Monday 22 October 2012
Tune of the Day - 'Twisce' Theo Bass
After its recent play on BBC Oxford Introducing it felt fitting to give this track Tune of The Day.
Monday 15 October 2012
Casuals Live
Vivid Riot and Cass
Pennant present a truly unique night
dedicated to football casual culture and music. This very special
night is headlined by Sheffield’s Section 60. Also on this
impressive bill are Stoke’s The Blue Collars, Reading’s Violet
Class and Southend’s Plastic Youth. Award Winning author and film
director Cass Pennant will compere the evening, whilst DJ Dan Nolan
will spin a host of new and old musical classics related to the
casual scene.
Casuals Live is the
first event of its kind and caters for an audience that is diverse
and active when it comes to music, fashion and football culture. The
bands on the night mix youthful independent musical passion with mod
(ernist) sensibilities, whilst looking very sharp at all times
Praise and hype for
the artists featured on the night have
reached far and wide. Nick Macabe (The Verve) Produced Plastic
Youth’s first single and the band are signed to Gary Powell’s
(The Libertines) record label. Violet Class also have impressive
plaudits including Stephen Street (producer The Smiths Blur and The
Courteneers). The Blue Collars have had mountains of internet press
and radio play. Headliners Section 60 can reveal in the fact that
they have Reverend and The Makers and Liam Gallagher as fans (The
band have been invited to play Gallagher’s Pretty Green store).
ITunes described Section 60’s debut album as, “Got to be heard.”
Vivid Riot and Cass
Pennant are the perfect combination to host a night of this kind.
Vivid Riot has gained mass online
popularity with a music blog that reviews, interviews and features
the best in new independent music. Their ‘Football Casual Podcasts’
have gained thousands of listeners with a diverse mix of music,
making Vivid Riot “The music site that doesn’t f**k about”
Cass Pennant’s name is
known worldwide as an author who specializes in football culture
writing. Cass has published numerous best-selling books and has also
had an eponymous film made about his life which gained critical
acclaim. Pennant’s last venture was a documentary called ‘Casuals’
which won best film at the highly acclaimed Portobello film festival
2012. Included in the ticket price is a copy of Cass’ award-winning
DVD which tells the story of football casual culture.
Casuals Live
promises be a night to remember and is already generating a
huge buzz by both word of mouth and on social media sites. An event
of this kind is long overdue and those that have seen what is in
store are already chomping at the bit to be involved.
Venue: The
Garage, Highbury, London N5 1RD (Nearest tube – Highbury and
Islington)
Hosted by: Vivid
Riot Promotions and Cass Pennant
Date: 10/11/2012
Tickets: £10:00
in advance
http://vividriot.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/vivid-riot-and-cass-pennant-present-casuals-live/
Thursday 4 October 2012
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Kill Murray - Pheromones
Great new tune from K.I.C favourites Kill Murray, which features on the Audioscope compilation, alongside Four Tet, Ride and others.
Monday 1 October 2012
Type Righter
When you get a few minutes check out this great new blog - Type Righter.
Be sure to look out for interviews with K.I.C favourites BBATBC and Kill Murray coming up in the future!
http://mstyperighter.wordpress.com/
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Monday 10 September 2012
Wednesday 29 August 2012
DRESSERS book trailer
Two years in the making, 3 nervous breakdowns, 25 personal accounts of featured events, over 200 full colour pages, 45 fashion pages, over 500 photographs, 75 designer labels, 25 scrapbook pages, 78 pairs of training shoes, 8000 shapes thrown on the dance floor and so much raving your Adidas Gazelles had holes in them.
Explosive, truthful, frank and entertaining, Dressers is the definitive social history of young working-class youth culture. From the football terraces of the early 80s to the legendary raves and dance scene in the 90s, Dressers charts the route from Italian sportswear to baggy rave gear - all placed against the backdrop of a small steel-working town 10 miles outside Glasgow.
Chronicling the rise of one of Scotland’s original football casual groups, Dressers is a gripping insight into the mad Saturday afternoon fracas that exploded into town centres and football grounds all over Scotland and the subsequent evolution through fashion and the dance scene.
Accurate, funny, fashionable and sometimes dark, these exploits continue through to the 90’s when being arrested was beginning to lose its appeal. Football casuals took a back seat as the rave and club culture exploded with the introduction of “that pill” right through to the new millennium.
With football fans having been long at the forefront of casual fashion, Dressers provides first hand recollections of the inspiration taken from figures as diverse as Bjorn Borg and Massimo Osti to Carl Cox and The Prodigy.
British style genius Jay Montessori said, “From a set of lads that could have been any of us living through that inspirational era, Dressers fuses the excellent observations of Phil Thornton’s ‘casuals’ book (from a Scottish point of view), with a fantastic pictorial and fashion section to rival our own ‘80s casuals’ bible.”
He continued “For me there have only been two books of note about this thing of ours. I would consider ‘Dressers’ to be the third.”
Up to 30 years of first-hand accounts, memories and the most in-depth account charting football, fashion and the rave scene in Scotland, Dressers is a must read for football, music and fashion obsessives alike – enjoy!
Thursday 23 August 2012
Tuesday 14 August 2012
Reeks of Effort vs Casual Classics - 29th August @ The Cellar
Casual Classics returns on the 29th of August, at the Cellar, for a special collaboration night with Reeks of Effort. With amazing live music from Joey Four, BBATBC, King of Cats, Jack Goldstein (Fixers), and Yucky Slime, followed by Casual Classics DJs, this is going to be a night to remember. Entrance charge - £4, doors open 7.30pm, end time 3.00 am. Be There. Keep It Casual.
Monday 30 July 2012
Kill Murray Show/ Casual Classics After Party
This Friday sees K.I.C favourites Kill Murray play a special gig at Modern Art Oxford, which is followed by a Casual Classics 1 Year Anniversary after party at Baby Love Bar. £4 entry for the gig. £3 entry before 12, and £4 after for Casual Classics, with a £1 discount if you have been to the gig. Be There. Keep It Casual.
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Tuesday 17 July 2012
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