KEEP IT CASUAL

Tune of the Day - 'Twisce' Theo Bass

2012-10-22T18:22:00.000+01:00

After its recent play on BBC Oxford Introducing it felt fitting to give this track Tune of The Day.

Casuals Live

2012-10-15T11:16:00.002+01:00

Vivid Riot and Cass Pennant present a truly unique night dedicated to football casual culture and music. This very special night is headlined by Sheffield’s Section 60. Also on this impressive bill are Stoke’s The Blue Collars, Reading’s Violet Class and Southend’s Plastic Youth. Award Winning author and film director Cass Pennant will compere the evening, whilst DJ Dan Nolan will spin a host of new and old musical classics related to the casual scene.

Casuals Live is the first event of its kind and caters for an audience that is diverse and active when it comes to music, fashion and football culture. The bands on the night mix youthful independent musical passion with mod (ernist) sensibilities, whilst looking very sharp at all times

Praise and hype for the artists featured on the night have reached far and wide. Nick Macabe (The Verve) Produced Plastic Youth’s first single and the band are signed to Gary Powell’s (The Libertines) record label. Violet Class also have impressive plaudits including Stephen Street (producer The Smiths Blur and The Courteneers). The Blue Collars have had mountains of internet press and radio play. Headliners Section 60 can reveal in the fact that they have Reverend and The Makers and Liam Gallagher as fans (The band have been invited to play Gallagher’s Pretty Green store). ITunes described Section 60’s debut album as, “Got to be heard.”

Vivid Riot and Cass Pennant are the perfect combination to host a night of this kind. Vivid Riot has gained mass online popularity with a music blog that reviews, interviews and features the best in new independent music. Their ‘Football Casual Podcasts’ have gained thousands of listeners with a diverse mix of music, making Vivid Riot “The music site that doesn’t f**k about”

Cass Pennant’s name is known worldwide as an author who specializes in football culture writing. Cass has published numerous best-selling books and has also had an eponymous film made about his life which gained critical acclaim. Pennant’s last venture was a documentary called ‘Casuals’ which won best film at the highly acclaimed Portobello film festival 2012. Included in the ticket price is a copy of Cass’ award-winning DVD which tells the story of football casual culture.

Casuals Live promises be a night to remember and is already generating a huge buzz by both word of mouth and on social media sites. An event of this kind is long overdue and those that have seen what is in store are already chomping at the bit to be involved.

Venue: The Garage, Highbury, London N5 1RD (Nearest tube – Highbury and Islington)

Hosted by: Vivid Riot Promotions and Cass Pennant

Date: 10/11/2012

Tickets: £10:00 in advance http://vividriot.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/vivid-riot-and-cass-pennant-present-casuals-live/

Tune of the Day.

2012-10-04T19:49:00.001+01:00

Old School Tune of the Day.

Macamu

2012-10-04T19:48:00.002+01:00

Great music project just been set up. Check it out!

Kill Murray - Pheromones

2012-10-02T10:36:00.001+01:00

Great new tune from K.I.C favourites Kill Murray, which features on the Audioscope compilation, alongside Four Tet, Ride and others.

Type Righter

2012-10-01T17:25:00.000+01:00

When you get a few minutes check out this great new blog - Type Righter.

Be sure to look out for interviews with K.I.C favourites BBATBC and Kill Murray coming up in the future!

http://mstyperighter.wordpress.com/

Casual Connoisseur

2012-09-25T15:42:00.003+01:00

Anyone looking for new Autumn/ Winter Garments, get on this website.

Atoms For Peace - Default

2012-09-12T15:28:00.001+01:00

Tune of the Day

King Karl - Tune of the Day

2012-09-10T12:12:00.001+01:00

Tune of the Day

DRESSERS book trailer

2012-08-29T09:18:00.001+01:00

Two years in the making, 3 nervous breakdowns, 25 personal accounts of featured events, over 200 full colour pages, 45 fashion pages, over 500 photographs, 75 designer labels, 25 scrapbook pages, 78 pairs of training shoes, 8000 shapes thrown on the dance floor and so much raving your Adidas Gazelles had holes in them.

Explosive, truthful, frank and entertaining, Dressers is the definitive social history of young working-class youth culture. From the football terraces of the early 80s to the legendary raves and dance scene in the 90s, Dressers charts the route from Italian sportswear to baggy rave gear - all placed against the backdrop of a small steel-working town 10 miles outside Glasgow.

