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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 5 - Caught on Camera

Blur bassist Alex James: ‘I’m so happy for Oasis. Liam is an incredible singer, and he can’t help being a rock star’

The musician on struggling to fit into his Britpop pants, his ambition to make giant Frazzle, and the football song that keeps him fed

The Guardian - UK

‘You got it or you didn’t’: the sweat, smoke and sonic excess of the indie scene pre-Britpop

A new photography book captures the ramshackle squats and grimy venues that were a playground for confrontationally uncommercial early-90s bands like My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab and Silverfish

The Guardian - UK

Oasis, Richard Ashcroft and... alcopops! It's the Modern Indie era

From Weekday jeans and Chopova Lowena skirts to shoegaze bands and espresso martinis, here’s how to live like an indie 90s kid, says Maddy Mussen

Evening Standard

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‘We were banging our heads against a wall – the wall won’: the genius pop and tragic demise of Boys Wonder

They swaggered into the late 1980s, a potent brew of punk, glam and classic rock. But they went nowhere, then had to watch as their recipe conquered the charts. Now they’ve returned – so are they looking back in anger?

The Guardian - UK

Richard Ashcroft set to rock Blenheim Palace

Richard Ashcroft has confirmed a festival date the month before Oasis' reunion tour is due to kick off amid rumours he's due to support the Britpop legends.

BANG Premier

A Look Back At Oasis’ Legacy Because Their Supersonic Rise To Fame Is One For The Books

It’s been a legacy 30 years in the making.

Pedestrian.tv

“Probably the broadest, most accessible guitar mag in the world... It has been an absolute privilege”: Total Guitar to close after 30 years in print

It was once the biggest-selling guitar magazine in Europe. Now Total Guitar is set to close after its latest issue. Here’s what its first and last editors have to say...

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Blur’s Graham Coxon shares verdict on Oasis reunion

Blur and Oasis enjoyed a famous rivalry during Britpop’s heyday

The Independent UK

‘Absolutely mindblowing!’ Shed Seven score their second No 1 album of the year

Britpop band cement comeback by becoming only the 20th act to achieve two No 1 albums in a calendar year

The Guardian - UK

Farewell to the car CD player, source of weirdly deep musical fandoms

Car manufacturers have stopped including CD players as most drivers use streaming – but with greater choice, are we losing something too?

The Guardian - UK

“Is it a post-pandemic thing of people looking for some comfort from something happy and familiar?”: Supergrass's Gaz Coombes ponders the retro ‘90s revival

“When you look back at the lad culture and messiness, we weren’t part of it nor did we really enjoy that side of it"

MusicRadar

"I remember being sat in the car the day after I got arrested and Danny was coming up with lines in the car, going ‘Caught by the fuzz!'": Supergrass on the making of their classic debut single

Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey on how the Britpop scamps made their riotous debut single

Louder

Watch 'The Battle of Britpop' play out on a football pitch, as Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher squares up to Blur's Damon Albarn in this resurrected archive footage

Revisiting one of the world's truly iconic sporting encounters, as elite athletes Liam Gallagher and Damon Albarn faced off in a kickabout in an East London stadium

Louder

Why Oasis is gonna live forever

Even beyond the highly anticipated reunion, Oasis never slid away thanks to timeless tunes and Gen Z fans

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Evening Standard

Oasis extra tour dates: What changes have been made after ticket sale chaos?

The Britpop music stars responded after fans complained over queues and surge pricing

Louder

10 great Britpop-era indie bands who could reform to ease the pain of fans who missed out on Oasis tickets

Bummed at missing out on Oasis tickets? Us too. The Verve, Supergrass, Elastica, Super Furries... we need you back now, please

International Business Times

Oasis Fans' Fury Sparks UK Govt Review Of Dynamic Pricing

The British government has said it will probe surge pricing after furious Oasis fans faced huge hikes in ticket prices for the Britpop band's much-anticipated reunion.

The Guardian - UK

Oasis are back. So why all the hatred?

The Britpop band’s long-awaited reunion is a sellout but has provoked a backlash. Maybe they (and their fans) are the wrong kind of working class

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The Guardian - UK

I’m excited about Oasis, but sad about the fate of venues that took a chance on them

Letters: Only 11 of the 34 venues that the band played on their first tour in 1994 have survived, writes James Kirkham, while Warren Brown challenges the Britpop supremacy of both Oasis and Blur

The Guardian - UK

The look of Liam: bucket hats and Berghaus on the way back with Oasis

Band’s tour next summer expected to add to resurgence of 1990s fashion, as brands try to jump onboard

Evening Standard

The 50 best records of the 1990s: from Oasis to Aphex Twin

With Oasis reuniting, Dylan Jones takes a nostalgic look at the bands that epitomised Britain in the Nineties

The Conversation

The band is getting back together: 10 Oasis songs you should know, beyond Wonderwall

The internet has been buzzing with rumours of a possible Oasis reunion, with the release of a cryptic post on the band’s X account that features only the date of of August 27 2024 at 8am, in the band’s iconic logo font.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve waited 25 years for this moment’: Oasis, the reunion – and what made them great

Their sneering vocals, seething guitars and thermonuclear charisma electrified the 90s. But will a reunion be a Champagne Supernova – or a Digsy’s Dinner? Our music writers weigh in

Louder

“He didn’t want to be a rock star, but made a great rock star… the only way is to run straight at the wall head first, minus the crash helmet”: What Hawkwind’s Robert Calvert means to Luke Haines

The space rock poet, who died in 1988, inspired Auteurs leader and Britpop pioneer Haines to explore a wider world of art

Louder

“I did it in 40 minutes and thought little of it”: How Phil Daniels saved Blur’s classic Britpop anthem Parklife

The iconic title track from Blur’s third album turns 30 later this month…

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