Diva by Annie Lennox (1992)
Annie Lennox long struck me as a strange proposition – a tall, pale, willowy, otherworldly, short-haired fierce-as-fuck Scottish ice queen, […]
1990s
Automatic for the People by R.E.M. (1992)
I have always and will always object to the lumping together of R.E.M. and the Smiths. Yes, both bands purveyed
Significant Other by Limp Bizkit (2001)
The 90s were a cartoon decade, temporarily unmoored from the dramatic solemnity of human history. The Cold War had been
Blur, deep dive (part I)
I strongly disliked Blur when I was growing up; affected, effete, bourgeois southern softies, bête noires to the authentic working-class
1990s
The Birth of Britpop: Five Essential Albums
I was a mere 12 years old during the heyday of Britpop, so I only came to an appreciation of
1990s
OK Computer by Radiohead (1997)
Radiohead are not my favourite band (though they’re in the top five), they’re not the most historically significant in rock
1990s
Different Class by Pulp (1995)
Brett Anderson was Britpop’s androgynous freak, Damon Albarn its brattish mockney jester, the Gallagher brothers its scowling rock’n’roll hardmen. Jarvis
1990s
(What’s the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis (1995)
Britain in 1995. The Mutually Assured Destruction of the Cold War is but a distant memory, the Islamic terrorism of
1990s
Parklife by Blur (1994)
“If punk was about getting rid of hippies, then I’m getting rid of grunge”. Suffice to say, a lot of
1990s
Ten by Pearl Jam (1991)
The success of Nevermind and the buzz around Nirvana created ample opportunities for similarly dishevelled and disgruntled guitar acts to