The journey through the history of rock music climaxes with a focus on British Indie music. Although once associated with social misfits seeking refuge from the bright processed pop then dominating the charts, The Smiths' first Top of the Pops appearance in 1983 paved the way for the hugely influential Madchester music scene. However, it was the iconoclastic influence of Suede and intense media attention in the Blur-Oasis chart battles in the nineties that brought Britpop to a wider audience. Revealing interviews and rarely seen archive offers an insight into the story which ends with the recent reinvention of Indie by bands like The Libertines, Franz Ferdinand and The Arctic Monkeys.
00:00:00:00 Intro 00:03:20:19 The Smiths 00:09:11:11 Manchester 00:18:41:04 The Stone Roses 00:26:23:06 The Manchester Scene 00:30:52:12 Oasis 00:38:29:13 Suede 00:43:47:18 Blur 00:50:29:07 Definitely Maybe 00:55:22:15 Blur vs Oasis 01:04:13:00 Oasis at Knebworth 01:08:32:21 Indie Goes Mainstream 01:11:24:10 The Libertines 01:21:58:01 The Arctic Monkeys 01:27:37:06 Conclusion 01:28:57:00 end
