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Blur's Dave Rowntree Signs Solo Record Deal For Debut Album
Blur's Dave Rowntree has signed to an indie label for his debut album.The 'Parklife' group's drummer has inked a deal with Cooking Vinyl for his first solo record, which is due out in 2022.The 57-year-old...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 November 2021
Upcoming Releases: Our Favourite Five New Albums Due Out In November 2021
As the days get progressively colder and shorter, and world leaders try to attempt to agree on a way to arrest the rise in global temperatures, November ushers in celebrations of light, gunpowder and treason....
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 31 October 2021
Damon Albarn Teases Gorillaz's Bad Bunny Collaboration
Gorillaz have teamed up with Bad Bunny on an upcoming song.Damon Albarn has revealed he and the 27-year-old Puerto Rican rapper recorded a reggaeton track together in Jamaica, which will act as the first single...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 September 2021
Damon Albarn Chose Album Title 'Years Ago'
Damon Albarn chose his album title "years ago".The 53-year-old singer has released his latest solo album, 'The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows' - the follow-up to 2014’s 'Everyday Robots' - and explained...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 September 2021
Damon Albarn Announces Intimate Solo Gig At Globe Theatre
Damon Albarn is playing an intimate solo gig at London's Globe theatre.The Blur and Gorillaz star will present tracks from his upcoming LP ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’ at the one-off...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 September 2021
Graham Coxon: Blur Needs A Reason To Reunite
Graham Coxon has insisted he'll be up for reuniting with Blur when the time is right.The 52-year-old guitarist has compared his workload to "a massive English breakfast" and admitted he probably wouldn't notice if someone...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 August 2021
Blur Only Paid Off Debts Incurred In The 90s 'Two Years Ago'
Alex James has claimed Blur only paid off their debts for their 'Leisure' tour "about two years ago".The 'Song 2' group's record label bankrolled their 1992 US run in support of their acclaimed 1991 debut...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 August 2021
Damon Albarn Regrets Missing David Bowie Collaboration
Damon Albarn "regrets" not making an album with the late David Bowie.The Blur frontman was "summonsed" to see the 'Heroes' hitmaker - who died of cancer in 2016 - to discuss the possibility of joining...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 August 2021
Gorillaz Debut New Track With Aj Tracey At O2 Concert For Nhs Workers
Gorillaz debuted a new song featuring AJ Tracey at their concert at The O2 in London on Tuesday night (10.08.21).The band performed a free show for NHS workers and their families to thank them for...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 August 2021
Dizzee Rascal Thinks Glastonbury Were Too Scared To Let Him Headline
Dizzee Rascal doesn't think Glastonbury Festival bosses had the "confidence" to let him headline.The 'Bonkers' hitmaker has played the Worthy Farm event several times over the years but never been put at the top of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 July 2021
Damon Albarn To Be Special Guest Performer At Latitude
Damon Albarn will be a special guest performer at this year's Latitude music festival. The Blur frontman will take to the lakeside Waterfront stage at Henham Park, Suffolk, east England, for a Saturday sunset performance...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 July 2021
Blur Will Reunite 'When It's Wanted'
Damon Albarn says Blur will reunite "when it's wanted".The Britpop legends haven't toured together since their 2015 run in support of their comeback LP, 'The Magic Whip', but the 53-year-old frontman reunited with his bandmates...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 June 2021
Damon Albarn Announces New Solo Album
Damon Album will release his second solo album in November.The Blur frontman had originally intended for 'The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows' to be an orchestral piece inspired by the landscapes of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 June 2021
Bbc Bringing Glastonbury Into People's Homes
As the Glastonbury Festival has been cancelled again this year the BBC has announced they will instead be running 'The Glastonbury Experience 2021’ and beaming some of the highlights from previous years into people’s homes.For...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 June 2021
Streaming Until You're Blue In The Face: Are Artists Under Paid Each Time You Listen To One Of Their Songs?
