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!
The Weekender Era
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).
2016 Blue Tears Trio
This Norman trio of rockers, the ‘Blue Tears Trio’ shot an atmospheric video of their own composition ‘rockabilly lack’ (which from the context of the lyrics must be about the effects of ‘a lack of rockabilly’ on morale). This atmospheric was shot in October 2016 in the port area of Le Havre. Good tune well […]
2017 Japanese rock’n’rollers
Looks like the Japanese rock’n’rollers are experiencing an aging of and a dwindling of their numbers. This is a nice little short documentary ”Johnny Jeana: Portrait of a Tokyo rockabilly’ by James Partridge on the present-day scene in Tokyo in the foot-steps of rock’n’roll singer Johnny Jeana.
Are Elvis weekenders for teds?
I can’t say they aren’t as you’re bound to hear a lot of great 50s music at such events, but do you want to be sharing that with so many squares? By Elvis Presley Fan Club of UK/Britain Porthcawl Elvis festival launched 2004. www.elvies.co.uk Helen Coffey 29.09.2017 ‘Porthcawl: How a tiny Welsh town ended up […]
