Groupe / Damon Albarn - 4 years ago

From the archives of John Dingwall, then journalist at Scottish...

From the archives of John Dingwall, then journalist at Scottish Every day Report. [X]

Groupe / Damon Albarn - 4 years ago

Blur in Japan, November 1995 - fan photos.

Blur in Japan, November 1995 - fan photographs.

Groupe / Damon Albarn - 4 years ago

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Groupe / Damon Albarn - 4 years ago

Mkomazi Wild Dog: an exhibition by Olly & Suzi, Leica...

Mkomazi Wild Canine: an exhibition by Olly & Suzi, Leica gallery London (February 2017)

Groupe / Damon Albarn - 4 years ago

photo by Fujio Saimon, 1997

photograph by Fujio Saimon, 1997

Groupe / Damon Albarn - 4 years ago

pear-pies: Melody Maker - July 18, 1998

pear-pies: Melody Maker - July 18, 1998

Groupe / Damon Albarn - 4 years ago

Tony Allen “Cosmosis” feat. Ben Okri and Skepta [X]

Tony Allen “Cosmosis” feat. Ben Okri and Skepta [X]

General Info / General Info on Blur - 4 years ago

Damon Albarn: UK Covid response shows 'no empathy with arts'

Blur frontman hits out at authorities and requires music to be thought-about in official plansCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDamon Albarn has hit out at the government, saying its response to the coronavirus pandemic exhibits “no empathy with the humanities in any way”.T...

General Info / General Info on Blur - 4 years ago

News: Graham Coxon to release Superstate, a graphic novel with music

The novel will include 15 dystopian tales.

Groupe / Damon Albarn - 4 years ago

Gorillaz: Song Machine Season One: Strange Timez review – playful and potent collaboration

(Parlophone)Damon Albarn is the melodic anchor to this pioneering album that balances idea with funThe Now Now (2018) was a type of Gorillaz albums that distributed with the hip hop-led collaborations that have typically defined this band of ink and flesh. Visitors are in full effect, though, on its...

General Info / General Info on Blur - 4 years ago

'It was like we'd gatecrashed someone else's party': how Britpop stars Menswear came apart at the seams

Back in 1994, the sharp-suited quintet might do no mistaken as document labels fought to sign them. However in-fighting, drug abuse – and knocking a Coke can over on Peter Gabriel’s mixing desk – led to a speedy demiseMenswear are regaling me with tales from once they have been the most well liked n...

Groupe / Damon Albarn - 4 years ago

Gorillaz: Song Machine Season One: Strange Timez review – the poignant sound of social distancing

(Parlophone)Damon Albarn’s cartoon band mark their 20th anniversary with a document whose star friends – Elton John, Robert Smith and St Vincent amongst them – are folded right into a fluent, sensible entireDamon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s Gorillaz project has bought tens of hundreds of thousands of...

General Info / General Info on Blur - 4 years ago

Damon Albarn in a facemask: Kevin Cummins' best photograph

‘He needed to get on a practice in Tokyo to see what they have been like. He placed on a facemask and did a shiver as a joke. Due to Covid-19, it now appears really prescient’ Blur toured Japan in 1992 and I went with them for NME. It was the first time we’d seen Japanese youngsters sporting facemas...

General Info / General Info on Blur - 4 years ago

August 23 updates

Added: Two gig tickets from 1990 (thanks Sean W!) Added: Lyrics for Put It Back Together and The Repetition Kills You

Groupe / Damon Albarn - 4 years ago

Sarathy Korwar, Flying Lotus and FKA twigs among 2020 AIM awards winners

Unbiased Music awards for artists outdoors main label system additionally honour Moses Boyd, Arlo Parks, Yaeji and AJ TraceyFlying Lotus, FKA twigs and Sarathy Korwar are among the many winners at this yr’s Unbiased Music awards, an occasion recognising artists working outdoors the most important la...