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During this time, mod fashions spread to other countries; mod was then viewed less as an isolated subculture, but as emblematic of the larger youth culture of the era. As mod became more cosmopolitan during the "Swinging London" period, some working class "street mods" splintered off, forming other groups such as the skinheads .
Articles related to the Mod subculture, which began in London and spread throughout Great Britain and elsewhere, eventually influencing fashions and trends in other countries, [1] and continues today on a smaller scale.
The mod subculture was centred on fashion and music, and many mods wore parkas and rode scooters. Mods wore suits and other cleancut outfits, and listened to music genres such as modern jazz , soul , Motown , ska and British blues-rooted bands like the Yardbirds , the Small Faces , and later the Who and the Jam .
The mod revival is a subculture that started in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and later spread to other countries (to a lesser degree).. The Mod Revival started with disillusionment with the punk scene when commercialism set in. [citation needed] It was featured in an article in Sounds music paper in 1976 and had a big following in Reading/London during that time.
A subculture is a group of people within a culture that differentiates itself from the larger culture to which it belongs. The main articles for this category are List of subcultures and Subculture .
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Richard Alan Barnes (born 3 October 1944) is an English author, best known for his association with the mod subculture and the rock group The Who, including his book on the group Maximum R&B. He gave The Who their name when he was roommates with Pete Townshend , after the group had originally been called The Detours.