Recent Posts Tagged With 'british import export'

• IT\'S ALL TOO BEAUTIFUL: ITCHYCOO PARK

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 23:22 in british import export

  "Itchycoo Park" was released by mod band The Small Faces in August, 1967. Together with "Lazy Sunday", "Tin Soldier" and "All or Nothing", the song is one of the band's biggest hits and has become a classic of its time.The song reached number 16 in t...

• FANTASTIC JULIE DRISCOLL

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 23:21 in british import export

  Tonight I was discussing my favorite decade and the ultra cool fashion models of the time with my pal Rock Photographer Heather Harris. I mentioned how Twiggy invented the waifish short hair and painted on lower lashes look. No no pointed out Ms Har...

• BRIDGET RILEY AND OP ART

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 20:17 in art, pop art, british import export

  Bridget Riley is the fantastic 1960s era British Artist best know for her optically vibrant and visually tension evoking paintings known as "OP ART" Ms Riley was the Ultimate 1960's Mod Pop Artist.Flashback to 1964. In the United States, we were sti...

• LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS: RIP

  Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 21:55 in beatles, british import export

  Sadly Lucy from Beatles famed song has passed on from Lupus. Poor girl was dogged all her life about the song named after her. Must have been tough having to explain why a famed "pro" psychedelic drug song was named after her.LONDON, England (CNN) -...

• REVOLUTION.... TWO OF US... THE BEATLES

  Posted on Sunday September 20th, 2009 at 07:52 in music, beatles, british import export

• FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY: LONDON 1960's

  Posted on Sunday July 26th, 2009 at 09:46 in twiggy, rock photography, mod fashion, british import export

  Blow-Up is a fabulous Retro film based on the real life antics of fashion photographers from 1960's London.Recently a friend mailed a copy of a terrific documentary about the real people behind the film Blow-Up. I sat absolutely mesmerized for 2 hour...

• MAGICAL MYSTERY: MARIJKE'S ART

  Posted on Sunday July 5th, 2009 at 12:53 in pop art, pattie boyd, mod fashion, british import export

  Happy Sunday Retro fans... Have lots of news for you!As we already mentioned, we are gearing up to film a brand new video of MGT drumming with Circus Boy next weekend. We'll have lots of images and film of that event so plzzz stay tuned.We also met t...

• ROD "THE MOD" STEWART

  Posted on Thursday May 28th, 2009 at 21:28 in music, mod fashion, british import export

  Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping. He has Scottish and English parentage.With his distinctive raspy voice, Stewart came to p...

• NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE: THE FLIRTATIONS

  Posted on Friday April 24th, 2009 at 20:04 in music, british import export

  THE FLIRTATIONS!A British-based R&B female group, who originally came from the USA. The Supremes were extremely popular during the late 60s, and record companies were keen to record any female groups who sounded like them. The Flirtations were th...