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Blur Underwent Therapy Before Regrouping In 2009
Guitarist Graham Coxon admits he and his bandmates sought professional help to ease tensions between them. Coxon, who quit the group in 2002, says, "Although we shoved it all aside when we...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 March 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's New Album Was An Apology From Graham To Damon
Blur's new album is an apology from Graham Coxon to Damon Albarn.The guitarist worked with producer Stephen Street to transform shelved recording sessions the band undertook in Japan in 2013 into tracks for 'The Magic...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 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
Graham Coxon Agreed To New Blur Album Over Split Guilt
Guitarist Coxon quit the band during studio sessions for their 2003 album Think Tank, and the Parklife hitmakers went on hiatus before reuniting for a huge concert at London's Hyde Park in 2009....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 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
Alex James Doubtful Over Blur's Future
Alex James doesn't know if Blur will collaborate together in the future.The 'Song 2' hitmakers - comprising bassist Alex, guitarist Graham Coxon, drummer Dave Rowntree and singer Damon Albarn - reformed in 2009 and have...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 August 2014
Blur Stage Mini Reunion At Latitude, Delight Audiences
The weather over the weekend may have been unpredictable, but there was one nice surprise in store for revellers at Latitude Festival when Damon Albarn was joined onstage by Blur bandmate Graham Coxon. With a...
By Hannah Woodhead in Music / Festivals on 21 July 2014
Black Sabbath Rock Hyde Park
Black Sabbath turned London's Hyde Park into a giant mosh pit last night (04.07.14).The legendary heavy metal band performed a career-spanning set featuring old favourites including 'War Pigs' and 'Iron Man' and material from...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 July 2014
Damon Albarn: Blur Will Play Live Again
Damon Albarn is ''sure'' Blur will play live again. The frontman releases his debut solo album 'Everyday Robots' this month but is still close to his band mates Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 April 2014
Alex James: Damon Albarn And Noel Gallagher Are Working Together
Damon Albarn and Noel Gallagher are ''working together on a lot of stuff''. The former music rivals - whose bands Blur and Oasis were embroiled in a war of words in the mid-1990s - have...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 August 2013
Blur Recording New Album
Blur are starting work on a new album.The 'Parklife' band will work on their first record since 2003's 'Think Tank' - which didn't include guitarist Graham Coxon - after having to pull out of some...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 May 2013
Rochelle Humes 'Sad' Over Jls Split
Rochelle Humes is ''very sad'' her husband's band JLS are splitting up.The Saturdays star is just as upset as all the fans of the boy band who announced they are breaking up today (24.04.13) and...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 April 2013
Liam Gallagher Said No To Noel Chat
Liam Gallagher preferred to keep drinking than have a conversation with his brother Noel.The warring siblings - whose rows caused the break-up of their former group Oasis in 2009 - met after the Olympics Closing...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 April 2013
Blur Song Confused Elton John
Blur left Sir Elton John confused with a song about his penis.The Britpop group - comprising singer Damon Albarn, bassist Alex James, guitarist Graham Coxon and drummer Dave Rowntree - included the ballad 'Sir Elton...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 April 2013
Professor Green Upset By Hmv Closure
Professor Green and The Cribs have mourned the loss of HMV. The last remaining British high street music retailer announced today it was to go into administration, prompting upset from many major artists. Professor Green...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 January 2013
Paul Weller Keen To Reteam With Graham Coxon For Full Album
British rocker Paul Weller is eager to head into the studio to work on a full album with Blur guitarist Graham Coxon.Coxon performed on several of the former The Jam frontman's solo hits, including Sonik...
By WENN on 11 December 2012
Blur Rock Olympics Closing Concert
Blur headlined the Olympics closing ceremony concert in London's Hyde Park with a mammoth set last night (13.08.12).The Britpop legends performed some of their biggest hits for the sell-out crowd, including 'Girls & Boys', 'Country...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 August 2012
Blur Argue Over Set List
Blur have been arguing over the set list ahead of their Hyde Park show.The reformed group perform at the outdoor London venue on Sunday (12.08.12) as part of an Olympic closing ceremony concert - their...
By Bang Showbiz on 08 August 2012
Blur's 'Sarcastic' Album
Graham Coxon says Blur's 'Parklife' album was ''sarcastic''. The singer-songwriter doesn't understand why people regard their third studio album as a ''celebration of Englishness'' as the lyrics in the title song - written about their...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 July 2012
Graham Coxon Writing Songs Fictional Britpop Band
Blur guitarist Graham Coxon is writing songs for a film about Britpop. The musician is teaming up with Ash frontman Tim Wheeler to pen tracks for a fictional Britpop band in a movie called 'The...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 July 2012
Blur Echo 'The Beatles' With London Rooftop Show
Brit-pop saviours Blur took to the rooftop of their recording studio for a free, stream-able (via Twitter) gig for their fans last night (June 2nd) in what was their first gig in almost three year's....
By WENN on 03 July 2012
Graham Coxon Wants To Jam With Ex-rival Noel Gallagher
Former rival rockers Noel Gallagher and Graham Coxon are set to perform a song together for the first time when they hit the road later this year (12).The ex-Oasis star had a long-running war-of-words with...
By WENN on 03 July 2012
Blur Debuts New Tracks In Secret London Rooftop Show
Blur cemented the anticipation building ahead of their special Olympic show at London's Hyde Park for the closing ceremony by debuting two new tracks at a special live show streamed on Twitter last night. One...
By WENN on 03 July 2012
Blur Announce Intimate Shows Ahead Of Olympics Concert
Blur have announced a string of intimate shows before their concert closing the Olympics in Britain. The 'Song 2' band are to play in British towns Margate, Wolverhampton and Plymouth, as well as appearing at...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 May 2012
Damon Albarn Thinks New Blur Sound Would Be Interesting
Damon Albarn thinks a new Blur album would be ''interesting''.The group - who have been largely defunct since 2003, apart from a series of one-off shows in 2009 - haven't released a record since 2003's...
By Bang Showbiz on 03 May 2012
Blur Star Caught Up In Hotel Blaze
Blur rocker Graham Coxon had to flee his hotel on Monday (30Apr12) after a massive fire broke out at a seafront complex in Cornwall, England.Coxon was staying in Falmouth, Cornwall ahead of a concert on...
By WENN on 30 April 2012
Blur To Release Mighty 21 Disc Set - Is It A Goodbye Gift?
If Blur are to wind down this year after more than 20 years in the music industry as a band, then they're clearly set to go out with a bang. The much-loved British four-piece have...
By WENN on 19 April 2012
Graham Coxon Hates Music Videos
Graham Coxon thinks music videos are ''horrible''.The guitarist has invited fans to copy dance moves posted on YouTube to create their own routines, with the clips then edited to make the promotional film for his...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 February 2012
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