The Selecter Release Iconic Music Video, ‘Walk The Walk’

Ska legends The Selecter have announced the release of an iconic new music video for the track ‘Walk The Walk’, taken from their recently released album ‘Subculture’. The video coincides with the news that the band will be playing a 16-date UK tour throughout November and December. 

‘Walk The Walk’ is a beautifully stylised, fashion-led music video, styled by renowned celebrity stylists Sam Lambert & Shaka Maidoh from ArtComesFirst, and features a cast of famous names from the world of music and fashion, including, of course, The Selecter’s iconic front woman Pauline Black and ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson themselves.

Filmed in two South London locations, the video also features:

Baloji, the Internationally recognised Belgian-Congolese rapper;

Mike B, Owner of celebrity stylists BOGARD, who helped shape the image for icons such as Notorious BIG and Sean ‘Puffy’ Coombes;

Harris Elliott, Creator of luxury luggage brand H By Harris, and whose ‘Return Of The Rudeboy’ collaboration with photographer Dean Chalkley was a major exhibition at Somerset House throughout Summer 2014;

Matteo Gioli, Milliner to the stars and MD of SuperDuperHats in Milan;

Sam Lambert & Shaka Maidoh, high-end fashion stylists & tailors known as ArtComesFirst and;

•Sinbad Phgura, feted fashion & travel photographer, and as a member of The Twilight Players has performed worldwide from 10 Downing Street to Glastonbury to Mumbai, and also appeared in videos by Madonna, U2, David Guetta, and Kylie.

‘Walk The Walk’ is homage to the individuals, the rudeboys & girls and all those who stand proud for what they believe.

Support on all Tour Dates comes from the fantastic all-girl Punk Band, The Tuts, who wowed Selecter fans up and down the country supporting them earlier this year.

Pauline Black and Gaps Hendrickson will both also be joining Jools Holland on an extensive tour of the UK this autumn, including 2 nights at the Royal Albert Hall.

SUBCULTURE UK TOUR:

19 Nov NORWICH Open

20 Nov LONDON Clapham Grand

21 Nov NOTTINGHAM Rock City

22 Nov CAMBRIDGE Junction

03 Dec YORK The Duchess

04 Dec MANCHESTER Academy 2

05 Dec SHEFFIELD The Plug

06 Dec NORTHAMPTON Roadmender

09 Dec BATH Komedia

10 Dec WREXHAM Central Station

11 Dec DUBLIN The Academy

12 Dec BELFAST The Limelight

13 Dec BIRMINGHAM o2 Academy 2

17 Dec READING Bowery District

18 Dec EXETER Phoenix

19 Dec PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms

For further information visit The Selecter’s Official  Website or Facebook page.

About the author

Juliet is married with one daughter, a dog and a cat. She grew up in East London, but currently resides in Hertfordshire.

Having spent her formative years in the Mod scene, she has a lot of love for the 60’s...and the music of the Mod Father, Mr Paul Weller.

Juliet has always loved to write and began training to be a journalist, before ill health caused her to put her life on hold.

Two kidney transplants later, she still enjoys all kinds of writing, including poetry, and has had several poems published in various magazines and anthologies. She likes needlecraft, is big on animal rights and loves discovering brilliant new artists that the main stream media may have overlooked.

Last, but by no means least, she has a lot of love for two very talented Irish twins, you may know them as Jedward :)

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