Britpop Memories

As social media gets more wide ranging with multiple accounts I thought it was time I put everything in one place. Look me up sometime... linktr.ee/britpopmemories

🚨Huge Britpop anniversary alert!🚨 30 years ago today Manic Street Preachers released the album “Everything Must Go”. Their first album without Richey Edwards and the one that pushed them firmly into the wider public eye. What’s your favourite track?

🚨Big Britpop anniversary alert!🚨 Happy 30th birthday to “Fuzzy Logic” by Super Furry Animals. This is one of the most exciting debut albums ever in my opinion. Here’s the original press advert and album reviews from the NME and MM.

Happy 30th birthday to “The Beautiful Game” the official album of Euro ‘96. Plenty of Britpop acts on this. What’s the best track?

Is it Britpop? Sort of. But it goes beyond that. Either way it’s 30 years old today. One of the most famous football songs ever; “Three Lions”.

This Thursday(21st May) we have a gig at @TheMarquisCG Great to be back at The Marquis after two years. Entrance Free so everyone should come and watch. Start time is 8pm. We have a handmade Merch that we'd love you to buy and support🙏🏻 See you at the venue! #SAHAJi #TheMarquis

@blurryhel Bump into me at a gig is the usual route...although I'm not sure how many I have left these days.

@Britpopmemories How do I get a badge??

One of my badges has gone as far as Denmark. Looks good alongside its new mates!

@ToshMovie Say hello from me. My first ever gig was Menswear at Shepherds Bush.

@Britpopmemories Simon White's a good mate of mine, he went on to manage Bloc Party and now is a very successful music exec in LA.

Here’s a Select magazine article that introduces us to some of the less well known band members of the 90’s. Including Pulp, Menswear, Gene and Paul Weller’s group.

@TelBallard Yeah, got my ticket for the autumn tour.

@Britpopmemories Bluetones are still touring.

1996 was ramping up at this point… Here’s the weekly music newspapers from 30 years ago this week, we get our first Euro 96 and “Three Lions” content. The Maker has The Bluetones as cover stars.

@WitzSado @jonnyrmitch No, I like their album, but it’s not enough to put them in at the expense of any of my other choices. The Real People would be the most likely to drop out, but even then their work with the early Oasis sound is vitally important to Britpop.

@Britpopmemories @jonnyrmitch No La's ? 😂😂😂😂

My top 5 bands from Liverpool! The Beatles Echo & the Bunnymen The Searchers Frankie Goes To Hollywood The Zutons Your top 5 Liverpool bands?

30 years ago this month, Vox magazine popped up to @NFFC to ask a group of Forest stars to give their views of some new singles. One of them was @TBPFR others included Steve Stone and Scott Gemmill.

@StarShapedClub Nice one!!!

See you in a few weeks x

Calling all Pulp fans!

@batcountry1980 @KickWokeOut @PeterWalker59 Me too, turns out I'm just a pleb!😁

@Britpopmemories @KickWokeOut @PeterWalker59 Yyyyyaass. He blocked me 🤣🤣 what was this lower class patter at the end? 🤣🤣 is that supposed to be an insult?

More Beatles Bores ignorance, incuriosity and shallowness. We get the tired ‘Liverpool being a port city explains their rich musical scene’, ignoring how Liverpool created zero 60s bands/songwriters of any worth except (!) for The Beatles whereas, er, Birmingham produced LOADS.

@Nickthestone And you will...on Wednesday😁

@Britpopmemories Love to read MM Everything Must Go review

@batcountry1980 @KickWokeOut @PeterWalker59 This thread has been a disaster!!! I almost feel sorry for Peter who started this off but never expected to be associated with such chaos.

@KickWokeOut @Britpopmemories @PeterWalker59 You said we are talking about scenes. I’m saying that Zeppelin aren’t from the Birmingham scene. Two of their members once were, but the band Led Zeppelin was never part of that scene.

@KickWokeOut @batcountry1980 @PeterWalker59 Bonham wasn’t from the Black Country, he was a Redditch lad. That’s in Worcestershire. I can’t be doing with all the errors you’re making, it’s making my blood pressure spike!🤣

@batcountry1980 @Britpopmemories @PeterWalker59 Yes and no, plant and bonham being from the black country is such a big part of the band and who they are. Lyrics sound style. It’s not a Birmingham band but it is a band that has strong links and heritage to the Birmingham music scene , it wouldn’t exist without it