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148-529: A post-Britpop indie movement, associated with bands such as Travis and Coldplay . Though Britpop has sometimes been viewed as a marketing tool and more of a cultural moment than a distinct musical genre, there are musical conventions and influences the bands grouped under the Britpop term have in common. Britpop bands show elements from the British pop music of the 1960s, glam rock and punk rock of
222-462: A "mutual interest agreement" with a stadium developer and the local municipality regarding the construction of a new permanent home venue for Kaizer Chiefs , at a total planned cost of R1.2 billion (£105m), which was to be partly owned by the club. This future home venue was named Amakhosi Stadium , and will be situated in Krugersdorp , roughly 40 km west of Johannesburg . Initially it
296-409: A chart race between Oasis' " Cigarettes & Alcohol " and Blur's " Girls & Boys " would have had greater merit. He also noted that he and Blur frontman Damon Albarn – with whom Gallagher had enjoyed multiple musical collaborations during the 2010s – were now friends. Both men have noted that they do not discuss their 1990s rivalry, with Albarn adding, "I value my friendship with Noel because he
370-565: A distinct musical genre, its associated bands typically drew inspiration from the British pop music of the 1960s, the glam rock and punk rock of the 1970s, and the indie pop of the 1980s. The most successful bands linked with Britpop were Oasis , Blur , Suede and Pulp , known as the "big four" of the movement. The timespan of Britpop is generally considered to be 1993–1997, and its peak years to be 1995–1996. A chart battle between Blur and Oasis (dubbed "The Battle of Britpop") brought
444-585: A generation earlier with mod bands such as the Who ) and its use as a symbol of pride and nationalism contrasted deeply with the controversy that erupted just a few years before when former Smiths singer Morrissey performed draped in it. The emphasis on British reference points made it difficult for the genre to achieve success in the US. John Harris has suggested that Britpop began when Blur 's fourth single " Popscene " and Suede 's " The Drowners " were released around
518-504: A movement: as far as the lineage of British bands goes, there'll always be a place for us ... We genuinely started to see that world in a slightly different way." As Britpop slowed, many acts began to falter and broke up. The sudden popularity of the pop group the Spice Girls has been seen as having "snatched the spirit of the age from those responsible for Britpop". While established acts struggled, attention began to turn to
592-439: A number of bands who shared aspects of their music, including Snow Patrol from Northern Ireland and Elbow , Embrace , Starsailor , Doves , Electric Pyramid and Keane from England. The most commercially successful band in the milieu were Coldplay , whose debut album Parachutes (2000) went multi-platinum and helped make them one of the most popular acts in the world by the time of their second album A Rush of Blood to
666-967: A roadie during the Madchester years), was an immediate root of Britpop since its emphasis on good times and catchy songs provided an alternative to the British-based shoegazing and American based grunge styles of music. Pre-dating Britpop by four years, Liverpool-based group the La's hit single " There She Goes " was described by Rolling Stone as a "founding piece of Britpop's foundation". Local identity and regional British accents are common to Britpop groups, as well as references to British places and culture in lyrics and image. Stylistically, Britpop bands use catchy hooks and lyrics that were relevant to young British people of their own generation. Britpop bands conversely denounced grunge as irrelevant and having nothing to say about their lives. In contrast to
740-528: A term applied to the more punk-derivative acts such as Elastica, S*M*A*S*H and These Animal Men . While Modern Life Is Rubbish was a moderate success, Blur's third album, Parklife , made them arguably the most popular band in the UK in 1994. Parklife continued the fiercely British nature of its predecessor, and coupled with the death of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in April of that year British alternative rock became
814-423: A warped Union Jack cover. Rachel Chinouriri ’s album What a Devastating Turn of Events notably incorporates Britpop influences, aiming to recreate the visual and sonic aesthetics of the Britpop movement. Chinouriri cited bands like Oasis and The Libertines as key inspirations. Artists of the genre have dismissed the "Britpop" term. Oasis bandleader Noel Gallagher denied that the band were associated with
