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The Latest Breaking News from Pulp

“We did it!” Anti-Britpop icons Pulp sign first record deal in 20 years

Jarvis Cocker’s pop-rock stars haven’t released a studio album since 2001, but have started debuting new songs live

Louder

“Is it a post-pandemic thing of people looking for some comfort from something happy and familiar?”: Supergrass's Gaz Coombes ponders the retro ‘90s revival

“When you look back at the lad culture and messiness, we weren’t part of it nor did we really enjoy that side of it"

MusicRadar

Watch Pulp premiere new song Spike Island on the opening night of their American tour

Could a new Pulp album be on the way? Speculation grows after the band debut a fourth unreleased song live

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Stop the celebrations – Oasis are the most damaging pop-cultural force in recent British history

Dismal lyrics, plodding tunes and prehistoric political views: why is everyone so happy that the Gallagher brothers are back, asks Simon Price

The Guardian - UK

“It was in quite a parlous state… Scott’s blood was on there – his physical remnants were on the guitar”: Richard Hawley on how he came to own Scott Walker’s Fender Telecaster

Hawley recalls the Pulp recording session that served as the catalyst to him and Walker's friendship

Guitar World

The 13 most iconic Glastonbury Festival performances ever

As Glastonbury 2024 approaches, we run through the 13 sets that have defined the festival over its lifespan

Louder

“Steve should have been here for this festival, and it would be nice if you all think of him”: Pulp and PJ Harvey pay tribute to Steve Albini at Primavera Sound

The Spanish festival also named a stage after the late producer and noise rock provocateur

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Richard Hawley: ‘If I stopped what I’m doing the songs would still come’

On a tour of his home city that begins ‘at the crack of midday’, the singer discusses his new album, how his musical, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, has hit a nerve, and his main hope for Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

"It was a perfect moment of rock’n’roll bedlam”: the inside story of the night Jarvis Cocker wiggled his bum at Michael Jackson at the Brits, by the man who took him

The Pulp singer took exception at Jackson's messianic act and one of the most famous stage invasions ever occured

Louder

“So, the encore continues": Pulp share dates for their first North American tour since 2012

Jarvis Cocker's reunited BritPop misfits announce first shows in the US and Canada for over a decade

Louder

Today's NYT Connections hints and answers — Thursday, February 15, #249

We help you solve today's Connections answers with some useful hints and tips to win. Plus, we have the solution to yesterday's game.

Tom’s Guide

'Mostly for those in their 40s and 50s': I'm 28 but I still think this stage race has a mad playlist that you need to listen to

With everything from Arcade Fire to Tina Turner, it's got something for everyone - almost. Plus, a lot of Portuguese music

Cycling Weekly

‘It was a dark time’: Pulp’s keyboardist Candida Doyle on being diagnosed with arthritis at the age of 17

Diagnosed as a teenager with rheumatoid arthritis, the musician hid her condition from her bandmates and friends. But as the pain subsided after the menopause, acceptance of her body grew

The Guardian - UK

From Britney to Germán Bringas: the best old music our writers discovered in 2023

Our belated discoveries included some giant hits of the 80s and 90s as well as little noticed Moroccan genius and Polish post-punk

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‘The story tells itself’: Richard Hawley, Sheffield’s greatest export, gets city’s biggest honour

The acclaimed singer and composer is ‘mind-blown’ after receiving the coveted maker’s mark

Metal Hammer

“We speak out together in solidarity with the Palestinian people’s struggle for freedom, justice and equal rights": Rage Against The Machine, Mogwai, Pulp among 4000 artists calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

Over 4000 artists from the music world are joining the chorus of voices urging for a ceasefire in Gaza

Guitar World

“Forget grunge music. Get a pint of Guinness down your neck and pick that guitar up”: The rise and fall of Britpop, the Nineties’ other massive guitar movement

The UK got its guitar mojo back in the ’90s with a new generation of rock and indie bands. This is the story of how it all got consumed by the rivalry between Blur and Oasis, and the catch-all category of Britpop

The Independent UK

This is Hardcore: new book explores the visual world of Pulp’s seminal album

Through unseen photography and exclusive interviews, the book documents the band’s creative processes

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‘I’d rather be boring than mysterious’: Bar Italia on anonymity, originality and disliking Pulp

Bar Italia were the most hyped band of lockdown – but no one had a clue who they were. Now, in one of their first interviews, they say they’re ready to reveal all

The National (Scotland)

Pulp announced as headline act for Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations

PULP have been announced as the headline act for this year’s Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh.

The Guardian - UK

Campaign to stop Leadmill owners from taking over Sheffield venue fails

MVL Properties are granted licence to run venue that helped launch careers of bands such as Pulp and Arctic Monkeys

The Guardian - UK

The Stirrings by Catherine Taylor review – coming of age in Sheffield

A piercing memoir of growing up in 70s and 80s Yorkshire amid male violence, political protest and Pulp gigs

Louder

10 terrible Britpop albums with one classic song

There were some era-defining records made during the Britpop boom, but some stinkers too. Here's ten terrible efforts that were saved by one song.

Louder

A beginner’s guide to Britpop in five essential albums

It was an indie phenomenon that changed everything: here’s five classic records that defined Britpop

Louder

“For three days we had people screaming at us as if we were The Beatles”: Jarvis Cocker on the time that Pulp and Radiohead formed a supergroup to appear in a Harry Potter film

Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker enlisted Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and drummer Phil Selway for a scene in Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

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