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"The drums were recorded on a massive concrete staircase in an old Victorian brewery": Out of step with Britpop, one of the Levellers' biggest hits was inspired by Led Zeppelin

During the post-grunge era, the Levellers were derided as obsolete crusties, but one of their biggest hits was influenced by classic 70s rock

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Robbie Williams was 'despised' by 'pretentious' Britpop stars

Pop star Robbie Williams has revealed he was "despised" by "pretentious bullies" in the music industry after he left Take That and was pictured handing out with Oasis at Glastonbury Festival in 1995.

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A Traitors cloak, Britpop Trumps and a very arty swearbox: it’s the 2025 Culture Christmas gift guide!

Put some artful oomph into your festive season with our bumper guide, featuring everything from a satanic South Park shirt to Marina Abramović’s penis salt and pepper pots

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Brett Anderson is 'proud' that Suede blazed the Britpop trail

Suede frontman Brett Anderson takes pride in the fact that the band "opened a lot of doors" for other Britpop acts.

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A Different Class of social commentary: Pulp’s era-defining album turns 30

In the summer of 1995, an exceptional heat wave swept the country. The Usual Suspects delighted cinema-goers, and the British press engineered the so-called “battle of Britpop”.

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“Somehow all of these songs mean more to people now than they did when they were first released": Britpop becomes the latest genre to get a classical makeover, courtesy of Blur's Alex James

Reef singer Gary Stringer, Saffron from Republica and good old Phil Daniels are also attached to the project

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Blur bassist Alex James announces classical tour to bring Britpop ‘back to life’

He has teamed up with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and vocalists from the London Concert Orchestra for the Britpop Classical show.

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Damon Albarn hails Oasis for making Britpop 'feel like the biggest thing on Earth'

Damon Albarn says former foes Oasis are doing a "very good job" at keeping the spirit of Britpop alive.

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"It certainly rubbed some people up the wrong way": The story of the sexually ambiguous anthem that got Placebo a tour with David Bowie

A three-minute rush of hedonism, Placebo’s alt-rock anthem raised two fingers to Britpop and got them on Top Of The Pops – so why do they feel so ambivalent about it?

Louder

Taylor Swift breaks UK chart records with album The Life Of A Showgirl

Swift’s album debuts at number one, with her tracks in the top three of the singles chart.

Evening Standard

“I left my car with all the instruments in but I’d left the handbrake off and it rolled onto the motorway”: the tearaway Britpop teenagers whose knack of getting into trouble had Steven Spielberg on the phone wanting to make a TV show with them

Police arrests, car crashes and a very warped drumkit – the E.T. director foresaw some TV gold and wanted in

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Robbie Williams Long 90s Tour at Dingwalls review: Britpop is a mixed bag

3/5 The new album may have some snoozefest lyrics but he’s still a turbo-charismatic entertainer

Evening Standard

Robbie Williams review – tiny Camden gig offers blinding star wattage – and a surprising new song about Morrissey

Previewing new album Britpop to an audience of 600, the star promises ‘no stadium bravado’ and delivers droll new songs alongside stripped-back oldies

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Victoria Siddall's guide to London: The Old Vic, karaoke and Toklas

The National Portrait Gallery director shares her insider guide to the capital, and stories of living in Camden through the Britpop era

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Robbie Williams announces new UK tour dates to coincide with delayed album release

The run of shows will coincide with the release of his latest studio album, Britpop

Evening Standard

Robbie Williams announces run of shows to coincide with Britpop album release

The former Take That star has announced dates in Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Wolverhampton.

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Robbie Williams cancels final show of tour ‘in the interests of public safety’

Williams was due to perform at Atakoy Marina in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday.

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“I didn’t think that Oasis were very good songwriters. This obsession with Britishness just didn’t really compute with us”: Placebo on drugs, Bowie and standing out from Britpop ‘like a sore thumb’

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Robbie Williams delays album release to avoid Taylor Swift clash

Robbie Williams has pushed back the release of his new album Britpop by four months to February 2026 to avoid going up against Taylor Swift's record The Life of a Showgirl.

Evening Standard

Robbie Williams delays release of new album Britpop to 2026 due to 'scheduling issues'

The album’s original release week coincided with Taylor Swift’s new album Life of a Showgirl dropping, though this has not been confirmed as a factor in the delay

Louder

Six Britpop bands who will never reunite

For some groups, splits are a permanent thing...

Evening Standard

Suede: Antidepressants review — an electrifying, life-saving record

5/5 The new album by Suede is a remarkable triumph which captures the anxiety of the era while delivering the kind of musical thrills that could provide the answer

Louder

“We were the antithesis of Britpop – we really hated all that kind of thing." Every Idlewild album in the band's own words

Scottish rockers Idlewild are poised to celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of their self-titled 10th album. Frontman Roddy Woomble talks us through the history of the band, album-by-album

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Suede on Oasis, anti-nostalgia and 'society at breaking point'

Suede are taking over the Southbank Centre this month but with a killer new album out this will be far from a wallowing in the past

Louder

The A-Z of Britpop Anthems

Mid '90s nostalgia is at a peak, but there was much more to Britpop than scene figureheads Oasis, Blur and Pulp

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