Soul Power - Don Letts Subculture Films Online
...story of british subculture...
Word from the mainstream of a online series of documentary on youth culture by Don Letts from Fred Perry via their subculture setup
Soul Power which may be most peoples first port of call is episode 4
The fourth episode in the series explores the Soul Boy subculture that hit the scene in Britain during the 1970s. Features interviews with Norman Jay and Russ Winstanley.
In the mid-70s, one of the later outcrops of the Mod emerged: The Soul Boy. Clothes- and dance music- obsessed, with a geographical divide between the Northern and the Southern Soul Boys. The Northern Soul scene was rooted in The North West, in Manchester and Wigan, and had a wild, backwards looking enthusiasm about classic 60s soul, whereas the Southern Soul Boys in Essex and Kent were more interested in contemporary soul. Loose fitting clothes were important, the work hard and dance hard ethos was all part of this subculture that never left the council estates. Multi-culturalism was embraced with both black and white working-class celebrating music together through dance and shared tastes.
http://www.fredperry...7297/soul-power
Episodes are about 11 mins long and while they do follow the familar format of talking heads and from what seen familar clips, and maybe some views are a bit too generic or indeed familar, from what I have viewed so far it does make entertaining viewing
All 6 episodes covering british street culture can be found via the main page...
http://www.fredperrysubculture.com/
list of all episodes follows...
Born to be wild
Episode 1
The first episode in the series looks at the birth of British youth subculture with the arrival of Teddy Boys and Rockers. Features interviews with Phill Jupitus and Robert Elms.
This is a modern world
Episode 2
The second film in the series explores the Mod subculture that exploded onto the London scene in the late 1950s and includes contributions from Jeff Dexter and Eddie Piller.
Made in England
Episode 3
The third instalment focuses on the Skinhead subculture that emerged in Britain during the 1960s and explores how it was influenced by Jamaican Rude Boys. Featuring contributions from Kevin Rowland and Lynval Golding.
Soul Power
Episode 4
The fourth episode in the series explores the Soul Boy subculture that hit the scene in Britain during the 1970s. Features interviews with Norman Jay and Russ Winstanley.
Black n white riot
Episode 5
The fifth documentary in the series focuses on the Punk and Two-Tone subcultures, which kicked off in the UK in the late 1970s. Includes contributions from Viv Albertine and Pauline Black.
Beaten Generation
Episode 6
The final film in the series discusses the casual, rave and Britpop scenes of the 1980s and 1990s, and asks what the future holds for British subculture. Features contributions from Steve Mason and Wayne Hemingway.
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