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#1732782488303888-675: A weekly club called Syndrome in Oxford Street; the bands that met up were a mix of music styles, some would be labelled shoegazing , while others would go on to be part of Britpop. The dominant musical force of the period was the grunge invasion from the United States, which filled the void left in the indie scene by the Stone Roses ' inactivity. Blur , however, took on an Anglocentric aesthetic with their second album Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993). Blur 's new approach
962-986: Is Kaizer Chiefs Village , in Naturena , six kilometres south of Johannesburg. The 2001–02 season was one of the Club's most successful in their history as well as their most tragic. They won four major trophies in four months; the Vodacom Challenge , the BP Top Eight , the Coca-Cola Cup , and the African Cup Winners' Cup . At the time the team was said to have been a team that was on "Operation vat alles" by its then public relations officer Putco Mafani, "vat alles" being an Afrikaans statement meaning "take everything" in English. However,
1036-710: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kaizer Chiefs F.C. Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs ) is a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South , that plays in the Betway Premiership . The team is nicknamed AmaKhosi , which means "Kings" or "Chiefs" in Zulu , and the Phefeni Glamour Boys . Chiefs have won 13 league titles (four in
1110-528: Is one of the only people who went through what I did in the Nineties." Noel Gallagher has also described Blur guitarist Graham Coxon as "one of the most talented guitarists of his generation." In the months following the chart battle, NME states, "Britpop became a major cultural phenomenon". Oasis's second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? , sold over four million copies in
1184-411: Is to 1995 what Seattle was to 1992, what Manchester was to 1989, and what Mr Blobby was to 1993." A chart battle between Blur and Oasis , dubbed "The Battle of Britpop", brought Britpop to the forefront of the British press in 1995. The bands had initially praised each other but over the course of the year antagonisms between the two increased. Spurred on by the media, they became engaged in what
1258-481: The 1997 CAF Champions League but withdrew from the competition. The team made their first CAF Cup appearance in the year 2000 and only made it to the round of 16. They had the same result in the 2005 CAF Champions League and 2014 CAF Champions League . In the 2018 edition of the CAF Confederations Cup, Kaizer Chiefs reached the playoff round of 30 in which they were eliminated. Kaizer Chiefs are
1332-674: The African Football (CAF) from competing in African club competitions until 2009 after their abrupt withdrawal from the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup . This was the second time in four years that Chiefs had been penalized by CAF for refusal to participate in a competition . It is the most supported team in South Africa . Kaizer Chiefs had a support base of over 16 million at the turn of the century. In January 2023, Kaizer Chiefs celebrated their 53rd anniversary. Kaiser Chiefs ,
1406-713: The Champions League Final . In the 2023/24 season, Kaizer chiefs finished in 10th position under the interim coach Cavin Johnson, making this their lowest finish in the PSL era. During the past years, the Amakhosi have used no less than nine stadiums in Johannesburg as their home ground, and often rotated between several stadiums during the season. In August 2006, the club made a strategic decision to sign
1480-521: The NME dubbed on the cover of its 12 August issue the "British Heavyweight Championship" with the pending release of Blur's single " Country House " and Oasis' " Roll with It " on the same day. The battle pitted the two bands against each other, with the conflict as much about British class and regional divisions as it was about music. Oasis were taken as representing the North of England, while Blur represented
1554-740: The "CAF Club of the Year" by the Confederation of African Football . In the 2003–04 season Chiefs were given the Fair Play Award at the Peace Cup in South Korea . Chiefs ended the season as league champions , winning the PSL for the first time in their history. During the championship race of the 2004–05 soccer season , Chiefs overtook the season-long leaders ( Orlando Pirates ) in
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#17327824883031628-601: The "godfathers" or "grandfathers" of Britpop, though Davies disputes it. Others similarly labelled include Paul Weller and Adam Ant . Alternative rock acts from the indie scene of the 1980s and early 1990s were the direct ancestors of the Britpop movement. The influence of the Smiths is common to the majority of Britpop artists. The Madchester scene, fronted by the Stone Roses , Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets (for whom Oasis's Noel Gallagher had worked as
