Damon Albarn has been full of tricks and surprises lately -- from showing up in a bar to sing a Blur song with a local band to reuniting the artists on Gorillaz's 'Clint Eastwood' onstage.
During the great Britpop War of the Mid '90s, only two bands were left standing after all the broken records were cleared from the battlefield: Oasis and Blur.
You probably know that Blur frontman Damon Albarn also fronts the cartoon group Gorillaz. But did you know that he first started writing his very British-sounding songs to fight homesickness while on tour in the U.S.? It's one of the 10 Things You Didn't Know About Blur...
You’ve seen them at parties, lurking in the corner, waiting to engage in battle disguised as conversation. They’re indie rock know-it-alls, and no matter what band or musician you mention, they’ve got an opinion — strong and almost certainly negative — ready to ram down your throat...
Blur played Coachella's main stage last night, delivering a hits-filled set that spanned their career. The Britpop legends were one of the festival's headliners.
The 2013 edition of Tokyo Rocks, a festival Blur was to have headlined, has been cancelled, event organizers announced Sunday (March 31). The gathering, which would have taken place at Ajinomoto Stadium on the outskirts of Tokyo on May 11-12, featured a bill that also included My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, Carl Barat and the Brian Jonestown Massacre.
The lineup for Optimus Primavera Sound 2013 – set to take place from May 30-June 1 in Porto, Portugal’s Parque da Cidade – has been announced. Hosted by the same folks behind the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, the event will feature My Bloody Valentine, Grizzly Bear, Blur and many more.
The lineup for Primavera Sound 2013 has been announced. The festival – set to take place from May 22-25 right near the heart of Barcelona, Spain – will showcase dozens of well-known acts, including Blur, Grizzly Bear and the Postal Service.