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The Weekender Era

And they went off the rails … 0 – Why these articles?

Some word of explanation needs to be given for the series of articles ‘And they went of the rails …?’. Rock’n’roll of itself is – and should always – be inclusive, but that said Teds can be prickly as to what counts as rock’n’roll music and to what counts as rock’n’roll hairstyle and sartorial practice. […]

And they went off the rails … 6 – 1975 Confederate Rebels

The Confederate Rebel look for some teds never became dominant anywhere but seems to have started as something of a fun prank in 1975 when some 250 south London teds – after too much drink, no doubt – resurrected the Confederate States of America under their president Sunglasses Ron and promptly declared war on the […]

1983 London Hepcats on ‘The 6 o’clock Show’

Here is an unedited half-an-hour footage of a report by Paula Yates for LWT’s ‘The 6 o’clock Show’ on the rock’n’roll movement in London in 1983. We see the Cheeks nightclub in Deptford. Here’s an enticing piece of information by God-knows who *jlittlecarl uploaded as a YT comment about 2016 “There was another part of […]

1979-84 Caister days photos

Steve Cantlow collected all the pictures he could find of the Caister rock’n’roll weekenders and uploaded them on a YouTube clips accompanied by music … How did he get hold of them all ? Great, well nothing better than to get stuck in, go on have a listen … Thanks, Steve!  

2011 ‘Rockin’ All’ways’ in Barcelona

A 2011 video entitled ‘Rockin’ All’ways’ looking at Catalan rock’n’rollers and their scene in Barcelona. Bumf “The Rockabilly Scene of Barcelona has recently clashed with a wave of customized crowds that are approaching its underground borders attracted by its aesthetics. / Some old school members see the Custom Culture and the 1950s revival with suspicion and […]

Berlin, a new rockin’ hotspot ?

I’ve spoken of the Roadrunner’s Paradise, a great rockin’ club I visited in Berlin back in 2014 and which is still going strong. I now include  this video because the Berlin Shake festival looks like such a perfect set-up and it’s been filmed so well (including the song in the soundtrack).

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Posts in The Weekender Era

  • And they went off the rails … 0 – Why these articles?
  • And they went off the rails … 6 – 1975 Confederate Rebels
  • 1983 London Hepcats on ‘The 6 o’clock Show’
  • 1979-84 Caister days photos
  • 2011 ‘Rockin’ All’ways’ in Barcelona
  • Berlin, a new rockin’ hotspot ?
  • 2016 Blue Tears Trio
  • 2017 Japanese rock’n’rollers
  • Are Elvis weekenders for teds?
  • Near-Ted 4 Mark Kermode
  • And they went off the rails … 5 – 1990s Line dancing, refugees from country music
  • 1990s The rise of the jive bunnies
  • And they went off the rails … 4 – 1980 Psychobillies, refugees from punk
  • And they went off the rails … 3 – 1980 Neo-rockabilly
  • And they went off the rails … 2 – 1980 Hillbilly bop
  • And they went off the rails … 1 – 1979 Authentic 50s Hepcats
  • 1983 ‘Tedwardians’ – revivalists of the authentic 1950s ted look
  • 1979 Caister, the first rock’n’roll weekender
  • The Spunyboys videos
  • 2004 ‘Violent Days’
  • 1996 ‘Teddy Boys of the Edwardian Drape Society’
  • 1988 ‘Rockabilly in Liverpool’
  • 1990 ‘Oh, Sweet Mystery …’ Brean Sands weekender, Somerset
  • Near-Ted 1 Mark Lamarr (1967-)
  • 1980s The cats of Paris

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