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England

Punk Remembrance 

Vivienne Westwood, As Remembered By Malcolm McLaren’s Biographer

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Craig Bromberg 0 Comments England, fashion, Malcolm McLaren, Punk, RIP, The Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood

Fashion icon was much more than a satellite in partner’s orbit

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Folk Pub Rock Punk 

Mr. Love & Justice: Billy Bragg at 65

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Billy Bragg, England, folk, Michelle Shocked, Punk, The Clash

Jim Sullivan recounts his adventures with the English folk-punk legend

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Glam Punk Rock 

In The Mouth Of Madness: A Chat With Richard Strange

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment David Bowie, Doctors of Madness, England, Julian Cope, Kid Strange, Lou Reed, Magazine, Muse, Radiohead, Richard Strange, Simple Minds, Stone Roses, Suede, The Adverts, The Clash, The Damned, The Sex Pistols, The Verve, UK, Velvet Underground, William S. Burroughs, XTC

Rediscovering the greatest English band from the mid-‘70s you’ve never heard of

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Britpop Rock 

Kinks Kulture in the Early ’70s

September 16, 2022September 18, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 3 Comments Box Set, Dave Davies, England, Everybody’s In Show Biz, Mick Avory, Muswell Hillbillies, Ray Davies, The Kinks

A new box set commemorates a pair of classic albums from the legendary English band

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North Americana Rock 

Lilly Winwood Accentuates the Positive, Takes Turn for the Verse

August 20, 2022August 21, 2022 Michael Bialas 3 Comments Cream, England, Eric Clapton, Lilly Winwood, Nashville, Spencer Davis Group, Steve Winwood, Talking Walls

With new LP, daughter of English rock legend goes on amazing journey of her own

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adblock Alternative Rock Rock 

Future Boys: Catherine Wheel’s Adam and Eve at 25

July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 Ian King 0 Comments 1997, 25th Anniversary, Adam & Eve, Brian Futter, Catherine Wheel, Chrome, Dave Hawes, England, Ferment, Happy Days, Rob Dickinson, Shoegaze

Looking back on the English band’s classic penultimate album

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Disco Pop Soul 

Diana Ross Thanks Liverpool

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment ” Chic, Diana Ross, Diana Ross and the Supremes, England, I'm Coming Out, LGBTQ, Liverpool, Motown, Nile Rodgers, R&B, Thank You, Tour, UK

Originally scheduled to perform in 2020, the Motown legend finally performs for her eager English fanbase with classics-packed set

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Soul 

Gladys Knight’s UK Summer Of Soul

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments Concert, England, Gladys Knight, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Liverpool, Soul, Summer of Soul, UK

The R&B legend pours her entire being into a career-spanning performance on her 2022 UK tour

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jazz 

LISTEN: Binker Golding’s Song For His Fathers

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Binker & Moses, Binker Golding, British Jazz, Dream Like a Dogwood Wild Boy, England, Father's Day, Moses Boyd

The British jazz lion’s new solo LP, Dream Like A Dogwood Wild Boy, comes out tomorrow

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Blues Hard Rock Rock 

Old Time Feelin’: 50 Years of Smokin’

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Alexis Korner, AOR, Clem Clempson, England, Greg Ridley, Humble Pie, Jerry Shirley, peter Frampton, Smokin', Stephen Stills, Steve Marriott, The Herd, The Small Faces

Looking back on the album that set Humble Pie ablaze

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Punk 

Something To Make Me Go Fast: Mark E. Smith of The Fall at 65

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Brix, England, I Am Kurious Oranj, Mark E. Smith, RIP, The Fall

This bloke left us far too soon, and we miss him

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Beatle 

How England Made The Beatles

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Birmingham, England, George Harrison, Get Back, John Lennon, Liverpool, Manchester, Paul McCartney, Pete Best, Ringo Starr, Skiffle, Stuart Sutcliffe., The Beatles, Tim Sommer

The Beatles are not a divinity, but the product of causes and conditions

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Britpop 

Colin Blunstone: One Year Leads To Another

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 Susan Enterline 1 Comment Colin Blunstone, England, Joe Wong, Nite Creatures, Odyssey and Oracle, One Year, Rod Argent, She’s Not There, Sundazed 2021, Sundazed Music, That Same Year, The Zombies

The Zombies frontman’s debut solo album celebrates its 50th birthday with an exclusive U.S. performance and an expanded reissue

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Hip Hop 

ALBUMS: Introverted Swagger

October 1, 2021October 3, 2021 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Certified Lover Boy, Donda, Drake, England, Kanye West, Lil Simz, SAULT, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Released on the same day as Donda and the new Drake, Little Simz’ follow-up to 2019’s GREY Area is every bit the impressive star turn its predecessor was

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New Wave Post-Punk Remembrance 

Delta 5 Singer Julz Sale Dies In Thailand

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments Apple+, Delta 5, England, Gang of Four, iPhone, Julz Sale, Kill Rock Stars, Leeds, Mind Your Own Business, Post-Punk, RIP, The Mekons

Alongside the Mekons and Gang of Four, she was a key figure in the famed Leeds post-punk movement

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