Supergrass
'I felt deeply apologetic': how one man's bucket-list trip put a community at risk of Covid-19
Jonathon Cartwright caught coronavirus on a whirlwind visit from Australia to London to see a band. He’s recovered – but still feels guilty
Gay Alcorn
21, Apr, 2020 @3:33 AM
Supergrass: ‘We’ve always been about manic energy’
Britpop veterans Supergrass are back on the road – the Observer catches up with them in Amsterdam
Nosheen Iqbal
23, Feb, 2020 @10:00 AM
Supergrass review – joyous return for one of the UK's greatest singles bands
In a tradition of melodic, wild, witty British guitar pop – with a dash of psych and glam – the returning Britpop favourites make your face ache from smiling
Malcolm Jack
21, Feb, 2020 @12:45 PM
Festival No 6 review – au revoir to an eccentric, magical gem
The last Festival No 6 ‘for now’ has awkward cultural copyists, but is saved by Franz Ferdinand, The The and Anna Calvi
Mark Beaumont
10, Sep, 2018 @2:21 PM
The 10 best teen pop singers
After 19-year-old Lorde’s Bowie tribute at the Brits, we look at other notable young performers
Jude Rogers
04, Mar, 2016 @12:05 PM
Supergrass: how we made I Should Coco
Gaz Coombes: ‘Spielberg wanted us to do a TV series, but we wanted to make it through our music, not our sideburns’
Interviews by Ben Beaumont-Thomas
24, Nov, 2015 @8:00 AM
Danny Goffey: soundtrack of my life
The Supergrass co-founder – now leading Vangoffey – on Dexys Midnight Runners, Inspiral Carpets and Pink Floyd
Interview by Alex Flood
31, May, 2015 @7:00 AM
Gaz Coombes: ‘Britpop was overblown – there were only a few decent bands’
The former Supergrass man talks sideburns, stealing his daughter’s musical ideas and why he’s a secret cage fighter
Harriet Gibsone
04, Feb, 2015 @4:51 PM
Gaz Coombes: Matador review
The former Supergrass singer puts his powerful pop voice to good use in this diverse, confessional album, writes Jon Dennis
Jon Dennis
22, Jan, 2015 @9:15 PM
Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood hires Supergrass to cover Inherent Vice track
Guitarist enlists two-thirds of fellow Oxford group to rewire Spooks, Radiohead’s ‘pixies/surf pastiche’ from 2006, which will feature in Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming film
Sean Michaels
07, Oct, 2014 @6:49 AM
Glastonbury dos and don'ts: 'Do anything except drive a van on acid'
From not wearing transparent plastic trousers to avoiding getting stuck in the toilets, musicians offer advice gained from years of festival experience
Interviews by Dave Simpson
26, Jun, 2014 @12:24 PM
The gig venue guide: The Jericho Tavern, Oxford
Welcome to the venue that hosted Radiohead's first-ever show, and has become a staple of the touring circuit (with good beers, too)
Hannah Jane Parkinson
01, Apr, 2014 @12:10 PM
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