"Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand is 21 today! Celebrate the anniversary by watching this classic New British Canon episode, and discover its place in the lineage of Scottish indie pop and the source for its out-there central metaphor.
NEW VIDEO: As a special gift, here is seven episodes of New British Canon in one. All about seven highly influential British post-punk bands where there isn't really enough information or footage to make a full length video. Enjoy!
NEW VIDEO: The Cure are many things to many people. But at their heart, they are the band of doom, lethargy and winter nights. While they had dallied within a more pop space during the mid-80s, by 1989 and Disintegration they had returned to their most comforting mode.
NEW VIDEO: In what could be described as a late Halloween video (Tears for FEARS?), I look at the Bath duo and how their therapy-based synth pop is so often misinterpreted by listeners. From Mad World to Shout and Everybody Wants to Rule the World...
48 years ago today, The Damned released "New Rose". Considered to be the first UK Punk Single, this zippy three minute love song to the movement that birthed it still sounds fresh today. Hear its story in this classic episode of New British Canon:
NEW VIDEO: Emerging from London's Sound System culture, Soul II Soul were a thrilling mix of soul, reggae, dance and hip-hop. Here we look back at their debut Club Classics Vol. One and why that cheeky title proved prophetic. Watch below:
NEW VIDEO: Emerging from London's Sound System culture, Soul II Soul were a thrilling mix of soul, reggae, dance and hip-hop. Here we look back at their debut Club Classics Vol. One and why that cheeky title proved prophetic. Watch below:
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NEW VIDEO: As the 90s started a handful of metalheads discovered Nirvana and the Beach Boys, and from that changed the sound of Alternative Rock for the next decade. Buddy Holly glasses plus Brian May solos multiplied by nerd angst equals Weezer's The Blue Album.