England

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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Britpop Indie Rock Punk 

FILM: Matinee IDLES

August 26, 2021March 29, 2022 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 2021, AF Gang, Bristol, Don't Go Gentle: A Film About IDLES, England, IDLES, Joe Talbot, Mark Bowen, MVD Visual, Punk, UK

An exciting new film celebrates the career of one of England’s wildest bands

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Progressive Rock 

ALBUMS: Big Big Train Treks Forward with the Exceptional ‘Common Ground’

August 6, 2021August 7, 2021 Jordan Blum 0 Comments Big Big Train, Common Ground, Danny Manners, Dave Gregory, England, Prog Rock, Progressive Rock, Rachel Hall, XTC

Despite a reduction in its line-up, the English progressive rock quartet return with some of their finest material to date

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Punk 

Poly Styrene Was No Cliché

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments England, I Am A Cliche, Mission of Burma, Peter Prescott, Poly Styrene, Roxy Music, Sex Pistols, UK, X-Ray Spex

Remembering the groundbreaking frontwoman for X-Ray Spex 10 years after her passing

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New Wave Pop 

Argybargy at 40: When Squeeze’s Geeky Gambit Went Global

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1980, Argybargy, Chris Difford, England, Glen Tilbrook, New Wave, Pulling Mussels From A Shell, Squeeze

Four decades ago Difford and Tilbrook made the New Wave safe for nerds

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Punk Records 

THE RAMONES: It’s Alive at 40

September 21, 2019September 23, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1979, Dee Dee Ramone, Ed Stasium, England, It's Alive, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Seymour Stein, Sire Records, Steve Albini, The Ramones, Tommy Ramone

A brand new box set expands upon the perfection of punk’s greatest live album

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