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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
Duran Duran Call Punk "Dull"
Duran Duran found punk music “dull”.The group - Simon LeBon, 63, Nick Rhodes, 59, Roger Taylor, 61 and John Taylor, 61 - said they once found the genre exciting but it became boring after...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 October 2021
Duran Duran Were 'At Each Other's Throats' Making New Album In Lockdown
Duran Duran were "at each other's throats" making their new album in lockdown.Frontman Simon Le Bon - who is joined by Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, and Roger Taylor in the group - has confessed he...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 September 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
Duran Duran Share Uplifting Track More Joy!
Duran Duran have released their new single, ‘MORE JOY!’.Simon Le Bon and co's latest cut from their upcoming 15th studio album, 'FUTURE PAST', features the all-girl Japanese punk band CHAI.The song was born out of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 August 2021
Graham Coxon: I Was Destined To Become An Alcoholic
Blur guitarist Graham Coxon believes he was destined to become an alcoholic from childhood.The ‘Coffee and TV’ hitmaker checked himself into The Priory in 2001 after his booze binges began to last months and he...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 May 2021
Duran Duran Announce First Album In Six Years, Future Past
Duran Duran have announced their first album in six years, 'Future Past'.Simon Le Bon and co have returned with their first new music since their 2015 LP 'Paper Gods', 'Invisible', the first track taken from...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 May 2021
Duran Duran To Perform With Graham Coxon At Billboard Music Awards
Duran Duran are set to perform with Blur's Graham Coxon at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.Simon Le Bon and co will be joined by the Britpop legend when they debut a new track from their...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 May 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
The Jaded Hearts Club Haven't Ruled Out Writing Original Songs
Graham Coxon and Matt Bellamy have thought about writing original music for their covers supergroup The Jaded Hearts Club.The band - which also includes Miles Kane, Jet's Nic Cester, Jamie Davis, and Sean Payne of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 October 2020
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
Bastille Launch New Era With Punky Single What You Gonna Do???
Bastille have launched their new era with punk rock track 'What You Gonna Do???' featuring Blur's Graham Coxon.Dan Smith and co have joined forces with the Britpop legend, who plays guitar and contributed vocals on...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 31 July 2020
Jaded Hearts Club Want To Highlight Lost Songs
Supergroup The Jaded Hearts Club want to highlight the ''greatest lost songs ever written''.The band - which includes Muse's Matt Bellamy, Blur's Graham Coxon, Miles Kane, Jet's Nic Cester, Jamie Davis, and Sean Payne of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 April 2020
Damon Albarn Dreads Blur Gigs
The star formed the group in 1988 with Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, and they enjoyed a string of hits in the 1990s, including Song 2 and Country House. The bandmates...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 October 2015
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
Blur's Graham Coxon: Kanye Is An Idiot
Blur's Graham Coxon thinks Kanye West is an ''idiot''.The guitarist has blasted the 'All Day' rapper and even questioned whether he writes the music which has featured on his six studio records.Asked what he thinks...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 31 July 2015
Graham Coxon: 'Kanye West Is An Idiot'
The rapper riled some music fans earlier this year (15) when he was booked to headline Britain's iconic Glastonbury festival, and more than 135,000 signed a petition urging bosses to drop him from...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 31 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
Graham Coxon: 'Blur Would Support Oasis For Quarter Of A Billion'
The two groups were pitted against each other as chart rivals at the height of Britpop 20 years ago, but the band members have since become friends, and guitarist Coxon admits he'd open...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 June 2015
Graham Coxon: Blur Were In Sleep Mode
Blur's Graham Coxon admits prior to making their new album 'The Magic Whip' they were in ''sleep mode''. The Britpop band reunited in 2008 after a five-year hiatus for a series of concerts but the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 April 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
Early Reviews Show Blur's Comeback Album 'The Magic Whip' Is A Tasty Treat For Fans
The countdown until the release of Blur’s much anticipated comeback album is on and the early reviews are showing this one will be well worth the wait for fans. The Magic Whip is the band’s...
By Stephanie Chase 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
Graham Coxon's 'Telepathic' Connection
Graham Coxon has a ''telepathic'' connection with Damon Albarn.The Blur guitarist believes the pair have developed a unique way to collaborate thanks to their awareness of each other through years of making music together.He said:...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 March 2015
Blur's Graham Coxon Recalls 'Powerful' Performance Of 'The Magic Whip'
A limited crowd of very lucky Blur fans landed the ultimate prize of hearing the fans comeback album 'The Magic Whip' live for the first time in a London club; and it was an event...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 30 March 2015
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