Joy Division

Control is Anton Corbijn's 2007 black-and-white biopic about the late Ian Curtis (1956-1980), lead singer of post-punk Mod revival influenced band Joy Division. The screenplay written by Matt Greenhalgh is based on the book Touching from a Distance, by Curtis's wife, Deborah, who is also a co-producer of the film.

The film details the life of the troubled young musician, who forged a new kind of music out of the punk rock scene of 1970s Britain, and the band Joy Division, which he headed from 1977 to 1980. It also deals with his rocky marriage and extramarital affairs, as well as his increasingly frequent seizures, which were thought to contribute to the circumstances leading to his suicide on the eve of Joy Division's first U.S. tour.

The title is a reference to the Joy Division song, "She's Lost Control"—believed to be a reference to an epileptic client befriended by Curtis while employed at a Job Centre in Manchester, who later died during a seizure.

The Who and Bert Newton Together - For 1 Night Only

As a total side note I was watching "20 to 1" the other night....yes I am embarrased to admit it, but it was interesting to note that The Whos' 'My Generation' was voted as the number 1 song that influnced (or had an impact on) the western world.

Blog Site Analaysis- (This is a MODern World)

http://papamod.multiply.com/journal

This blog provides a forum for lovers of the Mod scene and lifestyle, both previous and current.

As you scroll through the blogs it is obvious to see that Clothing, Music (and its Artists) and Mod histories are the most talked about issues. There are a lot of topics that are posted for discussion for example the history and influence of the New Wave movement and its influence on the mod music scene.
The term Mod revival is debated a great deal among the people who would term themselves as modern day Mods.

Scrolling down further and after much debate it is summarised by the majority of the bloggers, that many of the mod revival bands were influenced by the energy of British punk rock and New Wave music. The revival was led by The Jam (whose frontman Paul Weller is nicknamed The Modfather), and included bands such as Secret Affair, Purple Hearts, Squire, and The Chords.

Many of the blogs then go on to talk about the 1990s Britpop genre that displayed obvious mod influences, with bands such as Ride, Oasis, Blur and Ocean Colour Scene (who have collaborated with Paul Weller).

These are just two examples of the issues that are mooted in detail on the blog site.

This blog site serves to prove the point that at its peak the Mod movement was particularly mainstream and that Mod has spread around the world, but now mainly exists as an underground scene.

Website Analaysis - (modculture.com)

The modculture com website is a fast-moving online and news service for the Mod scene in the UK with a number of clicks through buttons and sections including


· LATEST NEWS STORIES
· RALLIES AND EVENTS
· ELECTRIC ROULETTE
· RETRO TO GO
· CINEDELICA

Also including a menu of
Competitions
News
Tailoring
Events
Clubbing
Music
Shopping
Books
Scootering
Fashion
Interviews
Reviews
Art and design
Articles
Mod Forums
Gallery
For Sake
Film and TV
Links




This is the ultimate guide for those from the mod scene of yesteryear and those who those appear to be a part of the Mod scene of tomorrow. The topics covered include interesting articles and interviews with some of the biggest personalities from the Mod scene past, along with the people still doing it today; biggest and best music releases that appeal to a mod listener, reviewed and rated by the modculture team; as well as tips about clothing where to buy or get it made and links to other sites.

Judging from the information and entries on the site it seems that the Mod scene is still thriving today.

Quadrophenia - The Who

Produced in 1976 by The Who, a prominent Mod band of the times. On its release the album was a worldwide international hit; the fifth consecutive album for the band featuring 10 tracks such as,

Quadrophenia (carrying the same name as the album)
The Real Me (my personal favourite)
I’m one
I’ve had enough.
I am the Sea
The Dirty Job
The Punk and the Godfather
Cut my Hair
Is it in my head
Helpless Dancer

The album had almost an operatic theatric feel, with a great deal of synthesizer use.
Which lead into story telling.
The Album set out to describe the “coming of age and struggle of a young Mod in the 1960’s”. This album was the story about a troubled young boy called Jimmy and the examination of his four way spilt personality. This theme also formed the basis of both the Song and the Album named Quadraphonic (quad meaning 4).

This theme might have been developed as a symbol of their own feelings at the time; the Mod scene was starting to decline and cracks were appearing in the band.

Highly stylised and idealised, after reading a number of reviews it seems that Quadrophenia became the ultimate Mod experience.

Pete Townshend made his name as the guitarist and principal songwriter for rock band

Introduction - Mods

The Lyrics "Why Don't you all Fade Away" taken from The Who's song entitled "My Generation" was one of the songs inspired and band involved in the Mod lifestyle and movement of the1960's.

The Mod scene originated in London in the late1950's and peaked in the early to Mid 1960's. Elements of the the Mod lifestyle included music, clothes (often tailor made), dancing and motorscooters.

The Mod lifestyle was characterised by disposable income being spent on clothes, coffee bars, scooters and going out to nighclubs and concerts.

Mods it was argued were the products of a cultural of constant change.