This is probably a bit late, but my brother just found the current issue of Magnet (Mar/Apr 2002). Ride's on the cover and they talk about the 'History of Shoegazing'. They have small interviews with Andy Bell (Ride), Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine), Neil Halstead (Slowdive/Mojave 3), Alan Magee and others. It's pretty interesting as they talk about what happened the the followup to MBV's 'Loveless'. Click the 'read more' link to see their list of shoegazing's defining albums.

Chapterhouse - Whirlpool
Curve - Cookoo
Lush - Split
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Pale Saints - In Ribbons
Ride - Going Blank Again
Slowdive - Souvlaki

More To Taste:

A.R.Kane - Sixty Nine
Lilys - In the Presence of Nothing
Moose - ...XYZ
Swervedriver - Mezcal Head
Swirlies - What To Do About Them
Telescopes - Taste (What Goes On)
Verve - A Storm in Heaven