- Monkey Picks highlights one of the best 1960s soul shows that ever existed: The Beat!
- Dang! That David Bowie was a total hippie when he was a Manish Boy! Look at that hair!
- A look at one of the more coloful sites in Palm Springs, the Saguaro!
- Argh! I just received the Trojan Presents Mod Ska compilation Robert Nicholls put together for Trojan records and before I have a chance to really let it sink in, he helps put together another great-looking compilation! Nicholls!!
- The new Mister Suave podcast features a good mix of tunes including some Etta and some McLagen!
- And when you're done with that, get your groove goin' with some Stanley Turrentine!
- I love stories involving people's excitement over clothes inspired by good music, and here's one from Jimmy Frost Mellor guesting on A Modernist!
- Have I mentioned the interesting sites in my neighborhood before? We live a few blocks down from one of the oldest cemeteries in California, which includes plots like this and this. (Oh, yeah, and the Black Dahlia's buried there too, but don't tell anyone.)
- Ouch! Curious as to how irked original Mods were when articles like this started showing up back in the 1960s.
- Here's some Beardsley-inspired graphic design for you, from Biba designer, Antony Little.
- A little history for you on early Sesame Street animation, featuring the letter 'J.'
- For a whole different type of animation, here's one for those of you who remember Night Flight!
- Skinheads, get to stompin' some moon with this great playlist!
- For those of you hitting up Las Vegas at the end of the month for High Rollers, here's a restaurant you gotta hit up!
- I'm a little late on this one, but for those of you still in a Valentine's mood, here's a love-inspired playlist!
- The Syllabus recalls the glory days of '80s Northern Soul!
- Here's a beautiful selection of 1960s movie posters designed by Joseph Smith!
- If you're sitting down, get ready to get up off your seat with one of the BEST soul jams ever! There's a chance I may make it out to the High Rollers weekend and if I do, THIS is a song I'll need to be dancin' to!
- If you haven't yet, tune in to the newest episode of the We Are the Mods podcast. Great tunes and interesting interviews!
- Alright, now I gotta leave you with a fantastic piece of graphic design by my main man, Mark Weddington, aka DJ Soulmarcosa, for a worthy benefit concert coming up soon:
Peace out, yo.
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