BRITPOP: Modern Life Is Rubbish – Marcos Gendre

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But was it real? In Britpop: Modern life is rubbishMarcos Gendre recalls that era, dissects it, and shows us the raw truth so we can put it on trial. It's up to us to decide whether it was all a scam or whether there really is a double standard. Among the evidence, we can find great albums and bands as relevant as Pulp (incidentally, the last great pop band?).

To get the broadest possible view, one must not only view Britpop as a movement in itself. Its shockwave was the trigger that led to some of the most forceful musical responses from the most extreme poles. Britpop cannot be understood without knowing its opposites. During the years 1993-1997, England was a hotbed of music, but not only because of the pop stars revered since. NME and Melody Maker, but also by the seeds planted by such nonconformist bands as Disco Inferno and Stereolab. This book is about all of that and much more, a read conceived as the great Britpop documentary that has been so long awaited.