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A history of Britpop, from Pulp to Oasis
“The Battle Of Britpop” In its Aug. 26, 1995 issue, venerable U.K. pop weekly NME reported, “In a week where news leaked that Saddam Hussein was preparing nuclear weapons, everyday folks were still getting slaughtered in Bosnia and Mike Tyson was making his comeback, tabloids and broadsheets alike went Britpop crazy.” Homegrown pop groups Blur […]
10 reasons why Oasis are the most influential Britpop band of all time
Britpop was the sound of England taking back rock ‘n’ roll after American grunge and alt rock had annexed the world’s airwaves and charts for the first half of the ‘90s. Vox amps, Union Jacks, 1964 Paul McCartney haircuts, Ben Sherman shirts and Chelsea boots became all the rage, as bands plundered their British Invasion, […]
Basement - Further Sky EP
Basement Further Sky EP So much for the hiatus—the U.K.'s Basement are back with three new songs and a summer vacation of sold-out shows. Those shows made no mention of Further Sky, which let them take everyone by surprise by releasing the jangly single, “Summer's Colour,” on a whim. Sticking with the brilliant alt-rock last heard […]
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