Donovan, Mayumi, Paul Slattery, Francis Barry-Walsh.

Thanks again to all for the support, it's appreciated and if anyone from the above sites can make it on the 14th, I'll be happy to buy you a pint, or two!