In a recent open letter to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, major players in the UK music industry, including Sir Mick Jagger, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Tom Jones, have called for a major reform...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 07 June 2021
Alex James Hints At Blur Reunion At Big Feastival
Alex James has hinted Blur could perform at the Big Feastival.The 52-year-old bassist is hoping all his former bandmates, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree, and Graham Coxon, will be in attendance at his farm for this...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 April 2021
Paul Mccartney, Chris Martin And More Sign Letter To Boris Johnson Calling For Reform Of Streaming Business
Sir Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher and Chris Martin are among 156 people who have penned a letter to Boris Johnson asking for an overhaul of the streaming industry.Together with the Musicians’ Union in association with...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 April 2021
Sir Paul Mccartney 'Shocked In A Pleasant Way' By Mccartney Iii Imagined Remixes
Sir Paul McCartney was "shocked in a very pleasant way" by the contributions to 'McCartney III Imagined'.The former Beatles legend released the star-studded collection, which features the likes of Idris Elba, Damon Albarn, St. Vincent...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 April 2021
Sir Paul Mccartney Drops All-star Mccartney Iii Imagined Lp
Sir Paul McCartney has released his star-studded 'McCartney III Imagined’ collection, featuring the likes of Idris Elba and Damon Albarn.The former Beatles legend originally released his 18th solo album, ‘McCartney III’, in December, and he...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 April 2021
Album Of The Week: The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Eponymous Debut Album By Gorillaz
Two decades ago the popular musical landscape was changed substantially by a creation that embraced a cohesive fusion between music and virtual reality in a way that had not been explored on such a scale...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2021
Sir Paul Mccartney Teams Up With Stars For New Mccartney Iii Imagined Album
Sir Paul McCartney has teamed up with the likes of Idris Elba and Damon Albarn for ‘McCartney III Imagined’.The former Beatles legend originally released his 18th solo album, ‘McCartney III’, in December, and it has...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 March 2021
Fatboy Slim Predicts Music Will Go Back To Basics
Fatboy Slim thinks music will go back to basics in 2021.The 57-year-old DJ – whose real name is Norman Cook – doesn’t expect festivals or gigs to be the same for a long time after...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 December 2020
Elton John Praises 'Special' Damon Albarn
Sir Elton John has praised Damon Albarn as a “special” songwriter.The 73-year-old singer has collaborated with a number of different artists this year but the most important for him was playing piano and lending vocals...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 December 2020
Gorillaz Tease Collaboration With Sir Paul Mccartney
Damon Albarn has hinted at a Gorillaz collaboration with Sir Paul McCartney. The 52-year-old musician revealed that he has recorded music with the legendary Beatles star and he hopes to use it on an upcoming...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 November 2020
Damon Albarn: We Need Live Music
Damon Albarn thinks live music is a good "prescription" for coronavirus.The Blur and Gorillaz star understands that the health crisis is a "medical emergency" but insists it is also an "existential one" too as he...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 November 2020
Sir Elton John Hails Damon Albarn 'The Most Interesting British Musician'
Sir Elton John has hailed Damon Albarn as the "most interesting British musician".The 'Tiny Dancer' hitmaker admires how the Blur star - who he has joined forces with on the track 'Pink Phantom' for his...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 October 2020
Gorillaz Eye Dolly Parton Collaboration
Gorillaz would love to do a song with Dolly Parton.Blur star Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett's cartoon band got Sir Elton John on the track 'The Pink Phantom' and The Cure's Robert Smith on...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 October 2020
'We Need To Take Care Of The Next Generation': Damon Albarn Slams Government's Fatima Ad
Damon Albarn says it's vital that the next generation are nurtured. The Blur frontman has hit out at the British government's "callous" viral campaign, which urged creatives to retrain and featured a picture of a...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 October 2020
Damon Albarn Looks Forward To More Blur Shows
Damon Albarn is open to playing more Blur shows.The Britpop legends haven't toured together since their 2015 run in support of their comeback LP, 'The Magic Whip', but the 52-year-old frontman reunited with his bandmates...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 September 2020
Sir Elton John Features On Star-studded Gorillaz Album
Sir Elton John features on Gorillaz's upcoming album, 'Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez'.The cartoon band - which is the brainchild of Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett - launched the star-studded record with the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 September 2020
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