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Six Iconic Instruments That Built British Rock

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:00:34 +0000

Note: these aren’t British instruments. In fact there aren’t many, if any, musical instruments that could be said to have definitely had their sole origin in the British Isles, although bagpipes come close.

10 Great British Bands Get Shredded

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:00:10 +0000

Let’s not spoil this with too much talk. Suffice to say there are 10 videos here, featuring some of the greatest musicans that Britain has produced. Only, they don’t really sound all that magnificent here.

(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.

Don’t Feed The Animals. Or The Who, For That Matter

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:56:34 +0000

Here’s an important safety tip for all rock fans. Should you wish to approach some of the more curmudgeonly members of the old British rockers brigade – a Van Morrison or a Ringo Starr – with what may seem like a perfectly ...

Who Wants Free Tickets to See The Who?

staff — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:00:50 +0000

“Whooo are you? Who, who?

So Who’s Going To Appear At The Closing Ceremony Of The London Games?

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:14:03 +0000

Having effectively blown cynics away with the opening ceremony (or at the very least shushed them up for a week or so), the organisers of the London Games have something of a hill to climb in coming up with an appropriate ending. ...

The Who Honor 33-Year-Old Rhode Island Ticket Stubs

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:00:50 +0000

The Who are set to tour the US once more in 2013, touring their mod opera “Quadrophenia” in its entirety for American audiences. But there’s one particularly special date that Rhode Islanders with long memories may ...

The Brit List: Ten Delightful Uses For A Union Flag

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:52:15 +0000

I’m sure I don’t need to explain this to a flag-appreciating nation such as the US, but it’s very, very easy to put a flag on a thing, and make it look better. Especially when your flag is a lovely bright red, streaked ...

WATCH: The Who Unveil Arty New Video For ’5:15′

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:31:18 +0000

It shouldn’t normally be of any concern to the likes of you and me that a man called Jeff Rodenberg, hailing from Minnesota, has won a competition to make a video for a song that is nearly 40 years old. And yet, watching his ...

News Roundup: Emma Watson, Too Famous To Date

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:12:00 +0000

There are many downsides to growing up in public. The public catching you while you’re in mid transformation from one thing to another and deciding that’s the real you.