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Blur Reunion Held Back By Cheese
Alex James says making cheese and raising his children are holding back a Blur reunion.The band's bassist - who is also a full time cheese farmer - is planning to meet up with bandmates guitarist...
By Bang Showbiz on 23 August 2011
Jessie J Has Misspelt Tattoo
Jessie J's tattoo is spelled incorrectly â despite it being an etching of her own lyrics.The 23-year-old singer has lines from her track 'Who You Are' etched on her hip but she misspelt a word...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 July 2011
Alex James Helps Homeless Man
Blur star Alex James has helped a homeless man in Britain turn his life around after taking him in for a new U.K. TV show.The rocker invited Danny Newton to stay at his farm in...
By WENN on 10 May 2011
Beady Eye Announce Japan Benefit Show
Beady Eye, Primal Scream and Paul Weller and will play a charity show for the victims of the earthquake in Japan. The groups will also be joined at London's Brixton 02 Academy on April 3...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 March 2011
Blur Reuniting In 2011?
Blur will "definitely" get back together this year.The 'Song 2' band's future has remained in question since they played a handful of triumphant shows in 2009, but drummer Dave Rowntree is confident all four members...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 January 2011
Coxon & Deschanel Pay Tribute To Keenan
BLUR rocker GRAHAM COXON and actress ZOOEY DESCHANEL have paid tribute to British singer TRISH KEENAN, who lost her battle with pneumonia on Friday (14Jan11).The Broadcast frontwoman, 42, picked up a strain of swine flu...
By WENN on 17 January 2011
Miley Cyrus 'Big Bang' Video To Become Feature Film
Miley Cyrus' 'Big Bang' music video is to be turned in to a feature film.The 18-year-old singer and actress's mother Tish Cyrus has been in talks with veteran Hollywood producer Suzanne Todd - who was...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 January 2011
Albarn Stages Glee Protest Over Beatles Record
GORILLAZ and BLUR star DAMON ALBARN has warned GLEE producers not to contact him about using his songs on the TV show - because he can't forgive them for stealing the BEATLES' U.S. pop chart...
By WENN on 22 December 2010
Blur To Record New Album
Blur will record a new album in 2011. Although the Britpop group had previously played down rumours they would record an album after reforming for a number of shows in 2009, they have now scheduled...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 December 2010
Gorillaz Put Through The 'Vocoder Of America'
The new Gorillaz album will sound like an "English voice put through the vocoder of America".The cartoon band's main songwriter has been recording while touring in the US, and described how his experience of being...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 November 2010
Alex James' Classical Saviour
Alex James says classical music saved him when Blur were "disintegrating".The band's bassist says that after they originally parted ways with guitarist Graham Coxon in 2002 and the band was left in a state of...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 September 2010
Movie Reviews The Other Guys
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg's The Other Guys is described in many of the publicity blurbs about it as a "satire" of cop buddy movies. But many critics refuse to go along with that highfalutin...
By Lew Irwin on 06 August 2010
Oasis Fan Katy Perry
Katy Perry has revealed that she is a fan of Oasis.The 'California Gurls' singer - who got engaged to comedian Russell Brand in India on New Year's Eve (31.12.09) following a whirlwind romance - admits...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 August 2010
Massive Attack's Different New Album
Massive Attack's upcoming album could be "completely different" to 'Heligoland'.Robert Del Naja - who is one half of the 'Teardrop' electronica duo - explained while their last LP saw them collaborating with musicians they have...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 July 2010
Pulp To Reform For Glastonbury?
Jarvis Cocker wants Pulp to reform for next year's Glastonbury Festival.The singer is keen to follow in the footsteps of fellow Britpop band Blur and reunite for the world famous music event.He told BANG Showbiz:...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 June 2010
Blur Are Glastonbury's Best
Blur's headlining slot at Glastonbury last year has been voted the best performance at the festival in 40 years.BBC 6 Music radio presenter Lauren Laverne revealed the British indie group - which consists of Damon...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 June 2010
Blur Prepare For 'Fools Day'
Blur's Record Day single will be called 'Fools Day'.The four-piece band announced the name of the first track they have recorded together since 2003's 'Battery in Your Leg' for their 'Think Tank' album yesterday (14.05.10)....
By Bang Showbiz on 15 April 2010
Blur Release New Single
British rockers BLUR have reunited to record a new song - their first release in seven years.The band fell apart in 2002 after guitarist Graham Coxon left during the recording of their last album, Think...
By WENN on 09 April 2010
Producers Sue Variety For Bad Review
Focusing new attention on the influence of advertisers on the content of trade journals, the producers of Iron Cross on Tuesday sued Variety , claiming that its sales representatives "induced" them to spend $400,000 on...
By Lew Irwin on 10 March 2010
Gorillaz To Quit?
Gorillaz latest album 'Plastic Beach' is likely to be the group's last. The animated band's bassist, Murdoc Niccals, said with the group's third album their work "feels complete" and it could be the last time...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 March 2010
Gorillaz Refused Perry Collaboration
Gorillaz refused to work with Katy Perry because she is dating Russell Brand.The animated group - created by Blur star Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett - were apparently approached by the 'I Kissed A...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 March 2010
Massive Attack's Scrapped Album
Massive Attack scrapped some new material because of internet leaks. The 'Teardrop' hitmakers, who are soon to release their first album in seven years 'Heligoland', admitted they wrote an album and a half worth of...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 January 2010
Graham Coxon Ready For Blur Return
Graham Coxon is hoping Blur will reunite again next year.The guitarist - who rejoined his bandmates, frontman Damon Albarn, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree, for several summer shows this year - is still...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 November 2009
The Strokes Rock Decade
The Strokes' 'Is This It' has been named album of the decade.The American rockers' 2001 debut LP topped a list compiled by British music magazine NME made up of votes from record producers, label bosses...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 November 2009
Suede To Reform?
Brett Anderson has hinted Suede will reform. The rocker says the iconic British group, which disbanded in 2002, have remained in contact and he won't rule out performing again with his bandmates - bassist Mat...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 October 2009
Lily Allen's Download Blast
Lily Allen has blasted Radiohead for their attitude to illegal downloading.The 'Smile' singer attacked the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) - whose members include the group's guitarist Ed O'Brien - for not considering new artists when...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 September 2009
Graham Coxon's Blur Hope
Graham Coxon wants to make a new Blur album.The guitarist has enjoyed reconciling with the Britpop icons following a series of summer concerts and wants to get back into the studio with bandmates Damon Albarn,...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 July 2009
Blur Back On Hiatus
British rockers BLUR have disappointed fans by insisting their summer gigs will be the last of their work together.The Britpop pioneers announced their return to the music scene in December last year (08) after a...
By WENN on 24 July 2009
Coxon 'Walked Out Of Hospital' To Play Last Blur Gig
BLUR's GRAHAM COXON battled a bout of food poisoning to complete the band's "last gig" at Scottish music festival T In The Park on Sunday (12Jul09).The reunited rockers faced cancelling their headline slot on the...
By WENN on 13 July 2009
Alex James' 'Psychedelic' Cheese
Alex James makes "psychedelic" cheese.The Blur bassist became a dairy farmer when the group went on hiatus in 2003 and his newly-reconciled bandmates have been enjoying the fruits of his labour - with unexpected consequences.Guitarist...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 June 2009
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