Britpop Nostalgia

Is It Worth the Aggravation?

Oasis’s reunification this week is the latest development in Britpop’s long afterlife, its leading lights continuing to carve out careers in the music…

Aug 30 •

Coming down from ‘Cocaine Socialism’

After their 1990s zenith, Britpop and New Labour were frequently evoked to denigrate each other, until a shifting political and cultural climate brought…

Apr 24 •

‘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…

Sep 27, 2023 •

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