British Music

Mr. Scruff is the recording name of Andy Carthy, a British DJ and artist born in 1972 in Macclesfield, England. His DJ name was inspired by his scruffy facial hair, as well as his trademark loose-lined drawing style. He has been DJing since 1994, at first in and around Manchester then nationwide in the United Kingdom. He is known for DJing in marathon sets (often exceeding six hours), his eclectic musical taste, his love of a "nice cup of tea" and the quirky home-produced visuals and animations that are projected on large screens during his gigs.

Dylan Mills, known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is an Afro-English rapper , record producer and occasional actor. Born 1 November 1985 in Bow, East London, his music is a blend of conventional rap, grime and ragga, with extremely eclectic samples and more exotic styles. His debut album, Boy in da Corner , won him the 2003 Mercury Prize.

Selfish Cunt are a rock band based in London, England. Formed in early 2003 by main members Martin Tomlinson and Patrick Constable, they are notorious for their highly provocative lyrics, aggressive stage shows, and brutal electronic-influenced rock accompanied by highly politically-charged and often sexually graphic lyrics. Due to their highly provocative image, as well as their name, Selfish Cunt have a mixed reputation amongst critics.

Atomic Kitten are an English girl group from Liverpool composed of Elizabeth McClarnon, Natasha Hamilton, and Jennifer Frost - who replaced original member Kerry Katona in January 2001. Many of their singles and albums entered the Top 40 charts worldwide such as Right Now, Whole Again, Eternal Flame, The Tide Is High, and Ladies Night, which is also the video below.

The Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals. They have sold more than 50 million records worldwide. Since 1986, they have had 39 Top 30 singles and 22 Top 10 hits in the UK, including four Number Ones: West End Girls, It’s a Sin, Always on My Mind, and Heart.

Joss Stone, born Jocelyn Eve Stoker on 11 April 1987, is an English soul and R&B singer-songwriter and actress. Throughout her career, Stone has sold over ten million albums worldwide, and has won two BRIT Awards and one Grammy Award. She also made her acting debut in late 2006 with the fantasy adventure film Eragon, as the witch Angela.

The Prodigy are an electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990, in Braintree, Essex, England. They were pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre. They have sold over 16 million records worldwide which is unequaled in electronic music history. Their music consists of various styles ranging from rave, hardcore and industrial in the early 1990s to alternative rock and big beat with punk vocal elements in later times.

Robert Peter Williams, more popularly known as Robbie Williams, was born on February 13, 1974 and is a Grammy Award-nominated, 15-time BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter. His career started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990. He left Take That in 1995 to begin his solo career, where his album sales stand at over 55 million, with singles sales over 17 million. Robbie Williams also entered The Guinness Book of World Records when in just one day he sold more than 1.6 million tickets for his 2006 world tour.

Blur is an English alternative rock band that was formed in Colchester in 1989. The members of Blur are Damon Albarn (vocals), Graham Coxon (guitar), Alex James (bass guitar) and Dave Rowntree (drums). Blur’s debut album Leisure was released in 1991and the band helped to popularize the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK.

Take That is an English pop boy band composed of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, and Robbie Williams. Take That sold more than 30 million records between 1991-1996 and was described as the most successful British band since The Beatles in the UK, beloved of young and old alike.