Guardian Music — This summer’s Cool Britannia festival showed there is a huge appetite for re-formed 90s bands, including the Bluetones, Echobelly and Sleeper. Was the music really that good – or do people just want nostalgia during uncertain times?Back... more info

Stereogum — The celebrated filmmaker Edgar Wright has a background in music videos. Before his first movie Shaun Of The Dead hit screens, he'd directed videos for artists like the Bluetones and the Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, and his 2003 video for Mint R... more info

Guardian Music — Jackie Oates may be the new face of folk, but her sound is rooted in her past, writes Jude RogersOn the wall of an Oxford front room, above a harmonium and a fiddle, you'll find a popart print of Jackie O. At first, you think you're looking at John F... more info

ContactMusic — British rockers The Bluetones concluded their 18-year career by playing a final gig in their native London on Tuesday night 27Sep11 The Slight Return hitmakers who formed in 1993 and found fame with their 1996 debut album Expecting to Fly hit the roa... more info

NME — Band call it a day after 18 years and six studio albums more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Britpop was a bit like the Premier League is now (or EPL for our international viewers). Just like Man U and the big clubs who seem to be guaranteed their spots at the division's apex each season, at the peak of the movement's '90s heyday it was alwa... more info

Gigwise — The band call it quits after 17 years... more info

Altsounds — Indie legends The Bluetones today announce their last ever tour and mark the end of an era for the band who have been going strong since they formed in the early '90s. Their debut album 'Expecting to Fly' released on 12th February 1996 knocked ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - The band will split following their September tour... more info

ContactMusic — Britpop band The Bluetones are calling time on their 18-year career - they will split up after a farewell tour of the U. K. The Slight Return hitmakers, who formed in 1993 and shot to fame with the release of their debut album in... more info