A Field Guide to Britpop

A Field Guide to . . . delves into music s most influential genres to uncover the innovators and agitators who changed music history forever.

In A Field Guide to Britpop, Steve Wide explores a scene fueled by north south rivalries, tribal fashion and a good cup of tea. Uncover the artists and albums, the whö s who and hangabouts that defined the era. From Blur s jaunty pop, Pulp s working-class poetry and Suede s dark tales of the elegantly wasted, to the pub sing-alongs of Oasis Britpop looked to the past to reshape the future, becoming the  last true music scene of the 20th century.