Derek Ridgers 80's club portraits exhibiting in Everything at Once: Postmodernity, 1967 - 1992, Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn. The great age of subcultures, disco, punk and techno-pop and shoulder pads! Exhibition runs until 24th January 2024.
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‘Young Limbs Rise Again’ is a limited edition vinyl and cd box set and book that celebrate the subculture of Goth from the music played and bands that performed at the legendary Batcave, a weekly club night hosted at the heart of Soho’s Dean Street in the early 1980s.
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Derek Ridgers photographs the band Crown Court for the Guardian Saturday Magazine in their music section discussing the resurgence of Oi! music without the far-right associations.
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Derek Ridgers image of Gaye Black from The Adverts, is part of UK Punk Icons Collection by Rock Roll Repeat.
The image of Gaye was taken in 1977 at The Vortex.
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Dazed Beauty writer Alex Peters asks whether the Chelsea haircut to make a comeback during lockdown?
Delving into photographer Derek Ridgers archive, images depict this reverse mullet hair style popular during the 1980’s with female skinheads.
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