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9 months

As social media gets more wide ranging with multiple accounts I thought it was time I put everything in one place. Look me up sometime...

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Britpop; the last great British music culture. Celebrated here forever.

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What’s the most “Dad album” you were brought up on? I’m going to say Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits. My Dad played this album a lot when I was a kid. It came out when I was 6 years old. #dadalbums

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On this day 25 years ago the Britpop national anthem “Common People” by Pulp was released. This was a massive moment in the Britpop story, and the song rightly continues to be adored and held in high esteem.

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Rest in peace Steve Mackey. Very sad news.

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🚨Huge Britpop anniversary alert!🚨 30 years ago today Blur released their first Britpop album "Modern Life Is Rubbish". It would become the first in a run of 3 albums called the "Life Trilogy". What's your favourite track from the album?

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Happy 60th birthday to Alan "Reni" Wren. Probably the best British drummer of all time.

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3 years

Happy 30th anniversary to “There’s No Other Way” by Blur.

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Now, I'm not 100% sure which day of the month Select was published, but we're at the 30th anniversary of this watershed moment in British cultural history. Famous for Stuart Maconie's article about the new British pop scene that was coming to the fore...the rest is history!

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4 years

On this day 20 years ago I was at Wembley Stadium watching Oasis. A concert that they would record and release as Familiar to Millions. Who else was there?

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10 months

Happy 60th birthday to Britpop legend and nemesis of Michael Jackson, Mr Jarvis Branson Cocker! (iconic v sign photo by @stevexdouble )

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2 years

Happy 25th anniversary to "The Worst Album In The World...Ever" by The Shirehorses. What's your favourite track on this brilliantly done parody album?

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5 years

Happy 50th birthday to Steve Cradock of Ocean Colour Scene. My favourite guitarist of all time and the driving force behind so many 90’s hits.

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1 year

Working in the West End today, had to make a visit to this street!

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1 year

This feels important, venues are being lost at an alarming rate, if we also lose the biggest "non arena" venue in London what will that say about the UK music scene.

116,780 people signed and won this petition

Save Brixton Academy

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1 year

One of the most famous NME covers of the 90's was published 25 years ago this week. The honeymoon period for Tony Blair's new @UKLabour government was over after only 10 months! See the attached posts below for the related content.

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What's your favourite Britpop non-album song release? I'm going to say the 1994 single "Whatever" by Oasis. Released just before Xmas '94 but not quite making the 1994 Xmas number one accolade. Yours?

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🚨Huge Britpop anniversary alert!🚨 Happy 30th birthday to “Parklife” by Blur. This was their first album to reach number 1 on the UK chart and every studio album since has repeated the feat! Favourite track? For me it’s “London Loves”. @blurofficial @DaveRowntree

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4 years

So, one of Britpop’s biggest moments celebrates its 25th anniversary. Today in 1995 Oasis released Roll With It. They were pipped at the post by Blur, but what a great selection of b sides.

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26 years ago today.

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1 year

Happy birthday to Paul Weller who turns 65 today and can collect his UK pension!

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4 years

25 years ago today The Verve released their second album A Northern Soul. What’s your favourite track?

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1 year

Ian Brown's debut solo album "Unfinished Monkey Business" turns 25 years old today. For me this is Ian's best solo album. Mancunian guitar god Aziz Ibrahim is a big part of this album too. What's your favourite track?

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2 years

🚨Big Britpop anniversary alert!🚨 Happy 25th (correct UK) anniversary to "Ok Computer" by Radiohead. Considered by many to be their best album and an overall 90's high water mark. What's your favourite track?

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2 years

Blur news!!! Blur to play Wembley Stadium next summer. (Shame about the support acts).

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3 years

25 years ago today OCS released “The Riverboat Song” it was the first single from the bands second coming as it were. It’s in 6/8 timing which makes the track almost “skip” along. The song is one of Britpop’s most famous due to its weekly use on TFI Friday. 📸 Tony Briggs

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3 years

Happy 25th anniversary to the live VHS (remember those?!) “There and Then” by Oasis which was recorded during their famous Earls Court shows and the Maine Road homecoming gigs. Who still has their VHS copy? How about the bonus CD?

