STEVE WIDE | A field guide to BritpopWhat makes Britpop. . . Britpop? A reaction to a chart that was dominated by American bands, the genre was deeply entrenched in what it meant to be British. But how would you describe Britpop's context in the zeitgeist of the time, or explain how this new upbeat, chart pop assault imagined Britain's future? Well, that's precisely what DJ and author Steve Wide explains in this handy book. In these pages, Steve explains the social and music industry