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20 Cards in this Set
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Cool Britannia |
A pun on the title of the patriotic son, "Rule, Britannia". It was a popular expression throughout the 90s, because Britain now ruled the pop culture. Britain ruled the export of hip British culture. |
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Pastiche |
A collection of things, of styles. |
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Plagiarism |
Stealing. Stealing songs or melody lines composed by someone else. |
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Britpop |
Music that was produced in the second wave of British popular music. Spice Girls. |
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Commercialization |
Producing for market. |
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Kudos |
Giving praise |
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Union Jack |
The UK flag |
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Carnaby Street |
Is in Soho, London. It is home to numerous fashion and lifestyle retailers. |
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Music hall |
A place with live musical performances with the opportunity of dancing |
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Madam Tussauds |
World famous wax museum. |
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Swinging London |
A term from the 60s that applied to the fashion and the cultural scene at the time. It was a youth-oriented phenomenon that emphasized the new and modern. The Austin Power movies. |
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Rivers of Blood Speech |
Enoch Powell's speech in 1968 about how UK is swamped by immigrants. It was a speech that criticized Commonwealth immigration and anti-discrimination legislation that had been proposed in the United Kingdom. |
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Swastika |
Originally a hindu symbol. But now a nazi and neo-nazi symbol. Often used by musicians who flirted with far right movements |
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New Musical Express |
A pop music magazine also known as NME. |
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Glam rock |
Popular in the 70s. Glam rockers such as David Bowie experimented with sexual identity and also the idea that the rock star was a specific persona |
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Imperialistic nostalgia |
the mourning of the British Empire |
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Laddish |
A subculture initially associated with Britpop music of the 90s. To be "laddish" was generally being a middle-class figure who embraced the attitudes conventionally attributed to the working-class. |
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Glastonbury |
A large music festival |
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Mods |
A subculture in the 60s that had its roots in a small London-based group of young men who listened to modern jazz. They were often seen in tailor-made suits. |
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British invation |
Was a phenomenon that occurred in the mid 60s when rock and pop music acts from the UK, as well as other aspects of British culture, became popular in the United States. |
