Ongoing History Daily: Damon’s dog
When you sell millions of albums, there are untold ways to spend your money: big house, fancy cars, travel, guitars, drugs. But not Damon Albarn of Blur. Shortly after the Parklife album became
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Parklife
Blur + Russell Brand = Parklife 2.0
If you’ve ever thought that Russell Brand’s dubious brand of student-level politics might mash-up nicely with Blur’s “Parklife,” you’re not alone. Sorry, Phil Daniels. (Via Tom) And on a serious note, if you’re taking
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Britpop: “A Cultural Abomination”
Twenty years ago today–April 25, 1994–is the day I consider to be the birthday of Britpop. A new record called Parklife appeared in stores from a band called Blur, a group that had
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Twenty Years Ago This Week, Britpop Was Born
Okay, so that’s a bit provocative. The sounds and influences that eventually coalesced into Britpop had been around in the Stone Roses released their debut record in May 1989. And let’s not forget
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