Darden Restaurants, which owns Olive Garden, Red Lobster and Longhorn Steakhouse, has responded to the trend with new restaurant franchises like Yard House, which prides itself on a large draft beer menu, American-fusion cuisine and a lively atmosphere punctuated with classic rock music and flat-screen TVs playing sporting events and news broadcasts.

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Phenomenal Handclap Band tosses together classic rock, dance music and electronica, and its delightful "Form and Control" (Tummy Touch) manages to be both retro and of the moment.

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Sean presents other programmes on BBC Radio Lancashire including Friday Night at Ten which is the only programme on your radio that plays classic and contemporary rock music with such aplomb.

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There is the classic rock of Lou Reed maybe followed by the Rap music of Action Bronson or the Synthpop of New Order or alternative Rocker Phoenix.

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There are still classic rock stations like Q104 and WBAB, but no station presenting promising new bands or alternative music.

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At moments sounding like classic Queen, at others like Pink Floyd, they also mixed in classical music among their rock and synthesisers.

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