Contrary to popular belief, Britpop was not a subgenre. It was also not a catchall for every bit of culture being manufactured in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. (That would be “Cool ...
Britpop completists will have something new to pick up in mid-July, when the BBC releases Britpop At The BBC. The compilation features previously unreleased archival performances from Radio 1’s “The ...
2014 marks the 20th anniversary of both Blur’s Parklife and Oasis’ Definitely Maybe, so you could make a case that this year represents the 20th anniversary of the mannered genre of Britpop as a whole ...
Tonight, we’re gonna party like it’s 1995. Oasis have smashed box office records. Pulp have a new album out. Suede just announced one, too. Supergrass, Sleeper, Cast, Ocean Colour Scene – even Kula ...
Pulp’s last album was the Scott Walker-produced We Love Life, released in 2001. Since then the band went on hiatus, reissued their old albums, returned to touring from 2011-2013, put out the ...
With “Britpop” bands Oasis and Pulp topping the charts and filling concert halls, a 90s vibe is floating over the UK this summer amid nostalgia for a “cooler” time when people seemed “happier”. A trip ...
This summer, a new compilation will collect several Britpop bands' archival performances recorded for BBC Radio 1's "The Evening Session", NME reports. Britpop at the BBC is out July 14, and it ...