Beyond the Grooves: 
Indie Music Blog

Oasis, Gorillaz, Mani, Sam Fender hits stadiums, The Maccabees. Olivia conquers the pyramid. The 1975 from the internet, and the next generation emerges.

Blur and Pulp reunite. The Beatles release new music. Blossoms, Wolf Alice, Sam Fender, Sleep Token, Fontaines D.C., Wunderhorse. Rocket Man's Final Flight. The 20s Part 2.

Arctic Monkeys hit Stadiums, Sam Fender releases a masterpiece, Young Fathers and Jungle emerge and Wolf Alice take us on a 'Blue Weekend' the 20s Part 1

We lost Bowie, Prince and Viola Beach. Liam Gallagher's comeback, Blossoms, Circa Waves, Noel Gallagher goes cosmic pop, Arctic Monkeys divide their fanbase, The 1975 release a masterpiece. The 2010s Part 2

'AM', Tame Impala, The 1975, Florence at Glastonbury, The Death of Amy Winehouse, Wolf Alice, Pulp return, Gorillaz. The 2010s Part 1

The biggest band of the 00s emerge, the biggest band of the 90s break up. Blur reunite. Indie Landfill (really), Florence, Amy Winehouse, New Rave and Legends at Glastonbury. The 00s Part 2

9/11, war in Iraq, Coldplay, The Strokes, The Libertines, Damon Albarn's other band, Lime Wire, iTunes, Stereophonics hit Number One, Bloc Party sound the Silent Alarm, the 2000s Pt 1

Blur, Pulp & Oasis Kill Britpop, The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams, New Labour, The Stone Roses Collapse, Radiohead emerge, and The Verve. The end of the 90s

Blair, Blur, Oasis, Girl Power, Knebworth, Big Beat, Kurt Cobain's Death Rave, Britpop, and the 'Help' album. Britpop's Peak. The Mid 90s

Spike Island, Acid House, Nirvana, MTV Unplugged, The La's, Massive Attack, Freddie Mercury, The KLF and Shoegaze

Two Tone, The Jam, Bowie, Berlin Wall, The Fall of the USSR, Thatcher gone, Rave. The End of the 80s

Lennon Dead, MTV, Live Aid, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Synth Pop, Queen, U2, Tears for Fears, Rum Sodomy & the Lash, and Brothers in Arms. The 1980s

To celebrate 50 years of U2, we look back at the band's story, their return to Dublin and rank ten of their greatest songs.

From the bright indie-pop of their self-titled debut to ‘Ribbon Around the Bomb’ and ‘Songs From the Wedding Cake’, these are my 10 favourite Blossoms songs.

From ‘Panic Prevention’ to ‘The Theory of Whatever’, these are my 10 favourite Jamie T songs

From ‘The Messenger’ to ‘The Age of Everything’, these are my 10 favourite Johnny Marr solo songs

From the swagger of ‘Definitely Maybe’ to the songs reborn on Live ’25, these are my 10 favourite Oasis songs.

From the raw urgency of ‘Dogrel’ to the widescreen ambition of ‘Romance’, these are my 10 favourite Fontaines D.C. songs

From the frantic rush of their debut to the bigger melodies that followed, these are my 10 favourite songs by The Vaccines

From the raw storytelling of ‘Erratic Cinematic’ to the anthems that took him from pubs to stadiums, these are my 10 favourite Gerry Cinnamon songs

From the psychedelic haze of ‘Innerspeaker’ to the immaculate pop of ‘Currents’ and beyond, these are my 10 favourite Tame Impala songs

From the youthful charm of ‘Colour It In’ to the scale and beauty of ‘Marks to Prove It’, these are my 10 favourite Maccabees songs

From post-punk darkness and gothic melancholy to some of the greatest pop songs ever written, these are my 10 favourite songs by The Cure

From the youthful rush of ‘Young Chasers’ to the darker and more ambitious records that followed, these are my 10 favourite Circa Waves songs

After almost a decade of waiting, Tame Impala finally arrived in Birmingham with psychedelia, dance music, spectacular visuals and songs from across Kevin Parker's career.

The Clause celebrate their debut album with their biggest headline show yet, turning Birmingham's O2 Academy into a hometown victory lap.

Wolf Alice finally step into arenas, bringing 'The Clearing' together with 'Bros', 'Yuk Foo', 'Smile' and a decade of genre-hopping brilliance in Birmingham.

Oasis return home for the final night at Heaton Park, bringing Liam and Noel back together for a Manchester reunion I never thought I would see

Stereophonics and Blossoms take over Huddersfield, combining three decades of songs, personal memories and two of my favourite live bands inside one stadium.

Five years on, I look back at Courteeners' remarkable 2019 Manchester Arena show, a night of deep cuts, surprises and one of the best crowds I've experienced.

Courteeners bring 'Pink Cactus Café' to Birmingham and prove that their future in arenas does not have to depend entirely on the songs of 'St. Jude'.

Blossoms bring 'Gary' to Birmingham, mixing new favourites with the songs that got them there on one of the most enjoyable nights I've seen from the band.

Blossoms headline Wythenshawe Park in front of 30,000 people, turning their biggest show yet into a celebration of everything that makes the Stockport band special.

Noel Gallagher, Johnny Marr and Graham Coxon bring decades of British guitar music to Warwick Castle for a night spanning The Smiths, Oasis and their solo careers.

I went into Bloc Party's intimate Birmingham show as a casual fan and left converted after hearing 'Silent Alarm', the hits and a brilliant 'This Modern Love'.

Liam Gallagher celebrates 30 years of 'Definitely Maybe' in Manchester, digging into Oasis classics, B-sides and rarities at the Co-op Live.