Music

Since the "British Invasion," the musicians of Britain have been influencing world music. From the Beatles to Coldplay to emerging artists like Rachel Stevens, the whole of the United Kingdom offers a diverse range of great music to get into. Check out this site: [] geared to the younger crowd. This site, although it has a lot of advertisements, offers direct links to popular music videos and artist bios, as well as a comprehensive list of British rockers. You'll be surprised how many you know well, but didn't realize were Brits!

[] The official site of the Fab 4 features videos, full album playlists, iPod downloads and insightful information about the revolutionary rockers. Find out the extent of influence this band had on American musicians. Better yet, download on your iPod or iPhone the free Beatles APP! Carry the entire songbook with you.

Create a playlist!! Create an annotated playlist documenting the details behind some of the greatest Beatles hits. Be sure to include the writer of the tune, who played which instrument, when it was released (in both the UK and the US), how far it got on the charts, and perhaps the dollar figure earned by the album. You can create your playlist on many different shared sites, like a spread sheet on [|Google Docs],