Britpop Nostalgia

Progressive Politics, Popular Culture, and Public Memory in Contemporary Britain

In which our intrepid author agrees to write a book about how both politicians and cultural producers vie to tell ‘progressive’ stories about Britain’s…

Dec 31, 2024 •

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, 2024 •

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, 2024 •

‘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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