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BBC Radio 6 Music
Britpop
Oasis
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Pulp
Lad Culture
Blur
Common People
The Verve
Gender Equality
Loaded Magazine
Drugs
Glastonbury Festival
Brit Awards
Spice Girls
Cool Britannia
Music Industry
Diana, Princess Of Wales
Definitely Maybe
Nirvana

Get to know the shocking highs and lows of the biggest stories in music.

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As Tony Wilson once told Newsweek Magazine in 1990 - "If there is any idea at all, it is about community and collective strength. There is power in people being lovely to each other."

It might be more than 30 years ago but today, Madchester both mad... more

In 1995, after five years of court cases, silence and mounting expectation, The Stone Roses are finally back. The Second Coming has been released, and a Glastonbury headline slot awaits. Then on a rare day off in America, guitarist John Squire falls ... more

Barbados was supposed to save them. In early 1992, The Happy Mondays are flown to the Caribbean to record their next album. Fresh from the success of Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches, this should be consolidation. Instead, Shaun Ryder drops his metha... more

1990 does not begin quietly. London burns during the Poll Tax riots. Strangeways prison erupts in Manchester. Margaret Thatcher stands outside Downing Street for the last time. Britain is shifting politically, socially and culturally. At the very sam... more

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John Squire
Guitarist and founding member of The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Episode: 7. Regret
Sean Rider
Radio host who discussed The Roses in 1995
BBC/Radio One
Episode: 7. Regret
Sean Ryder
Frontman of the Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays
Episode: 5. World in Motion
Ian Brown
Lead singer of The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
Episode: 5. World in Motion
Bernard Sumner
Member of New Order / Joy Division alumnus
New Order
Episode: 5. World in Motion
Leo B. Stanley
Identity Clothing founder; Manchester fashion icon and vendor
Identity Clothing
Episode: 4. Loose Fit
Peter Hook
Bass guitarist of New Order, co-founder of Factory Records
New Order / Factory Records
Episode: 2. Movement
Gillian Gilbert
Keyboardist of New Order, contributor to the Haçienda era
New Order
Episode: 2. Movement
Shaun Ryder
Lead singer of Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays
Episode: 2. Movement

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Gina Birch
Co-host and presenter with deep ties to UK punk/indie scenes.
Steve Lamacq
Co-host and BBC broadcaster with a long-running connection to punk and indie coverage.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 208 ratings
  • It’s the mid-90s again

    Listening to the unmistakable voices of Steve and Jo just catapults me back to that halcyon period 1993-1996 when I left home in a small nowhere town to go to a big city university and discover the world. Without being over-nostalgic, it really was the best of times and it felt like the world was there for the taking for so many of us - and the music of the britpop era was the impetus and soundtrack to our entire generation.

    I wish we could all go back there again - and remember just how good w... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    David Hughes 1975
    United Kingdom8 months ago
  • Great podcast!

    Love this Steve and Jo, like hearing you guys!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    af72585
    United Kingdom8 months ago
  • Love

    Love oasis and this podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    AnnieEviee
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Love this

    Takes me back to my teenage years. Good times. Huge oasis fan.

    Presented so well. Highly recommend.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    m mon
    United Kingdom2 years ago
  • Definitely worth a listen

    A trip down memory lane. I was lucky to see them play to a hundred people and all the places in between that led to Knebworth. Great times 🩵

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Coty70
    United Kingdom2 years ago

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#102
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