Its been a little while, but we’re back in action with the much loved and adored Skinbyrd.com mixtape! For this, the sixth manifestation of the series, we head off in a little more of a spirit of 77 meets power pop direction–the perfect soundtrack for your weekly scooter trek down to the shore, always on the outlook for teddy boys to get in a tangle or two with… Read more »
Posted: July 4th, 2008 under brunette, music, photos, podcast, records.
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Hey young love…errr… ROWDY PUNX AND SKINZ!!! After much too long of a delay we’re back up and running and no better way to bust back onto the scene than with another mixtape for your listening pleasure… Read more »
Posted: April 8th, 2008 under blonde, music, photos, podcast.
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Its been too long, our dear friends! Things have just been too hectic as of late, working triple overtime at the factory and down the pub. Plus, it seems I got in a bit of byrd trouble and was spending a little time sleeping in the backstreets, sleeping in my boots and braces, always with a razorblade and angry face. Anyway, enough with my whining, what’s more important is the return of the mixtape! Read more »
Posted: March 12th, 2008 under music, oi! anthems, photos, podcast.
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Just look at this wee little fresh cut–we’d like to think that the soundtrack to a gleaming razor being applied to such a young chaps head would be somtheing akin to this weeks mixtape. A little of the UK standbys, some mid-90s US street rock, classic Italian and Japanese oi, solid true Jamaican reggae and of course modern skinhead heroes!
So, here we go again, a few days late, but the return of the glorious skinbyrd.com mixtape–volume three! Read more »
Posted: February 10th, 2008 under blonde, brunette, music, oi! anthems, podcast.
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So as we all know, the cult of the skinhead was partially birth’d by the co-opting of the mods by the middle class… as hard, sharp and clean living gave way to shaggy hair and paisley; the working class yobs of ‘69 laced up the boots on their feet, pulled their crombies tighter, and applied the clippers to help distinguish themselves from the more peacocky mods and more importantly from the filthy hippies. What wasn’t dropped, however, was the love of reggae, rocksteady, ska, and obscure American Soul… Read more »
Posted: January 27th, 2008 under music, podcast, soul.
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First off many many apologies for taking a few days off this week–things have been a little hectic down at the rubber plant lately, but never fear, the runnin’ down the back streets continues!! Now, let’s say you’re a young fresh-cut; glimmering skull to match the high sheen of them boots on your feet.. and you see this lovely lass from across the chippy and you want nothing more than to have a war on her terraces… Read more »
Posted: January 23rd, 2008 under oi! anthems, podcast.
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