Whatever your age, the 1990s are now a truly nostalgic era. From fashion trends, to films and music - there’s something for everyone to resonate with from this period.
It was a decade that featured the emergence of grunge music, Britpop, and New Labour. A number of bands including Oasis, Blur, Pulp and Radiohead hit the top of the UK charts during the 90s era, which was the last decade when guitar music was dominant in the charts.
The 1990s also saw advances in technology, with the World Wide Web and games consoles such as the first Play Station.
In Birmingham, the city centre roads were taken over by a Superprix to rival the likes of Monaco, we hosted the Eurovision Song Contest and a G8 Summit - with the likes of US President Bill Clinton, President Boris Yeltsin and Prime Minister Tony Blair walking through the streets and Broad Street was transformed with Brindleyplace and the magnificent Symphony Hall and International Convention Centre.
Venues like The Jug Of Ale and The Flapper and Firkin also welcomed an explosion of guitar-based bands, while clubland welcomed a revolution in dance music, and crowds packed out The Que Club.
Here is a look back at some of the best bands to come out of the city during the era.
5. Rachel's Basement
Formed in the mid-90s, Rachel’s Basement would regularly pack Moseley’s Jug, and their fans included Ocean Colour Scene. Despite well-received releases, they called it a day as the new millennium loomed and frontman Daniel Rachel went solo, with The Times, Q and Mojo all impressed, while Word magazine even mentioned him in the same breadth as George Harrison and Bob Dylan! | YouTube
6. Pram
Pram formed in Birmingham, in 1988. Their electronic pop sound, described by AllMusic as "equally quaint and unsettling," employs unconventional instruments and draws on stylistic influences such as krautrock, exotica, and dub The group signed to Too Pure Records in 1993, where they released their debut LP The Stars Are So Big, The Earth Is So Small... Stay as You Are. And they later signed to Domino. | Pram
7. Sweet Jesus
Glammed up indie that had venues like The Jug of Ale and Dudley’s JBs heaving, Sweet Jesus displayed a Suede-like swagger. Their 1991 limited edition debut, Honey Loving Honey, was a Rough Trade Singles Club release, and the band signed to the famed label for a salvo of singles, such as the well-received Phonefreak Honey – a Melody Maker Single Of The Week. But there was never an album and the band dissolved | YouTube
8. Electribe 101
Infusing electronic dance music with a distinct pop sensibility, tracks like You’re Walking and Tell Me When The Fever Ended pushed Electribe 101 into the mainstream, with Talking With Myself cracking the Top 40 twice (firstly in 1990, then in 1998). Formed by Birmingham-based musicians Brian Nordhoff, Joe Stevens, Les Fleming and Roberto Cimarosti, and German vocalist Billie Ray Martin, in 1988, E101 played alongside Depeche Mode and Erasure | Dave Freak