| Current Bands Everything you'll ever need to know about the current mod bands, and mod-related bands.. |
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| The Affair |
| Solarflares |
| Nine Below Zero |
| The Impact |
| Long Tall Shorty |
| 17 Black |
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| Bif Pam Pow |
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| The Boss |
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| Dan's People |
| Jensen |
| Roundabout |
| The Embrooks |
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| Censored |
| Headquarters |
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| The History |
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| Green Circles |
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| The Golden Hour |
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| Jacksons Corner |
| The Keepers |
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| The Things |
| Zen |
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| Ian Page - the infamous? lead singer of (in my opinion), the best revival mod band, Secret Affair, is back with The Affair! The Current line-up is: Bob Clarke (Drums), Ian Jones (Bass), Jel Lee (Guitar) Chris Daniels (Sax) And Ian Page! |
| The sound of The Prisoners (Graham Day) has returned in the format of The SolarFlares. Their music is powered by the ‘60s garage sound, which is raw and vibrant, and with their blend of Small Faces, Who and Hendrix influences - they will astound you. Their line up is: Allan Crockford (Bass/Vocals), Simon Howard Wolf (Drums), Graham Day (Guitar/Lead Vocals), Andrew Godleman Parsley (Keyboards/Vocals). |
| North Dublin based band The Things are wholly original in their sound with influences deeply rooted in R'n'B and rock. They're fronted by 21 year-old Neil Moore, whose vocal styling is fevered, raw and bitingly melodic. Guitarist and musical visionary, 20 year-old Vinny Duggan, the charismatic bassist, 19 year-old Robbie Brady and drummer extraordinaire, 20 year-old Jimmy Cullen. The maestro on keys is Ruairi Paxton. |
| Zen have many songs from beautiful ballads such as 'Table For One' & 'I'll Be Strong', crunching guitar tunes 'Deja Vu' & 'Now Tomorrow' to upbeat pop anthems 'She's Electric Too' & 'Devil Take Me Down'. |
| Just as the original Modernists saw the visual implications of rock, so Headquarters turns its music into a full-on media assault incorporating fashion, art, and film. Their exuberant live shows at top clubs in their native New York City, their stylish looks, and their songtrack plus live appearance in the independent film American Mod (www.americanmod.net) have captivate mods and modern-rock fans alike. |
| Dennis Greaves heads up the band, playing guitar and singing. Then there is the rhythm section of Gerry McAvoy and Brendan O'Neill. Gerry is the bass player, and Brendan on drums. Mark Feltham plays the harmonica. Since January 2001 Mark has been back playing with Nine Below Zero, himself and Dennis being the founder members of the band. |
| The Impact's image is Mid-1960's Mod-hairstyles and clothes reflecting this. The equipment is vintage Vox, Epiphone, Hofner and Rickenbacker. The image never drops-not even in rehearsal. The manager threatened to punch any of them who wore trainers! The Imapct are: Paul Davenport, Tony Harper, Kenny Shinn, Little Phil and Ian Soulsby. |
| 17BLACK are a four piece band from Horsham, England. They have been together for 3 years playing and recording their own material. Their main influences are the Small Faces, The Who and The Jam. During the 3 years they have been together they have attracted a large following both locally and in and around London. They recorded The Accumulator EP last year and have recently contributed to a Small Faces tribute CD by recording five of their favourite Small Faces tracks. |
| Bif Bam Pow are: Warren Garner- VOCALS, GUITAR Darren Woodford - BASS GUITAR, VOCALS Andy 'Mac' McAvoy - HAMMOND ORGAN Paul ‘Gilly’ Gillingwater – VOCALS, PERCUSSION Lee Andrews – DRUMSTheir set is made up of classic A & B sides from England's finest, like The Who, Small Faces, Kinks, Creation and The Jam, add American garage anthems from The Standells and The Sonics, mix with Stax, Atlantic and Motown cuts and a little bit of homebred RnB like Doctor Feelgood |
| Jensen are: Matt Bond, Lead vocals and guitar. Danny Bond, Drums. Johnny Gray, Vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, trumpet. Neil Ackroyd, Bass guitar and vocals. |
| The Golden Hour from Glasgow have a debut album out called Beyond The Beyond - It is simply superb. The Golden Hour are the only band I have heard that sound like 60's mod, mod revival and britpop, and do it all well! |
