Skatellite Towns: A Social History Project

30/05/2026

04/05/2026

Successful run up the east coast to and —sun shining, the smell of two stroke everywhere, and the Skeg rally was buzzing. Though I didn’t have that much chance to enjoy it - there’s always next year!

Huge thanks to Rob Quartermain, and Sam and Simon Gee for taking the time to sit down and share their scootering stories—can’t wait to listen back.

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03/05/2026

Well worth the trip up to be part of the panel talking about seasides and subcultures at Scarborough Library and listening to stories about the local music scene. They showed how vibrant and creative local scenes in small towns used to be. Many thanks to organiser of the exhibition Ian Trowell for the invite.

29/04/2026

Skatellite Towns is back on tour! 🚌 Will be working very hard, honest. Looking forward to checking out the Porkpies and hopefully one or two other bands on Sat nite if I can get back in time. Hopefully one or two familiar faces in town.

2 more sleeps until Skegness Scooter Rally starts 🥳🥳

We are so excited to bring you this fantastic line up - see you Friday 🛵🍻💃🕺

24/04/2026

Looking forward to participating in the event on 2nd May as part of this exhibition about the Pistols playing in 50 years ago.

15/04/2026

One that the cleanup crew still haven’t managed to scrub off!

12/04/2026

I‘ve spent the last few days in Altanta at the Popular Culture Studies conference. I was there to give a talk on how 2 Tone is remembered in music documentary film — really nice to have some ska fans in the room and chat about the links between the British and American scenes 🏁🏁🏁

A fun conference and managed to spend a bit of time looking round the city. Atlanta’s got a nice vibe. Everyone’s very friendly and welcoming. And of course, being the home of Martin Luther King Jr., it’s been cool to visit some of the civil rights museums and monuments — a highlight of the trip.

02/04/2026

Great to visit the lowriders sc in Weymouth last night. Thanks to Kev and Beaf for letting me say a few words about what I’m up to.

01/02/2026

Video of ride out from Boscombe Pier for National Parka Day. Bit damp but some lovely looking scoots out!

31/01/2026