Paul 'Smiler' Anderson
| Paul 'Smiler' Anderson | |
|---|---|
 Paul Anderson with Paul Weller | |
| Born | 1965 |
| 💼 Occupation | English author and DJ |
| 📆 Years active | 1985–present |
Paul 'Smiler' Anderson (born 1965) is an English author and DJ. He has written extensively on the UK 'Mod' scene; Mods: The New Religion is a best seller in the genre and considered a defining work on the subculture.[1][2][3]
Anderson began hosting and DJing at local events in Reading in 1985, and has gone on to DJ at national and international events including Rimini, Barcelona, and Rome.[4] He currently co-runs The Fourth Dimension nights in Reading centred around Jazz, Funk, Soul and Hip Hop, as well as the Soho ‘Jazz For Moderns' night, and 'The Modcast' boat parties and events.[5]
He co-wrote and self-published several issues of a 'Modzine', Don't Wanna None-o-that Groove Thang, in the mid-eighties.[6] He has since written music articles for magazines including Shindig!, and various sleevenotes for the ‘History of R&B’ label ‘Soho Jazz’ LPs,[7] plus the ‘Rare Mod’ series of compilations and EPs on Acid Jazz records.[8]
He co-organised the 'Reading Steady, Go!' exhibition at Reading Museum in 2011.[9][10]The exhibition depicted life through the eyes of a 1960s Mod, and featured a working original jukebox from the Birdcage club in Portsmouth, along with scooters, posters, and 1960s 'Mod' paraphernalia.[11][12] It ran for six months and was their most successful exhibition.[13][4]
Anderson is considered an authority on modernist culture and has been interviewed extensively on the subject, including BBC local radio.[14]
Books[edit]
- Scorcha! Skins, Suedes and Style from the Streets 1967-1973 (Unpublished, due 10 October 2019)
- Mod Art (2019)
- The Dead Straight Pocket Guide to Mod (2018)
- Mods: The New Religion (2014)
- Circles: The Strange Story of the "Fleur De Lys", Britain's Forgotten Soul Band (with Damian Jones, 2009)
External links[edit]
- Reading, Steady, Go! Youtube
- Reading, Steady, Go! Get Reading
- Reading, Steady, Go! Opening ceremony Youtube
- HOME The Modcast homepage
- Mods: The new religion Amazon
- Sleeve notes Soho Jazz
References[edit]
- ↑ "Paul Anderson". Pan Macmillan Australia.
- ↑ "Mods - The New Religion by Paul Anderson". Arcadia Bookshop.
- ↑ Anderson, Paul 'Smiler'. "Mod Art" – via Amazon.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mods the New Religion". suityourself.
- ↑ Rowl, Steve. "Paul Smiler Anderson". the ModCast.
- ↑ Piller, Eddie (2019). Modzines. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1787601079. Search this book on
- ↑ http://historyofrnb.net/vinyl.html
- ↑ "'The Best Of Rare Mod' 3 CD Boxset Out 26/05 – Acid Jazz Records". www.acidjazz.co.uk.
- ↑ "Reading, Steady Go! shows Mod life in the 60s". BerkshireLive. 12 April 2011.
- ↑ "Reading, Steady Go swings back to the 60s". BerkshireLive. 6 April 2011.
- ↑ "Subculture Home | Fred Perry UK". www.fredperry.com.
- ↑ "Chris Farlowe Attends Reading Steady Go!".
- ↑ "What's On: Reading Culture & Sport, Sept - Dec 2011". Reading: Reading Museum. 2011. p. 28.
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01x5vl0
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