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Teds, Rebels, Hepcats & Psychos: The Story of British Rockabilly 1966-98 - Author Paul Wragg...32 years, 734 pages, 2000 miles, 130 interviews, 200 hours of recordings, 4 years of work. The only book that definitively documents the Rockabilly scene in Britain over 32 years of invention and reinvention, growth and decline, rebellion and civil war, mainstream success and underground action. It is a story of working class kids that dressed sharp, danced to cool records, drank, fought and loved away from the glare of the mainstream press. The biggest underground scene in the UK that nobody has ever heard of! From it's Hicksville USA American inception, through to sixties crate digging enthusiasm, via the seventies British Teddy Boy revival, and the rise of the Hepcat and Psychobilly scenes in the UK and beyond in the 1980s...all pompadour adorned and finger poppin' kool kat life is here, as Paul discusses this remarkable culture and his wonderful new book with Tony Gleed at The Dublin Castle Rock N Roll Book Club. DJ Stewart Prof Rhodes will be rattling our Rockin' Bones with some essential rockabilly vinyl, and we even get a special live performance by The Hot Tone Sinners - 'A Southern Gothic take on classic Rockabilly and Rock and Roll with a good dose of country and blues thrown in for good measure. Expect tales of love, loss and madness'... Extra kudos for those who pitch up wearing Sunglasses After Dark...
The Dublin Castle is a legendary pub and music venue located 2 minutes away from Camden Town tube station. It has been run by the same family for over 28 years and features 4 live bands every night as well as a great selection of beers, ciders and wines.
There are DJs after the bands on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and a fabulous jukebox in the front bar if you’re after a more relaxed atmosphere.
But what is it that makes the Dublin Castle the long-standing centre of the indie rock universe? Is it because it’s Madness’ birthplace? Because its stage has been graced by everyone from Blur, through Coldplay, Supergrass, The Killers, The Arctic Monkeys, Billy Bragg, etc? Is it because it was no surprise to see Amy Winehouse behind the bar serving costumers? Or Suggs? (who, mind you, tended to ignore costumers and serve himself) Or is it because far from being just another Camden venue it has established itself as an indie rock institution? The answer is that it’s not only because of its musical heritage that people come to the Dublin Castle, it’s because whilst you enjoy a pint, play some tunes on the jukebox, check out the live bands, get your dancing shoes on for our DJs, chat to our friendly staff or even stage-invade a little, you’re inadvertently being part of this movement the Dublin Castle leads, this cultural legacy. Expect no castle battlements. Just pure rock and roll royalty.
94 Parkway,
Camden Town,
Greater London,
England,
NW1 7AN.
020 7485 1773
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