Catching the perfect waeve

When Blur won four trophies at the BRIT Awards on 20 February 1995, the band changed forever. Britpop, or whatever you want to call that scene, had entered the mainstream. After the success of Parklif

Squeeze ’s songwriting duo are back in harness, toting a rock opera they wrote in the ’70s with an all-new album to come. Given their near-constant strife, it’s a miracle. But as they insist, “the thing that always brings us together is the songs…”

London Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Mike Patton and the Avett Brothers join forces to create a work of immense beauty.

From The Bottom Of An Old Grandfather Clock (reissue, 2004) DEAD OCEANS

Glasgow O2 Academy