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Blur in 2023

Listen to new Blur single The Narcissist, as the reunited BritPop superstars announce their first album in eight years, The Ballad Of Darren

By Paul Brannigan published

The Blur reunion now comes complete with a new album

Albums
Corrosion of Conformity

The world’s loudest bands took over the home of BritPop last weekend and it was beautiful

By Paul Brannigan published

80 bands, 5001 riffs and a bellydancer: DesertFest 2023 was a blast

Music Festivals
Pulp - This Is Hardcore album artwork

This is Hardcore: these dark depictions of the damaging, corrosive effects of fame illustrate why Pulp bailed on Britpop

By Stephen Hill published

A re-examination of Pulp's superb This Is Hardcore album as it turns 25

Albums
Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds on Oasis

Why I Love Oasis, by Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds

By Rou Reynolds published

The Enter Shikari frontman on Oasis, paper rounds, and Spice World

Bands & Artists
The story behind Placebo's Nancy Boy

The Story Behind The Song: Nancy Boy by Placebo

By Rob Hughes published

How the success of a Top 5 single brought its own stigma for Placebo

Interviews
Mansun in 1997

The 10 best Mansun songs chosen by Paul Draper

By Kiran Acharya published

Following the release of EP Two, Paul Draper looks back at the odd legacy of Mansun and selects his 10 favourite tracks

Interviews
Oasis Be Here Now album cover

Oasis - Be Here Now album review

By Mark Beaumont published

Triple-CD revisit to Britpop’s grandest folly.

Albums
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