GB Links
- Teen Agers
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GB Booklist
- Janette Beckman: Made in the UK: The Music of Attitude, 1977-1983
- DICK HEBDIGE: Cut 'n' Mix; Culture, Identity and Caribbean Music
- Toure: Soul City : A Novel
- David Nowell: Too Darn Soulful: The Story of Northern Soul
- Shoichi Aoki: Fruits
- Paolo Hewitt: The Fashion Of Football: From Best To Beckham, From Mod To Label Slave
- Robert Elms: The Way We Wore
- Pete McKenna: Nightshift
- Shawn Levy: Ready, Steady, Go
- Tom Wolfe: Booklist
- Chris Salewicz: Reggae Explosion: The Story of Jamaican Music
- Dick Hebdige: Hiding in the Light
- Karl T. Greenfeld: Speed Tribes
- Ted Polhemus: Streetstyle: From Sidewalk to Catwalk
- Tony Stewart (ed): Cool Cats
- Dick Hebdige: Style Of The Mods
- Marc Griffiths: Boss Sounds
- Terry Rawlings: Empire Made
- Terry Rawlings: Mod a Very British Phenomenon
- Dick Hebdige: Subculture: The Meaning of Style
Subcultures: Part 1
SKINHEADS
MODS
REGGAE
Experimenting...
[by Lili]
Old school Boombox reference
The Birth of Boomboxes: 1976-1981
On a sidenote: Over the weekend I was talking to a guy who organizes non-commercial "Bush raves" with solar-powered sound systems. Via solar panels, the solar energy is collected in rare "gel"-type batteries and used to power up the party lighting, DJ equipment and speakers. This guy was telling us a story about being threatened by the cops who wanted to stop the party. And they couldn't because they weren't able to simply "pull the plug out". He can drive the party anywhere he wants. The music is completely portable.
This dude also told us that he likes educating kids about alternative energy. "...so they're not just taking their drugs and having a good time. They also have the opportunity to learn something new when they see that we don't have a generator".
Greenie ideology aside, I found the visual idea of "solar-powered sound systems" kinda cool. This is the sort of technology our Dance Crasher kids would swear by. The sun shines, the music blasts out.
Dance Crasher
The Subcultures
Group 1 - Breakbeat-Ragga hybrid· Fashion - bomber jackets, dreadlocks, Beanies, Big pants, Club wear, Soft gear, chunky shoes, glitz and lycra... like first sketches. Music - Dance-Ragga-Breaks-Dub-D&Bass-Hip Hop Funk
Group 2 - Electro-New Wave hybrid Fashion - Angular, sleek, robotic, like uniforms, visors & gadgety accessories. Straight/sculpted hair. Think Japanese Transformers. Music - Electronica-Pop-New Wave-Bleepy-Noise Theremin sounds-think Polysics, Fire Starter,Kraftwerk
Group 3 - Rockabilly hybrid Fashion - Rockabilly JDs big quiffs & bangs ( like Endsville but extra stylized.) Leather jackets, silver chains, Flame motifs, girls wear catty sunglasses, furs & very red lipstick. Music - Rock n roll (in diff. languages also) & Swing mixed with beats. Psychobilly, garage.
Group 4 - Exotica-Lounge hybrid Fashion - 60's sleek jetset- pastel/candy colored suits, white sunglasses & boots, Mondrian-ish, Twiggy-ish, Vidal Sassoon, Tropical prints, hawaiiana, tiki pendants, Native jewellery, Jumpsuits Music - Lounge-Shibuya-kei pop-Hawaiian with beats. think Pizzicato 5 & Sr. Coconut.
Group 5 - Mod-Ska hybrid Fashion – Swanky suits, slim pants, parkas, pork pie hats. Chequered prints, pinstripe, turtlenecks and wool. Bouffants and pale lipstick… (Similar to Exotica-Lounge group but less attention to color, more attention to fabric texture) Music – 60’s rocksteady, ska, R n B, Studio One label mixed with beats.
SKETCHES HERE (a work in progress)
