80s Mod Revival Weekend photos

Thanks to everyone who came along to the 80s Mod Revival weekend! Our staff photographers Marinco Kojdanovski and Sotha Bourn documented the weekend, with pictures of the bands, scooters, fashion shows and, maybe you! Want to see more? Check out our videos from the weekend in the voxpops section.

‘Acceptable in the 80s’ Part 3: Come as you aren’t

The 90s was a decade full of bands who sounded great, but looked terrible. It was either plaid shirts and jeans, or alien futuristic bondage-wear – with not a lot in between. But sometime between 2002 and 2005, bands started looking… better. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Thanks to our friends at Triple [...]

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Chris Doheny – Geisha

What were you doing in the 1980s? I was playing in a band full time (which means gigging maybe once a week and rehearsing five days a week). Going to bed at 3AM and sleeping in until midday. Doing it pretty hard on the dole living in a one-bedroom flat that cost $55 per week [...]