I try very hard not to like Oasis in the mid-1990s, even wearing a T-shirt bearing the logo of their rivals Blur, to the famous gigs in Knebworth Park. But something about Liam Gallagher’s agitated sense of hope gets my attention.
Category: Youth culture
The drunk crucifer
It’s Christmas so here is the gift of chapter sixteen from my book, Connection is a Song: Coming Up and … More
A lost Britpop classic – Further by Geneva
We were spoilt in the mid 1990s, with new bands and new musical movements being touted every week by a … More
Connection is a Song – A book about you
Hello, it’s been a while since I posted here and that’s because I spent 2023 writing a book. It’s called … More
30 years of Little Baby Nothing, a hazy blackness descending
In my kitchen cupboard there’s a mug in red, black and white. It sits there next to the Leeds mug, … More
The gardens where we felt secure
Perhaps because they still seem rare, hot summer days always remind us of our childhoods. Virginia Astley’s From Gardens Where … More
Lockdown LPs – Let’s play all our records!
Right. I’m going to do something I’ve always wanted to do: A near-300 LP DJ set over several months. The … More
Cult raving in a blindfold: my tunes of 2014
In very particular order, these are the albums which brought out cult-like feelings of worship and belonging in La Doble … More
Five songs inspired by Frankie Knuckles and Your Love
Frankie Knuckles has died, aged 59, from complications with diabetes. He played in London last Saturday (29 March) at the … More
The circle of hip and why we shouldn’t fear the tattooed douchebags
Clive Martin’s essay on the “sad young douchebags who took over modern Britain” is a fascinating dissection of a generation … More
For your savage amusement 