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The A-Z of Britpop Anthems
Mid '90s nostalgia is at a peak, but there was much more to Britpop than scene figureheads Oasis, Blur and Pulp
"What a sad human being." Regardless of who won the Blur versus Oasis 'Battle Of Britpop' in the '90s, one musical superstar says that Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn are both awful people
They may have been bitter rivals at a point, but Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn were united in their dislike of one of their peers
10 songs that proves the Battle Of Britpop sent Blur's Damon Albarn in a more daring direction and changed the course of his career
From Gorillaz to Africa Express to ambient experimentalism and punk-meets-Afrobeat supergroups, the Blur singer has done it all.
Here’s the line-up of every major festival in 1995… it really isn’t too different to how they’ve shaped up 30 years later
Britpop was thriving, Pumpkins were Pumpkinsing, and Skunk Anansie tried to get on every bill going…
10 brilliant songs that prove Johnny Marr is one of the most influential guitarists of his generation
It's true, just ask Radiohead, Blur, Fontaines D.C., Red Hot Chili Peppers and more...
"It's got the filthiest tenor saxophone solo ever." Blur guitarist Graham Coxon reveals the prog rock song that changed his life
Blur guitarist Graham Coxon was a progressive rock fan as a teenager, and one song in particular captured his imagination
10 indisputable reasons why Essex is responsible for the best British artists ever (some might be slightly disputable)
Who do you have to thank for Blur, Depeche Mode, punk, Underworld and many more? Not Kent, that’s for sure!
What do Syd Barrett and Robert Fripp have to do with Britpop? See Blur’s Modern Life Is Rubbish
Okay, it’s not all-out prog – but the band’s second record contains the spirit of the genre, with its English eccentricities, non-linear approach to playing and rule-breaking flair
