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Big Feastival 2022: Anne-marie, Human League And Stereophonics Headlining Alex James' Event
Anne-Marie, Stereophonics and The Human League are headlining Big Feastival 2022.Blur legend Alex James is welcoming a host of huge acts to his Cotswolds farm over the August Bank Holiday weekend, including the likes of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 February 2022
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
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
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
Tom Grennan And Sophie Ellis-bextor Join Big Feastival Bill
Tom Grennan, Maisie Peters and Sophie Ellis-Bextor have been added to the line-up for The Big Feastival. Blur rocker and cheesemaker Alex James' annual music and food festival is set to return on August Bank...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2021
Rag'n'bone Man, Nile Rodgers + Chic And More To Rock 10th Big Feastival In August
The Big Feastival's 10th edition will go ahead this summer.Blur rocker and cheesemaker Alex James' annual music and food festival is set to return on August Bank Holiday (August 27 – 29 August 2021) on...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 March 2021
Sleaford Mods Slam Stormzy For Religious References In Blinded By Your Grace
Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson has criticised Stormzy for the religious references in his lyrics.The punk duo - which also includes Andrew Fearn - slammed the use of the hook 'One time for the Lord?' from...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 January 2021
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
Blur's Alex James: Coronavirus Is Killing Live Music
Alex James says coronavirus is killing live music.The Blur bassist has slammed the UK government for prioritising the reopening of shops and cinemas over venues, when the live music sector contributes a considerable amount each...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 June 2020
Liam Gallagher Slams Noel Gallagher's Claims About His Feud With Damon Albarn
Liam Gallagher has insisted he has never warred with Damon Albarn over a girl, after Noel Gallagher blamed the famous Oasis versus Blur feud on the pair's falling out.Noel claimed this week that the war...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26 April 2020
Blur Didn't Want To Be The Biggest Band In The World
Blur have never wanted to be the ''biggest band in the world''.The 'Girls and Boys' hitmakers - who released their first album since 2003, 'The Magic Whip', earlier this year - think they have been...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 September 2015
Alesha Dixon Announces Album
Alesha Dixon will release her new album in October.The 36-year-old singer has announced the release of her new solo LP, 'Do It For Love' - her fourth studio record - which she has teased will...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 August 2015
Blur's Alex James 'Proud' Of Damon Albarn's Five Hour Set
Blur's Alex James is ''proud'' of Damon Albarn for playing a five hour set.The frontman of the rock group had to be escorted off the stage by security when he refused to end the show...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 July 2015
Alex James Blown Away By Fans' Reaction To Blur Reunion
The British band got back together last year (14) to make its first album in 12 years, The Magic Whip, and James still cannot believe how well the comeback has been received....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 July 2015
Alex James: I'm Up For More Blur Music
Alex James is ''up for'' making more music with Blur.The bassist has teased the band could continue to work on more material together after they recently reformed to release their first studio album in 12...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2015
Blur Prove They're Well And Truly Back With Hit Packed Bst Hyde Park Set
Blur showed they haven't missed a beat since their BritPop heyday on Saturday night when they played a hit packed set at the BST festival in London’s Hyde Park. The gig began with singer Damon...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 22 June 2015
Blur's Damon Albarn Hands Out Ice Creams
Damon Albarn handed out ice creams to fans at Blur's headline performance at Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time in Hyde Park on Saturday night (20.06.15).The 'Song 2' hitmaker's dished out the tasty treat to those...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 June 2015
Blur's Alex James Loves 'Smoking Hot' Taylor Swift
Blur's Alex James thinks Taylor Swift is ''smoking hot''.The Britpop band's bassist has praised the 'Shake It Off' hitmaker saying she is ''bigger'' than ''anyone ever'' and Alex - who has children, Sable, Beatrix, Artemis,...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17 June 2015
Blur's Alex James Hopes Oasis Get Back Together: "They Can Support Us"
Few Britpop figures were as memorable as Blur’s Alex James. With his trademark bass guitar pose of one foot on the front-of-stage speaker and cigarette nonchalantly dangling out of his mouth, he’s always admitted to...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2015
Alex James: Oasis Should Reform And Support Blur
Alex James wants Oasis to reform so they can be Blur's ''support'' act.The Blur bassist is amused by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher's ongoing war of words since they split in August 2009 and the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 June 2015
Alex James: 'I Invented Cocaine Boast'
The bassist hit headlines in 2007 when he released his tell-all memoir, Bit of a Blur, and bragged that he had spent a fortune on his Champagne-and-cocaine lifestyle during the 1990s. However,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 01 June 2015
Damon Albarn: Blur's Album Like An Accidental Pregnancy
Damon Albarn has compared Blur's new album to an accidental pregnancy.The 47-year-old singer-songwriter admitted the band - which also features Graham Coxon, Dave Rowntree and Alex James - had no plans to make a new...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 May 2015
Blur To Play Free Show In New York On Friday
To support the release of their new album The Magic Whip, Blur have announced that they’ll be playing a free concert in New York later this week on May 1st.The British group, promoting their first...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 29 April 2015
Graham Coxon Wanted Blur Reunion After Reading Alex James' Book
Bassist James released his tell-all book in 2007, charting the Parklife hitmakers' wild lifestyle at the height of their fame, and Coxon was inspired to consider a comeback after realising his walkout in...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 01 April 2015
Alex James Praises Florence Welch
The Libertines will release details of their new album ''soon''.The band - made up of Carl Barat, John Hassall, Gary Powell and Pete Doherty - have recently been working on the follow-up to their self-titled...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 April 2015
Blur To Headline Isle Of Wight Festival
Blur will headline Isle of Wight Festival.The Britpop band have been confirmed as the headliners for the Saturday night of the festival, with the band promising the show will be ''different'' to their previous performances.Guitarist...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 March 2015
Blur Guitarist Graham Coxon Talks About 'The Magic Whip' Recording Sessions
Blur guitarist Graham Coxon revealed that he agreed to record the new Blur album partly out of guilt left over from his original departure from the band in 2002. Coxon left the group during the...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2015
Blur Debut New Album 'The Magic Whip' In Full During Intimate Fanclub Gig
Blur played their upcoming The Magic Whip album in its entirety last night, during a special fanclub-only gig at London club Mode. 300 of the band’s most dieheard fans were in attendance for the intimate...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 21 March 2015
Blur Announce First Album In 11 Years
Blur have announced the release of their first album in 11 years. The rock band - made up of vocalist Damon Albarn, guitarist and vocalist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree -...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 February 2015
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