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Pure Morning: How Placebo Tried to Kill Their Own Image and the “Nancy Boy” Hangover

Poetic Wax | August 24, 2026

While the world debated the Britpop rivalry between Oasis and Blur, a new and quite different band took the stage. Placebo seemed to come out of nowhere and appeared to be the antithesis of Britpop. Their song “Nancy Boy” in 1997 announced them as “the Filthiest Band in Britain” full […]

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The Cruelest Joke In 90s Music

Guitar Meets Science | May 24, 2026

The Letters to Cleo Story. This week, we explore one of the cruelest timing stories in 90s rock — a band that got signed off one show, had their song in the biggest teen movie of the decade, appeared on screen with Heath Ledger, and still couldn’t sell a record […]