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There's a few tweaks to be made to the flyers and acts to be added and in right orders etc. The Great Skinhead Reunion Brighton 2023 was founded in 2011 when there were barely any Skinheads left in UK, too many funerals and 'we really should meet up again in better times' Well since then people have travelled the globe for that better weekend and we've had marriages, children and sparked a massive regrowth of the Subculture worldwide. Introducing many bands, mixing genres , discovering new, digging up old. Against all the abuse and hate aimed our way. We are still standing .. All Skinheads are welcome and friends , come with faith in your heart and a smile on your face Band line up currently Susan Cadogan (hurt so good ) with Amaziah Rose This will be an amazing set done by some of the best female voices in Jamaican Reggae Splodgenessabounds (2 pints of lager & a packet of crisps) if you can't have a laugh to this band there's no hope with you The Skadows (Ska'd 4 Life) A London based band that were a major part of the 3rd wave scene of late 80's , reforming for their first UK gig in decades Doug & The Slugz from LA return for a 2nd go. One of the pioneering bands of American Skinhead since 82 The Lloyd McGrath Collective from Coventry, the heart of British Ska and home of 2tone, this band are a new force in the scene writing some banging tunes that will have the room bouncing Criminal Damage live up to their name, first gig since 1982. Brightons own Skinhead band who recorded with no future records. Country fit for heroes . They're back for what could be a one off mad3_official Mad3 all the way from Japan to bring their musical flavour, this is the wild card act, I am personally very keen to see how the Japanese do it. Very popular act in Japan and truely love British Subculture music. TEAR UP .. fresh out of HMP Jamie has decided to knuckledown and focus on his band, which is becoming a force in British street punk. The new Cockney Rejects from Watford. At Subcultz we released their debut album, a handful left here TEAR UP, PLAYGROUND POLITICS (Oi Band) CD Album Western Mécanique Hailing from France and Italy. This is a new band in the scene playing a brilliant ska reggae sound. Their first ever UK show Exiles are a band from South London. During lockdown some of us were asked to do a radio play for the very sick and highly talented Phil Robinson a fictional comedy play about a punk band that had its songs stolen by a boy band that got rich. Sadly the play was not completed and Phil very sadly recently died from his long term illness, so the band are performing in honour and memorial Don't forget a huge list of the best DJ's in the scene and our 2nd venue The Skaboozer dedicated for vinyl junkies spinning early 60's Reggae up to now. Our regular Thursday beach BBQ and DJ night pre party The great Skinhead reunion is a celebration of the best Subculture ever created which you are all a part of Everyone Get your tickets now at subcultz .

But the scenes in West Bromwich were all for the new BBC drama This Town by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight OBE. It focuses on an extended family of four young people as they are drawn into the exploding Two Tone and ska music scene of the 1970s and 1980s. As filming continued yesterday, people flocked to the Coach and Horses pub on Kesteven Road, to take part after an appeal for skinheads was put out by filmmakers. West Bromwich resident Alex Angell, who is a supporting actor playing a skinhead, said: “It’s been a lot of fun filming the scenes. “It’s amazing really being so close to home too, I only live around the corner. The portrayal of the skinheads in this series is great, the majority of us are in the culture already so we are wearing clothes that we bought from home.” The actors, who are mostly local to the area, donned authentic period clothing to portray the music based sub-cultures of the era, including some vintage articles from their own wardrobe. One Ska-supporting actress said: “I’m actually wearing some of my mom’s old clothes from when she much younger. “I was already in with the culture anyway so I had the shoes and the hair, but the clothes are really special.” Actors have also praised the series for having a real representation of the music sub-cultures, with skinhead actors complimenting the fair portrayal in the series. Burntwood resident Olly Furnival, 21, who also plays a skinhead, added: “Honestly this is about as real as it gets, most people know skinhead culture from This Is England and American History X, but this is so real. “This seems like it is going to be a good representation of the culture, a lot of people get the wrong idea of skinheads because of American History X and This Is England, they think we are all racist and have ties with National Front. “But skinheads really just love the music and scene, they weren’t all racist and I hope this educates people and shows that skinheads might look mean but we aren’t all that bad.” The filming has gathered a lot of attention with residents, with people sitting on their doorsteps to watch the scenes and one man even booking a week off work to watch the show. Mark Whitehouse, 57, of West Bromwich, said: “I actually booked some time from work to see this, it’s one of those things that eventually makes history. It’s not every day that you see this sort of thing around here. In my youth I was really big into the rude boy and Ska cultures and this, this is a real representation of the times – it’s honestly shocked me how close it is. “It’s amazing how authentic everything looks, you can see that they have put some real thought into the outfits. I actually still have some of the clothes that these people are wearing.” The clashing of cultures comes after a casting call was issued last month to find “skinheads and people with shaved heads” in and around the West Bromwich area. The series has been described as both a “high octane thriller” and a “family saga” that opens up in 1981 at a moment of social tension and unrest. A release date for the series is yet to be confirmed. --- Article By Daniel Walton