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Blur Refused To Accept Brit Award In 2010
Blur refused to accept a BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2010. The 'Parklife' group - who have been largely defunct since 2003, apart from a series of one-off shows in 2009 -...
By Bang Showbiz on 23 February 2012
Damon Albarn And Graham Coxon Premiere New Blur Single
Blur vocalist Damon Albarn and guitarist Graham Coxon debuted the band's new single at the War Child pre-BRIT Awards fundraiser, which was held at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire. The song, called Under the Walkway,...
By Lew Irwin on 20 February 2012
Damon Albarn & Graham Coxon Showcase New Blur Song At Pre-brits Charity Gig
British rockers Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon showcased a new Blur track during a short show in London on Sunday night (19Feb12).The Parklife stars are set to be honoured with the Outstanding Contribution To Music...
By WENN on 20 February 2012
Noel Gallagher And Chris Martin To Duet At Brits
Chris Martin and Noel Gallagher will duet at the BRIT Awards.The Coldplay frontman looks set to join the High Flying Birds rocker on stage during his performance at the ceremony, which takes place on February...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 February 2012
Paul Weller Wants To Learn
Paul Weller wants to keep learning new things.The 'Changingman' hitmaker - who was previously a member of The Jam and the Style Council - is amazed at how many bands have reunited for nostalgia tours...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 January 2012
Blur To Record After Brits 2012?
Blur look set to perform at the Brit Awards, and may record new material in 2012. The 'Parklife' group have been largely defunct since 2003, apart from a series of one-off shows in 2009, but...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 January 2012
Blur To Be Honored At Brits As New Album Rumors Swirl
Blur are set to be awarded with the Outstanding Contribution to Music award at next year's BriTs ceremony, reports the Bbc. The group hit their commercial peak in the mid 90s, the now infamous chart...
By WENN on 08 December 2011
Blur Playing Together Again
Blur have been meeting up and recording together. The band's future has been uncertain since they finished a string of shows in the UK in 2009 and went to pursue various other projects, but singer...
By Bang Showbiz on 02 November 2011
Bert Jansch Dies
Bert Jansch has passed away. The highly influential folk musician died aged 67 from lung cancer at a hospice in Hampstead, North London in the early hours of this morning (05.10.11). He had been diagnosed...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 October 2011
Graham Coxon And Johnny Marr Pay Tribute To Jansch
British rockers Graham Coxon and Johnny Marr have paid tribute to legendary guitarist Bert Jansch following his death on Wednesday (05Oct11).The pioneering folk musician passed away at a hospice in Hampstead, north London after a...
By WENN on 05 October 2011
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
Beady Eye Close Japan Disaster Benefit Concert
Beady Eye closed London's Japan Disaster Benefit concert with The Beatles' 'Across the Universe' last night (03.04.11).The group were one of three acts to pay homage to the Liverpool pop legends over the evening, joining...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 April 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Graham Coxon Previews New Album
Graham Coxon has previewed material from his new album at the South by Southwest festival.The former Blur guitarist played an acoustic set at the event in Austin on Thursday including a number of songs from...
By Contributor on 20 March 2009
Sham 69 Frontman Slams Embrace World Cup Song
SHAM 69 frontman JIMMY PURSEY has dismissed EMBRACE's official England soccer World Cup anthem WORLD AT YOUR FEET as "embarrassing". Sham 69 are releasing their own World Cup song, HURRY UP ENGLAND, a reworking of...
By WENN on 02 June 2006
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