Posted by Notcot on Feb 22, 2013 in
Cult Film 
Welcome to the world of the sharp-suited ‘faces’. The Italianistas. The scooter-riding, all-night-dancing instigators of what became, from its myriad sources, a very British phenomenon. Mod began life as the quintessential working-class movement of a newly affluent nation – a uniquely British amalgam of American music and European fashions that mixed modern jazz with modernist design in an attempt to escape the drab conformity, snobbery and prudery of life in 1950s Britain. But what started as a popular cult became a mainstream culture, and a style became a revolution. In “Mod”, Richard Weight tells the story of Britain’s biggest and most influential youth cult. He charts the origins of Mod in the Soho jazz scene of the 1950s, set to the cool sounds of Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. He explores Mod’s heyday in Swinging London in the mid-60s – to a new soundtrack courtesy of the Small Faces, the Who and the Kinks. He takes us to the Mod-Rocker riots at Margate and Brighton, and into the world of fashion and design dominated by Twiggy, Mary Quant and Terence Conran. But Mod did not end in the 1960s.Richard Weight not only brings us up to the cult’s revival in the late 70s – played out against its own soundtrack of Quadrophenia and the Jam – but reveals Mod to be the DNA of British youth culture, leaving its mark on glam and Northern Soul, punk and Two Tone, Britpop and rave. This is the story of Britain’s biggest and brassiest youth movement – and of its legacy. Music, film, fashion, art, architecture and design – nothing was untouched by the eclectic, frenetic, irresistible energy of “Mod”.
Price : £ 17.5
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Tags: british phenomenon, european fashions, fashion art, film fashion, irresistible energy, mainstream culture, mid 60s, modernist design, myriad sources, prudery, small faces, soho jazz, soul punk, terence conran, world of fashion
Posted by Notcot on Feb 22, 2013 in
Cult Film Tags: 163, a3, Elvis
Posted by Notcot on Feb 22, 2013 in
Cult Film Tags: 2012., Calendar, Elvis, Official
Posted by Notcot on Feb 21, 2013 in
Cult Film Tags: 163, a3, cheryl cole
Posted by Notcot on Feb 21, 2013 in
Cult Film
Welcome to the world of the sharp-suited ‘faces’. The Italianistas. The scooter-riding, all-night-dancing instigators of what became, from its myriad sources, a very British phenomenon. Mod began life as the quintessential working-class movement of a newly affluent nation – a uniquely British amalgam of American music and European fashions that mixed modern jazz with modernist design in an attempt to escape the drab conformity, snobbery and prudery of life in 1950s Britain. But what started as a popular cult became a mainstream culture, and a style became a revolution. In “Mod”, Richard Weight tells the story of Britain’s biggest and most influential youth cult. He charts the origins of Mod in the Soho jazz scene of the 1950s, set to the cool sounds of Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. He explores Mod’s heyday in Swinging London in the mid-60s – to a new soundtrack courtesy of the Small Faces, the Who and the Kinks. He takes us to the Mod-Rocker riots at Margate and Brighton, and into the world of fashion and design dominated by Twiggy, Mary Quant and Terence Conran. But Mod did not end in the 1960s.Richard Weight not only brings us up to the cult’s revival in the late 70s – played out against its own soundtrack of Quadrophenia and the Jam – but reveals Mod to be the DNA of British youth culture, leaving its mark on glam and Northern Soul, punk and Two Tone, Britpop and rave. This is the story of Britain’s biggest and brassiest youth movement – and of its legacy. Music, film, fashion, art, architecture and design – nothing was untouched by the eclectic, frenetic, irresistible energy of “Mod”.
Price : £ 17.5
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Tags: british phenomenon, european fashions, fashion art, film fashion, irresistible energy, mainstream culture, mid 60s, modernist design, myriad sources, prudery, small faces, soho jazz, soul punk, terence conran, world of fashion
Posted by Notcot on Feb 21, 2013 in
Cult Film Tags: 163, a3, cheryl cole
Posted by Notcot on Feb 21, 2013 in
Cult Film Tags: 163, 2012., a3, Calendar, Cheryl, cheryl cole, Cole, Official
Posted by Notcot on Feb 20, 2013 in
Cult Film 
Mastering the Fuji X100 provides the ambitious photographer with everything they need to know to operate this camera that has become an instant classic. Readers will learn about the features and capabilities of the X100 and will discover numerous tips and tricks for how to maximize its potential. Learn how to influence dynamic range, how to optimize focus, which film simulation is best, and much more. The Fuji X100 is a premium digital viewfinder camera that combines compact size with sophisticated technical features and uncompromising optical quality. This unique camera already enjoys cult status and is used by many photographers as the ideal travel and snapshot camera. Nonetheless, the X100 is much more than an automatic snapshot camera – it is a sophisticated photographic tool. In a layout suitable to the camera’s attractive design, this manual presents convincing imagery that attests to the fun you will have as you begin to push the envelope of your Fuji X100.
Price : £ 18.39
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Tags: Fuji, Mastering, X100
Posted by Notcot on Feb 20, 2013 in
Cult Film Tags: 2012., Calendar, Cheryl, Cole, Official
Posted by Notcot on Feb 20, 2013 in
Cult Film Tags: 163, a3, cliff richard