| Dan's People are from Maidenhead and consist of Noel Lanigan on lead vocals, Dan Taylor on drums and backing vocals, Otis Kelly on Hammond organ, electric piano and backing vocals, Rob Wilson on guitar and backing vocals and Steve Prince on bass and backing vocals. |
| The Embrooks are the hottest Freakbeat trio the UK has to offer!! Drawing on influences ranging from The Who and Creation through to The Birds and Mike Stuart Span (to name but a few). The line-up remains unchanged since the start, consisting of:- MOLE (ex-Mystreated/Stewed) on bass/vocals, ALESSANDRO COZZI LEPRI (ex-Head & The Hares) on guitar/vocals, and LOIS TOZER (ex-Hellcats/Dirty Burds) on drums. |
| The History are an innovative fresh and original band from west London, with influences from Dylan to the Charlatans the songs are real songwriters songs, concentrating on hooks, riffs, and melodies with clear cut verses and choruses. The band have been together for nearly four years now and have gone from strength to strength. |
| Censored - a youthful, intelligent, sharp and smartly dressed musical trio that strum, pluck, boom and thump like nothing you’ve ever heard before. What you hear is Censored...., however the sentiment, emotion and honesty is totally uncensored and soulful, highlighting just one of the many ambiguities in this merry band of modernist cohorts! |
| THE KEEPERS hail from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They emerged from the ashes of two of the city's best live bands, the Thee Dreggs and Cinnamon Firm. They have managed to retain the essence and power of both these bands but with an added dynamic that gives them their own distinct brand of Belfast beat. Their music is ingrained with elements of garage rock, R&B, mod and punk. |
| The Green Circles from Australia. A year or so ago, two friends got together to play songs they loved. They met two others of like mind and the Green Circles were born. After a few rehearsals pretending to be the Creation or the Vibrants, they started to write their own material. |
| Jacksons Corner from Reading. Always give a fantastic performance, playing their original, laconic brand of mod-pop. The members of Jacksons Corner are witty without smugness, while their lyrics are intelligent without pretentiousness. |
| The Boss' lead singer, Danny, born in Stepney East London. Danny is the main driving force behind 'The Boss'. Danny originally formed the band along with Marc Myers in 1984. His musical influences are varied, but mainly stem from the major bands of the 60's and also New Wave and Punk. |
| Long Tall Shorty have recently been compared with Primal Scream, The Hives and White Stripes, but those that knew the band in the days of the Mod Revival 1979 onwards, combined with newer listeners today, have certainly got reason to be encouraged, as witnessed by the recent launch of LTS new CD "A Bird In The Hand"- a pure blend of pounding beats and "punky mod" numbers. |
| The Riots |
| The Riots are from Detroit, Michigan, USA. They love the Who, the Action, the Kinks, anything you might find on the Nuggets comps...the Seeds...on and on...etc etc... They love some mod culture! |
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| Boogaloo Mouse are a Swansea-based Mod/Indie band playing mostly original material along with classics from The Who, The Jam, The Small Faces & Ocean Colour Scene. Their line-up is: Larne Hughes (Vocals/fancies himself as Swansea's Ace Face), Paul Griffiths (Guitar), Simon Gray (Bass/Vocals) and Jon Jones (Drums/Vocals). |
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| The DividedLines |
| From Los Angeles California The Divided Lines are the "MODERN DAY" answer for Angry Mods all over the world. They are the vicious wave that will put MOD back on the map one way or another, taking the elements of all things mod and mixing the essence of youth and angst with a final result of "MAXIMUM MOD/PUNK"! |
| Roundabout - Swindon's answer to Maximum Power Pop, are: Lee Armitage - Vocals, harmonica Rob Dady - Bass guitar, vocals Steve Paul - Lead guitar Dean Sweeney - Rhythm guitar, vocals Steve Rose - Drums, vocals |
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| The Movement |
| The Movement are a power trio from Copenhagen Denmark. Style: The Movement play’s punk-rock-mod with elements of ska. The sound is influenced by The Jam, The Who and The Clash. Style: The Movement is a well dressed band who always wears suits. |
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| The Clear |
| Liverpool four piece The Clear have been together as a line up since November 2001. Their songs are guitar driven with great hooks and strongly executed vocals. |
