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Craig McLean

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  • Blur Triumph at London's Hyde Park

    It Happened Last Night

    Blur Triumph at London's Hyde Park

    The reunited Britpoppers prove to a crowd 50,000-strong that they're as relevant as ever.Read More

    Jul 6, 2009
    6:41 AM
  • Ida Maria

    Breaking Out

    Ida Maria

    Norwegian punk-pop singer gives her all, gets bloodied in return.Read More

    Oct 21, 2008
    7:01 PM
  • Lykke Li

    Breaking Out

    Lykke Li

    Swedish-pop free spirit's bark much worse than her bite.Read More

    Jun 25, 2008
    4:18 PM
  • Who's Next '08: The Wombats

    Breaking Out

    Who's Next '08: The Wombats

    The next brit-rock jesters. BONUS VIDEO: They serenade NYC from a stage in Liverpool.Read More

    Feb 1, 2008
    10:31 AM
  • More About Craig McLean

    Who's Next '08: Duffy

    Breaking Out

    Who's Next '08: Duffy

    The next chanteuse. BONUS VIDEO: An exclusive backyard acoustic version of "Mercy."Read More

    Feb 1, 2008
    9:50 AM
  • Breaking Out: Amy Winehouse

    Magazine

    Breaking Out: Amy Winehouse

    Tattooed U.K. soul sensation refuses to clean up her act.Read More

    Dec 13, 2007
    12:53 AM
  • Robyn

    Breaking Out

    Robyn

    Teen-pop survivor is reborn as electro spitfire.Read More

    Nov 29, 2007
    3:00 AM
  • Absolutely Fabulous

    Magazine

    Absolutely Fabulous

    It’s Saturday afternoon in London, and a scrum of 250 membersRead More

    Mar 23, 2004
    3:00 AM
  • Bands to Watch: The Cooper Temple Clause

    Magazine

    Bands to Watch: The Cooper Temple Clause

    When the Cooper Temple Clause tried to storm America last spring atRead More

    Jan 28, 2004
    3:00 AM
  • Artists to Watch: Dizzee Rascal

    Magazine

    Artists to Watch: Dizzee Rascal

    Summer 2003 was man time for Dizzee Rascal. On July 7, hours beforeRead More

    Dec 11, 2003
    3:00 AM
  • The Drudgery Report

    Magazine

    The Drudgery Report

    Whether it's the Beatles, the Stones, Monty Python, or mad-cow disease, it seems like the U.K. gets its unfair share of culture before the U.S. does. Now, at least, the hit BBC sitcom The Office will get the American audience it deserves when the first season is released on DVD this month.Read More

    Nov 5, 2003
    3:00 AM
  • Bands to Watch: The Streets

    Magazine

    Bands to Watch: The Streets

    The Loud Records A&R guy in New York City had been brutally direct. Yes, he'd received Mike Skinner's demo CD. No, he wasn't interested. "Why would I want this music from halfway across the world," the guy asked Skinner, "when I can get it here, on a street corner?"Read More

    Jul 21, 2003
    2:00 AM
  • Future Stars: Ms. Dynamite

    Magazine

    Future Stars: Ms. Dynamite

    The U.K.'s first genuine R&B/hip-hop divaRead More

    Jun 24, 2003
    2:00 AM