Written and recorded while on ecstasy, 1995′s A Northern Soul is the unrelenting rock follow-up to The Verve’s hazy psychedelic A Storm in Heaven. Richard Ashcroft has a face that even a mother would say “you’ve got mostly your father in ya” so he wouldn’t grace the mags as often as sexy Jarvis Cocker or [...]
Maria Esposito
Watch Morrissey’s first solo gig in 1988
Watch Suede’s Mercury Prize 2013 Sessions
‘Ruby’: Kula Shaker vs. Kaiser Chiefs
Blur’s Modern Life is 20: Live in Rimini, 1993
Blur’s Modern Life is 20: 5 Brilliant B-Sides
Jessica Blanchard
Britpop Style File: Kula Shaker – Hush Edition
Mod Monday: Nautical Style
Friday Flashback: Tattva by Kula Shaker
Mod Monday: Minty Fresh
Mod Monday: Silky Shift Dress
Jamie Blanchard
There’s A Blur Superfan On A Gameshow
News In Pictures: Morrissey Reveals Latest Knitting Pattern
What Do You Think Of This Beady Eye Song Start Anew?
Mod Monday Music: I Can’t Explain By The Who
News In Pictures: Johnny Greenwood Installs Robotic Hand On Back That Exclusively Plays Tambourine
Reviews
Britpop Bookshelf: Life by Keith Richards
Keith Richards is one of the best known and respected guitarists of the Brit rock scene. He’s wild, a little strange, sometimes unintelligible, but always interesting. The same can be said of his memoir, Life. In the book, Richards reflects on everything from his early life growing up in a council estate and his love [...]
A Quick Look Back At 6 Great Britpop Singles From 1994
ONE SONG PER BAND. I just wrote it but to save the inevitable “WHERE IS “X” SONG” comments understand this is one song per band because it would be an otherwise boring list of songs. That out of the way; we all know the Britpop scene started in 1993 and in 94 things really started [...]
Oasis DVD Review: Live By The Sea
Back in the days when we watched things on VHS Oasis’s Live By The Sea concert video was in constant rotation in my house. Or, at least until I bought “There and Then.” Recorded live at Southend Cliffs Pavillion on April 17, 1995 this concert is one of the last appearances of Tony McCarroll on [...]