1702-420: The 1960s, a spurning of much beyond rock's most basic ingredients, and a belief in the supremacy of 'real music'". The imagery associated with Britpop was equally British and working class. A rise in unabashed maleness, exemplified by Loaded magazine, binge drinking and lad culture in general, would be very much part of the Britpop era. The Union Jack became a prominent symbol of the movement (as it had
1776-646: The 1970s, and indie pop of the 1980s in their music, attitude, and clothing. Specific influences vary: Blur drew from the Kinks and early Pink Floyd , Oasis took inspiration from the Beatles , and Elastica had a fondness for arty punk rock, notably Wire and both incarnations of Adam and the Ants . Regardless, Britpop artists project a sense of reverence for British pop sounds of the past. The Kinks' Ray Davies and XTC 's Andy Partridge are sometimes advanced as
1850-541: The 2019/20 season, Kaizer Chiefs topped the table from the seventh matchday of the season until infamously losing the title on the final day, which saw the club finishing two points behind winners Mamelodi Sundowns. On 26 June 2021, the team secured their first CAF Champions League final appearance after defeating Wydad AC by a 1–0 aggregate. On 9 July 2021, Kaizer Chiefs confirmed through Twitter that they signed six players for next season after their transfer ban ended. On 17 July 2021, they lost 3–0 against Al Ahly in
1924-513: The 94,797-capacity FNB Stadium . The team has a strong local rivalry with Orlando Pirates , a fellow Soweto team that Chiefs founder Kaizer Motaung played for in his early playing career. Famous players who donned the black-and-gold jersey in the past include former national team captains Neil Tovey and Lucas Radebe as well as Patrick Ntsoelengoe , Gary Bailey , John "Shoes" Moshoeu , Shaun Bartlett , Steve Komphela , Siyabonga Nomvete , and Doctor Khumalo . Kaizer Chiefs were banned by
1998-560: The American press and fans, may have helped a number of them in achieving international success. They have been seen as presenting the image of the rock star as an ordinary person, or "boy-next-door" and their increasingly melodic music was criticised for being bland or derivative. The cultural and musical scene in Scotland, dubbed "Cool Caledonia" by some elements of the press, produced a number of successful alternative acts, including
2072-479: The Atlanta Chiefs to create the name of Kaizer Chiefs. Several other people have played key roles in the formation and growth of Kaizer Chiefs, including the late Gilbert Sekgabi, Clarence Mlokoti, China Ngema, Ewert "The Lip" Nene, and Rabelani Jan Mofokeng, he trailed and quit because of work. Kaizer Chiefs are known as "Amakhosi" by its fans, a Zulu word meaning "kings" or "chiefs". Their headquarters
2146-468: The Beatles , the Rolling Stones and Small Faces with American influences. Post-Britpop bands also used elements from 1970s British rock and pop music. Drawn from across the UK, the themes of their music tended to be less parochially centred on British, English and London life, and more introspective than had been the case with Britpop at its height. This, beside a greater willingness to woo
2220-726: The British indie rock / britpop band, was named after the club because Lucas Radebe , a former player of Kaizer Chiefs, captained Leeds United , the team that the band members all supported. Kaizer Chiefs were founded in January 1970 shortly after the return of Kaizer "Chincha Guluva" Motaung from the United States where he played as a striker for the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He combined his own first name with
2294-532: The Britpop of the 1990s. Viva Brother launched an update on Britpop, dubbed “Gritpop,” with their debut album Famous First Words , although they did not receive significant support from the music press. In 2012, All the Young released their debut album, Welcome Home. Later, bands such as Superfood and the Australian band DMA's joined the revival, with DMA’s debut album receiving favorable reviews. In
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2368-507: The Head (2002). Snow Patrol's " Chasing Cars " (from their 2006 album Eyes Open ) is the most widely played song of the 21st century on UK radio. Bands like Coldplay , Starsailor and Elbow, with introspective lyrics and even tempos, began to be criticised at the beginning of the new millennium as bland and sterile and the wave of garage rock or post-punk revival bands, like the Hives ,
