Doctor Brutus will see you now

Posted on February 7, 2012 by suedehead

Our favourite classic shirt makers Brutus have teamed up with Dr Martens to produce a colourful mash up. The button-down shirt collaboration available with limited edition packaging is essentially the previous black, yellow and white version with the black swapped for cherry red. The Brutus Trimfit and Dr Marten’s shirt has a bright vintage feel that is in your face.

I’m glad to say that the quality of the shirts have improved since the first batch since the company’s re-appearance. The latest shirts are better sized and made with thicker material. That’s certainly our experience comparing the Heritage Blue/Black Tartan with the earlier Red/Blue shirt which we purchased.

As the Dr Martens site explains, it’s all in the details. With shirts that make you feel this good, who needs an apple a day?

Stone Roses Reunion: The Third Coming

Posted on October 18, 2011 by suedehead

At a press conference today at Soho Hotel in Richmond Mews, London at 3pm the announcement the world has been waiting for finally came: The Stone Roses will reform with the original 4 band members: Ian Brown, John Squire, Reni and Mani.

There will be new material and two gigs at Heaton Park in Manchester next summer. Ticket sales start on Friday at 0900. Good luck.

All I want for Christmas is … This is England ’88

Posted on October 6, 2011 by suedehead

Renowned filmmaker Shane Meadows follows up the explosive award-winning This Is England ’86 with three new one-hour films. These are to be broadcast on Channel 4 over the festive period 2012 and available to buy from 26th December.

Originally there was to be a one off 88 film with a 1990 edition appearing in the spring. However after filming in May 2012, Meadows commented:

Read what Shane Meadows said and more on This is England 88

Madness of Yesterday’s Mods and Rockers

Posted on September 19, 2011 by suedehead

Madness lead singer Suggs was on Radio 6 Records’ Radcliffe & Maconie afternoon show today plugging his House of fun weekender at Butlins. He mentioned another project he has been working on which is a program for the channel Yesterday about mods and rockers and he and his hosts mourned the demise of the UK youth cults.

Find out when this program will be on telly

Supreme Levi’s jackets here

Posted on September 13, 2011 by suedehead

Following their association with Clarks in the spring, New York skater brand Supreme now have a collection with Suedehead favourite: Levi’s, coming out soon. There’s a handsome suede trucker jacket and a cool as leather trucker jacket. Very nice indeed. See pictures of Supreme’s Levi’s collection.

Not only that but they have a new store opening in London very soon so you can get them here and soon. Their only UK shop will be located at 2 Peter Street in the heart of Soho, and open it’s doors for the first time at 11am on Thursday September 22nd. See a pic here. I only hope they do them in your size :¬)

Beady Eyes on the road

Posted on September 1, 2011 by suedehead

Liam Gallagher takes his band Beady Eye on the road again for a mini tour this autumn. The dates for the sixties-influenced rock n roll are:

Blackpool Empress Ballroom (November 11)
Sheffield O2 Academy (12)
Birmingham O2 Academy (14)
Swindon Oasis Leisure Centre (15)
London O2 Academy Brixton (17)

Get tickets for Beady Eye here

The face behind pretty green’s mod influenced clothing range and menace with a microphone has also revealed that he will be in the studio early next year working on new material. He told Radio 6 Music

“We’ve got enough material for another record and that is what we shall do, whether people like it or not.”

He was also pressed to comment on his brother’s new stuff to which he said…

“it was a lot better when I was singing on them but I am sure people will like the soft approach.”

Always good for a quote is Liam Gallagher. I found this video of him at the opening of his Pretty Green store in Glasgow. He loves his gear and the put downs at the end of this piece are brilliant.

View video of Liam Gallagher in Glasgow at Pretty green store opening

Radio 6 works like a Trojan

Posted on August 31, 2011 by suedehead

Yesterday’s Radcliffe and Maconie show featured The Trojan Records Story box-set compiler, Laurence Cane-Honeysett. He discusses the new boxed set, the songs he chose and his love of Trojan Records, ska and reggae. Three songs played from the new History of Trojan Records boxed set are:

Harry J. All Stars — Liquidator

Winston Samuels — Lick It Back

Bob & Marcia — Take Me

Looks like it will be a great purchase even at £29.99 and will be on many Christmas lists this year. With a window sticker and a 50 page book it will allow another generation to get up to speed with Trojan music.

Bank Holiday weekend sees The Sun shine?

Posted on August 31, 2011 by suedehead

Yes it was August bank holiday and the press find a reason to trot out mod culture cliches again. Thank you Monday’s Sun Newspaper.

Interesting to hear from old mods around at the time but why is the focus always on a 5 minute scrap from decades ago? Can’t we hear more about the music or the clothes? Good to see some nice scooters and read that youths are into the scene. Not sure if the Kaiser Chiefs are really behind this though :-/

read a little bit more here...

Icons of mens style

Posted on August 29, 2011 by suedehead

I recently was given and read Icons of Mens Style by freelance journalist Josh Sims and it’s pretty good too.

Everything in the modern male wardrobe has a ‘first of its kind’ – a definitive item, often designed for specialist use, on which all others were based. Icons of Men’s Style looks at the most important and famous of these products – their importance, the stories of their design, the brand/company that originally started making them and how that original item changed and shaped the way men dress today. Read more about Icons of Mens Style...

Fred Perry wins again!

Posted on August 22, 2011 by suedehead

Fred Perry released 3 Peter Blake inspired polo shirts, with the white version of the Peter Blake limited edition Fred Perry polo shirt pictured here.

“Made in England, this soft combed cotton pique shirt features wider tipping running along the textured flat knit collar and cuffs. The shirt’s body has a classic fit, and features two sewn-on badges alongside hand screen printed icons, referencing the artist’s renowned use of pop iconography.”

It’s also available in red and black with slightly different positioning of the patches and screen printing.

You can also still find the Fred Perry Northern Soul White Polo Shirt which is also a very limited edition featuring northern soul patches sewn onto a standard M12 Fred Perry polo shirt. The patches on this particular limited edition are for the twisted wheel and a heart of soul Wigan-casino-like patch.