BLOW UP, LAUREL TREE, CAMDEN, 1994-5
THE HOME of Britpop, essentially, as, in a post-Noo Wave revisionist frenzy, a Mod Revival made its base in Camden. Indie became a dirty word, as hundreds of teen-mods frugged away to Green Onions and a million other cheesy organ instrumentals, while Graham out of Blur looked on approvingly from the bar. Soon, the whole world would be turned on to the delights of the shagpile haircut while proclaiming that thered always been a Small Faces element to their music.