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Madchester en · PROPN

Etymology

Blend of mad + Manchester.

Meanings

  1. An alternative rock genre and associated social scene that originated in Manchester, England, in the late 1980s, influenced by indie, psychedelic and dance music.
    • Released late in 1990, the hit album Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was a summation of the Madchester era. 2013 [1998], Simon Reynolds, Generation Ecstasy, Routledge, →ISBN: