Hot New Band: The Rifles
London hotshots cop a classic title, teach Paul Weller to play his own song.
By Stacey Anderson 10.15.09 11:32 AM
Joel Stoker, cheeky frontman for the Rifles, doesn't mind if Britpop fans are confused by his band's new album. "It's okay if people buy it accidentally," muses the singer about The Great Escape, which bears the same title as his countrymen Blur's landmark 1995 effort. "In fact, that's a good strategy: to call your album after another massive album.


