Category : General Info on Blur

October 9 updates

Added: 11 journal covers to Footage (thanks Ewa!): - Mix (Danish ed.), Jan 1996 - Mix (Danish ed.), Mar 1996 - ES, Feb 1997 - Inrock, Feb 1997 - Inrock, Apr 1997 - Inrock, Jul 1998 - TJECK Magazine, Mar 1999 - Inrock, Sep 1999 - Fuzz, Sep 20...

Graham Coxon: 'I was a mardy brat in my 20s … I'm quite mellow now'

Blur’s guitarist displays on the state of pop music, swearing, and why he’s glad he doesn’t need to put on make-up any moreGraham Coxon enters the studio by way of a thick cloud of vapour. “Banana and yoghurt,” he proclaims cheerfully. I had expected...

May 31 updates

Added: Gigography entry for Blur stay at Sanremo Music Festival 1999 (thanks Moritz!) Updated: News, Tour Dates and TV, Radio & Internet

April 27 updates

Added: Numerous releases to Discography: - Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2015 compilation album together with "Seasons In The Sun" reside cowl by Damon Albarn (thanks Ian!) - Graham Coxon - B-Sides - US CD-R promo (thanks Gino!) -...

April 3 updates

Added: Cowl for the unofficial Bad Day Mixes (thanks Cupnoodle!) Added: Hyperlink to davidrowntree.org Updated: Future Releases

Ray of Light: Madonna’s lesson in maturity or gateway for Goop?

Still 20 years on, Madge’s earth mother opus that influenced Adele and Britney, continues to be the template for modern popTwenty years in the past this week, Madonna regenerated as a yoga-loving, Kabbalah-following, mysticism-spewing Earth Mom. Afte...

November 8 updates

Added: An information web page for the upcoming The Good, The Bad & The Queen album Added: Three Blur exhibits to Gigography (thanks Moritz!): - 31 Might 1990 - Venue, London - 15 Mar 1991 - Venue, London - Sep 1994 - Acoustic session for MuchMus...

Discography: Paddington Soundtrack

August 25 updates

Added: Japanese Blur Sampler promo from 2009 (thanks elasticaman) Added: Plenty of chart positions to International Chart Positions (thanks Gaétan)

The shipping forecast: four things you might not know – video

The delivery forecast celebrates its 150th birthday on Thursday. It is the longest steady weather forecast ever made and has been a public service since 1867, when it was used to warn of storms. These days many radio listeners use the late-night broa...

Blur v Oasis: the Britpop battle remains as contrived and cynical as ever

With launch of a brand new Gorillaz album, the decades-old rivalry resurfaces as Liam Gallagher tweets rudely about Damon Albarn – and his personal brother NoelEven earlier than the new Gorillaz album was released on Friday, Damon Albarn was anticipa...

Damon Albarn: Gorillaz's new album a response to Trump's election

Band’s frontman says Humanz, the first Gorillaz album in 5 years, was made as a response to the ‘world going fucking nuts’The first Gorillaz album for six years was recorded as a response to the “world going fucking nuts” and impressed by the surpris...

News: Gorillaz finally confirm new album details

Humanz to be released on 28th April

February 23 updates

Added: New entries to Gigography: - 10 Mar 1990 - Fun Run Party, Birmingham, UK (thanks Billy) - 9 Feb 1991 - Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands (thanks Moritz) - 17 Might 1992 - Club Rio, Phoenix, USA (thanks Moritz) - 9 Jul 1993 - Rock Summe...

Britpop songs – 10 of the best

For some it meant the conceited swagger of Oasis and cheek of Blur, to others it stood for the perceptive wit of Pulp, but principally the Britpop moment produced catchy tracks about youth on the transferThis yr is the 20th anniversary of Oasis’s Be...