2442-399: The PSL era) and over 42 cup trophies. The Last time Kaizer Chiefs won a domestic trophy was in 2015 when they won the 2014/2015 PSL league trophy and have since never been able to secure any other domestic trophy thereafter. This is one of the reasons why Kaizer Chiefs fans across the country have been frustrated with the team's lack of Silverware which is nearing a decade despite being one of
2516-890: The South African Premier Soccer League , always attracts a large fanbase. Top-flight league titles: 12 Premiership (from 1996–97 to date) National Soccer League (1985 to 1995) National Professional Soccer League (1971 to 1984) Cups: 41 Nedbank Cup (National Cup) Telkom Knockout (League Cup) MTN 8 (Top 8 Tournament) CAF Champions League African Cup Winners' Cup CAF Super Cup Individual Awards Vodacom Challenge Telkom Charity Cup Carling Black Label Cup Sales House Champ of Champs Panasonic Cup Ohlsson's Challenge Cup Castle Challenge Cup Stylo Cup UCT Super Team Competition Shell Helix Ultra Cup CUFA Cup Home of Legends Cup Kaizer Chiefs qualified to play for
2590-534: The South. The event caught the public's imagination and gained mass media attention in national newspapers, tabloids and television news. NME wrote about the phenomenon: Yes, in a week where news leaked that Saddam Hussein was preparing nuclear weapons , everyday folks were still getting slaughtered in Bosnia and Mike Tyson was making his comeback, tabloids and broadsheets alike went Britpop crazy. Billed as
2664-485: The Supernaturals from Glasgow. Travis , also from Glasgow, were one of the first major rock bands to emerge in the post-Britpop era, and have been credited with a major role in disseminating and even creating the subgenre of post-Britpop. From Edinburgh Idlewild , more influenced by post-grunge , produced three top 20 albums, peaking with The Remote Part (2002). The first major band to break through from
2738-488: The UK – becoming the fifth best-selling album in UK chart history. Blur's third album in their 'Life' trilogy, The Great Escape , sold over one million copies. At the 1996 Brit Awards , both albums were nominated for Best British Album (as was Pulp's Different Class ), with Oasis winning the award. All three bands were also nominated for Best British Group and Best Video, which were won by Oasis. While accepting Best Video (for "Wonderwall"), Oasis taunted Blur by singing
2812-493: The UK's own shoegaze music scene. The movement brought British alternative rock into the mainstream and formed the larger British popular cultural movement, Cool Britannia , which evoked the Swinging Sixties and the British guitar pop of that decade. Britpop was a phenomenon that highlighted bands emerging from the independent music scene of the early 1990s. Although often seen as a cultural moment rather than
2886-725: The Vines , the Libertines , the Strokes , the Black Keys and the White Stripes , that sprang up in that period were welcomed by the musical press as "the saviours of rock and roll". However, a number of the bands of this era, particularly Travis , Stereophonics and Coldplay , continued to record and enjoy commercial success into the new millennium. The idea of post-Britpop has been extended to include bands originating in
2960-668: The Vodacom Challenge Cup 5 times since its inception. They beat a young Manchester United side 4–3 on penalties in the 2006 Challenge to win the trophy. In March 2007, coach Ernst Middendorp and the club parted company. The club instantly appointed their rival Orlando Pirates' former coach Kosta Papić for the remainder of the 2006–07 season. Muhsin Ertuğral returned for the 2007–08 season to begin his second stint with Chiefs, having already coached The Glamour Boys from 1999 until 2003. Under coach Ernst Middendorp in
3034-483: The album Different Class which reached number one, and included the single " Common People ". The album sold over 1.3 million copies in the UK. The term "Britpop" arose when the media were drawing on the success of British designers and films, the Young British Artists (sometimes termed "Britart") such as Damien Hirst , and on the mood of optimism with the decline of John Major 's government, and
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3108-698: The big FNB Stadium -Soccer City . FNB Stadium is a stadium located in Johannesburg , with a capacity of 94,736 seats. It is located next to the South African Football Association headquarters ( SAFA House ), where both the FIFA offices and the Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is housed. The Soweto Derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates is a fiercely-contested rivalry dating back to 1970, and in contrast to most other games in
3182-429: The charts, and Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop , a 2003 documentary film written and directed by John Dower. Both documentaries include mention of Tony Blair and New Labour's efforts to align themselves with the distinctly British cultural resurgence that was underway, as well Britpop artists such as Damien Hirst . At the beginning of the 2010s, a wave of new bands emerged that combined indie rock with