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Happy 25th anniversary to the debut album "The Good Will Out" by Embrace. What's your favourite track? Mine is "You've Got To Say Yes".

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If you've never watched this then I thoroughly recommend you sit down and experience it tonight. Without doubt one of the finest comedies this country has ever produced. Perfect location, amazing characters and lovely dialogue. "To the regiment..."

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Early Doors. Tonight. BBC4. To the regiment 🍻 #EarlyDoors

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Happy 25th anniversary to the best of album "Melting Pot" by @thecharlatans @Tim_Burgess What's the best track on this collection?

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1 year

I've not seen the (now infamous) Billy No Mates coverage. Seems that some people are upset that she was just singing along to a backing track. But wasn't this how Kanye and Stormzy did their much lauded headline sets? What's the difference?

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3 months

@Arwenstar As someone who works in clinical diagnostics/pathology, I'll let you in on a little secret... Cancer is nothing new and has always been a big issue. The thing is we're getting better at finding it through the use of tumour markers, etc. Now stop trying to point score.

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30 years ago tonight my parents were at the village pub, I was sat alone at home babysitting my brother and sister and as usual I was watching The Word. Some new 5 piece guitar band from Manchester made their TV debut. My life was changed forever.

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2 years

So here we go. I'm signing off 1997's year of 25th anniversary posts with the Melody Makers top 50 albums of the year. If you only read one top 50 album chart this year then make it this one. I've got 21 of them, how many did you buy? Do you agree with the Maker's ranking?

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1 year

This is a very sad and poignant piece of writing by Martin's son. It doesn't paint Primal Scream in a very good light which surprised me because Bobby Gillespie is such a keen socialist/Corbynite.

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Re: #PrimalScream #MartinDuffy 's death: His son Louie was praised for being a strong advocate for his father and gave a full statement to the inquest. Extracts have been reported but he wanted this evidence made available in full (Martin would be v proud)

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“Let’s go gigging” returns. Usual rule. You can choose one gig from these four pages of 1993 adverts. There’s a lot of gigs to scan here so take your time! Where will you be going?

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4 years

Did anyone in Britpop pose better than JC?

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1 year

@anon_opin These two want a word...

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5 months

When your Early Doors fan wife tells you about her new commute.

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1 year

🚨Big Britpop Anniversary alert!🚨 Happy 30th anniversary to "Animal Nitrate" by Suede. This was their first top ten single reaching #7 .

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2 years

28 years ago today Oasis released their debut single. Look at the small venues they played to promote it!

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6 years

Released on this day in 1996, the debut album from @TheBluetones Expecting to Fly. What's your favourite track? I'm going with Carnt Be Trusted.

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2 years

On this day 25 years ago Stereophonics released their debut (and best album) "Word Gets Around". What's the best track on this album?

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2 years

25 years ago this week the cover stars and big feature in the NME weren't a band, it was Ted and Ralph AKA Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson. Easy to forget just how massive The Fast Show was in the 90's.

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4 years

Happy 25th birthday to New Generation by Suede. Single of the week in the Melody Maker.

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9 months

The Shirehorses!

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The old firm back in our old watering hole The Lass O’Gowrie

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1 year

Only one band I could play on the guitar this evening. Thanks for the music Steve.

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4 years

Today is the anniversary of Paul Weller’s finest album (and yes that does include The Jam and TSC). Probably my best loved album of all time. Hard to choose a favourite track but Broken Stones will be my funeral song and Whirlpools End is stunning. Why was the release 9:30am?

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8 months

@AyoCaesar Why did you take a Palestinian flag to the pub? I think I've taken an England flag to the pub once in my life, and that was in 2003 after we won the rugby World Cup!