| The Provocateurs |
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| Statuto |
| Statuto from Italy - they are 100% mod (and they play ska in italian)!! |
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| Smodati |
| Smodati are 5 blokes from Milan playing Italian Mod Powerpop (and sometimes a bit of Ska). The sound is influenced by all the Mod Revival bands, in particular The Jam, Chords, Purple Hearts and Squire..The lyrics are about Milan, Girls, Beer, Football and Scooters! |
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| Peter Colours |
| Peter Colours: A band from Ibiza island who were formed in summer 1997.Sharing love for bands such as The Jam, Nerves, Squire, Kinks, Remains,Who, Miracle Workers, or OCS and Supergrass ... they started to compose brilliant and energic pop tunes with a very powerful rhythm.Their philosophy is based on doing their own compositions just following their rules which are marked by their influences and boosts. |
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| The Daze |
| The Daze have been on the circuit now since 2001 and have pleased packed-out crowds, covering various mod, 60's/70's and Indie anthems ranging from The Who, Small Faces, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Jam, Weller, OCS, Oasis and many more! |
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| The High Dials |
| The High Dials are a band from the West Island sector in Montreal, QC, Canada. The members, Rishi Dhir (bass), Trevor Anderson (singer/songwriter), Robb Surridge (drums), Robbie MacArthur (lead guitar) are making music inspired by the Who, The Kinks, The Zombies,The Prisoners, and The Jam. |
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| Made |
| Made are a mod/powerpop band from La Spezia, Italy. Since 1998 they are one of the best known bands in the Italian scene having played in all the most important rallies and parties. They play mainly their own songs inspired by all the classics 60's and 70's mod bands with also a little bit of 90's britpop in it. |
| The Lost 45s |
| The Lost 45s were raised on vinyl and have the cherished belief that a single can be a work of art.... 3 or 4 minutes to make a connection, then BANG!! You've got em!" "That's the manifesto.....every song should be able to stand up as a single in its own right |
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| The Men |
| The Men are from Lund, Sweden and play simple, gutsy and groovy black R&B and soul, delivered in a white guitargroup-style with high three-part harmony vocals, á la spring 1965 in London. Clothing directly out of Rave-magazine and stage-act out of Ready!Steady!Go! |
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| High Watts |
| The High Watts - Southampton's powerful energetic mod/rock band . The band were formed in November 2000. The band not only cover other bands The Who,Small Faces,The Beatles,The Undertones ,Oasis and other classic rock bands . But have written their own material and produced a local album "Blue cottage". |
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| Smashing Time |
| Smashing Time make a splendid noise! Funky Hammond, rocking guitar action with no nonsense harmonica violence. With a set of instantly memorable pop songs owing much to the classic bands of the 60`s, this London group quickly gained a reputation as a hard working, well rehearsed outfit. |
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| The Pills |
| The Pills from Boston - Sharp shards of guitar mix with lush vocal harmonies and an uncompromising sense of volume to leave the audience pleasantly stunned. This is music for fast driving that guarantees to make your toe shoot up in your shoe. |
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| Rinaldi Sings |
| Rinaldi Sings is the new group fronted by singer/songwriter Steve Rinaldi. A big band with a big sound, they play sharp-suited mod pop-soul! For five years STEVE RINALDI was a key member of THE MOMENT and has often helped out other leading acts. He played on The Jetset’s ‘Five’ album, appeared with Squire at Mods Mayday in 1999, and he currently makes occasional guest appearances with Ian Page’s band, The Affair. |
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| THE FAD's influences run over a number of genres too numerous to list here. While such terms as "mod" and "garage" may help to lead the uninitiated to discover something they might like, THE FAD are constantly writing new music that reaches for creative heights. Travel with them and soar to a place of something new and unexpected! |
| The Fad |
