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The darkness: the British rock band that's transforming hair metal from Gaudy to Glam - Music News - Justin Hawkins - Brief Article
Justin Hawkins, the front man for British hair-metal revivalists the Darkness, is serious about his rock 'n' roll. Recalling the spandex-clad salad days of melody abusers like Whitesnake and Def Le...(Continue Reading) This charming man: it is 20 years since The Smiths' first hit transformed the British music scene. Jason Cowley on pop's antidote to early Thatcherism
To understand the impact Morrissey and his band The Smiths had on British popular culture when they first emerged in the autumn of 1983, one must first ......(Continue Reading)Free thinking - British jazz music
British jazz music was popular for a short while in the 1960s. The recordings of a number of UK jazz musicians from that era will be reintroduced to the ......(Continue Reading)Not enough brass: Sholto Byrnes on why British jazz shouldn't blow its own trumpet - Music - This England - Brief Article
The last day of July sees the second-ever BBC Radio Jazz Awards. Hurrah, we're all supposed to say, and it's certainly true that the recognition such ......(Continue Reading)Official! It really is a mad, mad, mad, mad world: dark thoughts about humanity's future don't usually get to the top of the Christmas singles charts.
The Christmas number one can signify not only the taste but also the mood of the nation. Record companies know this, too, and market their product with ......(Continue Reading)
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