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Kate Tempest Is 'In Love' With Music
Kate Tempest was honoured to be nominated for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize because she has been ''in love'' with music her entire life.The 28-year-old poet-and-rapper lost out on the prestigious award - which recognises the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 October 2014
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...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 October 2014
Gerard Way Beat Depression With Solo Album
Gerard Way's new solo album helped him overcome his battle with depression.The musician has revealed his morale was at an all time low after his former band released their hit LP 'The Black Parade' and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 September 2014
Our Guide To This Year's Mercury Music Prize Nominations
The 24th edition of the annual Barclaycard Mercury Prize is due to be held on Wednesday 29th October at London’s Roundhouse.Last week we brought you our analysis of who we thought would make the dozen-strong...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 15 September 2014
East India Youth Is Smart Bet For 'Mercury Music Awards' 2014
The debut solo album from Damon Albarn has been nominated for the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize 2014. The list of nominees - better than last year but still mostly uninspiring - also includes Kate Tempest,...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 11 September 2014
Bombay Bicycle Club's Jack Got Driving Thrill In Turkey
Bombay Bicycle Club frontman Jack Steadman drove his first car in Turkey while he was writing the band's latest album.The group's LP 'So Long, See You Tomorrow' has been nominated for the prestigious Barclaycard Mercury...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 September 2014
Damon Albarn And Royal Blood Are Favourites For 2014 Mercury Prize
Rocker Damon Albarn and duo Royal Blood have emerged as the favourites for this year's (14) coveted Mercury Prize in Britain.The former Blur frontman's debut solo project, Everybody Robots, and Royal Blood's self-titled release are...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 September 2014
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...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 August 2014
Damon Albarn Doesn't Plan Where Songs Will Go
Damon Albarn never writes with a specific project in mind.The 'Beetlebum' singer - who released his debut solo album, 'Everyday Robots', last year and also records with Blur, Gorillaz and his Africa Express collective, as...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 August 2014
Latitude Gratitude: Damon Albarn Is Thankful Of "Brave" Festival
Damon Albarn isn’t exactly a stranger to playing in front of huge crowds at some of the world’s biggest music festivals, so hearing him thank Latitude for giving him a headline slot doesn’t quite add...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 23 July 2014
Damon Albarn Penning West End Musical
Damon Albarn is writing a West End musical. The former Blur and Gorillaz frontman - who previously wrote the opera 'Dr Dee: An English Opera' - has revealed his latest musical endeavour came as a...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 July 2014
Blur Stage Mini Reunion At Latitude, Delight Audiences
The weather over the weekend may have been unpredictable, but there was one nice surprise in store for revellers at Latitude Festival when Damon Albarn was joined onstage by Blur bandmate Graham Coxon. With a...
By Hannah Woodhead in Music / Festivals on 21 July 2014
Damon Albarn Pays Tribute To Bobby Womack
Damon Albarn says Bobby Womack will ''never leave'' him.The Blur star has paid tribute to the late musician - who died last month aged 70 - and admitted he has struggled to ''accept that he's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 July 2014
Damon Albarn: 'I Learned So Much From Bobby Womack'
Damon Albarn will always be grateful to soul star Bobby Womack for sharing his musical knowledge with him in the years before his death.The pair became close friends after the British rocker helped Womack achieve...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 July 2014
Car Barat: I Want A Career Like Damon Albarn
Carl Barat wants a career like Damon Albarn.The former Dirty Pretty Things frontman has launched a new band, The Jackals, and is currently preparing for a Libertines reunion show in London's Hyde Park later this...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 May 2014
Bastille Love Damon Albarn's Solo Material
Bastille are big fans of Damon Albarn.The 'Pompeii' hitmakers were impressed with the Blur and Gorillaz musician's long-awaited first solo effort, 'Bad Robots', and think his comeback was a stroke of genius.In an interview discussing...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 May 2014
Damon Albarn Confuses Americans
Damon Albarn says Americans are confused by his eclectic career.The 46-year-old star, who has released his solo record 'Everyday Robots', admits he's worked with so many different US acts, but they often don't realise what...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 11 May 2014
No Heroin, But Damon Albarn Is Still Near His Creative Best With 'Everyday Robots'
Glamourizing drugs is a crime punishable by censorship and criticism, but Damon Albarn’s detractors – the ones who weren’t happy when he said heroin made him more creative – should take one listen to his...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 April 2014
Damon Albarn On Drug Abuse (Again): "I Found It Initially Very Agreeable"
Damon Albarn has already told us that heroin was a great source of creativity, for him anyway. And now he’s opened up on his days of drug addiction in a new interview with Time Out...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 23 April 2014
Damon Albarn Describes Heroin As "Initially, Very Agreeable"
Blur frontman Damon Albarn has controversially claimed that he found Class A drug heroin “initially very agreeable.” The statement comes just a few weeks after Albarn admitted he felt that the drug helped his productivity...
By Sophie Miskiw in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 April 2014
Damon Albarn Describes Taking Heroin As "Very Agreeable And Very Creative"
Damon Albarn seems to show no regrets of being a past heroin user.The 46 year-old musician recently described taking the class A drug as "very agreeable and very creative".Albarn, who was a massive influence during...
By Nick Hill in Music / Festivals on 22 April 2014
James Blunt In Remarkable Tirade Against Damon Albarn. Plums Are Involved.
Being incredibly posh and remarkably privileged is okay, according to James Blunt – who just so happens to be incredibly posh and remarkably privileged – as long as you own up to it. And that’s...
By Jack de Aguilar in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2014
James Blunt: Damon Albarn Hides Posh Roots
James Blunt has accused Damon Albarn of hiding his posh background.The 'Bonfire Heart' hitmaker, who was privately educated at the exclusive Harrow School in north west London, thinks the Blur frontman shouldn't cover up his...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2014
Damon Albarn: Blur Will Play Live Again
Damon Albarn is ''sure'' Blur will play live again. The frontman releases his debut solo album 'Everyday Robots' this month but is still close to his band mates Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 April 2014
Damon Albarn Took Heroin "Five Days On, Two Days Off"
Damon Albarn has spoken candidly of his heavy heroin usage during the "height of Britpop", saying he would regulate his intake to "five days and two days off." The singer-songwriter - who is now sober...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 March 2014
Damon Albarn: 'Heroin Was Incredibly Productive For Me'
British rocker Damon Albarn has opened up about his heroin use, insisting taking the drug aided his songwriting and was "incredibly productive" for his career.The Blur frontman has previously confessed to taking the heavily addictive...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2014
Damon Albarn Sings Of Drugs And Porn
Damon Albarn has written songs about drugs and pornography for his debut album.The Blur frontman, who is set to release his first solo record 'Everyday Robots' next month, explores his own life experiences on songs...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2014
Damon Albarn Just Ruined Our Week, "Can't Foresee New Blur Album"
Damon Albarn, who is busy promoting his new album Everyday Robots, says he can't foresee a new Blur record in the near future. Rumours had suggested that the group would begin work on a new...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 25 February 2014
Damon Albarn To Play Intimate Shows
Damon Albarn will play two intimate London shows to launch his debut solo album. The Blur frontman, whose record 'Everyday Robots' is set for release on April 28, will perform at the Rivioli Ballroom in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 February 2014
Damon Albarn To Receive Nme Award For Innovation
Damon Albarn is to receive the NME Award For Innovation.The Blur frontman - who is also a songwriter, producer and composer - has been honoured the accolade after being recognised as one of the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 February 2014
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