The lament for lost musics is nothing new. The German song-collector Ludolf Parisius gave voice to it nearly two centuries ago: “Whoever wishes to collect from the mouth of the people should hurry; ...
In an extract from his new book, Ed Gillett argues that although Tony Blair hosted Noel Gallagher at Downing Street, it wasn’t Britpop that swept New Labour to power; it was the escapism of rave ...