British music gets around. Look at The Beatles, Amy Winehouse, Adele, and Harry Styles. Their tunes crossed the ocean, changed what we listen to, and got played on American stations. Still, it’s hard for British artists to get popular in the U.S. But Warner Music Group (WMG) is changing that. They’re getting their UK labels […]
London is always happening, but last weekend was extra cool at the Odisha Society of UK’s (OSUK) 46th get-together. Maidenhead felt just like Odisha, with all the bright colors, great music, and tasty food. For Odias living in the UK, it felt like a little slice of home. A Home Away From Home I got […]
Hey, the 110 Above Festival is happening again at Gopsall Hall Farm near Atherstone this summer! Expect lots of guitars and drums, so that will be OK.. People like it because it’s way more relaxed than the big fests. 2025 should be a blast. A Festival That Feels Like Home 110 Above is way better […]
The UK’s cultural scene is buzzing with creativity, identity conversations, and youth-driven change. From landmark art events to viral TikTok trends and city rankings, here’s a look at the cultural shifts shaping Britain today. Frieze London & Masters 2025: A New Era of Collaboration This year’s Frieze London & Masters 2025 has set the tone […]
Zak Starkey might well be the most well-connected man in rock’n’roll. The son of Beatles legend Ringo, he’s also clocked up lengthy stints drumming with two more of the UK’s biggest ever bands: joining Oasis from 2004 to 2009, and playing with The Who for the best part of 30 years, until a recent well-publicised firing. […]
As she turns the next page of her career, Joanna Page felt the time was right for her autobiography. The only problem was finding the right time and place to actually write it. The answer would prove to be a disused pub car park, or outside a cricket club in the middle of the night […]
Brian Wilson’s work with The Beach Boys made him one of pop music’s true geniuses. His songs, including Surfin’ USA, California Girls, I Get Around, Good Vibrations and God Only Knows, have become classics. His vision, incorporating complex melodies, intricate harmonies and avant-garde themes, was a watershed in popular music, moving it away from the […]
Seahenge discovered when the forces of the sea and the tides eliminated the sand from the beach of Holme in Norfolk, revealing remains of an ancient structure. This text is from the Norfolk museum collection website In the summer of 1998, the changing sands of the beach of Holme on the northern coast of Norfolk […]
Thanks to the collaborator Heather Green for this alert. What a brilliant find! The height of the ‘bridge’ is an indicator of the range of extreme tides in this coast! The bridge worked from 1873 to 1922. You can find more information and images here. try was posted in Uncategorized by Owain Jones. Mark the […]
In a brother blog of this site there is a list of approximately 100 works of art associated with the Severn estuary (United Kingdom). It is an incredible and inspiring landscape, so it is not surprising that there is so much art associated with it. Severn Art Atlas (Seaa) estuary consists of a blog with […]
