By vroompow
A teaser vid for the annual Mods vs Rockers event in Chicago. The Ton-Up Club of Chicago has rallied a cult following of motorcyclists to their annual gathering of the most eclectic bikes from the Windy City and beyond. Sprinkled within the event footage is historical footage showing the inspiration of the modern day, pseudo-clash of subcultures.
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“In many respects the short-lived Chicago mod craze was a typical retro revival, dusting off a British youth culture that was already two decades old – most Chicago mods took their cues from the Who documentary The Kids Are Alright and from Quadrophenia, Franc Roddam’s film adaptation of the rock opera,” J.R. Jones wrote for the Reader in In Mod We Trusted.
“But in hindsight the mod scene was more than that. Though none of the bands set the world on fire, their alumni would go on to form bigger and sometimes better bands. They primed a young audience for the ska and punk-pop of countless Chicago acts since. And they fueled the do-it-yourself ethic that would later put the city’s underground music on the national map.
“The mods had their own parties, their own fanzines, and their own shows, most of them orchestrated by a Park Ridge teenager named Craig Ziegler, who started out hosting band parties in his parents’ basement and wound up promoting bills at Cabaret Metro.
“It was all over in a few years; people grew up and moved on. But for one brief skanking moment, the kids were indeed alright.”
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Posted on April 6, 2011