‘Kerry’s spoken verse needed 39 takes spread over several months because she’d had her tonsils out’
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Inside Meg Mathews' quirky daily routine from red light therapy to a bone-building regime and 'grounding sessions' after overhauling her hedonistic lifestyle to tackle the menopause ○
The former Britpop muse started going through the symptoms at 49 and was left feeling isolated due to the lack of information and support.
38 days ago
I had a front row seat at the Blur v Oasis frenzy – here’s what a new play gets bang on and bafflingly wrong ⊖⊖
In 1995, the bands tussled for No 1 – and the Britpop crown. Our writer was on the inside of the mad-for-it contest. Does The Battle accurately capture this divisive moment? And what was Noel’s probl…
46 days ago
Gorillaz: The Mountain review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week ⊕
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Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s cartoon band mark 25 years with an album inspired by India and shaped by loss, featuring collaborators living and dead
It is 25 years since Gorillaz released the…
47 days ago
‘We’re a pub friendship – with songs attached’: deadpan dazzlers Black Box Recorder return, thanks to Billie Eilish ○
Their unnerving songs about car crashes and suburban ennui, sung in a sparkling yet unemotional RP, stood out from the Britpop bloat. Now, thanks to a certain singer taking their streams stratospheri…
50 days ago
‘What do I play at a party? Oasis’s Wonderwall goes down a storm’: Alex James’s honest playlist ⊕⊕
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The Blur bassist loves his Britpop rivals, weeps over Radiohead’s Creep and finds Chitty Chitty Bang Bang sexy. But which Beatles hit did he get sick of?
The first song I fell in love with
I remember…
72 days ago
Born to be wild! Meet the nepo babies dominating the party scene as Blur's Alex James, 57, admits he can longer keep up with his children's wild ways ⊕
At the height of Britpop, Blur bassist Alex James enjoyed the typical wild life of sex, drugs and rock and roll.
80 days ago
Robbie Williams breaks the Beatles’ record for UK No 1 albums, with 16th chart-topper ○
New studio album Britpop goes straight to No 1 in opening week, after Williams moved its release date to avoid a chart battle with Taylor Swift
Robbie Williams has scored his 16th UK No 1 album, surpa…
Robbie Williams breaks The Beatles' chart record ⊕
The star's latest album, Britpop, debuts at number one, giving Williams his 16th solo UK chart-topper.
88 days ago
ADRIAN THRILLS: It's Robbie Williams' Britpop album - but is it 30 years too late? ⊕⊕
From Robbie Williams new album Britpop the message is clear: our greatest showman is looking back, in order to move on.