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Young bulls
How a world-famous Britpop superstar narrowly escaped being trampled to death by a herd of raging bulls

By Paul Brannigan Published

The music business has lost too many hugely talented artists who've died too soon, but only one, as far as we know, has faced the prospect of being trampled to death on an English farm

Interviews
Shed Seven in 1994
“It was like that scene in The Fast Show, the MD, cigar in mouth, going ‘Come on guys, impress me’.”: Shed Seven’s Rick Witter on how the Britpop veterans made their make-or-break hit Going For Gold

By Niall Doherty Published

Shed Seven's Rick Witter on how their anthemic hit Going For Gold came together

Interviews
Supergrass in 1995
Supergrass on how they turned a teenage arrest into one of Britpop's most loved singles

By Niall Doherty Published

Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey on how the Britpop scamps made their riotous debut single

Tracks & Singles
Ash, Liam Gallagher, Mansun, Elastica, Suede and Blur
10 Britpop B-sides you need to hear

By Niall Doherty Published

It wasn’t all about Parklife, Alright and Live Forever, you know. Here’s some Britpop magic you might have missed…

Bands & Artists
Blur live with Phil Daniels
How Quadrophenia actor Phil Daniels came to the rescue on Blur’s era-defining Britpop anthem Parklife

By Niall Doherty Published

The iconic title track from Blur’s third album turns 30 later this month…

Interviews
Pulp
“So, the encore continues": Pulp share dates for their first North American tour since 2012

By Paul Brannigan Published

Jarvis Cocker's reunited BritPop misfits announce first shows in the US and Canada for over a decade

Concerts & Shows
A band portrait of Idlewild in 2002
"Pearl Jam used to hire out bars to drink with us": Idlewild's Roddy Woomble on how four punk rock kids from Scotland emerged from the wreckage of Britpop, gatecrashed the UK charts and got adopted as Pearl Jam's new favourite band

By Niall Doherty Published

With their 30th anniversary approaching, Idlewild look back on a career spent "existing in their own little place"

Interviews
My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way
"It speaks to regular people, and that's why it's so great": Watch the worlds of emo and Britpop collide as My Chemical Romance cover Pulp's Common People

By Paul Brannigan Published

My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way: “I remember pushing carts at a supermarket listening to this song on headphones on a cassette player..."

Interviews
Kula Shaker, Liam Gallagher, Tim Burgess and The Seahorses
10 terrible Britpop albums with one classic song

By Stephen Hill Published

There were some era-defining records made during the Britpop boom, but some stinkers too. Here's ten terrible efforts that were saved by one song.

Albums
Pulp
"You will remember this show for the rest of your life": Pulp's triumphant homecoming sees Jarvis Cocker's Britpop heroes shoot for the moon

By Rich Hobson Published

Pulp's spectacular Sheffield set may conjure up Britpop nostalgia, but their epic, dramatic homecoming also delivers so much more

Concerts & Shows
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