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WITHOUT GOOGLING Name a famous historic battle.

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Happy 25th anniversary to "My Star" the debut solo single from @ianbrown I still think it's his best solo single, do you agree?

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@benleo444 The worst prime minister we unfortunately did have (briefly).

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1 year

Gigging...1997 style! You can go to just one of these gigs. Which night out takes your fancy? I'm going to go and see @shedseven at the Forum in Kentish Town.

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1 year

Happy 25th anniversary to "This Is Hardcore" by Pulp. Single of the week in the Melody Maker as chosen by Saint Etienne. This post is dedicated to the memory of Steve Mackey.

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1 year

The debut album from Radiohead "Pablo Honey" turns 30 years old today. Best known for the track "Creep" but I prefer "Anyone Can Play Guitar".

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1 year

Happy Valentines Day to all you Britpop lovers. Best Britpop love song? "You Do Sonething To Me" by Paul Weller for me.

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4 years

Released 25 years ago today; The Bends by Radiohead. What’s the best track? For me it’s Planet Telex.

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2 years

Here’s @themarkrad and @marcrileydj in an advert for their new breakfast show on @BBCR1 which started 25 years ago today. (Cash and birds just about to roll in I guess!).

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4 years

20th May 1996. A big day in Welsh cultural history.

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1 year

No Skips allowed; what is an album that is a perfect 10/10 album in your opinion? (Actually this is probably an 11 out of ten album).

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No Skips allowed; what is an album that is a perfect 10/10 album in your opinion?

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I was a 90’s teenager. I’m a huge Oasis fan. I run this Britpop account (best on Twitter right?😉). Believe me, It’s still The Beatles!

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The Beatles or Oasis? 👇🏻 #TheBeatles #Oasis

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4 years

Today is the 20th anniversary of Richard Ashcroft’s debut solo album “Alone With Everybody”. What’s your favourite track? I’m going with Brave New World.

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4 months

I realise I’m 44 and a little out of touch, but… Raye has just broken the all time Brit awards win record with 6. I’ve never heard of her or knowingly heard her music. The previous record was jointly Blur, Adele and Harry Styles and all of those are household names. 1/2

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25 years ago tonight Oasis played Sheffield Arena. Notable for two reasons: Tony’s last gig and the debut of Don’t Look Back In Anger. Local band Pulp supported.

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5 years

I’ve finally got hold of the Britpop holy grail. The April 1994 Select magazine where @StuartMaconie gave birth to Britpop.

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4 years

Happy 25th anniversary to Olympian by Gene. Is this their best single?

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One of the finest debut albums of all time, and certainly one of the best albums of the Britpop era. My favourite track is "Carnt Be Trusted".

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On this day in 1996, @TheBluetones released their debut studio album, Expecting To Fly. Quite frankly, an amazing album! It knocked the Oasis album, What's the Story) Morning Glory? of the number 1 spot in the UK charts! @TheQuill

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@RTUKnews These folk are the reason that nice Brits like you and I get a bad reputation.☹️

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4 years

The 90’s. Christ on a bike we lived through the greatest decade ever...this was how we started the mornings!

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5 years

@DonnaWhitehead9 Is there anything more British than the polite knowing smile from the bald headed chap. The smile of knowing someone is enjoying themselves but thinking “oh God I could never do that!”

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3 years

25 years ago today Cast released their top 10 single “Sandstorm”. Was this their best single?

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5 years

I’m glad @BBCTwo aired the @liamgallagher documentary tonight. Hopefully more people will see Liam for the person is actually is rather than the tabloid’s portrayal of him. He’s a good person.

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4 years

25 years ago today Reading Festival ‘95 started. Some great Britpop acts appeared across the three days. Who went?

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1 year

Those who know me or have followed this account for long enough will know that this album is one of my all time favourites. Not a weak track on it and the level of musicianship is off the scale!

