From 2 Tone to grime, our youth cults showcase a vibrant history of Britain

The co-writer of a TV show says ‘ordinary kids from Berkshire and Birmingham’ have created a version of the modern UK way beyond ‘Blair and Diana’

There are two histories of modern Britain, running concurrently and only occasionally touching. The first is the one of parliaments, politicians, royal babies, military interventions, prosperity, austerity and all the rest of it. The other is surely the history of the streets, sounds and styles that inform not only our culture, but how we are seen across the world.

Most of our great cultural exports stem from one place: our youth tribes, the young style cults that reject the culture that is given to them, start something of their own and sometimes find their looks and sounds taking over the world.

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from Network Front | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1KW7mdB