Sweeping The Nation — At the time, 2002 was portrayed as a nadir for popular music. Alongside Westlife's peak of popularity, a decline in British interest in the Billboard Hot 100 and much hand-wringing about the effect of filesharing as the pop charts turned fifty ye... more info

Uncut — Blur's guitarist on jazz saxophone, his fear of screaming teenage girls and his favourite Oasis song Photo by Essy Syad Blur's guitarist on jazz saxophone, his fear of screaming teenage girls and his favourite Oasis song The post Graham Coxon o... more info

Gigwise — We proudly bring you the video to the title track from cultish indie heroes The Monochrome Set's 13th album Cosmonaut - due out 9 September. Delve into the mystical world of this light 60s-esque psychedelic gem exclusively on Gigwise below. The son... more info

Guardian Music — (Under One Sky) John McCusker celebrates his 25th anniversary as a professional musician with a rare solo outing. The Scottish multi-instrumentalist and composer has had a colourful career, playing with the Battlefield Band, Kate Rusby and Heidi Talb... more info

Stereogum — Blur’s hybrid documentary-concert film New World Towers will screen for the first time next month in the UK. We’ve already seen the official trailer, and today the band has shared another clip from the movie. In this one, Damon Albarn and Graham ... more info

Stereogum — Today in veteran white rock musicians insulting Kanye West: In a recent interview with The Guardian, Blur’s Graham Coxon took issue with Kanye’s particular brand of artistry. When reporter Tim Jonze (he of the Lana Del Rey controversy) cited Kany... more info

Stereogum — Blur have landed! The Britpop greats have only played two U.S. shows since their 2009 reunion (both at Coachella), and they haven’t been on American TV all together since Graham Coxon left the band in 2002. But Blur have a new album, The Magic Whip... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the FREE Blur show at Music Hall of Williamsburg, their first in NYC with Graham Coxon since 2000, become available today at noon. "Fans who receive a confirmed 'ticket' will be allowed to enter the venue on... more info

Nialler9 — It never looked like it was ever going to happen but 12 years after the mournful last Blur album Think Tank completed without guitarist Graham Coxon. We’ve had Gorillaz, the reunion shows in Hyde Park, Glastonbury and even Ireland’s own Oxegen, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Blur have already released a few songs from The Magic Whip, their first album in 12 years and first in 16 years to feature Graham Coxon on the whole thing. It's finally out next week (4/27) via Parlophone, but... more info