Scooter Riding Mod: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"Zoot suit, white jacket with side vents five inches long.''

''I'm dressed right for a beach fight,''

''But I just can't explain''

 

A sort of precursor to the modern [[Hipster]], only with far more amphetamines and street fights, the Mod subculture emerged in England in the early 1960s. Characteristics included wearing tailor-made suits and army jackets, listening to soul, ska, and R&B as well as bands such as [[The Who]], [[The Kinks]] and [[The Small Faces]], riding Italian scooters, and fighting with [[The Rival]] Rocker subculture, who preferred the leather-jacketed "Greaser" look and American rock and roll music like [[Chuck Berry]] and [[Elvis Presley]]. This rivalry came to a head at the Brighton Beach Riots of 1964, as shown in the film ''[[Quadrophenia]]''. The subculture experienced a revival in the late 1970s and early 1990s, and subsequently influenced the [[Britpop]] explosion in the 1990s.

 

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== [[Comic Books]] ==

* ''Long Hot Summer,'' by Eric Stephenson and artist Jamie McKelvie, follows a young mod in Southern California during the revival of the 1980s.

* [[Austin Powers]]

* Several characters in the 2010 film of ''[[Brighton Rock]]'', which is set in 1964 and uses the Brighton Beach Riots as a backdrop.

 

== [[Television]] ==