Displaying items by tag: Terrace Culture
The Magnificent Six in Tales of Aggro- Foreword by Steve White (Drummer- The Style Council- Paul Weller)
‘A real slice of life told in the vernacular of the streets’ Irvine Welsh-
'It's a treat to read just like A Crafty Cigarette' - Punk Poet Legend John Cooper Clarke
Perry Boys Reviewed on ZANI
As stated in the prologue of The Perry Boys, author Ian Hough, ‘was not a gang leader or a glory hunter’, therefore, Salford Lad, Ian Hough, gives his narrative of being a member of a football firm in Manchester and beyond.
Wot's Wot in Bovver Rock
I needed some pills to make me feel grand
I was about to give this window my lot when ..
The cops are coming
The cops are coming
You'd better lock your door if you don't dig jail.”
80’s Casuals Tee-Shirts Reviewed
The Working Man Has Lost His Simple Game
For those were the halcyon days when it was a sport then it changed into a business when the money came.
Transalpino…If You know, You Know!
When Duffy met Jockey in a Liverpool coffee shop the outcome was inevitable; the Adidas enthusiast engaging with the Adidas dealer was only ever going to end one way…..orgasmic. Sound familiar?
Accent ‘84’ —The Casual Approach to Being in a Band
C.P Mille Miglia
They say music and fashion go hand in hand, but for me there’s a vital component missing. Football! Terrace fashion has long been as intriguing to me as any football match. Born in the 80s at a time of high unemployment, four-day weeks and national strikes were common place. But there was one saving grace for the struggling football fan – the terraces.
Millwall Football Club - The First 125 Years
In 1885, a group of workers at the J.T.Morton food processing plant in the East End of London decided to form a football club which they called Millwall Rovers FC. Today, October 2nd 2010 at The New Den, the clubs ground off the Old Kent Road in South London, that same football club celebrates its 125th anniversary.
Jook – The Missing Link Between The Who and The Jam?
In between Glam Rock and Punk, was a band called Jook, who visually distinguished themselves by donning the popular at the time ‘terrace culture’ look. This was an adaptation of the skinhead look of the late 60’s, but the trousers were slightly more flared, wore at times half-mast, and length had returned to the hair,
