The Crombie overcoat
The hero of Winter dressing will always be the overcoat. Warm, luxurious and thoroughly practical, a beautifully tailored overcoat gives any wearer an air of stature and style. What is an overcoat? Not to be confused with a topcoat, an overcoat
Northern Irish Punk Rocker attacked in Berlin
Lead singer and Bass player of Mister Lizard. My very good friend and best friend of my sons was bashed by 5 guys with knuckle dusters last night in Berlin in Friedrichshain area. Completely Unprovoked attack other than him being
Life for the ‘feral thugs’ who killed a girl Goth Sophie Lancaster
A JUDGE attacked the “feral thuggery” blighting Britain yesterday as he jailed two yobs for life for the murder of a student. SOPHIE: Kicked to death in a park after being picked on by a gang because of her Goth clothing Sophie
The White Negro (Fall 1957)
Norman Mailer’s inflammatory 1957 essay on the original “hipsters.”Norman Mailer June 20, 2007 Norman Mailer and Jimmy Breslin conceding defeat after Mailer’s 1969 mayoral campaign. Photo © Mitchell Cohen (all rights reserved). Norman Mailer ran in the Democratic primaries for mayor of New
Trouble with Skinheads at UB40 Gig
Skinheads: the cult of trouble Skinheads streaming out of Camden Town underground tonight look hard and they know it. The crop is the style, but it can also be the weapon: it’ll nut you if you look too long or you
facebook ban Skinheads, Punks and Scooterists
Symond Lawes event promoter, band manager and actor banned from facebook. Since yesterday morning 8/6/2020 a mass of Facebook profiles have been taken down. This seems to be based on the keyword, as it has nothing to do with any personal
Shane Meadows wants to make This Is England ’00
10/5/2020 Film still of This Is England in 2006. Picture: Moviestore Collection/Shutterstock The director has revealed he'd like to to make another instalment of the series, which is set at the turn of the millennium. Shane Meadows wants to do another series of This Is England. Every
Millie Small dies in London
"To all friends of Jaelee, Jaelee has asked me to write this and I do so with the heaviest of hearts. Earlier this afternoon Jaelee’s mum, the beautiful and vivacious spirit that was Millie Small passed away. Millie suffered a
Harrington Jacket an icon of British Fashion design
Harrington decades of cool When, it comes to the Harrington Jacket, I feel a sense of pride. I am from the North West of England. I was born in Salford and was brought up in Greater Manchester. For those that don’t know –
David Paul Greenfield Stranglers Legend dies from Covid19
David Paul Greenfield (29/3/49-3/5/20) We are deeply and profoundly saddened to announce the untimely passing of keyboard legend Dave Greenfield on the evening of 3rd May 2020. Following a stay in hospital for heart problems, Dave tested positive for the Covid-19 virus