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Since its inception in the 1960s, popular music has been riven by an ongoing conflict between Britain and America and, […]

After years of searching, I finally found it; the origin point of what Oasis manager Alan McGee would later dismiss

Why weren’t Supergrass bigger? I must admit, I had only the faintest awareness of them during the heyday of Britpop

I started out as a pock-marked hormone-wracked incel with Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, transitioned to bolshy Britpop in

1. “Rock ’N’ Roll Star” (Definitely Maybe)This is the obvious choice for kicking off an Oasis selected playlist. The opener

Continued from part I. Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000)Things went rapidly south after Be Here Now. The Biggest

Oasis’ much-vaunted comeback will obviously and inevitably be a risible exercise in meticulously stage-managed, money-grabbing nostalgia, and yet, despite my

I’ve long had a soft spot for Haim, but against my better judgement, because there’s something of the stroppy, obscenely

It’s strange that people associate the Beach Boys with carefree, sun-drenched California surfin’ because, if you want my opinion, Pet

Apparently you’re not really allowed to have an opinion on rock music unless you’re au fait with foundational acts of