modtherob
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Modernist, hedonist, dreamer. Novelist, short story writer and beat obsessive. New novel Indian Summer available at https://@beatnpress.co.uk
Coming of age. In Thatcher’s Britain. Buy me now at www.beatnpress.co.uk/product/1794...
Indian Summer by Rob Massey | Beatnpress
Perfect Bound paperback
165 pages
ISBN 978-1-326-66620-0
This is a great debut by an engaging author who writes from experience.
There are elements that evoke a sense of Colin MacInnes novel Abs...
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May 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Coming of age. In Thatcher’s Britain. Buy me now at www.beatnpress.co.uk/product/1794...
@bookshelfie.bsky.social my debut novel Indian Summer available to pre-order NOW! Dropping next week
www.beatnpress.co.uk/product/1794...
www.beatnpress.co.uk/product/1794...
Indian Summer by Rob Massey | Beatnpress
Perfect Bound paperback
165 pages
ISBN 978-1-326-66620-0
This is a great debut by an engaging author who writes from experience.
There are elements that evoke a sense of Colin MacInnes novel Abs...
www.beatnpress.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
@bookshelfie.bsky.social my debut novel Indian Summer available to pre-order NOW! Dropping next week
www.beatnpress.co.uk/product/1794...
www.beatnpress.co.uk/product/1794...
Looks interesting. Whenever you see The Who quoted as one of the contributors, you wonder which tune they’ve chosen. I guessed I Can See For Miles. It’s Magic Bus. Which makes sense
A new 3CD compilation due March 2025 pays tribute to the iconic nightclub Middle Earth. Some very interesting tracks here though not sure they all played at Middle Earth. www.makingtime.co.uk/rfr/cdmiddle...
January 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Looks interesting. Whenever you see The Who quoted as one of the contributors, you wonder which tune they’ve chosen. I guessed I Can See For Miles. It’s Magic Bus. Which makes sense
Happy birthday Rod The Mod. First record I bought. Still sounds fantastic
January 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Happy birthday Rod The Mod. First record I bought. Still sounds fantastic
Just heard the sad news, Johnnie Walker has left the stage. He’s been there ever since I first got into music in the early seventies. Used to rush home at lunchtime to listen to his chart rundown, see if Maggie May was still number one. Genuinely one of the good guys. RIP Pirate Johnnie
December 31, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Just heard the sad news, Johnnie Walker has left the stage. He’s been there ever since I first got into music in the early seventies. Used to rush home at lunchtime to listen to his chart rundown, see if Maggie May was still number one. Genuinely one of the good guys. RIP Pirate Johnnie
Farewell to the best of them all. RIP Jimmy Carter
December 31, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Farewell to the best of them all. RIP Jimmy Carter
Ace new selection from excellent beat poet Danny Gray. And a foreword by yours truly. Every home should have a copy. Available now from beatnpress www.beatnpress.co.uk
December 21, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Ace new selection from excellent beat poet Danny Gray. And a foreword by yours truly. Every home should have a copy. Available now from beatnpress www.beatnpress.co.uk
What I was doing this day in 1968. First visit to Filbert Street, taken by my dad and grandad. All the stars were playing that day. And Leicester won 2.1. And on the walk to the stadium , overall was the smell of fried onions. Funny how some dates stick with you
December 7, 2024 at 3:56 PM
What I was doing this day in 1968. First visit to Filbert Street, taken by my dad and grandad. All the stars were playing that day. And Leicester won 2.1. And on the walk to the stadium , overall was the smell of fried onions. Funny how some dates stick with you
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Alternative TV - number 4 in an ongoing series. Reggae showcase at the Edinburgh Festival in 1973 - an OGWT special starring The Cimarons, Winston Groovy, Dennis Alcapone, The Marvels, Nicky Thomas, The Pioneers, Malaka and Judge Dread
📺▶️ youtu.be/1gtiqhTL7JM
📺▶️ youtu.be/1gtiqhTL7JM
Reggae Concert at the Edinburgh Festival 1973 - OGWT special
YouTube video by Salvage Operation
youtu.be
November 30, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Alternative TV - number 4 in an ongoing series. Reggae showcase at the Edinburgh Festival in 1973 - an OGWT special starring The Cimarons, Winston Groovy, Dennis Alcapone, The Marvels, Nicky Thomas, The Pioneers, Malaka and Judge Dread
📺▶️ youtu.be/1gtiqhTL7JM
📺▶️ youtu.be/1gtiqhTL7JM
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Good evening.
The Pretty Things - Come See Me
YouTube video by brucster99b
youtu.be
November 30, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Good evening.
