Friday 20 August 2010
Scooter Riding Mods & Vintage Vinyl Set To Dominate August Bank Holiday In Brighton
Pete Townshend & Paolo Hewitt have teamed up to write sleeve notes for a new book that is set to take centre stage in Brighton this August Bank Holiday.
Young Vespa and Lambretta riding Mods from all over the UK and Europe will also be attendance as their spiritual home gears up for an action packed weekend, forty six years since the original modernists set foot on the East Sussex seaside resort back in 1964.
This year's event, hosted by New Untouchables, coincides with the launch of brand new Mods" book, I'm One (21st Century Mods) by Horst R Fredriechs.
An exhibition, available for viewing on Saturday and Sunday, will feature 15ft prints of some of the images featured in the book on display on the wall of Sea Life Brighton, next to the daytime events venue, the Volks (opposite Brighton Pier).
A whole weekend of events have been lined up including four live bands over two days and a scooter competition, followed by a ride out to Beachy Head, not forgetting a market area selling vintage vinyl and modernist threads.
DJs from a dozen clubs round the UK as well as local clubs Mojo to Go Go, Hush Club, Born Bad and Da Doo Ron Ron are all represented…
Saturday from 11pm at Komedia - At the Party! NUTS DJs and special guest Alan Hanscombe spin sublime 60"s dance party grooves.
Sunday from 11pm at Komedia – Allnighter! - Room 1: Northern and rare soul with DJs: Ginger Taylor (lancs legend), Irish Greg (100 club), Steve Cato (soul or nothing) Yann Vatiste (va va voom), So Bridger (da doo ron ron), Chris Dale (scenesville)
Room 2: Mod club and 60"s sounds with NUTS DJ"s and guests: Spider Webb (the horrors) and Jamie Parr.
NUTS DJs: Lee Miller, Pid, Rob Bailey, Mark Raison, Chris Dale & Speed
New Untouchables visits Komedia Brighton on Sat 28 and Sun 29 August from 11pm onwards. Entry is £10/£8 NUS Sat and £12/£8 NUS Sun available on-line at www.komedia.co.uk/brighton or from the Box Office on 0845 293 8480.
For more information about the full weekend of events please see www.newuntouchables.com
by: Mike Cobley
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