| From the ashes of The Intelligista, arises an ultimately more purist, more mature, and more downright funky trio intent on minimalist rhythm & groove. Think Gang of Four without the punk or politics. Think James Brown's Famous Flames meets Steve Cropper - stripped down to it's most skeletal. The Provocateurs are about movement - they're about looking at a Francis Wolff photo and thinking, no matter how sweat-soaked the scene is it's still so damn cool! |
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| The Cool Jerks |
| THE COOL JERKS: Steve ‘scrawny jerk’ – vocals and harmonica, Neil ‘hippy jerk’ – drums, James ‘posh jerk’- keyboards, Tim ‘tubby jerk’ – lead guitar. Steve, a scrawny old mod, formerly of ‘Cellophane Aeroplane’ fame, stumbled across the other jerks playing easy listening sounds in a jazz band in Kent one lazy Sunday afternoon. He rescued them from a life of purgatory and they have never looked back… Influences range from The Who, Small Faces to Marvin Gaye,Slim Harpo,Jimmy Smith and Brian Auger. |
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| The Hideaways |
| The Hideaways are a five-piece band from Portsmouth on the south coast of England playing an authentic mix of 60's soul, beat and funky r&b. The group's sound will take you back to the days of hipshakin' tunes and northern soul all-nighters with their heady cocktail of dusty dancefloor jazz, New Orleans funk and hammond drenched grooves. |
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| Furdelux |
| Furdelux (founded 2003) play a mixture of 60s/70s soul funk with a rocky edge - in the style of the old Staxx/Atlantic high energy artists. Their repertoire consists mainly of own material plus some lesser known covers by original sixties artists. The band members include scene veteran Jon-Paul Harper (ex Clique, ex Knave) on bass, Nicole Meng (vocals) & Heike Marx (hammond) from the ex girl band Thee Cherylinas and Uygar Sen (guitar) formerly Strange Brew. The brass section and drummer have a musical/jazz background and give the band a broader spectrum. |
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| The Living Dolls |
| The Living Dolls are from San Francisco Ca, USA.They are a Mod band with a 21st Century twist. Picking up inspiration from from the last four decades of music The "Dolls" incorporate power pop, arena rock, alternative, new wave, protopunk, and psychedelia into an original yet strangely familiar package. They count amongst their influences The Kinks,The Jam,The Who,Iggy Pop, ELO,Patty Smith,The Pixies,The Small Faces, and The Velvet Underground. |
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| Archive 45 |
| Archive 45 - This Birmingham 4 piece newage indie rock band roar out more than a smiggen of the youthful passions of the young Small Faces. With a set that wouldn’t be out of place at The Speakeasy circa 1967 they create a rare honesty and passion that is missing in all but a handful of new musicians. Poised on the brink of greatness these guys are all about guitars and heavy soul with influences that stretch from The Spencer Davis Group to Miles Davis. |
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| J60 from Birmingham are: Glyn Stafford -lead guitar/vox, Danny Turner - rhythm guitar/vox, Warren Smith bass guitar/vox and Shaun Walker - drums. Their influences include; Small Faces, The Jam, Paul Weller, The Las and The Who! |
| Lo Numbers |
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| The Lo Numbers are a three piece mod outfit based in Weymouth Dorset. Their repertoire consits of Motown, The Small Faces ,Creation, The Who, Kinks and The Jam. Rich Murphy guitar, Chris Chapman bass and Iain Matheison drums can count 45 years of gigging over Europe and the U.S. |
| The Punchline |
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| The Punch Line were formed at the height of the mid '80's New York City mod/garage scene. The group was able to attract a broad-based audience with their intelligent songwriting, powerful rhythms and intricate harmonies. After the release of their first single in '87, The Punch Line continued to perform and record into the early '90's and contributed tracks to various compilations. Although they eventually went their separate ways the original members reunited in 2003. It didn't take long for the group to complete their first new material in a decade. The result of that effort is the new EP "...to get to the other side". |
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| The Gonks |
| The Gonks originated in autumn 2003
After the last gig of the Beat Set,
Philippe (drums) and Roel (Bass) saw
a chance to start this new project, with
influences of freakbeat and soul.
