They’ve been putting on monthly Britpop club nights for only a year, but London’s Star Shaped Club have just stepped things up with the announcement of their inaugural Star Shaped Festival. Oh yeah, and the line up? It’s, as Ian Brown might say, glorious. To headline, Shed Seven’s vocalist Rick Witter and guitarist Paul Banks […]
Clinging to the Blur vs. Oasis Britpop “Feud”
With the release of The Magic Whip, Blur’s first studio album since 2003, the word britpop is resurfacing on news sites and music blogs. Unfortunately it’s often considered a dirty word, like britpop is from a time in music we should all be ashamed of, like ska or emo. If you’re reading this site, then […]
Blur Reveal New Video for ‘There Are Too Many of Us’
Living Britpop legends Blur return to the scene with a new album called The Magic Whip, due to arrive on April 27. A few weeks ago they debuted the single “Go Out” and an accompanying (and strange) video that you can see here: https://youtu.be/Sp1ks7PTzng. “Go Out” is reminiscent of 13 and bits of Think Tank, making us […]
Blur Reveals ‘The Magic Whip,’ First Album in 12 Years
Britpop fans woke up to a surprise today when Blur‘s official sites dropped a trio of bombshells across social media. The band, who had previously hinted that unreleased material would never surface, announced their plans to release The Magic Whip, their first album in twelve years. ‘We’ve made a new record,’ frontman Damon Albarn revealed […]
7 Songs To Ruin Your New Year’s Eve Mood
New Year’s Eve is always identical with either drunken hours with your best mate or warm BBQ party with family, or anything else related with togetherness involving people you love and booze flowing endlessly. Too mainstream? OK, here’s one edgy way to enjoy NYE in a different way, lay in bed, put the lights out […]
Pulp, Blur Studios To Be Turned Into Flats
Britpop fans may soon be able to live on the actual site where some of the biggest Britpop albums were made. The site of Townhouse Studios in Shepherd’s Bush, West London has been sold to developers looking to turn it into a new set of luxury flats. The £7.5 million deal was finalized by Irish […]
Damon Albarn: ‘I Think Oasis Were Better’
Blur or Oasis? This was the most important question in the life of any self-respecting 90s teen. Rivalries between fans of the two bands were as vicious, if not as amusing, as the rivalry between the bands themselves. Now, almost twenty years on, Damon Albarn settles the matter once and for all by declaring Oasis […]
Will They Or Won’t They?: Damon Albarn / Noel Gallagher
Damon Albarn has set Britpop hearts a-flutter by revealing that he and former nemesis Noel Gallagher have discussed making music together ‘at least once.’ He told the NME, ‘I still see Noel from time to time. We text a bit.’ When asked about the possibility of a collaboration, Albarn replied, ‘I can imagine that being […]
So, What’s Next For Blur?
Blur’s future remains in question following the release of Damon Albarn’s solo album, Everyday Robots, last month. So many questions remain, namely: will the band release any more new material and will they ever perform together again? Despite the fact that the band planned to begin work on their highly-anticipated follow-up to 2003’s Think Tank, […]
Best Britpop Guitar Moments
Here is a list I can get behind. Music Radar put together a list of 13 Best Britpop Guitar Moments and I have to say that it’s a really good list. Normally I find myself disagreeing with others’ “best of” lists because they are so subjective. These best of Britpop lists also always tend to […]
