The 2010s was a weird decade for music. Any artist that has come up in the last ten years has done so in a fragmented social media dominated world. But this has fostered a generation of British acts unafraid to be pop in the broadest sense, but also intensely awkward […]
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From the commercial heights of nu metal to the more recent experiments with hip hop combining both emo and country, Genre fusion has come a long way. But back in the 90s Dance and Rock were separate entities. In the UK, The Stone Roses, Primal Scream, the Happy Mondays and […]
The Beastie Boys have had quite the career. From being a scrappy hardcore band of “Egg Raid on Mojo”, to hip hop pioneers of “Cooky Puss” to one of the biggest rap groups of all time on “Fight For Your Right to Party”, “Sabotage” and “Intergalactic”. But despite being seen […]
When faced with the phrase “One Hit Wonder” Dexys Midnight Runners would be one of the first bands to come to most US minds. Their megahit “Come On Eileen” is one of the eternal dancefloor fillers, a feat that they could never have possibly repeated. But for Britain, Dexys Midnight […]
Kate Bush is a unique artist. From her art rock 70s beginning with hits like “The Man With the Child in His Eyes”, “Them Heavy People” and “Wow” through her revolutionary 80s output, to her sporadic recluse releases, each new album brings new ideas, new characters and new sounds. No […]
The Brit Awards are a big deal. The nearest thing Britain has to the Grammys’, each year the pop-skewing side of the nation’s music talent gathers to see who is the best. While the awards and speeches are the point, what seems to stick in the British consciousness are the […]
Britain is known for its music. But it didn’t always used to be that way. During the classical period, while the rest of Europe was producing iconic composers, Britain trailed to the point that 19th Century Germany jokingly dubbed it “The Land Without Music.” Wrote German writer Georg Weerth in […]
The first 1000 people who click the link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/trashtheory4 British music in the first decade of the 2000s could be defined by many things. The New Rock Revolution. The emergence of Grime. The continuation of UK garage. Poptism and Talent Shows were […]
Cartoon bands as a concept had existed before Gorillaz. While The Archies, Josie and the Pussycats and Alvin and the Chipmunks had toyed with the medium, Gorillaz was the first time where it was more than a novelty. For the past two decades they have been pumping out weird and […]
