Merry Christmas To you all and the MODS.

As the first moderator coming back after the Christmas break, thank you Major Malfunction on behalf of all of us! :)

A belated Merry Christmas to you and the rest of the community members!

Thanks,
Ross - mod

Yes, and to the Rockers too  

*Chuckle*

I have a pair of sta-pressed trousers and a couple of Modish looking jumpers. I used to have a Bowlcut when I was younger also.  Made me look a bit 60's.

Punk essentially morphed into Hardcore by the 80's. Hardcore continues to this day.  It developed subgenres and it also fused with other genres.  There's some interesting fusion genres involving Hardcore and Metal that I was listening to for a bit earlier this year.

I used to have quite an interest in the aesthetics of Mod and its music. I still do to a certain extent. Altho never a fan of The Who!

Belonging to a subculture took effort. Now you just buy it and discard it at the swipe of a screen.

Interesting. I've never heard of this. 

I'm currently doing a Futurelearn course with the University of Reading about Punk.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_edge.  Another subculture that I have been reading about.

I love subcultures

I used to go to Kings Road London alone in the 1970s (I was a teenager) and walk up and down looking at the punks.

I found them fascinating.

I've never met a Teddy Boy in the wild.  Have you?

Not met but in the late 60s when I was a young child we were walking in Southend-on-Sea down to the seafront and hundreds of them passed us.

It was quite impressive.

I love subcultures. They are really interesting. I've never met a Teddy Boy in the wild.  Have you?

Allyboo said:

I hope this explanation provides a clearer understanding of why they were called Mods in the 1960s!

That was interesting.

There were also the Teddy Boys and Girls around the same period (50s - 60s):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Boys

Most of the Mod's I've known have been from ordinary Working Class backgrounds.  Although they often have money to spend on Clothes and Vehicles. So they are not the Poorest of the Poor.

The Mod scene is still going and always has new, young adherents.

Most of the Mod's I've known have been from ordinary Working Class backgrounds.  Although they often have money to spend on Clothes and Vehicles. So they are not the Poorest of the Poor.

The Mod scene is still going and always has new, young adherents.