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Blur Gig Halted After Barrier Collapse

The band was performing at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, England, just days before their headline set at Britain's Isle of Wight Festival on Saturday (13Jun15), when the accident happened. The metal...

Noel Gallagher Eyes Damon Albarn Collaboration

The bands were formerly chart enemies and their fight was dubbed "The Battle of Britpop" in their 1990s heyday, but Gallagher has now insisted he is on board for a duet if the...

Blur's Alex James Hopes Oasis Get Back Together: "They Can Support Us"

Few Britpop figures were as memorable as Blur’s Alex James. With his trademark bass guitar pose of one foot on the front-of-stage speaker and cigarette nonchalantly dangling out of his mouth, he’s always admitted to...

Alex James: Oasis Should Reform And Support Blur

Alex James wants Oasis to reform so they can be Blur's ''support'' act.The Blur bassist is amused by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher's ongoing war of words since they split in August 2009 and the...

Alex James: 'I Invented Cocaine Boast'

The bassist hit headlines in 2007 when he released his tell-all memoir, Bit of a Blur, and bragged that he had spent a fortune on his Champagne-and-cocaine lifestyle during the 1990s. However,...

Damon Albarn Backs Russell Brand On Politics

The Blur frontman agrees with the Get Him to the Greek star that the U.K.'s political system needs an overhaul and admits he was dismayed when more than one million people marching through...

Damon Albarn: 'I Was Terrified Of Tony Blair'

The Blur frontman was introduced to the Labour Party leader as he wooed celebrities for their backing ahead of the 1997 general election, which Blair went on to win with a landslide....

Stereophonics Announce New Album

Stereophonics are releasing a new album.The band have announced that their ninth LP 'Keep The Village Alive' will come out on September 11, 2015, through their own Stylus Records label through Ignition Records.Frontman Kelly Jones...

Mumford & Sons' Third Album Shoots To Top Of U.k. Chart

The band replaces Blur at the top of the countdown; their comeback release The Magic Whip slips to two, while Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour rises back to three. Meanwhile, reggae...

Blur's Latest Album, Magic Whip, Shoots Up To UK Number 1

Remember Blur? The British rockers are back this week and topping the charts for the first time in a decade. Magic Whip, Blur’s first album in since 2003’s Think Tank was inspired by their travels...

Noel Gallagher Dodges Rivals At Gigs

The outspoken Oasis star is famous for his habit of taking other musicians to task during interviews, and in the past he has blasted artists including Lady Gaga, Radiohead, Madonna, Blur, Mark Ronson,...

Graham Coxon: Blur Were In Sleep Mode

Blur's Graham Coxon admits prior to making their new album 'The Magic Whip' they were in ''sleep mode''. The Britpop band reunited in 2008 after a five-year hiatus for a series of concerts but the...

Blur To Play Free Show In New York On Friday

To support the release of their new album The Magic Whip, Blur have announced that they’ll be playing a free concert in New York later this week on May 1st.The British group, promoting their first...

Blur To Play Free Gig In New York City

The Parklife hitmakers are offering American fans the chance to see them live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, where they will be playing their new album The Magic Whip in...

Graham Coxon Wanted Blur Reunion After Reading Alex James' Book

Bassist James released his tell-all book in 2007, charting the Parklife hitmakers' wild lifestyle at the height of their fame, and Coxon was inspired to consider a comeback after realising his walkout in...

Early Reviews Show Blur's Comeback Album 'The Magic Whip' Is A Tasty Treat For Fans

The countdown until the release of Blur’s much anticipated comeback album is on and the early reviews are showing this one will be well worth the wait for fans. The Magic Whip is the band’s...

Graham Coxon's 'Telepathic' Connection

Graham Coxon has a ''telepathic'' connection with Damon Albarn.The Blur guitarist believes the pair have developed a unique way to collaborate thanks to their awareness of each other through years of making music together.He said:...

Blur's Graham Coxon Recalls 'Powerful' Performance Of 'The Magic Whip'

A limited crowd of very lucky Blur fans landed the ultimate prize of hearing the fans comeback album 'The Magic Whip' live for the first time in a London club; and it was an event...

Blur Underwent Therapy Before Regrouping In 2009

Guitarist Graham Coxon admits he and his bandmates sought professional help to ease tensions between them. Coxon, who quit the group in 2002, says, "Although we shoved it all aside when we...

Blur Guitarist Graham Coxon Talks About 'The Magic Whip' Recording Sessions

Blur guitarist Graham Coxon revealed that he agreed to record the new Blur album partly out of guilt left over from his original departure from the band in 2002. Coxon left the group during the...

Graham Coxon Agreed To New Blur Album Over Split Guilt

Guitarist Coxon quit the band during studio sessions for their 2003 album Think Tank, and the Parklife hitmakers went on hiatus before reuniting for a huge concert at London's Hyde Park in 2009....

New Blur Song Inspired By Sydney Siege

The British rocker was in the city in December (14) for a show at the Sydney Opera House when a gunman took over the Lindt cafe and held 17 people hostage. Albarn...

Blur Debut New Album 'The Magic Whip' In Full During Intimate Fanclub Gig

Blur played their upcoming The Magic Whip album in its entirety last night, during a special fanclub-only gig at London club Mode. 300 of the band’s most dieheard fans were in attendance for the intimate...

Blur Celebrate Their Comeback With Headline Spot At Hyde Park's British Summer Time Festival 2015

Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park has announced that Blur will be headlining the festival in June 2015, marking their fourth ever gig at the legendary London venue and setting a record as the...

Blur: Surely We Can Outsell Sam Smith And Ed Sheeran

Blur insist their new album is their best yet and should ''surely'' outsell Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran. The Britpop group - made up of vocalist Damon Albarn, guitarist and vocalist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex...

Blur Announce New Album 'The Magic Whip' In Chinese Restaurant

Blur have announced details of The Magic Whip, their first album in 12 years. In a hastily arranged press conference in a London Chinese restaurant, the band said the follow up to 2003's Think Tank...

Russell Brand Responds To Parklife Taunts By Releasing His Own Parody Video

“Verbal dexterity plus Estuary accent is what leads to parody of...'PARKLIFE'!” Yes today the inevitable has happened, Russell Brand has created his own ‘Parklife’ parody video."PARKLIFE", it's Russell BrandBrand has teamed up with Irish comedians...

Damon Albarn Promises New Albums

Damon Albarn is releasing new albums with both Gorillaz and The Good, The Bad and The Queen.The 46-year-old musician is busy with several projects, including a West End theatre musical adaptation of a children's book...

Alex James Doubtful Over Blur's Future

Alex James doesn't know if Blur will collaborate together in the future.The 'Song 2' hitmakers - comprising bassist Alex, guitarist Graham Coxon, drummer Dave Rowntree and singer Damon Albarn - reformed in 2009 and have...

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