BE HERE NOW: On Music, Manhood, and My Issues with That Oasis Reunion
I just posted an essay to my recently created Substack on why, even though I've recently become surprisingly fond of Oasis, the reunion still bugs me. "Oasis were for the boys who managed to blend in and make it look effortless. Blur were for those of us who knew that everything that got us labelled as fags, sooner or later, would become our strength." So yes, it has to do with gender—or should I say, the two genders, Blur vs. Oasis, and how I might just end up choosing Stereolab. Read the essay for free on my Substack