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movie mod australia new logoBIT MOD BIT SKINHEAD BUT VERY ORIGINAL ONLY IN AUSTRALIA Not rest of the world . Sharpies (also known as Sharps) were members of suburban youth gangs in Australia mainly from the 1960s to 1980s, particularly in Melbourne, but also in Sydney and Perth to a lesser extent. The term comes from their focus on looking sharp. The dress and dance styles were strongly influenced by the British ska, mod and skinhead subcultures, and many of the Sharpies were British immigrants, recently arrived as Ten Pound Poms. Common clothing items included Lee or Levi's jeans, sweaters and T-shirts (often designed by individual members). Sharpies would try to outdo fellow sharpies by creating the best patterns, colours and detail. Sharpies were known for being violent, although a strict moral code was also evident. Sharpies were very much a social thing in Melbourne, where the main gangs — Westside, Southside and Northside — would meet up with the smaller groups such as Prahran Sharps and Melbourne Sharps, usually at Flinders Street Station in the mid 1970s. It wasn't unusual for there to be hundreds of Sharpies milling about. They often went to dances and early discos, and because of sheer numbers, they were almost untouchable by the police. This led to excessive violence on behalf of the Sharpies, who would basically fight who they wanted, and take beer and money from who they wanted. The Sharpies subculture faded out due to mistrust between gangs and excessive violence. In south-east Sydney, a gang from the La Perouse area (called La Pa by the locals) were known as the Lapa Sharpies. In Perth, youths in areas such as Medina, Rockingham, Armadale, Kelmscott, Lynwood and Thornlie joined skinhead/Sharpie gangs. Many of these young people were children of recently arrived British migrants who built and ran the BP Kwinana Oil Refinery. Some pictures what they would wear .mods..The Style Council...Original Brit label, Ben Sherman and Gibson Guitar the world’s premier musical instrument manufacturer have collaborated to create the ultimate range of money-can’t-buy collectable Gibson guitars to celebrate their love for British music and style through the decades. These one of a kind, bespoke designs will be showcased individually in all Ben Sherman stores globally from 15th October to 26th November 2007. Each unique Ben Sherman design was carefully decorated on a variety of Gibson models including the Les Paul, SG, Firebird, Thunderbird Bass and Flying V guitars. Exhibited in its own dedicated window space, all 20 customised Gibson guitars can be viewed online at the Ben Sherman website and will be available to own via auction by placing bids at the website www.bensherman.com Designed in collaboration with renowned guitar artist Philippe Dubreuille, the range of guitars are decorated with archival Ben Sherman prints including its iconic hounds tooth check, target logo and the Paul Weller Candy stripe. Famed for making magical guitars for legends such as Iggy Pop, Noel Gallagher and The Clash for more than 20 years, Dubreuille creations are destined to become exclusive collectables for fashion and music lovers alike. All UK Ben Sherman stores, located in Carnaby Street, Manchester, Lakeside and Birmingham, will auction the guitars in aid of the inspirational Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy charity. The other Gibson customized guitars can be seen in the Ben Sherman store windows in the following cities; New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Sydney – Australia, Melbourne – Australia, Abi Dhabi , Seef Mall – Bahrain, Manila – Philippines, Paragon – Singapore, Sofia – Bulgaria and Al Manshar – Kuwait.Paul Weller words , The first attraction was the look , because I liked Pete Townshead on the early Who stuff . When I got an advance from the record company I went out and bought as many Rickenbackers as I could... Townshends with 1993/12 in 1965 . Pete Townshends words , the delicate body shape , the lightness of the woodwork , the carefully contructed craftman like neck all contribute to a guitar that is utterly different in every way from all other makes . I often feel that Rickenbackers are like violins rather than guitars , mordern and delicate ............ />href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vbXlzcGFjZS5udWNsZWFyY2VudHVyeS5jb20=" style="position:absolute !important; top:0px; left:0px; z-index:9; height:120px; width:200px; background-image:url('http://myspace.nuclearcentury.com/images/banners/banner8831.gif'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position:bottom left; border:0px;"> . !