Tag Archives: The Clash

(Up To) Eleven Of The Greatest British Rocker T-Shirts

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 22nd, 2013

See this pic? That’s Sarah from BBC AMERICA’s Orphan Black rocking a particularly iconic Clash teesh.

Five Great British Songs About Coppers, For ‘Copper’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on August 13th, 2012

This Sunday (August 19, at 10/9c) sees the premiere of BBC America’s hottest new show, the police drama Copper.

The Brit List: Summer of London – 10 Great London Songs

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on July 24th, 2012

“The Lambeth Walk”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CPRVRiJ7QQ&feature=related

The Brit List: Five Great British Songs Criticizing America

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 2nd, 2012

We already looked at five British songs in praise of the US of A on Monday, so, purely in the interests of balance, and without meaning to start a global musical conflict (although I for one would welcome some new songs that are not ...

The Great British Songbook #1: “London Calling”

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on February 27th, 2012

We do hear an awful lot about The Great American Songbook these days, don’t we? And not just from Great Americans either.

Five Great British Songs Re-imagined By American Artists

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on August 31st, 2011

Willie Nelson, no shrinking violet in the songwriting stakes himself, has lent his distinctively weathered vocal tones to a cover version of the Coldplay song “The Scientist,” which has been used as the soundtrack to a ...

Five Great British Drummers

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on July 13th, 2011

It’s almost certainly unfair to trim this list down to just five players. A good band cannot become a great band without a great drummer (just ask the Foo Fighters, they’ve got two), and so for every great British band there ...

Five Great British Things The Americans Improved

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on June 1st, 2011

My what a strong reaction we had to the last blog, Great British Things The Americans Ruined! Still we have a little more work to do before our story is done (otherwise it just looks like we’re trying to stir up trouble).