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HISTORICAL FACTS: Britpop - Caught on Camera

"Are we a punk band now?" The ugly truth behind Mezzanine, the bleak, beautiful masterpiece which ripped Massive Attack apart

Upon its release in 1998, Massive Attack's third album Mezzanine sounded like nothing that had come before. It still does

Louder

“Our drummer left for a sandwich and never came back. We heard he was found wandering in no man’s land by Canadian Mounties”: An epic guide to every Swervedriver album in the band’s own words

Adam Franklin takes us on an all-access tour through the Swervedriver back catalogue, from their Creation incubation up to the band's reunion and glorious second act

Louder

"Football unites us." Blur's Alex James to host Britpop party nights in London's Trafalgar Square ahead of England's World Cup group stage games

Blur bassist promises "the perfect aperitif for England's big games"

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“In my older age, I’m thinking, ‘Maybe I shouldn’t have been playing Marshalls for 35 years…’” Why Graham Coxon is questioning his classic Blur guitar rig

The Britpop icon is reassessing his gear choices

Guitar World

“I was a kid with very little experience and a huge amount to prove. Critics had written us off before it came out – no-one took me seriously”: The making of Suede’s 1996 Britpop classic Coming Up

Guitarist Richard Oakes arrived in the band as Bernard Butler's replacement – a relative rookie. Suede were supposedly cooked. And yet in songs like Trash and Beautiful Ones, they had something special indeed

Guitar World

Liam Gallagher starts feud with two British bands: ‘They dress like estate agents’

Oasis musician responded to news that two 90s rock acts are heading on tour together

The Independent UK

“Ken, our producer said ‘Look up there lads, look at the stars’. He literally said ‘Look at the stars’”: The fateful circumstances that led to Coldplay’s biggest ever song

Coldplay’s first stab at a euphoric crowd-pleaser was a clear indication that a stadium-filling future awaited

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"At the height of Britpop, it was like music was a joke." The truth behind the '90s highly entertaining Mogwai vs Blur feud

The story behind the Britpop era's most one-sided 'battle'

Louder

“I was cacking it, I really didn’t know if it was going to work or not. We did Creep by Radiohead and I noticed I was crying halfway through": Alex James on Britpop Classical, Blur and the prospect of returning to Coachella

Bassist plays the Albert Hall tonight

MusicRadar

Alex James says Radiohead make him cry

Alex James has revealed he was reduced to tears performing Radiohead's Creep with an orchestra.

BANG Premier

I had a front row seat at the Blur v Oasis frenzy – here’s what a new play gets bang on and bafflingly wrong

In 1995, the bands tussled for No 1 – and the Britpop crown. Our writer was on the inside of the mad-for-it contest. Does The Battle accurately capture this divisive moment? And what was Noel’s problem with risotto?

The Guardian - UK

Britpop still reigns supreme with free Pulp concert

Pulp, fronted by the charismatic Jarvis Cocker, had the crowd dancing ecstatically at a free concert for more than 10,000 people.

AAP

The Battle review – Britpop bickering and 90s nostalgia in Blur v Oasis comedy

The bands that came to symbolise a divided nation compete to top the charts in John Niven’s jokey play but it is woefully short on drama

The Guardian - UK

“This whole song came from a mistake”: The fateful circumstances that led to Coldplay’s biggest ever song

Coldplay’s first stab at a euphoric crowd-pleaser was a clear indication that a stadium-filling future awaited

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Robbie Williams at O2 Brixton Academy: Buoyant show in need of a little more nostalgia

3/5 Williams plays his first and last solo albums in full, which results in an uneven if ecstatically received show

MusicRadar

“Ken, our producer, said ‘Look up there lads, look at the stars’. He literally said ‘Look at the stars’”: The fast-paced making of Coldplay’s first global hit

Coldplay’s first stab at a euphoric crowd-pleaser was a clear indication that a stadium-filling future awaited

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'He is very charming': Blur's Alex James admires Britpop rival Liam Gallagher

Blur bassist Alex James can't help but like "fantastic" Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher despite the rivalry between the two groups at the height of Britpop during the 1990s.

The Guardian - UK

Robbie Williams breaks the Beatles’ record for UK No 1 albums, with 16th chart-topper

New studio album Britpop goes straight to No 1 in opening week, after Williams moved its release date to avoid a chart battle with Taylor Swift

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Robbie Williams overtakes The Beatles with album record

Britpop has become his 16th number one album as a solo artist after previously being tied with The Beatles.

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Robbie Williams on course to surpass The Beatles with record-breaking 16th UK number one album

Robbie Williams looks set to make UK chart history as his new record Britpop is on track to become his 16th chart-topper - meaning he would surpass The Beatles as the artist with the most number one albums.

Evening Standard

Robbie Williams on track to break The Beatles’ record for number one albums

The 51-year-old’s latest record, Britpop, is his first release in seven years.

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Robbie Williams surprise releases BRITPOP album three weeks early

Robbie Williams has delighted fans by releasing his new album BRITPOP three weeks ahead of schedule.

The Independent UK

Robbie Williams review, Britpop: An unabashed joyride from one of our most charismatic pop stars

3/5 Former Take That singer is on top form for his first proper album in a decade, throwing in a Gary Barlow reunion just for the hell of it

The Guardian - UK

Robbie Williams: Britpop review – a wayward yet winning time-machine trip back to the 90s

Framed as the music Williams wanted to make post-Take That, Britpop surpasses pastiche and swerves unpredictably. Homoerotic paean to Morrissey, anyone?

Evening Standard

Robbie Williams' Britpop: A Morrissey-dissing, gleefully weird triumph

4/5 Robbie Williams attempts to record the record he should have made after Take That split up, which is so wrong an exercise that it feels right

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