British Invasion

Daydream Believer, 1945-2012: Davy Jones and the Shift of Generations

Howard Barbanel | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: The Monkees, John Lennon, The 60s, Jerry Garcia, Davy Jones, British Invasion, Justin Bieber, The Monkees Davy Jones, Davy Jones Dead, Entertainment News
Howard Barbanel

American culture is a youth culture. On television and the movies it sometimes seems that everything and everybody is permanently frozen at 28 years old and it's just the rest of us on the couch who break '50, '60 and '70.

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Pan Am Days: The British Invasion Of Rome

Carole Mallory | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Pan Am, 1960's, Rome, Gordon Waller, Travel Blogs, ABC Pan Am, British Invasion, Travel News
Carole Mallory

When I flew away from Rome the next morning, I thought about Gordon's charm. His wit. His long legs and long hair and how I didn't really know him at all.

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Meet England's The Heartbreaks

Salvatore Bono | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: England, The Smiths, The Heartbreaks, Interview, Orange Juice, Manchester, Joseph Kondras, Britpop, British Invasion, The Heartbreaks Liar My Dear, Fierce Panda, British Indie, Rising Artist, Entertainment News
Salvatore Bono

The Heartbreaks are bringing posh looks and catchy hooks back to rock and roll. Inspired by their small town and the sea, this Britpop band is about to make big waves in the music world.

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Thirty Hidden Songs

Nigel Sheinwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul McCartney, The Beatles, The Animals, The Hollies, The Who, Rolling Stones, Kennedy Center Honors, British Invasion, Entertainment News
Nigel Sheinwald

Blogs are a great way of relating how a day in the life can illustrate a broader point. Take yesterday, when I had the pleasure to drive my car down...

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Eight Thoughts About Election Day and Words and Music

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Otis Blackwell, Songs, Chairman Mao, Ronald Reagan, That'll Be the Day, Buddy Holly, Paul McCartney, Boston Tea Party, Begin the Beguine, Frankie Valli, Cole Porter, Rag Doll, Carl Sigman, Bobby Brown, Partridge Family, Gary Stewart, Rand Paul, John Lennon, God, It's All in the Game, British Invasion, Don't Be Cruel, Copyright Law, Beatles, Born in the USA, Tea Party, Art Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, b52s, Politics News
Michael Sigman

1.Tuesday's election wins by Sharron Angle in Nevada and Nikki Haley in South Carolina were helped immeasurably by those candidates' association with ...

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Rock and Roll and the American Dream in the Modern Age

Ashley Wren Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ustream, The Beatles, Decipher Pictures, wpmd.org, British Invasion, Pakistan, Music Industry, Race Owen, Internet Distribution of Music, Youtube, Chris Jean, Karachi, Mike Stark, Tee-M, Earthiotic, Entertainment News
Ashley Wren Collins

"This guy is the George Harrison from Pakistan. That's awesome, and that's something people should know about..." says Chris Jean, director and co-producer of music videos of 2 songs from TEE-M's recent album.

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Mad Men Returns: The '60s Advertising Drama Is A Time Tunnel To the Present

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christina Hendricks, Pete Campbell, Joan Holloway, Jon Hamm, Robert Morse, Camelot, Elizabeth Moss, Bryan Batt, Sal Romano, Roger Sterling, James Bond, Matthew Weiner, Betty Draper, John F. Kennedy, Don Draper, January Jones, John Slattery, David Chase, Bert Cooper, Mad Men, Peggy Olsen, Vincent Kartheiser, The Sopranos, British Invasion, Sean Connery, Richard Nixon, 1960s, Madison Avenue, New York, Advertising, Entertainment News
William Bradley

There are a number of ways to view Mad Men. For my own part, I can take it as a period piece, a sort of time capsule of the early '60s, at once relatively close yet far enough away to be intriguing for its unfamiliarity.

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On Paul McCartney, and the Memories He Made

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yellow Submarine, Movie Recommendations, The Beatles Anthology, George Harrison, DVD Rentals, Paul McCartney, A Hard Day's Night, Sixties Music, The Compleat Beatles, The Beatles, The Sixties, John Lennon, Stella McCartney, Ringo Starr, British Invasion, Cirque Du Soleil, Beatlemania, Entertainment News
John Farr

To relive Beatlemania in all its madcap glory, I suggest you sit yourselves down to the following double-feature.

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