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Early echoes The pre-history of Britpop can be traced to the early-’80s Liverpool grudge match between Echo & the Bunnymen and Julian Cope’s Teardrop Explodes. Prior to the ’90s, “Britpop” as a concept would probably be met with a quizzical shrug: are we talking about the British Invasion of the mid-’60s? Or maybe the full-frontal assault of British rock acts of the early ’70s that make up the …

Feeling supersonic Back in March, I caught up with Liam post-soundcheck in Paris, when he called to talk about his new gig, Noel taking credit for the success of Oasis, and how he is scaling back the partying — but not to Chris Martin of Coldplay levels. BROTHERLY LOVE “Maybe Noel isn’t as rock and roll as he once was … and wants to take things a little bit easier and sit on his hill and be …

Hard-Fi frontman Richard Archer dishes on the band’s new album, UK tour and the Gallagher brothers.

It was clear on the second day of Summer Sonic that this year’s event belonged to the evening’s headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers. A casual stroll around Chiba’s Makuhari Messe complex revealed a noticeable uptick from the day before in the number of shirtless dudes sporting tribal-band tattoos. Despite featuring artists from various genres and countries, the Chiba leg of this year’s festival …

By Zachary Swickey Kings of Leon are clearly going through some inner turmoil with the recent cancellation of their national tour, and fellow Okie Isaac Hanson, who fronts a family-band himself, has no problem voicing his disapproval of KOL’s actions. In a conversation with WENN, Isaac said, “I have a hard time with musicians [...]

Summer is traditionally the season of big stadium rock group reunion tours.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Delivering a pop rock uppercut on its debut full-length album Famous First Words, Britain’s Viva Brother are returning to the U.S. this fall to wow American audiences with “guitar rock that seemed factory-tooled for open-air-festival croon-a-longs,”…

Delivering a pop rock uppercut on its debut full-length album Famous First Words, Britain’s Viva Brother are returning to the U.S. this fall to wow American audiences with “guitar rock that seemed factory-tooled for open-air-festival croon-a-longs,” as SPIN has put it.

Rock and rap royalty Belfast-bound

From one band of brothers to another. Isaac Hanson, the oldest in the band Hanson, is giving his two cents on the Kings Of Leon’s recent tour troubles.