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 who¿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.