Geriatric British Bands Shame CMJ Blog-Hype Types

jharv | October 24, 2007 3:20 am
I’m running the risk of sounding like a jerk pining for music he missed by decades, but if there’s anything that says “indie rock step your game up,” it’s this capsule history of British youth movements–the mods, teddy boys, and others–that’s blessed with some awesome period footage. Look, people are even dancing! Sasha Frere-Jones was right! As a perennial sucker for rock’n’roll when it sounds like amphetamines are involved–i.e. when it’s short and fast and tightly wound–I especially dug on this clip of the Small Faces at the Marquee Club in 1966, “the only clip of the Small Faces playing live that is known to exist.”

Mods: Fire ‘N Skill [Youth Movements; HT: The Mozfather]