British Music

Discover brilliant British musicians and bands across all genres, championing homegrown talent and the vibrant UK music scene.

British Bands of the 60s: The Beatles

The Beatles phenomena touched and profoundly changed British culture. Their music and presence influenced the nation throughout the sixties and their songs s...

British Music: 1960s

The 1960's are remembered nostalgically in Britain as the 'rock and roll' years. This was the decade that British pop music erupted with energy, and through...

British Music: 1970s

Post-hippiedom : the 70's Wave of Psychedelic Sound After the 60's musical revolution, the 70s proved to be a deeper exploration of sound, with less emphasis...

British Music: 1980s

A Softer Sound: British Popular Music of the 1980s After the frenetic pace of change in the 1960s and the darker psychedelia of the 1970s, British popular mu...

British Music: 1990s

“Don't look back in Anger” : British Music in the 1990s (lyric by Oasis) British popular music in the 1990s continued to ride the political wave of the m...

British Rock Bands

In the history of music there are many rock bands from all around the world who have earned their place in the pages of the musical text books; quite a numbe...

Current British Music Scene

What's Happening Now: the Current British Music Scene Given the explosion of pop music in Britain since the 1960s, the current scene since 2000 is thriving....

Famous Movements In British Music

British Music: Leading the Musical Revolution British music has evolved across many styles over the past century. From rock and roll through punk rock and he...

The Best British Annual Music Festivals

Britain is home to some of the best music festivals in the world. From Glastonbury, to T in the Park, to the Reading Festival, there are in fact hundreds to...