20 years ago today Blur and Oasis went head to head, both releasing singles on the same day, battling it out for the top spot in the singles chart.
It was supposed to be Britpop’s crowning moment.
It was actually its death knell.
I was a Blur fan. From the first time I heard them, on a cassette copy of Modern Life Is Rubbish, they became my favourite band.
I was 13 – just the right age for obsessive music fandom. I played the Blur tape to my friends until they were sick of it.
I memorised all the lyrics. I drew the Blur logo on my… Read the full story