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Coachella 2013 Organisers Insist Blur And Stone Roses Switch Was Always Planned

It seems that Stone Roses reunion fever hasn’t quite made it over the pond just yet. After a disappointingly small crowd showed up to watch the Madchester legends at the first weekend of Coachella, Blur...

Coachella Boss: 'I Haven't Demoted Headliners The Stone Roses'

Coachella boss Paul Tollett insists the media is reading too much into the Blur/Stone Roses headliner switch at the California desert festival on Friday (19Apr13) as he was always planning to swap the acts around.The...

The Stone Roses Swapped For Blur At Coachella

The Stone Roses have been swapped for Blur at this week's Coachella Festival.The veteran indie band are being changed with the Britpop group on this Friday's line-up (19.04.13) after they drew a much smaller crowd...

Coachella Bosses Promote Blur To Headliners For Second Weekend

Blur and the Stone Roses will switch spots at the Coachella festival in California on Friday (19Apr13) after organisers decided the Parklife hitmakers were better headliners.Blur played support to the reunited Manchester, England group last...

Kristen Stewart Avoids Run-in With Liberty Ross

Kristen Stewart narrowly avoided Liberty Ross at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.The 23-year-old actress was left red-faced when she and boyfriend Robert Pattinson showed up to watch hip-hop act Jurassic 5 at the...

Blur Reteam With Phil Daniels For Coachella Festival

Coachella revellers in California were transported back to 1990s Britain on Friday (12Apr13) as Blur and the Stone Roses headlined the first night of the 2013 festival.Blur followed Modest Mouse and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs...

Blur Song Confused Elton John

Blur left Sir Elton John confused with a song about his penis.The Britpop group - comprising singer Damon Albarn, bassist Alex James, guitarist Graham Coxon and drummer Dave Rowntree - included the ballad 'Sir Elton...

Depeche Mode Slam Brit Awards

Depeche Mode refused to be honoured at the BRITs.The electronic music pioneers were due to be presented with a brand new award for their contribution to music after the The Outstanding Achievement was scrapped, but...

The Rolling Stones Win Big At Nme Awards

The Rolling Stones and Florence And The Machine were the big winners at the NME Awards in London on Wednesday night (27.02.13).The British rockers celebrated a double victory as they were awarded Best Live Band...

Blur Tracks To Be Released As Lullabyes

Blur's best-known hits are to be released in lullaby form.The 'Parklife' hitmakers' most popular tracks - including 'Song 2', 'Country House' and 'Girls & Boys' - will be transformed into soothing instrumentals featuring glockenspiel, vibraphone,...

Len Blavatnik Becomes Music's Power Man After £500m Parlophone Takeover

Parlophone Records, the once legendary record label, has been bought by Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik and his Warner Music Group for £500 million.Parlophone has the likes of Coldplay, Tinie Tempah and Blur on its roster...

Coachella Festival 2013; Who To See?

Today saw the announcement of the Coachella Festival 2013 line-up, to be run on the weekends of April 12, 2013 and April 19, 2013, and as expected it’s another smorgasbord of musical taste, with everyone...

What, No Holograms? Stone Roses, Blur, Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers Headline Coachella 2013

How do you top having a dead man headline your festival? Well, in all honestly, you’re not going to. Coachella’s talent bookers must have been scratching their heads in bewilderment when it came to topping...

Primavera Line Up Revealed: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Phoenix, My Bloody Valentine And The Postal Service Stand Out

The full Primavera lineup has been released, with The Postal Service, Jesus And Mary Chain and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds all set to rock Barcelona on 22nd to 26th May 2013.Saint Etienne...

Professor Green Upset By Hmv Closure

Professor Green and The Cribs have mourned the loss of HMV. The last remaining British high street music retailer announced today it was to go into administration, prompting upset from many major artists. Professor Green...

Depeche Mode Snubbed By Brits?

Depeche Mode feel snubbed by the BRIT Awards.The electronic music pioneers believe they deserve the Outstanding Contribution award for conquering America and selling over 100 million records in their 30 year career, but are upset...

Paul Weller Keen To Reteam With Graham Coxon For Full Album

British rocker Paul Weller is eager to head into the studio to work on a full album with Blur guitarist Graham Coxon.Coxon performed on several of the former The Jam frontman's solo hits, including Sonik...

Blur, Pulp And Muse Dominate The Q Awards

Britpoppers Blur fought off competition from The Stone Roses to be named best live act, but lost out to Muse for the mantle of best act in the world, Sky News Reports.Muse have had a...

Q Awards: Are Muse Really The Best Act In The World Today?

The answer, of course, is no. But it's that time of year again folks: the Q Magazine Awards! Muse picked up the biggest gong at the event in London on Monday afternoon (October 22, 2012)...

Damon Albarn's African Party

Damon Albarn is having a ''24 hour party'' touring the UK for his Africa Express shows.The Blur singer - who is travelling with musicians including Carl Barat, Jarvis Cocker, Gruff Rhys and Eliza Doolittle on...

Paul Weller Blasts Musical Reunions

Paul Weller is ''sick'' of bands reforming.The 54-year-old rocker feels ''disappointed'' that the music industry is celebrating the likes of The Stone Roses and Blur for getting back together as it is damaging for up-and-coming...

To The End: Was Olympic Concert Blur's Final Gig?

As the last few notes of an emotional 'The Universal' faded into the night air, what was going through the minds of Blur ? The group played a storming set at Hyde Park in London...

Tears All Round As Blur Close Olympics Celebration Concert

Blur packed a punch that could rival one that Olympic boxing champion Luke Campbell would struggle to match, as they blew away the Hyde Park crowd at the sold-out Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert last night.As...

Blur Earned $480 For Olympics Gig

British rockers Blur were paid just $480 (£300) to perform in London's Hyde Park to mark the closing of the Olympic Games.The band played a huge gig in front of tens of thousands of fans...

Blur Rock Olympics Closing Concert

Blur headlined the Olympics closing ceremony concert in London's Hyde Park with a mammoth set last night (13.08.12).The Britpop legends performed some of their biggest hits for the sell-out crowd, including 'Girls & Boys', 'Country...

Who's Bringing The Music For The Olympics Closing Ceremony?

The closing ceremony for the Olympic Games is, sadly, ever nearer to us, with the past two weeks seeing London bathed in sporting excellence and a spirit that's superseded even the most pro-Olympic fans. However,...

Blur Argue Over Set List

Blur have been arguing over the set list ahead of their Hyde Park show.The reformed group perform at the outdoor London venue on Sunday (12.08.12) as part of an Olympic closing ceremony concert - their...

Ray Davies Pretends To Be Damon

Ray Davies claims to be Damon Albarn when people recognise him in the street. The Kinks singer and guitarist tries to fool people into thinking he is actually the singer from Blur - whom he...

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