3256-427: The chorus of the latter's " Parklife " and changing the lyrics to "shite life". Oasis' third album Be Here Now (1997) was highly anticipated. Despite initially attracting positive reviews and selling strongly, the record was soon subjected to strong criticism from music critics, record-buyers and even Noel Gallagher himself for its overproduced and bloated sound. Music critic Jon Savage pinpointed Be Here Now as
3330-433: The construction. For the football seasons in 2010–12, the team instead planned to use Rand Stadium as their home venue. Kaizer Chiefs however only played four of their 15 home games at Rand Stadium in 2010–11, due to some experienced capacity problems, with the transportation related infrastructures around the stadium -and a low spectator attendance. Instead the team during this season, played most of their home games, at
3404-447: The dominant rock genre in the country. That same year Oasis released their debut album Definitely Maybe , which broke Suede's record for fastest-selling debut album; it went on to be certified 7× Platinum (2.1 million sales) by the BPI . Blur won four awards at the 1995 Brit Awards , including Best British Album for Parklife (ahead of Definitely Maybe ). In 1995, Pulp released
3478-402: The dourness of grunge, Britpop was defined by "youthful exuberance and desire for recognition". Damon Albarn of Blur summed up the attitude in 1993 when after being asked if Blur were an "anti-grunge band" he said, "Well, that's good. If punk was about getting rid of hippies, then I'm getting rid of grunge." In spite of the professed disdain for the genres, some elements of both crept into
3552-515: The greatest pop rivalry since the Beatles and the Rolling Stones , it was spurred on by jibes thrown back and forth between the two groups, with Oasis dismissing Blur as " Chas & Dave chimney sweep music", while Blur referred to their opponents as the "Oasis Quo " in a deriding of their alleged unoriginality and inability to change. In what was the best week for UK singles sales in a decade, on 20 August, Blur's "Country House" sold 274,000 copies against "Roll with It" by Oasis which sold 216,000,
3626-667: The highs of cup wins was contrasted by the lows of the Ellis Park Stadium disaster on 11 April 2001, in which 43 fans were crushed to death during the Soweto Derby between Chiefs and their arch-rivals Orlando Pirates . By winning the African Cup Winners' Cup, Chiefs played the 2001 CAF Champions League winners Al Ahly of Egypt in the 2002 CAF Super Cup . In April 2002, Kaizer Chiefs' achievements during 2001 were recognized as they were chosen as
3700-580: The history of the UK. In April 1993, Select magazine featured Suede's lead singer Brett Anderson on the cover with a Union Flag in the background and the headline "Yanks go home!" The issue included features on Suede , the Auteurs , Denim , Saint Etienne and Pulp and helped start the idea of an emerging movement. Blur were involved in a vibrant social scene in London (dubbed " The Scene That Celebrates Itself " by Melody Maker ) that focused on
3774-600: The huge crowd of spectators. The stadium developers initially had set time lines for the Amakhosi stadium , to open its doors for the public in December 2008. As of July 2010, construction however had not yet started. Kaizer Chiefs announced in August 2010, that construction of Amakhosi Stadium was now expected only to start in autumn 2010, and finalised by August 2012. It had been postponed several years, due to Kaizer Chiefs and its joint partners, facing difficulties to finance
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#17327824883033848-504: The last game of the season to defend its PSL championship. Under the leadership of Romanian coach Ted Dumitru , Zambian striker Collins Mbesuma had a record-breaking season scoring 39 goals in all competitions. Kaizer Chiefs' forays into Africa were temporarily scuttled by a Confederation of African Football (CAF) ban. However, it still made its presence felt through the annual Vodacom Challenge that pit Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates with an invited European club . Chiefs have won
3922-604: The likes of Radiohead and the Verve , who had been previously overlooked by the British media. These two bands – in particular Radiohead – showed considerably more esoteric influences from the 1960s and 1970s that were uncommon among earlier Britpop acts. In 1997, Radiohead and the Verve released their respective albums OK Computer and Urban Hymns , both widely acclaimed. Post-Britpop bands such as Travis , Stereophonics and Coldplay , influenced by Britpop acts, particularly Oasis, with more introspective lyrics, were some of
