In the 1960s, there were two giant musical movements that helped shape not only the decade but also the next 50 years of modern music. Those are the sounds that came from the British Invasion and from ...

American bands like Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith, and The Black Crowes are built on the foundation of 1960s British rock bands. The punk bands, too. In 1970s New York, the groups emerging from Max’s ...

BLUR posing for the cover for the album “Leisure.” “Leisure” released on Aug. 26, 1991. Photo courtesy of @blurofficial on Instagram Welcome to the inaugural column of “British Invasion.” In this ...

Band ABC after a performance in Scotland on July 26, 2025. ABC is a new wave pop band. Photo courtesy of @abcmartinfry on Instagram Welcome back to British Invasion, the column that dives into British ...

OGUNQUIT, Maine — When the Yardbirds return to Jonathan’s Ogunquit for their second appearance there this Friday night, the band members will have more than their decades of rock 'n' roll hits to ...

Some bands play original material. Other bands play cover songs to put a dance floor in motion, which can translate into hearing Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration,” Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” and Chappell ...

A key member of a British Invasion band with several beloved classic hits has retired from touring following a stroke, the group has announced. The Zombies broke the news to fans Thursday that ...

Matthew Sweet was born in Nebraska in 1964, and drew inspiration from the British Invasion bands dominating the charts just as he came into the world. Sweet went to college in Athens, Georgia, and ...

Bass Pale Ale plans to celebrate its Britishness in a new promotional campaign tied to a music tour that features a group of hot young British bands that are little known in the U.S. but are stars ...

EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – The East Longmeadow Rotary Club concert series scheduled for Wednesday night featuring the UnionJack British Invasion Band has been postponed. The East Longmeadow ...