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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, […]
10 underrated bands you don't remember defining the '90s
Nirvana. Pearl Jam. Green Day. These are three monster bands that people often name-drop when reliving the incredible and renowned legacy of ’90s music. Even if they don’t get mentioned in a reverential manner as much as many of their counterparts, some less “cool” bands end up defining a time period (and influence future decades) […]
These 10 Britpop tracks from the '90s were the UK antidote for grunge
This week, the British Broadcasting Company announced that Oasis’ 1995 hit “Wonderwall” was the biggest-selling Britpop track of that decade. Noel Gallagher wrote the song about “an imaginary friend who’s going to save you from yourself.” While it’s an amazing song, Britpop as a movement was something different altogether. More proud than pensive, clamorous than […]
The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft gets his song back from Rolling Stones
“Bitter Sweet Symphony” by the Verve was one of the most enduring alt-rock tracks of the late ’90s. It propelled the Wigan, U.K.-based band—fronted by vocalist/songwriter Richard Ashcroft—everywhere. And it also broke them up. The hit song’s major hook was a sample from a version of the Rolling Stones’ song “The Last Time” that appeared on […]
Linkin Park, the Killers among most-streamed 2000s songs
Just in case you were in need of the perfect “through the decades” playlist, the British Phonographic Industry recently revealed the most-streamed songs since 1960. Luckily for all of us, some scene favorites such as Linkin Park and the Killers topped the list in the the early 2000s. In the year 2000, Linkin Park’s “In […]
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Ace Enders, Mark Hoppus, Craig Owens, more cover the Verve
Ace Enders will release a cover of the Verve‘s “Bittersweet Symphony” on Dec. 2 featuring Mark Hoppus of (+44), Craig Owens of Chiodos, Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, Kenneth Vasoli of Person L, Bryce Avery of the Rocket Summer, Aaron Marsh of Copeland and Duane F. Okun of Socratic. The song will be available […]
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