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

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:28:33 +0000

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’

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:05:49 +0000

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

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:04:02 +0000

“The Lambeth Walk”

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

The Brit List: Five Great British Songs Criticizing America

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:40:43 +0000

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”

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:56:27 +0000

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

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:18:38 +0000

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

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:19:20 +0000

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

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:56:52 +0000

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).

Music Roundup: The Go! Team Revives Its Pop Party Mix

MacKenzie Wilson — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:41:03 +0000

The Go! Team returns after a near-four year hiatus to release its third studio album, Rolling Blackouts, out today (February 1) in the U.S.

Members of The Clash Prep for ‘London Calling’ Film

MacKenzie Wilson — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:00:00 +0000

The Clash‘s third album, London Calling, is set for an exciting biopic based on the recording of the band’s epic 1979 double-album.<