Britpop was a term coined by Select magazine in 1993 to describe a new wave of British acts who provided an alternative to US grunge. Our new 4CD anthology due in April, All You Good Good People: Britpop and Beyond 1995-1999 traces the development of indie
Hailing from London and fronted by Pearl Lowe, Powder shone brightly but briefly for a couple of years in the mid-90s. Their second single, ‘Afrodisiac’ (June 1995), was arguably their peak, reaching the UK Top 75. A brash and energetic slice of mid-90s Britpop, the
As Britpop exploded across UK culture in the mid-1990s, ‘Cool Britannia’ seemed to rule the airwaves. DJs and dance acts quickly got in on the act, sharing headline slots with guitar bands. A new 4-CD compilation, Going Out Of My Head - Adventures On The
Britpop was a term coined by Select magazine in 1993 to describe a new wave of British acts who provided an alternative to US grunge. Our new 4-CD anthology due in October, Popscene: From Baggy To Britpop 1989-1994, traces the development of indie music from
On 21 May 1982, a nightclub opened which would become iconic worldwide, forever associated with the music and popular culture of Manchester, and its most famous homegrown label, Factory Records. It hosted a string of local as well as UK and international artists every week and in