BRITPOP ARCHIVE WATCH STATE OF SOUND TV The Smiths, The Stone Roses and The La’s: 7 guitar riffs that changed my life with Shapes Like People Watch Shapes Like People’s Carl Mann play the riffs that changed his life. Inspired by everybody from John Squire to Johnny Marr, Carl explains the secret behind a classic riff and why simplicity is always best. 14 March 2026 ESSAY ‘The Sixties are our heritage’: How the Jam invented Britpop’s ethos Critics couldn't take the Jam seriously at first, claiming they were just a bunch of gimmicks. But their ‘hail your heroes’ ethos was entirely authentic, setting the blueprint for Britpop two decades later. by David Rea 20 September 2025 30th ANNIVERARY REVIEW Definitely Maybe Oasis Listening to the band's rudimentary and derivative moving parts thirty years later then, it is easy to conclude that the tumult surrounding the band lent the music something which simply isn't there on the master tape. Words: David Rea 30 August 2024 ALBUM REVIEW Liam Gallagher John Squire This is very much in one of Britpop's key registers: cocksure optimism. Almost front to back it is tuneful, guitar-driven pop-rock, which wouldn't have sounded out of place in 1995. Words: David Rea 2 March 2024
