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Britpop Forever: 1994

Steve Lamacq chronicles the events in Britpop in 1994, including Elastica releasing a brace of classic singles, the rise of Oasis, and the death of Kurt Cobain.

Steve Lamacq celebrates 30 years of Britpop by chronicling the events and moments of the movement during 1994.

The 30th anniversary of Britpop gives us the unique opportunity to tell some of the greatest stories in pop history during such a pivotal moment in British culture. Britpop was the last hurrah for the music industry before it was changed forever by the emergence of the internet. As co-host of Radio 1’s legendary Evening Session, Steve Lamacq was there, in the middle of all of it.

In this programme, we follow Elastica, who released a brace of classic singles during 1994 and graced a number of music magazines. We also hear about the rise of Oasis, from their demo being played on the Evening Session at the start of the year to the release of their debut album – Definitely Maybe - in August, which went on to became the fastest-selling debut album in the UK at the time.

1994 also saw Pulp finally tasting success as their single Do You Remember the First Time hits the top 40, Blur release the seminal Britpop album Parklife in April, and the death of Kurt Cobain signals a passing of the baton from Grunge to Britpop.

Then, in the final part of the programme, Steve repeats Elastica's stunning 1994 Brighton Rock show, recorded for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1 at the Zap Club in Brighton on September 6th 1994.

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Thu 13 Jul 2023 18:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Oasis

    Columbia (White Label Demo)

    • Definitely Maybe (Deluxe Edition Remastered).
    • Big Brother Recordings Ltd.
    • 12.

  • Elastica

    Line Up

    • Deceptive Records.

  • Echobelly

    Insomniac

    • Everyone's Got One.
    • Fauve.
    • 7.

  • Blur

    Girls & Boys

    • Food.

  • Blur

    To The End

    • Food.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Faster

    • EPIC.

  • The Prodigy

    Voodoo People

    • The Singles.
    • XL.
    • 13.

  • Oasis

    Live Forever

    • Now.

  • Blur

    Parklife

    • Food.

  • Oasis

    Rock 'N' Roll Star

    • Creation Records.

  • Shed Seven

    Dolphin

    • Change Giver.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 7.

  • Suede

    New Generation

    • Nude.

  • Supergrass

    Caught By The Fuzz

    • Parlophone.

  • Elastica

    Connection (Live at Brighton Rock 1994)

  • Elastica

    Line Up (Live at Brighton Rock 1994)

  • Elastica

    Line Up (Live at Brighton Rock 1994)

  • Elastica

    See That Animal (Live at Brighton Rock 1994)

  • Elastica

    S.O.F.T (Live at Brighton Rock 1994)

  • Elastica

    Rockunroll (Live at Brighton Rock 1994)

  • Elastica

    Never Here (Live at Brighton Rock 1994)

  • Elastica

    Stutter (Live at Brighton Rock1994)

  • Menswear

    I'll Manage Somehow

    • I'll Manage Somehow.
    • London Music Stream/Because Music.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Thu 13 Jul 2023 18:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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