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Groove thru your weekend with "Hi-Heel Sneakers" by the Blue Mitchell Quintet on our "Blue Groove" playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/BlueGroove
Get the Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of "Down With It" on the Blue Note Store during our Holiday Sale: store.bluenote.com/products/blu...
Get the Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of "Down With It" on the Blue Note Store during our Holiday Sale: store.bluenote.com/products/blu...
November 29, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Groove thru your weekend with "Hi-Heel Sneakers" by the Blue Mitchell Quintet on our "Blue Groove" playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/BlueGroove
Get the Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of "Down With It" on the Blue Note Store during our Holiday Sale: store.bluenote.com/products/blu...
Get the Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of "Down With It" on the Blue Note Store during our Holiday Sale: store.bluenote.com/products/blu...
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Manchester uber-mods St Louis Union tearing it up, with young Dave Formula, later of Magazine, on keys. youtu.be/d7ab7QeYkXQ?...
St Louis Union - English Tea
YouTube video by Stefan Arnblom
youtu.be
November 21, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Manchester uber-mods St Louis Union tearing it up, with young Dave Formula, later of Magazine, on keys. youtu.be/d7ab7QeYkXQ?...
Records of the year. The passage of a few months has, if anything, made it sound even better. Socially relevant, superbly played. Every bit as good as many of the records from the eighties we know and love. A modern masterpiece
November 28, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Records of the year. The passage of a few months has, if anything, made it sound even better. Socially relevant, superbly played. Every bit as good as many of the records from the eighties we know and love. A modern masterpiece
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The First Book of Jazz by Langston Hughes from 1955. Take a look inside the beautiful mid-century design here www.openculture.com/2015/03/lang...
November 27, 2024 at 8:04 AM
The First Book of Jazz by Langston Hughes from 1955. Take a look inside the beautiful mid-century design here www.openculture.com/2015/03/lang...
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Never give up.
The world needs more misfits with hearts of gold, more tea drinking badgers quoting Rimbaud, more were-bears running wild in forgotten forests, and especially more you.
The world needs more misfits with hearts of gold, more tea drinking badgers quoting Rimbaud, more were-bears running wild in forgotten forests, and especially more you.
November 23, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Never give up.
The world needs more misfits with hearts of gold, more tea drinking badgers quoting Rimbaud, more were-bears running wild in forgotten forests, and especially more you.
The world needs more misfits with hearts of gold, more tea drinking badgers quoting Rimbaud, more were-bears running wild in forgotten forests, and especially more you.
The Stones at the Marquee 1971 on Sky Arts. Fabulous stuff
November 23, 2024 at 1:39 AM
The Stones at the Marquee 1971 on Sky Arts. Fabulous stuff
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'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning', 1960. Set and mostly filmed in Nottingham. #AlbertFinney just got on the bus going down the hill. This is Derby Road, with #StBarnabasCathedral spire seen above the shops on the right. A few newer buildings, but overall, not so different.
#SilverStreets
📽️🎬
#SilverStreets
📽️🎬
November 17, 2024 at 3:18 AM
'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning', 1960. Set and mostly filmed in Nottingham. #AlbertFinney just got on the bus going down the hill. This is Derby Road, with #StBarnabasCathedral spire seen above the shops on the right. A few newer buildings, but overall, not so different.
#SilverStreets
📽️🎬
#SilverStreets
📽️🎬
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64 years ago:
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (UK)
A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.
1960-10-27
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/37230
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (UK)
A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.
1960-10-27
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/37230
October 27, 2024 at 7:06 PM
64 years ago:
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (UK)
A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.
1960-10-27
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/37230
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (UK)
A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.
1960-10-27
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/37230
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I have been in a chat of some of my fave "kitchen sink" flicks lately. this opening if "Room at The Top" (1959) was filmed at Halifax train station, aside from having a terrifying film score, as you can see from a residential point of view the train station hasn't changed much since the 50s.
Room at the Top (1959) - opening credits
YouTube video by Paul Thompson
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November 19, 2024 at 11:53 AM
I have been in a chat of some of my fave "kitchen sink" flicks lately. this opening if "Room at The Top" (1959) was filmed at Halifax train station, aside from having a terrifying film score, as you can see from a residential point of view the train station hasn't changed much since the 50s.
Records of the year. Brand new from The Studio 68! Four minutes of Hammond-driven social commentary, sounding like Small Faces at their heaviest, with a full-on Maggie Bell style vocal delivery from the brilliant Dani Turner. Sleeve notes by Elliott Palm, as always. Heavy mod at its finest.
November 22, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Records of the year. Brand new from The Studio 68! Four minutes of Hammond-driven social commentary, sounding like Small Faces at their heaviest, with a full-on Maggie Bell style vocal delivery from the brilliant Dani Turner. Sleeve notes by Elliott Palm, as always. Heavy mod at its finest.