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Britpop pioneers: Suede, Oasis and Blur

What was the very first Britpop song?

Anne Bancroft as Mrs Robinson with Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate, 1967

The best songs about fictional characters

Classic albums on vinyl - here's what you need to start a great collection

20 Must-Have Vinyl Albums for True Collectors and Music Lovers

Metallica perform in Antarctica on 8 December 2013

The weirdest places bands have played gigs

Blink-182 and Green Day in the '00s

Mark Hoppus recalls Blink-182's '00s rivalry with Green Day on tour: "We were frenemies"

Ian Curtis on Joy Division's one and only European tour: Rotterdam, 16th January 1980

What did Joy Division play at their final live show?

Joy Division

Placebo press 2024

Placebo launch fan questionnaire & tease "exciting things to come" in "Happy second of May" post

Placebo

Green Day honoured With Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Watch Green Day being honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Green Day

Robert Smith at the launch of The Cure's Disintegration album, May 1989

14 things you didn't know about The Cure's Disintegration album

Ian Brown of The Stone Roses performing live in 2012 with "Lemon" jacket

Why did The Stone Roses use a lemon as their logo?

The Stone Roses

Wolf Alice have announced their Bloom Baby Bloom single

Wolf Alice confirm Bloom Baby Bloom single with new teaser & release date

Wolf Alice

Mark Hoppus at Coachella in 2023 and in the Radio X studio

Mark Hoppus reflects on "brutal" cancer battle four years on from diagnosis

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke and the band's 20th anniversary Silent Alarm deluxe reissue

Bloc Party to release Silent Alarm 20th anniversary deluxe boxset reissue

Bloc Party

Bono: Stories Of Surrender documentary

Watch the official trailer for the Bono: Stories of Surrender documentary

Great musical trios: Biffy Clyro, The Jam, Haim, Muse, Supergrass and Green Day

The best trios in music

Johnny Marr

Johnny Marr announces 2025 summer UK warm-up shows

Johnny Marr

Blur in 1993 around the time of the Modern Life Is Rubbish album: Alex James, Graham Coxon, Dave Rowntree and Damon Albarn

What are Blur's biggest songs?

Blur

The Battle is a new play by John Niven that tells the story of the Blur Vs Oasis tussle from 1995

Blur Vs Oasis: New play to relive the Battle Of Britpop