Chronicling the rise of one of Scotland’s original football casual groups, Dressers is a gripping insight into the mad Saturday afternoon fracas that exploded into town centres and football grounds all over Scotland and the subsequent evolution through fashion and the dance scene.

Accurate, funny, fashionable and sometimes dark, these exploits continue through to the 90’s when being arrested was beginning to lose its appeal. Football casuals took a back seat as the rave and club culture exploded with the introduction of “that pill” right through to the new millennium.

With football fans having been long at the forefront of casual fashion, Dressers provides first hand recollections of the inspiration taken from figures as diverse as Bjorn Borg and Massimo Osti to Carl Cox and The Prodigy.

British style genius Jay Montessori said, “From a set of lads that could have been any of us living through that inspirational era, Dressers fuses the excellent observations of Phil Thornton’s ‘casuals’ book (from a Scottish point of view), with a fantastic pictorial and fashion section to rival our own ‘80s casuals’ bible.”

He continued “For me there have only been two books of note about this thing of ours. I would consider ‘Dressers’ to be the third.”

Up to 30 years of first-hand accounts, memories and the most in-depth account charting football, fashion and the rave scene in Scotland, Dressers is a must read for football, music and fashion obsessives alike – enjoy!

Grimes - Genesis

2012-08-23T07:19:00.001+01:00

Reeks of Effort vs Casual Classics - 29th August @ The Cellar

2012-08-14T11:53:00.001+01:00

Casual Classics returns on the 29th of August, at the Cellar, for a special collaboration night with Reeks of Effort. With amazing live music from Joey Four, BBATBC, King of Cats, Jack Goldstein (Fixers), and Yucky Slime, followed by Casual Classics DJs, this is going to be a night to remember. Entrance charge - £4, doors open 7.30pm, end time 3.00 am. Be There. Keep It Casual.

Kill Murray Show/ Casual Classics After Party

2012-07-30T15:54:00.003+01:00

This Friday sees K.I.C favourites Kill Murray play a special gig at Modern Art Oxford, which is followed by a Casual Classics 1 Year Anniversary after party at Baby Love Bar. £4 entry for the gig. £3 entry before 12, and £4 after for Casual Classics, with a £1 discount if you have been to the gig. Be There. Keep It Casual.

Alex Carr - Casual Hero

2012-07-24T19:34:00.002+01:00

Alex Carr - Casual Hero.

The xx - Angels

2012-07-17T10:38:00.001+01:00

Tune of the day.

12000 Hits

2012-07-15T20:25:00.000+01:00

12,000 hits. Many thanks to the followers in Montenegro.

Kill Murray - Miracle Man

2012-07-02T13:04:00.001+01:00

New sweet video of 'Miracle Man' by K.I.C favourites Kill Murray. Watch, Listen, and Share it.

Beta Blocker and the Body Clock // King of Cats. May 2012 Tour video

2012-06-14T14:23:00.001+01:00

This is awesome

Depeche Mode - It's No Good

2012-06-12T16:30:00.001+01:00

An Old School Tune of the Day

11,000 Views - Shout out to South Korea

2012-06-12T11:22:00.000+01:00

We have hit the 11,000 mark. Big thanks to our fans in South Korea, we wouldn't be here without you.

CASUAL CLASSICS - EURO 2012 SPECIAL - 19th JUNE

2012-06-03T14:14:00.001+01:00

Casual Classics return this month on the 19th of June at the Cellar, for a Euro 2012 special. Resident DJs Guerilla, Muutsi and Maccawell will be spinning the tunes, helping us either celebrate England's passage through to the quarter finals or cheering us up after their elimination. £3 entry as always (£1 discount for anyone wearing a retro England shirt). Be There. Keep It Casual.

BBATBC & KING OF CATS - TROF MANCHESTER

2012-06-03T14:00:00.000+01:00

Some snaps taken from the awesome BBATBC & King of Cats Trof show in Manchester.

2012-05-24T12:13:00.000+01:00

<p>&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://theoldgrindingyoung.bandcamp.com/album/v-i-p-single"&amp;amp;gt;V.I.P Single by The Old Grinding Young&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;</p>

Great EP here from Oxford band The Old Grinding Young.

Disclosure - What's In Your Head (Unofficial Music Video) | HD

2012-05-20T21:41:00.001+01:00

Tune of the Day

Donna Summer - RIP

2012-05-17T17:16:00.001+01:00

R.I.P Donna Summer - A true Casual Tune.