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Oasis and the rise and fall of Laddism

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago1 year ago012 mins

OK – I’m going to nail my musical colours to the mast first and declare that back in the 1990s, I was in the Blur army and never really warmed to Oasis. To me, and many others, they were standard bearers for a Laddism that seemed to be dragging us back to the worst aspects…

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