"When you hear Shane Told scream “You were gravely mistaken!” you know shit is about to hit the fan."

"Britpop tracks such as Suede's So Young and Sleeper's Delicious used arpeggio-based riffs with a melodic slant."

"From Reef and Shed Seven to Blur and The Lightning Seeds, the influence of Jimi Hendrix is far-reaching throughout Br…"

"Britpop is a direct descendent of the Madchester baggy scene. Droning open strings and funky wah rhythms give you the…"

"Being in an indie band back then, you weren’t allowed to have dreams of being huge. None of the major labels [had] to…"

"Indie rock is difficult to define not only because of crossover appeal but also because the music has never had a spe…"

"Indie [rock began] as a subculture — and a subgenre — and it became one, once again. The spotlight moved on, and in a…"

"As the title of a fan blog puts it, indie is not a genre. It is potentially every genre. It's an attitude, an approac…"

"A number of critics claim to have coined the term back in the 1990s, including Andy Ross and Moose magazine, but they…"