Stereogum — Damon Albarn has graced many a stage as a member of both Blur and Gorillaz, but somehow, the Saturday Night Live stage has not been one of them. That'll change on March 7, though, as Gorillaz will be SNL's musical guest that evening. The episode will... more info

Stereogum — Last month, War Child Records announced HELP(2), a sequel to the 1995 charity compilation The Help Album that was famously recorded in 24 hours and featured Paul McCartney, Blur, Radiohead, Oasis, and other legendary acts. The lead single was Arctic... more info

Stereogum — In 1995, Paul McCartney, Blur, Radiohead, Oasis, Massive Attack, Sinéad O’Connor, and more legendary acts got together and recorded tracks for The Help Album in a single day to raise over a million dollars for the global children’s charity War C... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Alex James (Blur). Cheezmonger, cheezmonger, cheezmonger. No coke. Read our review of Blur’s essential 2015 album: The post Happy Birthday Alex James (Blur) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 30 years ago today, Blur released The Great Escape. Try the simple life. Read our review of Blur’s essential 2015 album: The post Blur Released “The Great Escape” 30 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Antimusic Rock — Detroit rockers The Messenger Birds released their brand new EP, 'GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ALBUM IT'S ALL A BLUR' today (June 13th), and to celebrate we asked guitarist/vocalist Parker Bengry to tell us about the effort. more info

Magnet Magazine — 25 years ago today, Graham Coxon released The Golden D. Mission of Blur man. Coxon live in 2018: The post Graham Coxon Released “The Golden D” 25 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Obscure Sound — Chicago-based artist Justin Sconza impresses on “Broken Glass,” amongst many highlights on his new album, Standards. Alongside a memorable production that melds a hazy psych-touched jangly rock appeal within a folk-ready disposition — shades of... more info

Antimusic Rock — The Messenger Birds are previewing their forthcoming 'GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ALBUM IT'S ALL A BLUR' EP with the single 'FAKE LIVES', and to celebrate we asked guitarist/vocalist Parker Bengry to tell us about the song more info

Obscure Sound — “Weather the Storm” is a riveting new track from S J Denney, a singer-songwriter based in Suffolk, UK. A lifelong musician whose journey began with vinyl treasures like The White Album and Harvest, Denney’s latest track conjures a strong rock a... more info