They asked John Dregg on guitar - who
recently had played with the Evil Thingies,
Andrews and Thee Dreggs (now Keepers)
On soulful vocals and leadguitar they
attracted the charismatic Colin Gould - also
frontman of the immediate Reaction!
The Gonks were joined by the elegant organplayer Elli Gonckx (Immediate Reaction) She gave The Gonks sound another dimension, playing the L100 Porta B Hammond ! Together they create that cool vintage sound, driving any mod and 60's fan wild! |
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| Moving Sounds |
| The Moving Sounds were started as a trio back in year 2000, by bass guitarist Peter Rosén, drummer Per Wollbrand and guitarist Lars Nordin. The intention from the beginning was to play music inspired by the 60s, but not raw garage punk as a lot of other bands influenced by that great decade. Instead, the idea was to play music with more of a mod flavour - a combination of sixties rhythm 'n' blues and soul or The Creation mixed with Booker T & The MG's. Quite soon after the start Fredrik Forsman, previously in Babysnakes and Jim-Jams, joined on organ and Jonas Lindholm started handling the vocals. In August 2000, Staffan Flodmark replaced Lars Nordin as guitarist |
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| Double Yellow Lines |
| Double Yellow Lines are a mod influenced, teen, 4 piece band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire; performing various types of music. Particularly modern rock e.g. The Verve, Ocean Colour Scene, and Paul Weller. They also perform previous idols such as The Who, The Small Faces, The kinks and the jam. |
| The Walnut Dash |
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| The Walnut Dash are a trio of Essex based pop connoisseurs. Think of The Hollies meeting The Buzzcocks and hiring in a decent tailor. That’ll give you a pretty good idea what this dapper combo are all about! |
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| Scarlet Blue |
| Scarlet Blue are a five piece Scottish mod outfit, performing the likes of Small Faces, The Who, The
Kinks, The Jam, Sam and dave, Marvin Gaye and original Mod influenced material! The line up consists of, Michael Fry On Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals, Ian Gregson on hammond and Backing Vocals, Martin Elliot on Lead Vocals and acoustic Guitar, Jamie Cameron On Bass and Backing Vocals and Satty Patel On Drums. |
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| The Eddies |
| The Eddies are: Dale Hoth, Earle Mankey and Dean Hoth. One look at the cover of The Eddies’ debut CD “In The Sunshine” leaves you wondering just exactly what their influences are: Mod? Powerpop? Surf? Punk? In skillfully combining components of each of these distinct and influential styles, The Eddies succeed in intertwining the basic elements of harmony, melody, and the inescapable complexities of love. |
| The Elevations |
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| The Elevations: Motown is back in Detroit! Pouring the sweet sounds of 60's soul into the garage rock-dominated Detroit music scene. I listened to these guys today and simply can't take them out of the cd player! It's like listening to mid-tempo and fast Northern Soul/Tamla Motown with a slight garage edge - in a word , BRILLIANT! |
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| Leeds-based retro Futurists Freebooting Profiteers blaze a maze of melodies mixing up influences from The Jam, The Kinks, The Libertines and Mersey Beat into their own concoction of powerpop action. They consist of Jonny Magus – Vocals/Guitar , Sir Peregrine Forsyth – Vocals/Guitar , Jonny Dobson – Bass and Jefferson – Drums. |
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| The Clamour |
| Californian based group The Clamour consist of Collin, Michael, former Distraction member Chris Bradley, Jon and Chris. Their influences are white British bands during the 1960's playing R&B music, 1960's Garage/punk, and anything with soul! |
| The Shambles |
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| Bart Mendoza and Kevin Donaker-Ring, (formerly of 80's mod band, Manual Scan), Mark Z and Brad, make up The Shambles - an American guitar-oriented Power Pop band. |
