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Damon Albarn: UK Covid response shows 'no empathy with arts'

Blur frontman hits out at authorities and requires music to be thought-about in official plansCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDamon Albarn has hit out at the authorities, saying its response to the coronavirus pandemic exh...

News: Graham Coxon to release Superstate, a graphic novel with music

The novel will include 15 dystopian tales.

'It was like we'd gatecrashed someone else's party': how Britpop stars Menswear came apart at the seams

Back in 1994, the sharp-suited quintet might do no incorrect as report labels fought to sign them. However in-fighting, drug abuse – and knocking a Coke can over on Peter Gabriel’s mixing desk – led to a speedy demiseMenswear are regaling me with tal...

Damon Albarn in a facemask: Kevin Cummins' best photograph

‘He needed to get on a practice in Tokyo to see what they have been like. He placed on a facemask and did a shiver as a joke. Because of Covid-19, it now seems actually prescient’ Blur toured Japan in 1992 and I went with them for NME. It was the fir...

August 23 updates

Added: 14 journal covers to Footage (many thanks Ewa!): - SA, Sep/Oct 1991 (by way of thespiritofconvenience) - Student Outlook, Summer time time period 1993 - HMV The Music Master, Concern 20, 1994 - HMV The Music Master, Aug/Sep 1995 - RifRa...

June 16 updates

Added: Three new entries to Blur Gigography: - 16 Sep 1995 - Eastbourne Bandstand, Eastbourne, UK - 12 Mar 1997 - MTV's 120 Minutes, New York Metropolis, USA - Oct 2000 (?) - La Primera's Musica si, Spain (thanks Damon Albarn Unofficial!) Added...

'It reminded me I should not go quietly': readers' favourite UK No 1s

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 surprising shortage...

Added: 30 magazine covers to Pictures

Added: 30 journal covers to Footage - thanks very a lot Ewa! - Big!, 23 Aug 1995 - Hot Music, Oct 1995 - TV Hits - Posters!, Oct/Nov 1995 - Faremusica, Nov 1995 - Cio, 25 Nov 1995 - Hot Shots: Blur, 1995 - Unknown poster magazine, 1995 - Sa...

March 30 updates

Added: 20 journal covers to Footage (majority of them are from Ewa - thanks very much!): - Pop Korn, Sep 1994 - Spiral 24 Oct 1995 - The Big Issue Cymru, four Dec 1995 - What's In? ES, Jan 1996 - What's In? ES, Jun 1996 - Rock De Lux, Apr 1996...

Added: Lyrics for GBQ's Merrie Land

The Good, the Bad & the Queen review – Albarn rages, but things might just get better

North Pier theatre, BlackpoolDamon Albarn jabs a finger at Brexit Britain’s divisions however the present turns bawdily riotous and, with the help of a male voice choir, inspirationalAway from the Golden Sands and kiss-me-quick hats, Blackpool – with...

News: The Good, The Bad & The Queen announce mini UK tour and new single

Watch the peculiar promo video for "Merrie Land" now.

Marianne Faithfull: the muse who made it on her own terms

As the singer prepares to launch her 21st album, we look again at a singular profession marked by artistic restlessness, personal troubles and triumphant reinventionsShould you’re in search of a research in contrasts, you may do worse than examine th...

October 9 updates

Added: 11 journal covers to Footage (thanks Ewa!): - Mix (Danish ed.), Jan 1996 - Mix (Danish ed.), Mar 1996 - ES, Feb 1997 - Inrock, Feb 1997 - Inrock, Apr 1997 - Inrock, Jul 1998 - TJECK Magazine, Mar 1999 - Inrock, Sep 1999 - Fuzz, Sep 20...

Graham Coxon: 'I was a mardy brat in my 20s … I'm quite mellow now'

Blur’s guitarist displays on the state of pop music, swearing, and why he’s glad he doesn’t should put on makeup any extraGraham Coxon enters the studio by way of a thick cloud of vapour. “Banana and yoghurt,” he broadcasts cheerfully. I had expected...