MTV.co.uk News — Blur are making moves to return to the studio for the first time since 2003, a tweet by guitarist Graham Coxon has revealed. Coxon posted the following on Twitter on 3 February: "Now off to... more info

ContactMusic — BLUR rocker ALEX JAMES has announced plans to launch his own music festival at his farm in Oxfordshire, England.The bassist has long been a fan of countryside pursuits, and even makes his own cheese at his estate. He is now expanding his business by ... more info

Guardian Music — Musician turned farmer's four-day event will showcase music and food, with appearances from KT Tunstall and Richard CorriganBlur bassist turned country squire Alex James once confessed that in the heady days of Britpop he had spent £1m on champagne ... more info

NME — Bassist is branching out from cheesemaking more info

The Independent — Blur star turned farmer Alex James is to throw open his Oxfordshire estate to host a music festival. more info

Gigwise — Harvest will take place in September... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - Alex James is going to put it on at his Oxfordshire farm... more info

Guardian Music — Rumours of rock's death have been greatly exaggerated, as this live track from hotly tipped London band Tribes provesWith all this talk about the "death of rock" it's heart-warming to find a band still enthralled to it. Firstly, members of Tribes hav... more info

ContactMusic — BLUR rocker DAMON ALBARN is writing the musical score for a movie adaptation of a children's book written by his sister, according to a U.K. report.Jessica Albarn's story The Boy In The Oak, about a young boy trapped by fairies in an enchanted tree, ... more info

Guardian Music — Forget Bush and Blair, we're hoping for new music from Bush and Blur. Plus! Boy George's latest hobby and a tribute to Broadcast's Trish KeenanFive things we learned from this week's music news•That 2011's release schedule involves a lot of hinting... more info