Let me tell you the tale of Top of the Pops. Since 1964, every Thursday evening Britain’s youth would watch the ever-shifting weekly single chart show on BBC One. With performances from the most exciting bands all in the run up to the number one song in the country of […]
Thanks to Fiveerr for partnering with me for this video. Check out the 12 artwork reworkings on Fiverr’s site here: https://blog.fiverr.com/madeonfiverr-12-iconic-albums-covers-reimagined/ Who was David Bowie? All through his six decade career, he evaded being held down by one style or look. He was always on the lookout for the next […]
Goth is many things. It’s a Germanic tribe, a style of architecture, a type of literature, of film. It’s a youth movement. What ties most of these together is a sense of dark romanticism. But despite Marilyn Manson and My Chemical Romance being infamous for their adoption of gothic fashion, […]
Every British band since the Beatles has seen going Mainstream in America as a measure of supreme success. But rarely does that happen. Its a big place and just because something appeals to UK taste, doesn’t mean it’ll definitely crossover. Some of the greatest British bands of all time haven’t […]
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 […]
