But back in the '90s when his first band Blur was rising high in the self-impressed genre known as Brit pop, I couldn't care less about them.

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The Conservatives in the Lords were not pleased but in the age of Brit Pop, Cool Britannia and Sporty Spice the party couldn't openly defend the hereditary principle.

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Entitled "Isle of Wonder, " Boyle -- the Oscar-winning director best known for hit movies "Trainspotting" and "Slumdog Millionaire" -- put together a star-studded on-field dramatization that drew on Shakespeare and Brit Pop to chart Britain from its pastoral roots through the Industrial Revolution to James Bond, Harry Potter and the Beatles.

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Gomez are known for sophisticated arrangements of songs that are part bright Brit-pop and part '60s psychedelia, with a dash of loops and electronic sounds and a healthy dose of American blues and roots.

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He director began to mock the media's idea that he was somehow subservient to Madonna, referring to her as his "missus" in public, and accepting her 2001 Brit award on film, while the pop icon made tea and polished furniture in the background.

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Blunt's album is currently number two in the US and the star was named best pop act and best male solo artist at the Brit Awards.

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