Scene Within a Scene

<br><p><b>A vibrant oral history chronicling Scotland's transformative indie music scene at the turn of the millennium--including Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian, Primal Scream and Teenage Fanclub.</b></p><p>"If it's not Scottish, it's crap! Okay, maybe not. But still, this oral history makes a compelling case that indie Scot acts like the Jesus and Mary Chain boast a singular sound." -- <b><i>Washington Independent Review of Books</i></b></p><p>In the early nineties, Scottish independent music was suffering from an identity crisis...</p><p>Dance and rave music dominated the charts, and labels like 53rd & 3rd and Narodnik had collapsed. As bands like Oasis and Blur gained<br>prominence in London and Manchester, Scotland's music scene was forced to evolve; new labels were created, new musical directions were forged and a worthy opposition to Britpop was born.</p><p><i>Scene Within a Scene</i> is the fascinating history of this transformative era in music. It centres upon a group of visionary bands who altered the trajectory of the Scottish indie scene, giving it a revived sense of purpose and power.</p> Featuring over 100 first-person interviews with the musicians, labels, journalists, scenesters and promoters central to this era, McPhee picks up where 2024's acclaimed <i>Postcards From Scotland</i> left off, bringing this engaging oral history to its modern conclusion.<p></p>