Britpop! Cool Britannia And The Spectacular

The definitive, acclaimed history of the Britpop era, when English music, celebrity, and politics co-mingled in a manner that was as unprecedented as it was fascinating

John Harris is the author of Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Mojo, Q, the Guardian, NME, Select, and New Statesman. He lives in Hay-on-Wye, England.

Preface to the Da Capo Edition

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PART ONE

'It seemed correctly anarchistic not to want to be rich.'

3

(22)

'What's wrong with your mouth?'

25

(14)

Falling over a lot

39

(17)

Pathetic rebellion

56

(18)

For Tomorrow

74

(13)

'I'm getting rid of grunge.'

87

(16)

PART TWO

Swab the nose and punch the liver

103

(13)

The Burnage Hillbillies

116

(20)

Planet Stupid

136

(24)

Men who should know better

160

(14)

All the people

174

(17)

'Do you want to be Tony Blair's mate?'

191

(10)

'I said half a million pounds, and no-one laughed.'

201

(20)

The well-oiled German war machine

221

(26)

PART THREE

'I wouldn't carry a horrible little pissed brat around.'

247

(19)

Is this the way they say the future's meant to feel?

266

(15)

'What am I doing? This is ridiculous.'

281

(17)

'Is this cool or not cool?'

298

(17)

'Wanting to be the biggest is a weakness.'

315

(14)

The last party

329

(17)

'We're leaving. The bar's shut.'

346

(21)

Endpiece

367

(9)

Appendix 1 What happened next

376

(7)

Appendix 2 The musical tastes of Tony Blair

383

(2)

Appendix 3 The music

385

(21)

Select Bibliography

406

(2)

Acknowledgements

408

(3)

Index

411

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Britpop! Cool Britannia And The Spectacular Demise Of English Rock

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