David Bowie has been voted the most influential man in popular music, beating Elvis on more than one occasion. His...
“Best bit of the comeback gig was seeing Russell in some voluminous shorts coupled with socks and sandals. A classic...
In the 1990s a picture of John Noakes (the children’s TV presenter of the 1970s) was used to sell vodka,...
I moved to London in 1993. At the time my musical tastes had taken a turn for the worst and...
One of the things I hated about the pre-internet music industry was that everything was geared around the top...
In 2010 for Record Store Day I spent the afternoon in front of Rough Trade West, where The Magic Numbers...
This week: I pay tribute to Charlatans drummer Jon Brookes, an incredible musician and a wonderful man. Massively underrated psychobilly...
Over the last few days I have featured Blur, Oasis and Suede, the first three Britpop bands I became aware...
When Britpop started booming, record labels devised a cunning plan to flog as many versions of each Dodgy single as...
In April we released ‘Shine (Again)’ an original compilation of covers of British Pop Songs from the 1990s, featuring Various...
So last week I informed readers that this week’s column would feature new albums from The Wonder Stuff, OMD, Roddy...
This week: Bristol’s Figure 8 Festival takes place this weekend, I celebrate the return of ska-punk legends Culture Shock, and...
In America, it was always different. Being a Britpop – while it was happening – fan in Boston was like...
(continued from HERE) The summer of 1995 was something I still daydream about to this very day. A summer soundtracked...
To celebrate their fourth birthday Under The Influence returns with a Pulp special on August the 18th at the Boogaloo in...