1.   As the American audience for contemporary British pop bands like Oasis, Pulp and Blur grows, the quality of the performances by these groups is also improving.

2.   After that, it was British bands like the Beatles and the Clash and, from America, the Ramones and the Beach Boys.

3.   British pop bands like Oasis and Spice Girls, as well as artists, designers and architects, are seeing their profiles rise worldwide.

4.   British bands and zines are also influential.

5.   But he also booked a then-unknown British band by the name of Pink Floyd for a college party.

6.   Cowboy boots here, Western shirts there, British band onstage.

7.   Critics have long lambasted Aerosmith as being nothing more than a tepid American version of British bands like The Rolling Stones or The Yardbirds.

8.   Do you have any idea why British bands have done so badly in the States?

9.   Earlier in the day, the punky coed British band Elastica provided thrills while the sun was high.

10.   For the past half dozen years, American fans have said no to virtually every new British band.