Tag Archives: The Kinks

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

Five Great British Gentleman Singers

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on June 13th, 2011

The British Gentleman Singer is a unique beast. Part peacock, part librarian, he exists in a strange world where being the beefiest, brawniest man in the room won’t necessarily get you all the girls.

Music Roundup: Jessie J Looks to Spread the ‘L.O.V.E.’ on U.S. Debut

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on April 12th, 2011

She is inescapable, that Jessie J. And today (April 12), the English pop maven finally brings her UK chart-topping debut, Who You Are, to the States.

Top British Musicians We’re Thankful For, Part 2

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on November 26th, 2009

(For more lists of the best of UK music, please see our Tunes From the Thames section.)

Some Anglo For Your Ear: The Kinks’ “Autumn Almanac”

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on July 10th, 2007

There’s always been something disarmingly childlike about The Kinks‘ best songs, making them both comforting and crushing. This 1967 tune is one of the band’s most charming sing-a-longs: “Oooooh, my poor ...