Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A montage of Blur, Elastica, Pulp, Suede and Oasis in front of a Union Flag There are some hurdles to overcome when putting ...

How one era-defining classic—Elastica’s Britpop-bombing 1995 debut—spawned another: M.I.A.’s Arular, which turns 10 this year. Elastica died without incident—no dramatic onstage announcement, no ...

Broadcaster and writer Miranda Sawyer was 23 when she started writing for music magazine Select in the mid-90s, the title credited with coining the word ‘Britpop’ - and she found herself at the heart ...

As the shot confirmed, Blur, Suede, Oasis, Pulp and the scene’s other boys couldn’t get close to Elastica and their drop-dead insouciance. When Albarn knowingly rolled his eyes as he sang – the ...

This week sees 20 years since the explosion of Britpop – the last important flush of all-encompassing music, lifestyle and attitude that hasn’t been seen since. But it wasn’t all tracksuit tops, ...