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Is Britpop Dead?
Dan Kramer, Documentary Assistant
So, for the first time ever, there are no British bands in Billboard's
Hot 100. Could this because there are no good British bands around at
the moment? Or is it actually because the media corporations that run
American radio are unaware of what is happening in music in this country?
I would have to assume the latter as many great American artists such as
The White Stripes, The Strokes, and even Ryan Adams are still virtually
unknown over there, yet over here they enjoy exposure in the media as well
as chart success.
Ever since the British Invasion in the mid Sixties there has always been
some British presence in the charts. Since that time whether it was the
glam and punk of the Seventies, the new wave and heavy metal acts of the
Eighties or Britpop in the Nineties, the Billboard chart always gave some
indication of what was happening in this country musically.
But I don't think it's a case of not having British representation in the
charts more a case of good music struggling to be represented in
the American charts. Whether it comes from England, Sweden or even their
own land America must realize that being spoon fed commercial friendly
pap music only creates a generation of fools.
Published 25 04 02
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