3996-411: The mid-2020s, a new group of artists began drawing inspiration from the energy and iconography of mid-90s Britain. Notable examples include Nia Archives , whose debut album Silence Is Loud features a Union Jack on its cover, and Dua Lipa , who explored Britpop influences in her album Radical Optimism . AG Cook ’s triple album Britpop reimagines the genre’s aesthetic, featuring Charli XCX and
4070-431: The moment where Britpop ended; Savage said that while the album "isn't the great disaster that everybody says", he commented that "[i]t was supposed to be the big, big triumphal record" of the period. At the same time, Blur sought to distance themselves from Britpop with their self-titled fifth album , assimilating American lo-fi influences such as Pavement . Albarn explained to the NME in January 1997 that "We created
4144-587: The more enduring facets of Britpop. Noel Gallagher has since championed Ride and once stated that Nirvana 's Kurt Cobain was the only songwriter he had respect for in the last ten years, and that he felt their music was similar enough that Cobain could have written " Wonderwall ". By 1996, Oasis's prominence was such that NME termed a number of Britpop bands (including The Boo Radleys , Ocean Colour Scene and Cast ) "Noelrock", citing Gallagher's influence on their music. Journalist John Harris described these bands, and Gallagher, as sharing "a dewy-eyed love of
4218-433: The most commercially successful acts of the late 1990s and early 2000s. These bands avoided the Britpop label while still producing music derived from it. Bands that had enjoyed some success during the mid-1990s, but were not really part of the Britpop scene, included the Verve and Radiohead. The music of most bands was guitar based, often mixing elements of British traditional rock (or British trad rock), particularly
4292-446: The most successful rock acts of the late 1990s and early 2000s. After Britpop the media focused on bands that may have been established acts, but had been overlooked due to focus on the Britpop movement. Bands such as Radiohead and the Verve , and new acts such as Travis , Stereophonics , Feeder and particularly Coldplay , achieved wider international success than most of the Britpop groups that had preceded them, and were some of
4366-424: The movement to the forefront of the British press in 1995. While music was the main focus, fashion, art and politics also got involved, with Tony Blair and New Labour aligning themselves with the movement. During the late 1990s, many Britpop acts began to falter commercially or break up, or otherwise moved towards new genres or styles. Commercially, Britpop lost out to teen pop , while artistically it segued into
4440-509: The new millennium, including Razorlight , Kaiser Chiefs , Arctic Monkeys and Bloc Party , seen as a "second wave" of Britpop". These bands have been seen as looking less to music of the 1960s and more to 1970s punk and post-punk, while still being influenced by Britpop. Retrospective documentaries on the movement include The Britpop Story – a BBC programme presented by John Harris on BBC Four in August 2005 as part of Britpop Night, ten years after Blur and Oasis went head-to-head in
4514-445: The owners of the stadium, but remain ready to support the stadium as a long time committed tenant. The new stadium was initially planned to be part of a greater sports precinct, into which the club would also move its entire " Kaizer Chiefs Youth Development Programme " . The Gauteng Provincial Government have agreed to develop the needed infrastructures around the stadium, in order to guarantee sufficient road and railway access for
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#17327824883034588-427: The post-Britpop Welsh rock scene, dubbed " Cool Cymru ", were Catatonia , whose single " Mulder and Scully " (1998) reached the top ten in the UK, and whose album International Velvet (1998) reached number one, but they were unable to make much impact in the US and, after personal problems, broke up at the end of the century. Other Welsh bands included Stereophonics and Feeder . These acts were followed by
4662-526: The return of Britishness." John Harris wrote in an NME article just before the release of Modern Life is Rubbish : "[Blur's] timing has been fortuitously perfect. Why? Because, as with baggies and shoegazers, loud, long-haired Americans have just found themselves condemned to the ignominious corner labelled 'yesterday's thing'." The music press also fixated on what the NME had dubbed the New Wave of New Wave ,
