‘Music’s Coming Home’

In 2014, the BBC put on a week of programming mark Britpop’s ‘twentieth anniversary’; it demonstrated that the 1990s were seen as ripe for heritagisation, albeit only a particular version of them.

Left-to-right: Steve Lamacq, Damon Albarn, and Jo Wiley at BBC’s Maida Vale studio in 2014 (BBC).

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This post is part of the ‘Research and Reflections’ occasional series, consisting of pieces based on my ongoing academic research, as well as on my musings on and responses to current affairs and personal developments.

Content warning: Suicide.