Posts Tagged ‘Britpop’

Sleeper – Smart / The It Girl

By • Feb 24th, 2011 • Category: Album Reviews

Putting on our Britpop goggles yet again, Sleeper’s debut album Smart and its follow-up The It Girl get the reissue treatment.



The Return of Echobelly (Britpop Sneak Peek)

By • Jul 7th, 2009 • Category: News

Echobelly’s primary songwriters, the mellifluous voiced Sonya Madan and slide guitar loving Glenn Johansson return to the stage on July 9 to play at Moho Live in Manchester.



Britpop bonanza – Best of Blur and the Britpop era

By • Jun 4th, 2009 • Category: News

You are one of the most successful alternative bands in English history and although seen as Britpop’s poster-child your career was actually multi-faceted ranging from madchester lite pop, to mining the best British rock from the ’60s to ’90s with addtional excursions into post-grunge and art-rock. However you face a dilemma. Whilst you’ve buried the hatchet [...]



A Bitter Taste of Britpop with Lick

By • Nov 18th, 2007 • Category: Interviews

Lick were one of Britpop’s great forgotten bands. Forming in Camden in 1994 they made a splash with glam anthems, perchant for eyeliner and sexually charged lyrics. But the dream was all over two years later on the cusp of releasing their debut album. We feature an in-depth Q&A with lead singer Gary Cosby and feature the Turbulence album available for download for the first time.