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1 month ago
Blur frontman hits out at government and calls for music to be considered in official plansCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDamon Albarn has hit out at the government, saying its response to the coronavirus pandemic shows “...
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2 months ago
Back in 1994, the sharp-suited quintet could do no wrong as record labels fought to sign them. But in-fighting, drug abuse – and knocking a Coke can over on Peter Gabriel’s mixing desk – led to a rapid demiseMenswear are regaling me with tales from w...
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3 months ago
‘He wanted to get on a train in Tokyo to see what they were like. He put on a facemask and did a shiver as a joke. Because of Covid-19, it now seems really prescient’ Blur toured Japan in 1992 and I went with them for NME. It was the first time we’d...
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3 months ago
<p>In an interview with the Nineties rock band, singer Skin tells Ed Power about the Stormzy beef that wasn’t, being excluded from the Britpop set and why racism doesn’t date</p>
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7 months ago
Added: Three new entries to Blur Gigography:
- 16 Sep 1995 - Eastbourne Bandstand, Eastbourne, UK
- 12 Mar 1997 - MTV's 120 Minutes, New York City, USA
- Oct 2000 (?) - La Primera's Musica si, Spain (thanks Damon Albarn Unofficial!)
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7 months ago
Guardian readers fill in the blanks in our countdown of the greatest UK No 1s of all time, with entries from Dusty Springfield to Desmond Dekker, Jimi Hendrix to Joe DolceOur ranking of the 100 best No 1 singlesTo make up for the shocking shortage of...
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7 months ago
Since the days of Blur vs Oasis, bands have become 'nice' to the point that it's a scandal when a musician makes even the mildest critique of their peers. Ed Power looks at the history of the band feud and at the few artists today who aren't afraid t...