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| Grasp |
| Essex based band, Grasp have been described as 'Jangling Rickenbacker guitars and a driving, thumping back beat combine to create an electrifying mix of mid 60's inspired guitar pop-soul!' Andy Taylor - lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Gary Weeks - lead guitar, Spencer Taylor on Bass and Mark Hines on Drums |
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| Van Courtland Rangers |
| Formed on the 25th Anniversary of Britain's Mod Revival, the Van Courtland Rangers are taking Pete Meaden's motto, "Clean living under difficult circumstances", to heart. The sound is a glorious amalgam of early 60's pop and late '70's punk, with liberal doses of surf and Jamaican rock-steady. Their sordid tales of modern life are set against euphoric pop melodies and driving rhythms, a perfect balance of yesterday and tomorrow. |
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| US Beat |
| US Beat from Michigan are: Todd Hertstein - vocals and guitar,
Jay Wasciuk - vocals and organ, Ryan Glew - vocals and bass Ian Block - drums. The band plays a mix of ska, reggae, pop, and punk. Sighting influences such as Madness, The Lambrettas, The Who, Long Tall Shorty, and The Specials. |
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| The Culture |
| The Culture - recently signed to an independant label. Have taken inspiration from old and new Mod and indie bands. Based in Bedfordshire, UK, are: Sean keegan - lead vox and rythm guitar, Daniel Ayres - lead guitar, Jono Mead - bass guitar, Callum Brown - drums. |
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| The Dog Show - A trio from New York. Consist of Jerome O'Brien, Andrew Plonsky (bass) and Phil McDonald (drums).
Taking a blend of early 60's song craft and lean, rock arrangements, The Dog Show lands somewhere between The Kinks and The Jam with bits of Townsend and Costello at it's core. |
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| Laboratorio SP |
| Most influeced by the mod revival, Laboratório SP are trying to keep mod alive in São Paulo, Brazil! They are: Walter Chinaski - vocals, Jun Santos - lead guitar, Ado Tralha - bass, and Fabio Barbosa - drums. |
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| Bowfinger |
| Bowfinger are from Luton and Cambridgeshire. They are Ed Coleman; Vocal/Guitar, Iain Houston; Vocal/Guitar, Simon Rinaldo; Vox, Farfisa & Hammond Organs/Electric Piano, Barry Cooper; Drums, and Oli Carter on Bass. Predominately influenced by the 60's Mod and the late 70's New Wave and Mod Revival - their sound is unique and infectious and their songs are memorable! |
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| The Shake |
| Newbury-based band, The Shake, consist of Faye Hurst - Vocals,
Clive Drew - Guitar, Roger Green - Fender bass, and Joost Hendricks - Drums. They Combine the style and poise of the Small Faces, the energy of the Libertines and the tunes of Arthur Lee and Love! |
| The Skyshakers |
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| The Skyshakers are a mod power trio that thrive on writing catchy, energetic, upbeat songs; original music born from influences including The Jam, The Kinks and The Who.
The Band members are Nick Lake - Guitar/Vocals, Jim Horwill - Bass/Vocals, Geoff Diprose - Drums. With a debut single release planned for early 2007, Gloucestershire's mod revival is beginning to gather momentum! |
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| Swedish mod-powerpop group The Modesty are Thomas Johansson - bass and vocals, Tomas Nordmark - vocals and guitar and Erik Wennerholm - drums and percussion. Influenced by Davies and Weller. Their debut album is to released in early 2007, mixed by Christoffer Lundquist. |
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| New Fidelity |
| The New Fidelity from Long Beach California are Billy Parkinson drums/vocals , Dan Perkins lead vocals/guitar , Roberto Escobar bass/vocals , Shawn Malone guitar/vocals and R. Scott keyboards. They play a brand of 60's influenced Mod Power Pop, with influences including The Small Faces, The Who, Motown, and the Jam. |