4736-662: The richest and most supported PSL teams. As a result, they hold the most trophies amongst all clubs in South Africa and are the most successful team in South African football history since the start of the top flight in 1970. They are the most supported club in the country, drawing an average home attendance of 16,144 in the 2019–20 season, the highest in the league. It led to them being dubbed "The Biggest Club" in Southern Africa. The team plays its home matches at
4810-656: The rise of the youthful Tony Blair as leader of the Labour Party . After terms such as "the New Mod" and "Lion Pop" were used in the press around 1992, journalist (and now BBC Radio 6 Music DJ) Stuart Maconie used the term Britpop in 1993 (though recounting the event in a BBC Radio 2 programme from 2020, he believed it may have been used in the 1960s, around the time of the British Invasion ). However, journalist and musician John Robb states he had used
4884-533: The runner-ups of the 2020-21 CAF Champions League and the 2002 CAF Super Cup after being crowned the Champions of the 2001 African Cup Winners' Cup . Britpop Britpop was a mid-1990s British -based music culture movement that emphasised Britishness . Musically, Britpop produced bright, catchy alternative rock , in reaction to the darker lyrical themes and soundscapes of the US-led grunge music and
4958-422: The same time in the spring of 1992. He stated, "[I]f Britpop started anywhere, it was the deluge of acclaim that greeted Suede's first records: all of them audacious, successful and very, very British." Suede were the first of the new crop of guitar-orientated bands to be embraced by the UK music media as Britain's answer to Seattle's grunge sound. Their debut album Suede became the fastest-selling debut album in
5032-560: The songs charting at number one and number two, respectively. Blur performed their chart topping single on the BBC's Top of the Pops , with the band's bassist Alex James wearing an 'Oasis' t-shirt. However, in the long run Oasis became more commercially successful than Blur, at home and abroad. In a 2019 interview, Oasis bandleader Noel Gallagher reflected on the chart battle between the two songs, both of which he saw as "shit", and suggested that
5106-401: The start of 1995, bands including Sleeper , Supergrass and Menswear scored pop hits. Elastica released their debut album Elastica that March; its first week sales surpassed the record set by Definitely Maybe the previous year. The music press viewed the scene around Camden Town as a musical centre; frequented by groups like Blur, Elastica, and Menswear; Melody Maker declared "Camden
5180-503: The term in an interview with Stephen Merchant on BBC Radio 4 's Chain Reaction in 2010, describing it as a "horrible, bitty, sharp sound." In 2020, with attention turning to all "landfill indie" acts of the 2000s, Mark Beaumont of the NME argued that the term Britpop had been devalued, ignoring all the cultural aspects that had made the scene so important, with the term becoming a "catch-all" for "any band that played guitars in
5254-407: The term in the late 1980s in Sounds magazine to refer to bands such as the La's , the Stone Roses and Inspiral Carpets , though many of these acts would be grouped under the Baggy , Madchester and indie-dance genres at the time. It was not until 1994 that Britpop started to be used by the UK media in relation to contemporary music and events. Bands emerged aligned with the new movement. At
5328-418: The term: "We're not Britpop, we're universal rock. The media can take the Britpop and stick it as far up the back entry of the country houses as they can take it." Blur guitarist Graham Coxon stated in the 2009 documentary Blur – No Distance Left to Run that he "didn't like being called Britpop, or pop, or PopBrit, or however you want to put it." Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker also expressed his dislike for
5402-569: Was inspired by a tour of the United States in the spring of 1992. During the tour, frontman Damon Albarn began to resent American culture and found the need to comment on that culture's influence seeping into Britain. Justine Frischmann , formerly of Suede and leader of Elastica (and at the time in a relationship with Albarn) explained, "Damon and I felt like we were in the thick of it at that point ... it occurred to us that Nirvana were out there, and people were very interested in American music, and there should be some sort of manifesto for
5476-448: Was planned to open in December 2008, but according to the latest revised construction plan, it is now expected only to be finalised by August 2012. The planned stadium was redesigned into a cheaper project, with a new price tag at R700 million, and the capacity being reduced from 55,000 to 35,000 seats. As part of the new revised construction plan for the stadium, it was announced by Kaizer Chiefs , that they no longer plan to be one of
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