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On this day in 1996 Ocean Colour Scene released their album : Moseley Shoals What's your favourite track on the album.. ? #OTD

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6 years

All released on this day in 1997: Cast - Guiding Star OCS - Hundred Mile High City The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony. What a Monday morning that was!!!

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5 years

Happy 50th birthday to Britpop legend and guitar great @grahamcoxon . Have a lovely day!

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5 years

20 years ago today Blur released 13.

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Popped into my local Oxfam bookstore this morning to check out the music section. Nice old boy at the counter notices I’m flicking through a Beatles book, comes back with this from the stock room… “Would sir like this?” Yes, sir very much would!!!

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5 years

25 years ago today British music changed forever when Oasis released their debut single Supersonic. What a song, and great b sides too, as would become the norm.

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4 years

Happy Birthday Richey. Gone but not forgotten.

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6 years

Released on this day in 1995. Happy 24th anniversary to All Change by @castofficial Has to be one of the best debut albums in my lifetime. Stand out track for me is History.

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1 year

Stumbled across these Britpop bangers in a Dorset bric-a-brac shop today.

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5 years

Major anniversary time!!!!! 25 years ago today Blur released the brilliant Parklife album. A massive moment in Britpop history. Favourite track? Mine is London Loves. Join the Parklife listening party on Friday night, see my pinned tweet for details. #parklife #parklife25

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30 years ago today Pulp released (in my opinion) their best album; “His ‘n’ Hers”. What’s your favourite track? Mine is “Acrylic Afternoons”. Included here is the original NME review by @_FiercePanda

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Those early solo years of Weller are something very special aren’t they? #recordon

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There can only be one winner for #5albums07 Not many albums capture the feeling of life in the British post 90's malaise than this absolute work of art. To think it was written by a band who only formed a year before is incredible. Take a bow @theenemyband

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Happy 30th anniversary to the amazing "Sunflower" by Paul Weller. Probably my favourite Weller written song of all time. (Also has Steve White's best drum track).

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So now there's a new Blur album it's time to redo their best tracks: Leisure - She's So High MLIR - For Tomorrow Parklife - London Loves TGE - Yuko and Hiro Blur - Death of a Party 13 - Trimm Trabb Think Tank - Out Of Time Magic Whip - Lonesome Street Balled of Darren - Barbaric

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25 years ago today Blur released the brilliant single To The End.

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Happy 25th anniversary to the debut album "Bring It On" by Gomez. What's your favourite track from this amazing album?

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3 years

🚨Huge Britpop anniversary alert!🚨 25 years ago today Shed Seven released their sing-a-long anthem “Chasing Rainbows”. The greatest Britpop gig ending song?

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25 years ago today The Stone Roses (finally) released the album “Second Coming”. What’s your favourite track from it? Hard to look beyond Love Spreads in my opinion.

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Happy 30th anniversary to "Turns Into Stone" by The Stone Roses. What's your favourite track on this compilation album?

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25 years ago today T in the Park 1998 began. Who went? Even if you didn't go, which stage/day has the best line up.

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25 years ago today @blurofficial played Mile End Stadium. Great support acts too. Who went to this concert?

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Is there a better TV sports presenter than the legendary Hazel Irvine who does the snooker for @BBCSnooker @BBCSport Knows the sport inside out, always speaks well about the subject and comes across very well. Even @Joey7Barton couldn't complain about her😉

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On this day 25 years ago members of various Britpop bands such as Blur, Oasis, Reef, Gene, and The Bluetones played in a charity football day at Mile End Stadium. Reef won the tournament.

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Happy 25th birthday to Yes by McAlmont and Butler. A @StarShapedClub anthem. Who bought this @McAlmont_Butler single?

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25 years ago this week the NME's "On" section introduced us to a new band called Gomez. They turned out to be one of the best bands of the post Britpop era that was just brewing at this point. 📸 David Titlow 📝 Jim Wirth

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Britpop is remembered as being “lads” and lager but there were lots of strong females making important contributions. #InternationalWomansDay

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